Every year since 2005, Relix has partnered with Del McCoury to present our A Cold Turkey Thanksgiving audio special. Over the years, we’ve offered live cuts, studio favorites and even some unreleased material. (We were proud to debut the bluegrass icon’s collaboration with Preservation Hall Jazz Band a few years back.) And, in recent years, we’ve expanded our scope to present a range of music from Del’s sons and their hard-touring outfit, The Travelin’ McCourys.

Here’s some notes on the song selections from the groups’ team:

“Rainbow of my Dreams” – sneak peek from the new DMB album (no one has ever heard this cut before)

“The Times They Are a Changin'” – DMB – This song was on a Songs of America project that Janet Reno was part of back in 2007.  Not many people have ever paid attention to Del’s version of this song on this project and it’s a great time to dust it off. 

The Travelin’ McCourys – “No End of Love” from the Hartford Tribute that came out on LoHi Records Jun 25.

The Travelin’ McCourys and the Lee Boys – “Things In Life” This was the first recordings available of the TMs way back in 2009.  This was a great pairing and Ronnie wanted to remind people about it.

Please click here to hear this year’s installment.