1/17/10 Playlist

1. The Sweetback Sisters: The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile (Chicken Ain't Chicken), Signature Sounds www.signaturesounds.com
2. Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff: Palace of Versailles (Uncorked), Wallaby Trails www.alstewart.com
3. Hot Club of Cowtown: Reunion (Wishful Thinking), Gold Strike www.hotclubofcowtown.com
4. Matt Harlan: Driving Song (Tips & Compliments), Berkalin www.mattharlan.com

5. Trout Fishing in America; Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks (Big Round World), Trout Music www.troutmusic.com
6. Girsa: The Swedish Jig (Traditional Irish Music), RiverRollick www.girsamusic.com
7. John Gorka: The Dutchman (So Dark You See), Red House www.redhouserecords.com
8. Anne Hills: My Daughter and Vincent Van Gogh (Points of View), Appleseed www.appleseedmusic.com

It's Steve Earle's birthday:
9. Marie (Townes), New West www.newwestrecords.com
10. Copperhead Road (Copperhead Road), UNI / MCA
11. Home to Houston (The Revolution Starts ... Now), Artemis / E squared
12. Christmas in Washington (El Corazon), Warner Bros

Related subject-matter:
13. Steve Earle: Jerusalem (Jerusalem), Artemis / E squared
14. Anais Mitchell: Song of The Magi (The Brightness), Righteous Babe www.anaismitchell.com 15. Nathan Moore: The Tanks (In His Own Worlds), Frogville www.nathanmoore.com

...and tangentially relevant:
16. Ralph McTell: Jesus Wept (Sand in Your Shoes), Red House www.redhouserecords.com New

17. Doug & Telisha Williams: Unrepentant Sinner's Last Prayer (Ghost of The Knoxville Girl), No Evil www.DandTW.com
18. Wild Asparagus: Cold Lampin' (Live at The Guiding Star Grange), self www.wildasparagus.com
19. Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole: Bluerunner (L'Esprit Creole), Valcour www.valcourrecords.com
20. Gadelle: Mon Aimable Catin (Gadelle), self www.gadelle.com
21. Bonsoir Catin: Mon Aimable Brune (Vive L'Amour), Valcour www.valcourrecords.com

22. Geoff Bartley: Money Is King (Put the Big Stone Down), Magic Crow www.geoffbartley.com 23. Louise Mosrie: God Lives in Arkansas (Home), Zoe Cat www.louisemosrie.com
24. Ray Wylie Hubbard: Tornado Ripe (A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment), Bordello www.raywylie.com
25. Laurie MacAllister & Amy Speace: When the War Is Won (Until You Come Home: Songs for Veterans and Their Kin), self www.untilyoucomehome.com

The Dreaded Folk Calendar over selections from Hanneke Cassel's "For Reasons Unseen," Cassel Records www.hannekecassel.com

26 & 27. Claudia Schmidt: Wisconsin Country & Ubumama (Promising Sky), self www.claudiaschmidt.com
28. James Hill & Anne Davison: New York Strum (True Love Don't Weep), Borealis www.borealisrecords.com
29. Molasses Creek: Papa Come Quick (Follow the Heron Home), Soundside www.molassescreek.com
30. Loudon Wainwright III: High Wide & Handsome (High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project), Proper www.properuk.com
31. Delbert McClinton & Dick 50: People Just Love to Talk (Acquired Taste), New West www.newwestrecords.com
32. Trina Hamlin: Jacaranda (One Night Stand), self www.trinahamlin.com
33. Eliza Gilkyson et al: Peace Call (Land of Milk and Honey), Red House www.redhouserecords.com