Wed Oct 29 2025

It's A Queer Country

hosted by Levi Langley

6:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Left out of mainstream alt-country movements that emerged in the South in the ‘90s and early 2000s, queer musicians primarily fled to Texas — largely to towns such as Austin and Denton — to pioneer their own underground scenes of folk-country-americana goodness. From the gay rodeo circuit to Austin’s DIY co-op spaces, make-shift spaces for queer alt-country musicians were derived not for aesthetics but out of necessity. Take your punk, anti-establishment ethos, throw a cowboy hat on it, and listen to the sweet guitar sounds of this (extremely) queer country!

Stingaree Blues - Alberta Hunter, Alberta Hunter Vol. 2 (1923-1924) (Document Records) 1996

Kisses - Lomelda, Hannah (Double Double Whammy) 2020

Natural Light - Tomberlin, Projections - EP (Saddle Creek) 2020

Love On The Guadalupe - Lefty Parker, Ark () 2025

Where I Come From - Patty Griffin, Patty Griffin (PGM) 2019

Just to Hear You (feat. Perfume Genius) - Hand Habits, Fun House (Saddle Creek) 2021

Donut Seam - Adrianne Lenker, Bright Future (4AD) 2024

Souvenirs - John Prine, Diamonds In the Rough (Atlantic Records) 1971

Together Again - Gretchen Phillips, Songs to Save Your Soul (Seasick Sailor Records) 1998

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Aaron - Cassandra Jenkins, Bloomsday & Babehoven, Aaron - Single (Red Hot Organization) 2024

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Little Satchel - Nora Brown, Long Time To Be Gone (Jalopy Records) 2022

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Lowlands (feat. Eric D. Johnson, Josh Kaufman, & Anais Mitchell) - Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman (feat. Eric D. Johnson, Josh Kaufman, & Anais Mitchell) (37d03d) 2020

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Sweet Old World - Emmylou Harris, Wrecking Ball (Nonesuch) 1995

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Faith - Free Range, Lost & Found (Mick Music) 2025

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Car Wheels On a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On a Gravel Road (Island Mercury) 1998

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I Just Want To Talk To You - Charles Brown & Sleepy Creek, I Just Want To Talk To You (Numero Group) 2021

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The Circumstance - Allegra Krieger, Precious Thing (Northern Spy Records) 2022

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For Sophia - Merce Lemon, Ideal for a Light Flow with Your Body (Darling Recordings) 2017

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Christian Girlfriend - Melissa Carper, Arkansas Bound (Melissa Carper) 2015

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Texas River Song - Little Mazarn, Texas River Song (Dear Life Records) 2022

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St. Cloud - Waxahatchee, Saint Cloud (Merge Records) 2020

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I Feel (Like Makin') Love - Two Nice Girls, Like a Version - EP (Seasick Sailor Records) 1990

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Leave the City - Magnolia Electric Co., What Comes After the Blues (Secretly Canadian) 2005

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Hey Girl - Norma Tanega, Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (Rhino) 1966

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Putting On Airs - Erin Rae, Putting On Airs (Single Lock Records) 2018