KDHX 88.1 FM
- Garden Valley-Cathie Ryan (Movingly sung Celtic singer-songwriter material; I heard elements of Sarah McLachlan and Joni Mitchell in Ryan's vocals.)
- Pohakuloa-Moses Kahumoko (Appealingly placid midtempo slack key guitar.)
- Walk A Mile In My Shoes-Earl Grant (A strong cover of a Joe South tune in which the lead vocals, backing vocals, and every instrument are critical to the tune's feel. Encouraging others to understand someone else's perspective rarely results in a song that's this infectious.)
- Diablo Rojo-Rodrigo y Gabriela (I'm impressed that WSIE would play this flamenco guitar number, as it's not the most obvious choice for a generally jazz-based station.)
- Firth Of Fifth-Genesis (A grand, Classical-influenced piano introduction segues into some of Peter Gabriel's best vocals with Genesis. I remember hearing this on KDHX once as I drove off to get breakfast. "Firth Of Fifth"'s grandeur made me feel like I'd completed a majestic quest, even though I'd only bought biscuits from Hardee's.)
- Lovely To See You-The Moody Blues (The guitar riff propels the tune in the best way, and the vocals frequently have me singing along, at least internally. This is one of my two favorite Moody Blues tunes; "The Story In Your Eyes" is my other favorite.)
- Turning To You-Charlie (If I didn't know otherwise, I would have thought this was a Bob Welch solo track. A tune this catchy and tight should have been a hit.)
- Aqua Marine-Santana (Hearing Carlos Santana's blistering guitar ping from left to right in my headphones and back again kept me alert. The production values here are strong; this instrumental sounds like it was recorded in a tunnel with great acoustics.)
