A Generational Day
It’s a big day. A generational day, at that, in the music industry in my house. Today, Friday July 10, 2026, The Mercy Brothers’ Strange Adventure re-enters the world, reissued on Cupcakes & Muffins Records – twenty-three years after its original release on Gibraltar Records. And, for me, an equally big excitement, Annabel Dinallo has her Emerging Artist concert and live broadcast at noon today, July 10, on WICN 90.5fm in Worcester, Massachusetts. The fun continues through the weekend. Barrence and I bring The Mercy Brothers to Holly Harris’ Spinning the Blues on WUMB 91.9fm, from UMass Boston, Saturday at 6pm. This Sunday, July 12, 2026, The Mercy Brothers return to The Press Room in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the first time in two decades. Showtime is 7pm. Below are all the links you need for a big weekend of musical adventure.
Find Strange Adventure at your preferred music delivery service here.
Listen to Annabel live on WICN 90.5fm at noon ET on Friday, July 10, 2026.
Video from Gems @ The Arts in Framingham, Massachusetts – June 4, 2026.
Your gateway to listening to The Mercy Brothers live on Spinning the Blues with Holly Harris – Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 6pm ET.
My playlist for Saturday, July 4, 2026 on WICN 90.5fm in Worcester, Massachusetts, and globally at wicn.org:
Frank Stokes “Downtown Blues”
The Staple Singers “Freedom Highway”
The Oscar Peterson Trio “Hymn to Freedom”
Harry Belafonte “Oh, Freedom”
Nina Simone :”I Wish I Knew How It Felt to Be Free”
Woody Guthrie “This Land is Your Land”
The Staple Singers “This Land”
Harry Belafonte “This Land is Your Land”
Bob Dylan “This Land is Your Land”
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings “This Land is Your Land”
Ray Charles “America the Beautiful”
Steve Goodman “The City of New Orleans”
Duke Ellington Orchestra “The Star Spangled Banner”
Jimi Hendrix Experience “The Star Spangled Banner”
Dave Alvin “Fourth of July”
Congratulations my friend! What a day to celebrate!
Thank you. Annabel killed it. It's a good day.