Julie Hahn's March Sadness in Boise, Idaho

Came across another March Sadness Event based out of Boise, Idaho and ended up interviewing the organier Julie Hahn on last week's show

Such a creative and and well organized approach :)

Here are the songs that kicked off their event and another one that was done on OPB after State of Wonder host got involved in the Idaho group in the comments below (found dozens and dozens of these events all over the country)

*Scroll down to see who won their comition and for a link to the interviews we did with Julie Hahn

ROUND OF 64

It’s All Over
(1) Lazarus, David Bowie (Chris Langrill)
(2) It Makes No Difference, The Band (Julie Hahn)
(3) I Know It’s Over, The Smiths (Susan Krage)
(4) I Flirted With You All My Life, Vic Chesnutt (Greg Hahn)
(5) Don’t Smoke In Bed, Nina Simone (Ali Grossman)
(6) For No One, The Beatles (Kris Rodine)
(7) You Are Not Alone, Patty Griffin (Will Spearman)
(8) Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley (Steph McCurdy)
 

Sadsteen
(1) The River (Jeanne Huff, Lucy B, Kris Rodine)
(2) Nebraska (Tim Fearnside)
(3) Wreck on the Highway (Dave Redford, Eoghan Dempsey)
(4) Streets of Philadelphia (John B, Susan Krage)
(5) I Wish I Were Blind (Greg Hahn)
(6) Highway Patrolman (Ambrose Richardson)
(7) The Ghost of Tom Joad (David Parker)
(8) Stolen Car (Amy O’Brien)

So Far Away
(1) Pictures of You, The Cure (Julie Hahn)
(2) So Long Marianne, Leonard Cohen (Greg Hahn)
(3) Christmas in Prison, John Prine (Kris Rodine)
(4) We’ll Meet Again, Vera Lynn (Tim Fearnside)
(5) Lazarus, David Bowie (Ali Grossman)
(6) Boulder to Birmingham, Emmylou Harris (Nicole Yeftich)
(7) Useless Desires, Patty Griffin (Amy O’Brien)
(8) So Far Away, Social Distortion (Dave Redford)

Duets
(1) Crying, Roy Orbison and KD Lang (Steph McCurdy)
(2) Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel (Tim Fearnside)
(3) Love Hurts, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris (Kris Rodine)
(4) Father and Sons, Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple (Greg Hahn)
(5) Angel from Montgomery, Bonnie Raitt and John Prine (Amy O’Brien)
(6) Don’t Give Up, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush (John B, Larry Olsen, Eoghan Dempsey)
(7) Fairytale of New York, The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl (Ambrose Richardson)
(8) Sleepless Nights, The Everly Brothers (Julie Hahn)

Past Their Prime
(1) Hurt, Johnny Cash (Ambrose Richardson, Ali Grossman)
(2) Old Five and Dimers Like Me, Waylon Jennings (Julie Hahn)
(3) Our Town, Iris Dement (Tim Fearnside)
(4) Make the World Go Away, Elvis Presley (Susan Krage)
(5) You Want It Darker, Leonard Cohen (Teresa Yragui)
(6) Waiting’ Around to Die, Townes Van Zandt (David Parker)
(7) Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pink Floyd (Alex Satterlee)
(8) My My Hey Hey, Neil Young (Jeanne Huff)

Power Ballad
(1) Love Hurts, Nazareth (Jeanne Huff)
(2) I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton (Will Spearman)
(3) November Rain, Guns ’n Roses (Eoghan Dempsey)
(4) More Than a Feeling, Boston (Lucy B)
(5) Who Wants to Live Forever, Queen (Steph McCurdy)
(6) Break It to Me Gently, Brenda Lee (Amy O’Brien)
(7) Save Me, Queen (David Parker)
(8) Alone, Heart (Tim Fearnside)


Drinking
(1) The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me), Tom Waits (Greg Hahn)
(2) If Drinking Don’t Kill Me, Her Memory Will (George Jones)
(3) My Old Drunk Friend, Freakwater (Julie Hahn)
(4) Here Comes a Regular, The Replacements (John B)
(5) Guilty, Bonnie Raitt (Will Spearman)
(6) Rehab, Amy Winehouse (Larry Olsen)
(7) Whisky Lullaby, Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss (Susan Krage)
(8) Moonshiner, Uncle Tupelo (Ambrose Richardson)

War
(1) And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda, The Pogues (John B, Larry Olsen)
(2) Some Mother’s Son, The Kinks (Ambrose Richardson)
(3) Danny Boy, Jackie Wilson (Will Spearman)
(4) Christmas in the Trenches, John McCutcheon (Tim Fearnside, Steph McCurdy, Peggy Jordan)
(5) Sam Stone, John Prine (Dave Redford)
(6) Requiem, M. Ward (Greg Hahn)
(7) Tears of Rage, The Band (Nicole Yeftich)
(8) Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town, Kenny Rogers (Amy O’Brien)

2017 Winner of March Sadness by Julie Hahn in Boise, Idaho:

"Hurt" by Johnny Cash!

Prior year's categories:

March Sadness: Unrequited (2016)
March Sadness: Lying (2016)
March Sadness: Dying (2016)
March Sadness: Cheating (2016)
March Sadness: Getting Cheated (2016)
March Sadness: Family Matters (2016)
March Sadness: Lonely (2016)
March Sadness: Make Your Case (2016)

Longer take of interview here http://kboo.fm/blog/57093

Shorter second take of interview with Julie at player below: