6/21/09 Playlist

1. Grace Griffith: Summertime (Grace), Blix Street G2 10028 www.blixstreet.com

Fathers about kids:
2. Calaveras: Driving Him Away (Green Girl), self www.calaverassongs.com
3. Greg Brown: Daughters (Iowa Waltz), Red House 1 www.redhouserecords.com
4. John McCutcheon: Room at The Toop of The Stairs (Supper's on The Table ... Everybody Come In), Rounder www.rounder.com
5. Loudon Wainwright III: Bein' A Dad (Little Ship), Virgin 44879

Kids about fathers:
6. Judy Collins: My Father (Forever: An Anthology), Elektra
7. Ewan MacColl: My Old Man (Black and White: The Definitive Collection), Green Linnet 3058
8. Iris DeMent: Time to Cry (My Life), Warner Bros 45493
9. Ronny Cox: Happy Father's Day (Songs...with Repercussions), WindRiver 4042 www.folkera.com/windriver

Yesterday was World Refugee Day:
10. Anne Hills: Exile (Bittersweet Street), Redwing 5402 www.annehills.com
11. David Ferrard: Dmitri's Pocket Radio (Broken Sky), Flamingo West www.davidferrard.com 12. Crabtree & Mills: We Sailed Away (Freedom), Free & Easy www.joannecrabtree.com/crabreee&mills
13. Peter Bellamy: Exile Song (Wake The Vaulted Echoes), Free Reed 14

New:14. Euphonia: Cotton-Eyed Joe (The Old Jawbone), self www.sylviaherold.com
15. Kerry Grombacher: Valley of Shadows (It Sings in The Hi-Line), self www.kgrombacher.com 16. Lawrence Blatt: Orange Blossom Honey (The Color of Sunshine), self www.lawrenceblatt.com 17. Putnam Smith: Carlos the Mechanic (Goldrush), Itchy Sabot www.putnamsmith.com

For the protesters in Iran:
18. Eliza Gilkyson with John Doe: Chimes of Freedom (Misfits), Realiza www.elizagilkyson.com 19. Sweet Honey in The Rock: Step by Step (Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger), Appleseed 1024 www.appleseedmusic.com
20. Mahalia Jackson: We Shall Overcome (Freedom: Songs from The Heart of America), Columbia Legacy
21. Joanna Cazden: Tienanmen Square/The Rights of Man (Living Through History), Ursa Major

More from fathers:
22. Collin Raye: I Think about You (I Think about You), Epic
23. Jim Henry: Baby's Coming Home (Jacksonville), Signature Sounds1230 www.jimhenry.net 24. Guy Davis: Midnight Lullaby (Down at The Sea Hotel), The Secret Mountain www.thesecretmountain.com
25. Jim Photoglo: Daddy's Lullaby (Is It Me?), Grifftone www.grifftone.com

I watched "The Duchess" the other night, and this song, about women, historically, having no control over their lives, reminded me of the movie.
26. Pierce Pettis: Farewell (That Kind of Love), Compass 4496 www.compassrecords.com

The Dreaded Folk Calendar over selections from Lawrence Blatt's "The Color of Sunshine," self-released www.lawrenceblatt.com

More about fathers:
27. Johnsmith: Father's Day (Gravity of Grace), Blue Pine http://johnsmithmusic.com
28. Dave Moore: A Little Hey Dad (Over My Shoulder), Red House 34 www.redhouserecords.com
29. Greg Brown: Billy from The Hills (Slant 6 Mind), Red House 98
30. Chris Smither: Father's Day (Leave the Light On), Signature Sounds 2001 www.signaturesounds.com

New and new-ish:
31. Euphonia: Let the Bullgine Run (The Old Jawbone), self www.sylviaherold.com
32. Pierce Pettis: Pastures of Plenty (That Kind of Love), Compass www.compassrecords.com 33. Betty Soo: What We've Got (Heat Sin Water Skin), self www.bettysoo.com
34. Lee Murdock: Eight Bells (The View from The Harbor), Depot 031 www.leemurdock.com
35. Lindsay Mac: His Dreams (Stop Thinking), self www.lindsaymac.com
36. Eliza Gilkyson et al: Peace Call (Land of Milk and Honey), Red House 174 www.redhouserecords.com