A wee bit of craic, this episode — recorded up in Donegal. From parting glasses to wild mountain thyme, the anthem of the troubles, a cover from the country's most revered, sea shanties, dogs + yoga and a lot more. So throw another turf on the fire, help yourself to something strong, sit back and let's pay tribute to this magical, magical isle.

Our first show from Ireland, but definitely not the last, it's a goodness-packed episode, featuring the stars of the Gospel Highway, a sanctified soul sister, 7th century hymns, as well as checking in with our friend Grace who just saw Ebo Taylor... plus bunches more. Rough Sundays, huzzah!

A special show from host Aric S. Queen's hometown of Tulsa, taking inspiration from visiting Historic Vernon AME Church on Mother's Day, taking us back to that old-time gospel this show was founded upon, featuring the music from that very church, as well as a handful of one-mic + loud congregation tracks, some soul, some spiritual-leaning folk and much more.

No way are we going to let an Easter Sunday get started without some proper old-school gospel music. From bellies of lead to the rise + fall + rise again of Ethiopian jazz, as well as the Queen of Soul (and New Orleans, for that matter), some Love & Harmonettes, Bay Area quartets and even a somewhat modern track. Have some Good Lord, you heathens, of all days!

Somehow and in some way, it's two shows in two weeks HALLELUJAH. Speaking of which, it's an old-timey gospel-heavy show this week, with quartets from the 40s & families from the 50s, plus French goodness from the 70s, boring Irish legends and even some highlife from Ghana. How do we do it?

Did you even notice the nine month absence? Lie and say "Yes". It's your favorite sporadic Sunday Morning wake-me-up program, back with five fantastic tracks to get you slowly up and moving. Cannonballs, a lady U2 adores, some New Orleans goodness, sad goodbyes and more—kicking it all off with some gospel from Curtis Mayfield. It's Rough Sundays! Hello again!

Last show before The Big Trip and boy-oh-boy, did we break out the big guns for this one. Kicking it off with the Choir of Fire—with a subsequent story of a dear friend meeting the bandleader last weekend—to the great (or, should be) Dorthy Love Coates, some flugelhorn funk, reggae from the most-improbable place and much, much more. So you know the drill: Coffee. Sit. Listen. Happiness. It's Rough Sundays!

Recorded from the Grand Ole Opry House (okay, okay, a hotel room overlooking it), the second of our two-part series dedicated to the goodness coming out of Tennessee, with a capella mountain gospel, the Empress of Blues, songs from prison, Satan-fearing brothers and, of course, some Big Maybelle. It's exactly 30 minutes of Sunday Morning Smokey Mountain scrumptious medley and it's all just waiting to be enjoyed SO DO THAT.