Hello,

This Sunday, December 12 on The Mulberry Tree, I have a theme in mind: boats, ships, sailing, and the sea.  There's endless songs to choose from on these subjects, but for me it's about setting a mood, so I'm pretty deliberate when choosing songs and where to place them in the playlist.  I hope you enjoy the ride, along with these fine musicians and songwriters, which includes Wyatt Easterling, who performs this week's sneak peek playlist video "Stay in the Boat."  The song offers encouragement, understanding and compassion to those who may be struggling emotionally, as many do this time of year.  Enjoy the song and stay in boat.

Guy Clark 

Wyatt Easterling -Click here to enjoy "Stay in the Boat"

Shannon Stine 

Lyle Lovett 

Cat Stevens/Yusef 

Kate Rusby -2 tracks

James Taylor and Mark Knopfler 

Arlo Guthrie 

Airloom (Dana Louise and Jackson Jennings) 

John Hartford 

James Taylor 

Cindy Novelo 

Darol Anger

Mulberry Tree airs on Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. CST on KSMU 91.1 FM, Springfield Missouri's NPR affiliate station, and also at the following locations: Branson - 90.5, West Plains - 90.3, Mountain Grove - 88.7 Joplin - 98.9 and Neosho - 103.7. AND we also stream live at ksmu.org.                                                         

Meet you on the airwaves!                                                         

Emily