The Mulberry Tree
The Mulberry Tree airs Sundays, 9 p.m. CST on KSMU 91.1, Springfield, Missouri. Host Emily Higgins The program also streams live at www.ksmu.org.
The Mulberry Tree is a one-hour radio music program that airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. Central Time on KSMU 91.1 FM, Springfield, Missouri's NPR affiliate station. Host Emily Higgins features singer-songwriters and folk/indie performers. The Mulberry Tree originated in October of 1983 with host Carolyn Huber with the name “Under the Mulberry Tree.” Huber retired in 2009, and the role of producer and
05/27/2026
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This week’s edition of The Mulberry Tree airing this Sunday, May 31 will include recent releases, unique and inspiring arrangements of folk songs, and surprise musicians. This week’s sneak peek playlist video falls into the “inspiring arrangements” category as it features the Milk Carton Kids with their heavily orchestral version of “I Only See the Moon.” That song was written and arranged by members of the band, departing from their more traditional acoustic mixes. Enjoy the video, and I’ll meet you around the tree with:
Jay Psaros
Milk Carton Kids
Sinead O’Connor
Emily Blunt
Mark Knopfler
Weary Ramblers
Emmylou Harris
Rhiannon Giddens with Jason Isbell
Stephen Stills and Manassas
Hugh Prestwood and Judy Collins
Emmylou Harris
Laurie McClain
Melinda Mullins and the Layton Hollow Gals
Keb Mo
Randy Buckner
The 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
The Milk Carton Kids - I Only See The Moon (Official Music Video) The Milk Carton Kids - I Only See The Moon (Official Music Video)Stream / Purchase I Only See The Moon, available everywhere May 19th - https://orcd.co/ionly...
05/20/2026
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I’ll be focusing on songs about memories as we observe Memorial Day weekend. My next program airs Sunday, May 24 featuring the musicians and songwriters listed below. You’ll see on the list there is Mark Knopfler who penned the song “True Love Will Never Fade” which is this week’s sneak peek playlist video. That song is part of Mark’s collection “Kill to Get Crimson.” I will meet you around the tree with:
Tim O’Brien
Judy Collins
Mark Knopfler
Carole King
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Eva Cassidy
Emmylou Harris
Carly Simon
Merle Haggard
Richard Shindell
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin
Dallas Jones
Ben and Ellen Harper
Molly Drake with Nick Drake (piano)
Ilace Mears
The 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
Mark Knopfler 7.4K likes, 296 comments. "Mark Knopfler - True Love Will Never Fade (Berlin 2007 | Official Live Video)"
05/13/2026
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The songs I chose for my May 17 edition of The Mulberry Tree showcase songwriters from multiple generations. This week’s sneak peek playlist video features Gillian Welch and David Rawlings performing “Look at Miss Ohio.” You can find that track on their collection “Soul Journey.” I look forward to meeting you around the tree with:
Willie Nelson
Poco
Emmylou Harris with Anna & Kate McGarrigle
James Taylor – 2 tracks
Alison Krauss
Emmylou Harrison with Vince Gill
Cheryl Wheeler
John Gorka
Bob Dylan
Gillian Welch
Kris Kristofferson with Steve Earle
Sara Watkins – 2 tracks
The 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
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings "Look At Miss Ohio" Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings performing "Look At Miss Ohio" at Music City Roots Live From The Factory on 3.15.2016
05/06/2026
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The next edition of The Mulberry Tree will air this coming Sunday, May 10, which happens to be Mother’s Day. Please join me as I send out songs appropriate for that observance, and others that fit the celebratory nature of the day. For this week’s sneak peek playlist video, I have John Gorka performing his song “Part of Your Own,” from his collection “Between Five and Seven.” I will meet you around the tree with:
John Gorka
Lucy Kaplansky
Marideth Sisco and Blackberry Winter
Kasey Chambers
Michael Burke
The Beatles
Rosanne Cash
The Speedbumps
Carrie Rodriguez, Ben Kyle
Carly Simon
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Ray LaMontagne
Peter Rowan with Tony Rice
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
The 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
John Gorka "Part Of Your Own" Live on Stay Tuned http://facebook.com/staytunedradio LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! John Gorka performing on my radio show, Stay Tuned. Friday June 1, 2012 Stay Tuned can be heard eve...
