Sunday, July 25, 2010

7/25/10 Playlist

It's their birthday:
1. Karen Savoca: On the River Road (On the River Road), Alcove http://www.karensavoca.com/
2. Bob Franke: Thanksgiving Eve (In This Night), Flying Fish
3. Karen Savoca: You Just Don't Get It (Sunday in Nandua), Alcove
4. Bob Franke: Krystallnacht (The Heart of The Flower), Daring

New (to us):
5. Dougie MacLean: Talking with My Father (Who Am I), Dunkeld
6. Lisa Bigwood: Iris and Rose (Intrepid), self http://www.lisabigwoodmusic.com/
7. Robert Poe: Last Ride (Robert Poe), self http://www.robertpoe.com/
8. Jimmy Webb & Linda Ronstadt: All I Know (Just Across the River), E1 http://www.jimmywebb.com/
9. Andyblue: My Union (Key to The Highway), self http://www.andyblue.com/

Too darn hot:
10. John McCutcheon: Kid Who Hates Summer (Summersongs), Rounder
11. Lou and Peter Berryman: Have You Heard about The Heat (Yah Hey), Cornbelt http://louandpeter.com/
12. Sara Watkins: Long Hot Summer Days (Sara Watkins), Nonesuch http://www.sarawatkins.com/
13. Jim Post: Hot Summer Night (Ship Shape), Flying Fish LP
14. Jim Henry: Summer Blues (Jacksonville), Signature Sounds
15. Christine Lavin: Air Conditioner (Beau Woes), Philo / Rounder LP

Sept. '08 interview with Chuck McCabe, who died on Friday 7/23:
16. Meat in A Can (live)
17. All Figured Out (live)
18. Gone to Utah (live)
19. The Flavor Came from Fat (live)
20. Contractor (Creatures of Habit), Woodshed http://www.chuck-mccabe.com/
21. Partisan Polka (Creatures of Habit), Woodshed
22. I'd Rather Be in Redding (live)
23. Our House (live)

24. Malvina Reynolds: What Have They Done to The Rain? (The Best of Broadside 1962 - 1988), Smithsonian-Folkways
25. Tom Paxton: What Did You Learn in School Today? (The Best of Broadside...)
26 (ticket giveaway to Newport) Levon Helm: Growin' Trade (Electric Dirt), Vanguard
27. Mike Millius: The Ballad of Martin Luther King (The Best of Broadside...)
28. Phil Ochs: We Seek No Wider War (The Best of Broadside...)
29. Arlo Guthrie: The Ballad of Victor Jara (The Best of Broadside...)

30. Marc Black: I Love You Rachel Maddow (Pictures of The Highway), self http://www.marcblack.com/ 31. Anne Feeney The Man I Voted For (download), sent by Ken Connors of Progressive Roots, Jacksonville FL
32. Todd Snider: This Land Is Our Land (Songs for The Daily Planet)
33. Peggy Seeger: Legal Illegal (Enough Is Enough), self http://www.peggyseeger.com/
34. Eliza Gilkyson et al: Peace Call (Land of Milk and Honey), Red House http://www.redhouserecords.com/

Sunday, July 18, 2010

7/18/10 Playlist

1. Natalie Merchant: The Dancing Bear (Leave Your Sleep), Nonesuch www.nonesuch.com
2. Ensemble: Stealin' Stealin' (Jug Band Extravaganza), Folk Era www.folkera.com
3. Black Prairie: Red Rocking Chair (Feast of the Hunters' Moon), Sugar Hill
4. Jim Murdoch: The Heart and The Feather (Yonder Shore), self www.jimmurdoch.com

5. Lynn Miles: Rust (Black Flowers Volume 1-2), TrueNorth www.lynnmiles.com
6. Southpaw Jones: Wheat Threshers (Cruelty), self www.southpawjones.com
7. Heather Masse: Be My Sailor (Bird Song), Red House www.redhouserecords.com
8. Tom Pacheco: 10 Cent Gas (Railroad Rainbows & Talkin’ Blues), self www.tompacheco.com

9. Red Rooster: Borrowed Money (Walk), self www.redroostermusic.com
10. James McMurtry: You’d A’ Thought (Live in Europe), Lightning Rod www.lightningrodrecords.com
11. Oliver Schroer: Roses for The Lady (Hymns and Hers), Borealis www.borealisrecords.com
12. Nuala Kennedy: The Blooming Bright Star of Belle Isle (Tune In), Compass www.compassrecords.com

13. Senator Robert Byrd: Roving Gambler (Mountain Fiddler), County Records
14. I See Hawks in L.A.: Byrd from West Virginia (California Country), self www.iseehawks.com
15. Senator Robert Byrd: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Mountain Fiddler), County Records

