A gentle show (at least in the first hour), with selections from Bill Frisell, Willie Nelson and Tara Clerkin Trio (who will be in town in January performing at Moondog Cafe), plus new music from Mei Semones (originally from Ann Arbor and back for a hometown show next March at the tiny-but-mighty Ark). 

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 5, 2026

• “Moon River” — Bill Frisell
• “Do You Realize??” — Willie Nelson
• “The Turning Ground” — Tara Clerkin Trio
• “Yellow and Green” — Slow Pulp
• “Love Hurts” — Julian Lage
• “Blackbird” — Biréli Lagrène & Sylvain Luc
• “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?” — Dolly Parton
• “Tenderly” — Luiz Bonfa
• “Dumb Feeling” — Mei Semones
• “Howl” — Mei Semones
• “It Never Entered My Mind” — Miles Davis
• “October” — Okonski
• “Linus and Lucy” — Vince Guaraldi Trio
• “Maplefunk Diptych [ii]” — Kiln
• “Goldfish” — Michael Andrews
• “Paper Bag” — Fiona Apple
• “Spinning” — Julia Holter
• “The Runner” — Patrick Cowley
• “Mind Your Own Business” — Delta 5
• “Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks” — The Rapture
• “Ceci n’est pas un cliché” — Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
• “Takahashi Timing” — Yin Yin
• “Guess I’m Fallin In Love” — Spoon
• “Do you wanna” — Astrid Sonne
• “Come On Let’s Go” — Broadcast
• “Tired of Waiting for You” — The Kinks
• “The Rat” — The Walkmen
• “The Book Lovers” — Broadcast
• “Cherry Sunshine” — Somesurprises
• “Strange Powers” — The Magnetic Fields
• “The Chills” — Peter Bjorn and John
• “Just Like Honey” — The Jesus and Mary Chain
• “All I Wanna Do” — The Beach Boys
• “Play the Game” — Beach House
• “Mumma Don’t Tell” — Leifur James
• “Bad Kingdom (DJ Koze Remix)” — Moderat

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