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 August 16th, 2026
9:00 AM
- Let the Four Winds Blow – Fats Domino
- Call Me The Breeze – Eric Clapton & Friends
- Shine On – Eric Bibb
- Only You Know And I Know – Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
- Respect Yourself – Staple Singers
- Always Look On The Bright Side of Life – Monty Python
- Time Of The Season – The Zombies
- Baby Grand – Billy Joel & Ray Charles
- So Very Hard To Go – Tower Of Power
- Kill of the Night – Gin Wigmore
- Back On Top – Van Morrison
- Daddy Don’t Live In That NYC No More – Steely Dan
- Daddy Could Swear, I Declare – Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Love is the Way – Thee Sacred Souls
- Back In Your Arms Again – The Mavericks
- The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard
10:00 AM
- Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
- Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- The Way You Look Tonight – Bryan Ferry
- Friend Better – Joe Jackson
- Feelin’ Stronger Every Day – Chicago
- Too High – Stevie Wonder
- Pata Pata 2000 – Miriam Makeba
- Standing In The Shadows Of Love – Four Tops
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (vinyl) – Jackie Wilson
- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (live) – Willie Nelson with Jack Johnson & Ben Harper
- Crying – Roy Orbison
- Righteously – Lucinda Williams
- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow – The Soggy Bottom Boys
- Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Late In The Evening – Paul Simon
- Silver Thunderbird – Marc Cohn
11:00 AM
- Tighten Up – Archie Bell & The Drells
- It’s A Shame – The Spinners
- Everybody Plays The Fool – Aaron Neville
- Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd
- Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down – Johnny Cash
- Serpentine Fire – Earth, Wind & Fire
- I Can’t Quit Her – Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Here I Am (Come And Take Me) – Al Green
- Everybody Is A Star – Sly And The Family Stone
- Day-O (Banana Boat) – Harry Belafonte
- Chain Of Fools – Aretha Franklin
- Corn Liquor – Southern Culture On The Skids
- What a Man – Linda Lyndell
- Groove Me – King Floyd
- 13 Step Boogie – Martin Sexton
- Late Morning Lullaby – Brandi Carlile
- Like A Star – Corinne Bailey Rae
Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.
Have a great day! – Dana