16. Laurie Lewis: How Can I Keep from Singing? (Blossoms), self www.laurielewis.com
17. Darrell Scott: The Open Door (A Crooked Road), Full Light www.darrellscott.com
18. John Gorka: Coshieville (Red Horse), Red House www.redhouserecords.com
19. Girsa: Rhythm of My Heart (Traditional Irish Music), self www.girsamusic.com

20. LJ Booth: Pipeline (The Road That Leads Me Home), self www.ljbooth.com
21. Eilen Jewell: You Ain’t Woman Enough (Butcher Holler), Signature Sounds www.signaturesounds.com
22. Dana and Susan Robinson: Big Mystery (Big Mystery), Threshold www.robinsongs.com
23. Suzanne Vega: Some Journey (Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs), Amanuensis www.suzannevega.com
24. TR Ritchie: An Ireland Left Behind (Wild Horses), self www.trritchie.com
25. Girlyman: Storms Were Mine (Everything’s Easy), self www.girlyman.com

The Dreaded Folk Calendar, over selections from “Suite” by Kevin Burke & Cal Scott www.loftusmusic.com

26. Cheryl Wheeler: Summer Fly (Pointing at The Sun), Dias www.diasrecords.com
27. Eliza Gilkyson: Promise Me (Red Horse), Red House www.redhouserecords.com
28. Matt the Electrician: Got Your Back (Animal Boy), self www.matttheelectrician.com
29. The Primate Fiasco: Bourbon St. Parade (Geek Dreams), self www.theprimatefiasco.com

I bought this collection yesterday:
30 – 34 from The Best of Broadside, 1962 – 1988, Smithsonian Folkways
30. Pete Seeger: Mack the Bomb
31. Bob Dylan: John Brown
32. Phil Ochs: Freedom Riders
33. Malvina Reynolds: The Faucets Are Dripping
34. Wendy Smith: Time Is Running Out

35. LJ Booth: Box Elder (The Road That Leads Me Home), self www.ljbooth.com
36. Eliza Gilkyson et al: Peace Call (Land of Milk and Honey), Red House www.redhouserecords.com

Friday, July 16, 2010

Article about Phil Rosenthal, including old video

From today's New Haven Register:

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/16/entertainment/doc4c3f94fe3aee2413595953.txt

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

7/11/10 Playlist

1. John Prine: This Guitar Is For Sale (Twistable Turnable Man), Sugar Hill
2. Cherryholmes: Live It (IV: Common Thread), Skaggs Family
3. Mark Erelli / Jeffrey Foucault: Billy Gray (Seven Curses), self www.markerelli.com
4. Lynn Hollyfield: Climbing (Layers), self www.LynnHollyfield.com

5. Greg Trafidlo: Always A Train in My Dreams / Raised by The Railroad Line (Carved in Song), Kira www.gregtrafidlo.com
6. Kate Taylor: King of The Pond (Fair Time!), self www.katetaylor.com
7. Michael Troy: Highway (Mill Town Boy), self www.folkmichaeltroy.com
8. Kajsa Vala: Mississippi (Your Train), High Horse www.highhorserecords.com

9. Kathy Kallick Band: My House (Between the Hollow and the High Rise), Live Oak www.kathykallick.com
10. Lou and Peter Berryman: The Stuff Song (Some Kinda Funny), Cornbelt http://louandpeter.com
11. Catie Curtis: My Dad's Yard (Truth from Lies), Guardian
12. David Stoddard: Stuff (Get Off My Lawn.), self www.davestoddard.com
13. Susan Trump: Pack Rat Blues (Live at Caffe Lena), self

It's her birthday:14 & 15. Suzanne Vega: (I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May & Harbor Song (Close-up Vol. 1, Love Songs), Amanuensis www.suzannevega.com

I watched the documentary "The Cove" today:
16. Claudia Schmidt: Dolphin Story (Midwestern Heart), Flying Fish LP
17. Sam Bush: The Dolphin Dance (Laps in Seven), Sugar Hill
18. Kate Wolf: She Rises Like The Dolphin (The Kate Wolf Anthology), Rhino

19. Fred Eaglesmith: Sliver of The Moon (Cha Cha Cha), Lonesome Day www.fredeaglesmith.com
20. Eliza Gilkyson et al: Walk away From Love (Red Horse), Red House www.redhouserecords.com
21. Craig Werth: The Spokes Man (The Spokes Man), self www.craigwerth.com
22. Truckstop Honeymoon: Homemade Haircut (Homemade Haircut), self www.truckstophoneymoon.com

