"Upon the Cypress Bough" is a showcase for music from an area fuzzily contained by Western Asia, North Africa, and Central Asia. Selections heard on the show come from traditional, religious, pop, art, and hybrid origins, but with some emphasis on less-Westernized tunes. The show usually originates live from WGXC's Acra studio.

Playlist
Shatakhi Dzernapar - Shoghaken Ensemble (Traditional Dances Of Armenia)
Machkal - Anush Kirakossian (Hayastan. Traditions of Armenia)
Zurna Trngi - Aram Merangulian (Hayastan. Traditions of Armenia)
Hamesd Aghchig (demure girl) — Souria Ghajar with folk instrumental orchestra dir. S. A. Sergeyev (Apricot Tree: Soviet-Armenian music from 78rpm discs)
Hop Gule Djan - v. tatyan and v. buni with the folk instrument orchestra dir. Buni (Apricot Tree: Soviet-Armenian music from 78rpm discs)
Groung (Crane) Take 2 - Zabelle Panosian (I Am Servant of Your Voice: March 1917 - June 1918)
Şadaraban - Harry Hasekian (To What Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora, 1916-30)
Eghin Havasi (Melody of Egin) - Kemany Minas (When I See You: Dec. 1916 - Nov. 1917)
Sood E, Sood E (It's Fake, It's Fake) - Edward Bogosian (Everything is Fake: Armenian Kef Music in NYC in the 1940s)
Bulbuleh (Nightingale) - Yenovk Der Hagopian (I'm Gonna Give You Everything: 1940s-50s Independent Label 78rpm Dances and Ballads of Anatolian, Greek and Levantine Immigrants)
Sari Sirun Yar - Lusik Koshyan (Lusik Koshyan: The Best)
Kessabi Oror - Hasmik Harutyunyan with the Shoghaken Ensemble (Armenian Lullabies)
I Will Not Be Sad In This World — Djivan Gasparyan (I Will Not Be Sad In This World)
Huseynigin Sazera - Richard A. Hagopian (Kef Time)
Yaman Yar - The Libano-Armenian Folk Dance Ensemble (Armenian Folk Songs and Dances)
Avlem tapem - John Berberian (Echoes of Armenia)
Newroz - Aram Tîgran (Serxwebûn Xweş E)
Hallay - Reuben Sarkisian (String Of Pearls: Jewels Of The 78rpm Era 1918-1951)
Hicaz Taksim - Udi Hrant Kenkulian (Udi Hrant)
Taparoum Enk (We're Wandering) - Harout Pamboukjian (Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora (1971-1982))
3/8 + 5/8 = 8/8 - John Berberian and The Rock East Ensemble (Middle Eastern Rock)
Aghachum Em Ter Astvats - Gayane Danielyan (Gayane Danielyan: The Best)
Aman Kele - Harout Pamboukjian (Harout 2000)v Xaghaghutyan Trjun, Zinvori Yerge - Ardaky Karrap Harutyunyan (Karrap & Asbarez (Srtis Peri, Quyrikis))
Areven Ara - Aram Asatryan (Angakh Hayastan)
Im Karabagh - Boka (Karot)
Lusine - Armenchik (Vol. 1 (Armen and Nor Seround))
Ari Yar - Garbis Dakessian (Unknown)
Moosh - Artashes Semerdjian (Unknown)
Karekeen, Bar - Eddie Mekjian (Armenians in America (Kef Time USA 1958-1975))