Music

Acousticity's April Playlist: Our Native Daughters and Way Down Wanderers

WGLT

Published April 3, 2019 at 3:59 PM CDT

Way Down Wanderers, left to right, John Merikoski, Travis Kowalsky, John WIlliams, Austin Krause-Thompson, Collin Krause — The Way Down Wanderers, left to right, are John Merikoski, Travis Kowalsky, John WIlliams, Austin Krause-Thompson, and Collin Krause.

Since 1992, GLT’s Acousticity has explored the world of “flexible folk,” with a distinctive mix of bluegrass, Celtic and songwriter music.

Here are Acousticity host Bruce Bergethon’s Top 20 songs for April, via a Spotify playlist. It features music from exciting younger groups like Our Native Daughters and the Way Down Wanderers, plus a tip of the hat to the late Guy Clark and Mac Wiseman.

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