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Join host Dana Marshall, every Sunday morning to share a cup of coffee and enjoy some great music.

Brunch by the River is a specialty show made just for Boston and the River listeners. The show combines Blues, Soul, World, Americana and Indie Rock to celebrate traditional music styles as well as contemporary music that lives in concert with traditional music. Local music from the Boston area and exclusive River Music Hall performances are also part of the unique weekly mix. Want to look through older playlists? Scroll down below.

Brunch by The River playlist December 28th, 2025

9:00 AM

  • Sting – Brand New Day
  • Stevie Wonder – Pastime Paradise
  • Billy Joel – The Longest Time
  • Joni Mitchell – The Circle Game
  • Jackson Browne – These Days
  • Fabulous Thunderbirds – Wrap It Up
  • The Mavericks with Nicole Atkins – Live Close By (Visit Often)
  • Tom Petty – Yer So Bad
  • Dr. John & Randy Newman – I Ate Up The Apple Tree
  • Tower Of Power – So Very Hard To Go
  • Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – For A Dancer
  • Quicksilver Messenger Service – Fresh Air
  • Jesse Colin Young – Ridgetop
  • The Head And The Heart – What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
  • David Gray – Sail Away
  • Buckwheat Zydeco – Tee Nah Nah

10 AM

  • The Rolling Stones – Melody
  • Bob Seger – Turn The Page (Live)
  • Byrds – My Back Pages
  • The Beatles – Getting Better
  • Jack Johnson – Better Together (Live)
  • The Temptations – Shakey Ground
  • Peaches & Herb – Shake Your Groove Thing
  • Lake Street Dive – This Magic Moment
  • Wilbert Harrison – Kansas City
  • Bettye LaVette – Let Me Down Easy
  • Xavier Rudd – Let Me Be
  • Taj Mahal – Six Days On The Road
  • Allen Toussaint – Southern Nights
  • G. Love – Hot Cookin’ (River Music Hall Performance)
  • Rufus and Chaka Khan – Tell Me Something Good
  • Lucinda Williams – Righteously

11 AM

  • Robert Palmer – Every Kinda People
  • Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
  • J.J. Cale – Guess I Lose
  • Aretha Franklin – Chain Of Fools
  • Joe Cocker – You Can Leave Your Hat On
  • Doc Watson – Deep River Blues
  • The I-10 Chronicles – Eighteen Inches Of Rain
  • Tracy Chapman – Stand By Me (Live)
  • Toots Thielemans & Jamie Cullum – One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
  • Johnny Cash – Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
  • Kris Kristofferson – Me and Bobby McGee
  • Sam Cooke – (Ain’t That) Good News
  • The Shirelles – Mama Said
  • Van Morrison – Down The Road
  • The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
  • Spiral Starecase – More Today Than Yesterday
  • JD McPherson – Let The Good Times Roll (River Music Hall Performance)

Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.

Have a great day! – Dana