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 July 12th, 2026
9:00 AM
- Morning Dance – Spyro Gyra
- Barrytown – Steely Dan
- Talk Of The Town – Bruce Hornsby
- Living For The City – Stevie Wonder
- In The City – Eagles
- Stick Season (live) – Noah Kahan
- It Don’t Matter – Donavon Frankenreiter
- Better Things – The Kinks
- I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
- But It’s Alright – J.J. Jackson
- Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You Baby) – Aretha Franklin
- Reason To Believe (Unplugged) – Rod Stewart
- Evil Way – Santana
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Willie and Paula Nelson
- Windows Are Rolled Down – Amos Lee
10:00 AM
- Turn The Page (live) – Bob Seger
- Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
- Every Kinda People – Robert Palmer
- Good People – Jack Johnson
- Watershed – Indigo Girls
- Playing In The Band – Grateful Dead
- Real Fine Love – John Hiatt
- Brickyard Blues – Little Feat
- That’s The Way Of The World – Earth, Wind & Fire
- Take It To The Limit (live) – Etta James
- Let Me Down Easy – Chris Isaak
- Easy – Commodores
- You Can Get It If You Really Want – Jimmy Cliff
- Love Is My Religion – Ziggy Marley
- Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz
11:00 AM
- It’s A Heartache – Bonnie Tyler
- Wooden Ships – Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Smooth Sailin’ – Leon Bridges
- Sunny Sailor Boy – Luka Bloom
- Come On Down To My Boat – Every Mother’s Son
- Be My Baby – The Ronettes
- Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love) – The Swingin’ Medallions
- Minute By Minute – The Doobie Brothers
- Just One Look (live) – Linda Ronstadt
- Hallelujah I Love Her So (live) – Ray Charles
- Glad – Traffic
- Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) – Al Green
- Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins Singers
- And When I Die – Blood, Sweat & Tears
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Byrds
- Going Back Where I Belong – Sugar Pie Desanto
- Gotta Get Back – Shelby Lynne
Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.
Have a great day! – Dana