I can't stop.....
23 & 24. Truckstop Honeymoon: Latch Key Kid Recipe Book & Childhood Memories (Homemade Haircut)

More birthday fun:
25 & 26. Suzanne Vega: Gypsy & Marlene on The Wall (Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs), Amanuensis www.suzannevega.com

The Dreaded Folk Calendar over selections from Wild Asparagus's "Live at The Guiding Star Grange," self www.wildasparagus.com

At Falcon Ridge's Emerging Artists' Showcase in a couple of weeks:
27. Wiggins Sisters: Killing America's Soul (Minnesota), self
28. John Wort Hannam: church of The Long Grass (Queen's Hotel), Black Hen www.blackhenmusic.com
29. Shannon Wurst: Waiting for Your Water (What's More Honest Than A Song?), self www.shannonwurst.com
30. Rebecca Loebe: Avalanche (Mystery Prize), self www.rebeccaloebe.com

31. Paul Thorn: You Might Be Wrong (Pimps and Preachers), Perpetual Obscurity www.paulthorn.com
32. Kathy Kallick Band: New White House Blues (Between the Hollow and The High Rise), Live Oak www.kathykallick.com
33. Roy Zimmerman: Socialist! (Real American), Metaphor www.royzimmerman.com
34. Todd Snider: A Boy Named Sue (Twistable Turnable Man), Sugar Hill
35. Eliza Gilkyson et al: Peace Call (Land of Milk and Honey), Red House www.redhouserecords.com

Friday, July 9, 2010

Playlist July 4, 2010

John Sloan, Guest Host

1.Penelope Houston: Full of Wonder (Birdboys), Subterranean
2. Eddie from Ohio: Ghost of St. Georges Drive (A Juggler on His Blades), Virginia Soul
3. John Ewbank: 4th of July (Fast Folk – Keep On Keepin’ On), Fast Folk
4. Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff: Warren Harding (Uncorked), Wallaby Trails

5.Natalie Merchant: Bleezer’s Ice Cream (Lose Your Sleep), Nonesuch
6. Stephen Yerkey: Simple Things (Confidence, Man), Heyday
7. Chris Isaak: Pretty Girl Don’t Cry (Baja Sessions), Reprise
8. The Roches: La Vie C’est La Vie (No Trespassing EP), Rhino
9. Rebecca Loebe: Marguerite (Mystery Prizes), Self

10. Barbara St. John: Cycling Song (Cosmic Shindig), Self
11. Eric Brace & Peter Cooper: Omar’s Blues #2 (You Don’t Have to Like Them Both), Red Beat
12. Jesse Winchester: Twigs & Seeds (Nothing But A Breeze), Bearsville
13. Bill & Lorraine Liswell: Daddy’s Got the Archtop Blues (Wisdom’s Pearls), Self
14. Geoff Bartley: The Losing Part (Put the Big Stone Down), Magic Crow

15. Aimee Mann: 4th of July (Whatever), Imago
16 & 17. Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler: Red Dirt Girl & If This Is Goodbye (Real Live Roadrunning), Warner Bros.
18. Dave’s True Story: Marissa (Dave’s True Story), BePop
19. Richard Shindell: There Goes Mavis (Vuelta), Koch
20. Boo Hewardine & Darden Smith: South By Southwest (Evidence), Compass
21. John & Mary: July 6 (Victory Gardens), Ryko
22. Deadbeats: Cassidy (Acoustic), self
23 & 24. Ellis Paul: Airline Pilot Deadhead Story & Here She Is (Live), Philo
25. Shawn Phillips: Power of A Woman (No Category), SPV
26. Bob Dylan: Bye & Bye (Love & Theft), Sony
27. David Moore: Abandoned Love (Paupers, Peasants – Songs of Bob Dylan), Doghouse

28. Renaissance: Spare Some Love (Prologue), Capitol
29. Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald: Silent Angel (From the Fire), Freewheel
30. Meklit Hadero: You & The Rain (On A Day Like This), Porto Franco
31. Leonard Cohen: Morning Glory (Dear Heather), Sony
32. Nick Drake: Saturday Sun (Five Leaves Left), Island
33. Van Morrison: Sweet Thing (Astral Weeks Live at The Hollywood Bowl), Listen to The Lion
34. Mary Chapin Carpenter: I Have A Need for Solitude (Age of Miracles), Zoe / rounder
35. Bill Frisell: Rag (Folk Songs), Nonesuch
36. Innocence Mission: When Mac Was Swimming (Befriended), Badman
37. Joni Mitchell: Sunny Sunday (Turbulent Indigo), Reprise