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 7th, 2025
9:00 AM
- Counting Crows – A Long December (Live Acoustic)
- Spyro Gyra – Morning Dance
- Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine
- Stevie Wonder – Golden Lady
- Susan Tedeschi – River (River Music Hall Performance)
- The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
- Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris – This Is Us
- Sam Cooke – Chain Gang
- Etta James – Good Rockin’ Daddy
- Amy Winehouse – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
- Allen Toussaint – Night People
- Lyle Lovett & Kat Edmonson – Baby, It’s Cold Outside
- Georgie Fame & Van Morrison – Moondance
- Little Willie John – Fever
- John Scofield with John Mayer – I Don’t Need No Doctor
- Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
10 AM
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost
- Sly And The Family Stone – Stand!
- Delbert McClinton – Standing On Shaky Ground
- Taj Mahal – Johnny Too Bad
- Bonnie Raitt – I Thank You
- Marc Cohn – Wild World
- Keb’ Mo’ – Soon As I Get Paid
- Rufus and Chaka Khan – Tell Me Something Good
- Brandi Carlile – What Can I Say
- Commodores – Easy
- Billy Paul – Me and Mrs. Jones
- Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Liftin’ Me) Higher & Higher
- Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
- The Ventures – Sleigh Ride
- The Spinners – The Rubberband Man
- Solomon Burke – Cry To Me
11 AM
- Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Green Onions
- The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
- The Rolling Stones – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- Ben Folds Five – She Don’t Use Jelly
- Billy Joel & Ray Charles – Baby Grand
- Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – Toothbrush And My Table
- Mofro – Lochloosa
- The Spinners – I’ll Be Around
- Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – White Christmas
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin’
- Southern Culture On The Skids – Corn Liquor
- Louisiana Gator Boys & the Blues Brothers – New Orleans
- Chris Isaak – Let Me Down Easy
- Roy Orbison – Crying
- Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn!
Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.
Have a great day! – Dana
