Thursday, March 12, 2009

Best CDs, February 2009

Some of my favorites among the CDs that arrived in the station in February include:
  • Mara's Gem's by Mara Levine:
    Mara Levine does a good job covering the songs she considers to be
    gems, such as "If I Were a Carpenter," "Last Thing on My Mind," and
    "John O'Dreams."
  • Singing through the Hard Times - A Tribute to Utah Phillips:
    Some great artists cover songs written by or associated with Utah
    Phillips. Performers include Magpie, Pete Seeger, Si Kahn, John
    McCutcheon, Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, Gordon Bok, Tom Paxton, and
    many others.
  • 40 Years: The Complete Singles Collection (1966-2006) by Tommy James and the Shondells: If you like oldies, you'll find much to enjoy here, such as "Hanky Panky," "Mony, Mony," and "Draggin' the Line."

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mostly Folk Playlist, March 1, 2009

Oldies 
Hanky Panky | Tommy James and the Shondells | 40 Years: The Complete Singles Collection (1966-2006)
Words of Love | Buddy Holly | Greatest Hits
Love is Strange | Mickey and Sylvia | Dirty Dancing

New albums 
The Rutabaga Curl | Joe Crookston | Able, Baker, Charlie, and Dog
Red Rooster in the Mash Pile | Joe Crookston | Able, Baker, Charlie, and Dog
The Popular Wobbly | Larry Penn | Singing through the Hard Times - A Tribute to Utah Phillips
Singing through the Hard Times | Magpie, Dan Schatz, Emma's Revolution, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Friends | Singing through the Hard Times - A Tribute to Utah Phillips
Songs of Hope and Freedom | Gathering Time | Songs of Hope and Freedom
Light One Candle | Gathering Time | Songs of Hope and Freedom
Song for Pete Seeger | James O'Malley | Tales to Tell
Is that the Sun? | James O'Malley | Tales to Tell
Brand New Day | Dan Tolle | Night Flight
It'll All Come Round | Dan Tolle | Night Flight
Summer Time | Rose Laughlin | The Chicago Sessions
Cold Rain and Snow | Rose Laughlin | The Chicago Sessions
Stepstone | Mara Levine | Mara's Gems
The Firefly Field | Mara Levine | Mara's Gems
Little Darlin' | The Maybelles | Leavin' Town
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | The Maybelles | Leavin' Town
Sing More | Liz Mitchell | Not the Whether of Summer
Hush a Bye | Liz Mitchell | Not the Whether of Summer

People who will be playing in the area: 
Yidn Fun Amol (Jews of Long Ago) | Wholesale Klezmer Band | Yidn Fun Amol
Dodi Li | Notorious | Elkins
Gentle Arms of Eden | Ellis Paul and Vance Gilbert | Side of the Road
Side of the Road | Annie and the Hedonists | Side of the Road
Sing for the Song | Bob Gibson | The Living Legend Years