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 May 17th, 2026
9:00 AM
- Raul Midón – Sunshine (I Can Fly)
- John Prine – Taking A Walk
- Jesse Colin Young – Morning Sun
- Trini Lopez – If I Had A Hammer
- Indigo Girls – Hammer And A Nail
- Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street
- Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn!
- Peter Gabriel – Digging In The Dirt
- Steely Dan – The Fez
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin’ Out My Back Door
- Carole King – Way Over Yonder
- G. Love – Hot Cookin’
- Jeff Beck feat. Rod Stewart – People Get Ready
- Jessie Buckley & The RTÉ Concert Orchestra – Troy (live)
- Peter Frampton – Wind Of Change (acoustic)
- Tracy Chapman & Eric Clapton – Give Me One Reason (live)
10 AM
- Jon Batiste – We Are
- Allen Toussaint – Night People
- Sam Cooke – Another Saturday Night
- Jamie Cullum – I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Ozomatli – Love And Hope
- Eagles – Hotel California
- The Zombies – Time Of The Season
- The O’Jays – I Love Music
- King Floyd – Groove Me
- Aretha Franklin – The House That Jack Built
- Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
- Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe
- James Taylor – Traffic Jam (live)
- The Brothers Johnson – Strawberry Letter #23
- Prince – Raspberry Beret
- James “Sugar Boy” Crawford – Jock-A-Mo (Iko Iko)
11 AM
- Luka Bloom – Sunny Sailor Boy
- Frank Sinatra with Jon Secada – The Best Is Yet To Come
- Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- Van Morrison – And It Stoned Me
- The Lumineers – Salt And The Sea
- Lyle Lovett – She Makes Me Feel Good
- Little Feat – Spanish Moon (Single Vsn.)
- Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay
- Robert Parker – Barefootin’
- Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In This Street
- The Kinks – Come Dancing
- Entrain – Dancin’ In The Light
- Bruce Springsteen – Pink Cadillac
- Guster – Careful (live @ The Paradise)
- John Hiatt – Riding With The King
- The Beatles – Ticket To Ride
- Soul Brothers Six – Some Kind Of Wonderful
Thanks for listening on Sunday morning – Hope you enjoyed Brunch by the River.
Have a great day! – Dana