04/29/2026
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This Sunday, May 3 on The Mulberry Tree we’ll be welcoming a new month and enjoying tracks from a variety of songwriters from far and near. I hope you enjoy the springtime weather this week. On Sunday I promise to provide you with a mood fitting to begin a new week. Included in the list of musicians and songwriters below is Tim O’Brien, who performs this week’s sneak peek playlist video with a traditional tune titled “The Farmer’s Cursed Wife.” Enjoy the video and I’ll meet you around the tree with:
Poco
Janis Ian
Jeffrey Foucault
Eliza Gilkyson
Emmylou Harris
Ray LaMontagne
Wendy Beckerman
Graham Nash
Jesse Wi******er
Tim O’Brien
John Prine and Susan Tedeschi
RJ Cowdery
Bob Dylan
Dallas Jones
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mark O’Connor
The 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
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04/22/2026
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I had a lot of inspirations for my playlist for this Sunday, April 26 on The Mulberry Tree. Sam Robbins visited Springfield recently, so he is beginning the program and is my featured sneak peek playlist video artist, presenting his song “Piles of Sand.” Sam will be followed by wide-ranging styles from songwriters who we haven’t heard from for a while on The Mulberry Tree, some who have never been featured on the program before, and tracks from songwriters who were born to well-known songwriters. Toward the end of the program I will feature a short dedication to the late Rik Thomas, a treasured musician from Springfield. Enjoy Sam’s video and I’ll meet you around the tree with him and the following:
Sam Robbins
Hayes and the Heathens
Poco
Tuck and Patti
Teddy Thompson
Linda Ronstadt
Gordon Lightfoot
Iron and Wine
Crosby, Nash
John Prine
Big Smith
Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, Edgar Meyer
The 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbfaAEEC7p4
Piles of Sand - Sam Robbins The second single off of Sam Robbins's third album, "So Much I Still Don't See"!You can follow Sam by joining his email list at this link: https://www.samrob...
04/15/2026
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I’ll be sharing songs appropriate for springtime on the next edition of The Mulberry Tree, airing this coming Sunday, April 19. One of the cool things about music is that songwriters have the ability to paint a vivid picture for you so you can experience the who, what, when and where of their vision. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to do just that with my planned lineup of songs. This week’s sneak peek playlist features an excerpt of The Weepies’ song “Hummingbird.” It’s that time of year when the hummingbirds arrive at feeders, so keep your eyes out! Meet you around the tree with:
Nickel Creek
Erica Wheeler
Bruce Springsteen
Arlo Guthrie
The Weepies
Greg Brown
Joni Mitchell
Guy Clark
The Byrds
Kate Wolf
James Taylor
Sierra Hull
Molly Healey
The 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
Hummingbird, The Weepies HummingbirdBy The Weepies (Deb Talan)
04/08/2026
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This Sunday, April 12 on The Mulberry Tree we’ll be all over the place with folk music, singer-songwriters styles, tempos and themes. Let the music take you where it will! This week’s sneak peek playlist video features The Riverside with “Old Montana” from their collection “Great Northern Expanse.” Enjoy the video and I’ll meet you around the tree with:
Lucinda Williams- 2 tracks
Will Kimbrough
Ellie Schmidly
The Riverside
Gillian Welch
Tyler Childers
Jakob Dylan
Cliff Eberhardt
Red Molly
Tish Hinojosa
Michael Smith- 2 tracks
Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan,
Chris Thile
The 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
The Riverside // "Ole Montana" - Live from the Back Pasture Enjoy our latest Live from the Back Pasture Session with The Riverside, a band of friends from California and Texas! Their song, "Old Montana," was fitting g...
04/01/2026
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This Sunday, April 5 on The Mulberry Tree, BIRDS!!! Every song focuses in some way upon the little creatures that color our world (literally) and give us familiar sounds running in the background. I’m so grateful for their presence in this world. So let’s enjoy an hour of bird music together, which will include The Wailin’ Jennys who provide us with the most beautiful “Bird Song,” a track included in their collection “Bright Morning Stars,” for this week’s sneak peek playlist video. It’s a perfect addition to the hour. Please join me and these incredible and inspired musicians and songwriters around the tree:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Kelly Hunt
The Wailin’ Jennys
Blackberry Winter
Augusta Bottoms Consort
Laurie Lewis
Carrie Newcomer
Bob Marley
Lisa Biales
Emmylou Harris with Anna & Kate McGarrigle
Civil Wars
It’s a Beautiful Day
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Hal Ketchum
Norman Blake
The 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
The Wailin' Jennys | Bird Song http://www.cbcmusic.caWinnipeg folk trio The Wailin' Jennys dropped by CBC Radio 2's Drive for a Session performing music from their new album 'Bright Mornin...
03/25/2026
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My playlist for The Mulberry Tree, airing this Sunday, March 29, we’ll hear one set of songs about friends and friendship, with the remainder of the program focusing on various other singer-songwriters. I chose songwriter Kris Delmhorst’s song “All the Way Around” for us to enjoy as this week’s sneak peek playlist video. Enjoy the video and I’ll meet you around the tree with:
Townes Van Zandt
Sera Cahoone
Darden Smith feat. Rosanne Cash
John Gorka
Kris Delmhorst
Jeffrey Foucault
Bonnie Raitt
Greg Klyma
Arlo Guthrie
Watchhouse
Simon and Garfunkel
Marideth Sisco
Jakob Dylan
Del Barber
Doc Watson
The 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
"All the Way Around" - Kris Delmhorst Official music video for "All the Way Around" from the 2017 album THE WILD. ON TOUR NOW:http://www.krisdelmhorst.com/tourShot by David Newland assisted by J...
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