Professor Barry Chernoff: Chair of Environmental Studies, Director of College of the Environment, freshwater fish expert, virtuosic guitarist, righteous dude. Is there anything else to say? Not really, no. Professor Chernoff plays guitar in the prestigious Mattabesset String Collective, so featuring him in this storied column seems like a no-brainer. Here’s what the esteemed environmentalist is listening to these days:

Amy Speace, “Something More Than Rain” and “Better”

Anne McCue, “As The Crow Flies”

Gillian Welch, “Tennessee” and “Scarlet Town”

Dave Alvin, “Harlan County Line” and “Johnny Ace is Dead”

Tara Nevins, “Wood and Stone”

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, “C’est l’heure pour changer”

Los Enanitos Verdes, “Tequila”

Billy Bragg, “NPWA”

Alejandro Escovedo, “Castanets”

Ruth Brown, “Good Day for the Blues”

Shriekback, “Fish Below the Ice” and “Malaria”