Best albums, January 2011

Of the albums that arrived at the station in January 2011, my favorite was:

• Simply Eva by Eva Cassidy.  According to the liner notes, these are never before released recordings and we are supposed to think they are unlike what we have heard before.  They did not seem so novel to me.  I have already heard recordings of Eva Cassidy doing these songs.  I liked them when I heard them before, and I like them on this album too, but it doesn't feel to me like something new.

Best albums, December 2010

Of the albums that arrived at the station in December 2010, my favorite was:

• Music of the Balkans by Gogofski.   

Honorable mention goes to:

• Out in the Storm by Ruth Purves Smith and the 581.  This was somewhat more country and rock than my tastes.  I didn't like all the songs, but I did like five of them (tracks 1, 2, 4, 11, and 12).
• Reverb Rehab by Ben Rogers instrumental asylum.  Australian surf guitar instrumentals.

Mostly Folk Playlist, February 13, 2011

Welcome in Another Year | Zoe Mulford | Bonfires
Maple Syrup | Betty and the Baby Boomers | I’ll Always Sing
Maple Syrup Time | Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez Seeger | Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger

Gaspe Reel / Celina / Da Tushkar | Beverwyck String Band | Cat Out of the Bag
Chosen Challe Mazeltov | Jay Ungar and Molly Mason | The Lover’s Waltz
Old Greasy Coat | Red Hen | Crossing
Hangman’s Reel | Atwater Donnelly | The Weaver’s Bonny
Grandfather’s Clock | John Kirk and Friends | Fiddle Tunes of the North Country
Tannery Pond Reel | Dan Berggren, John Kirk, and Christopher Shaw | North River, North Woods

O'Carolan's Concerto | Gerry O'Beirne and Rosie Shipley | Yesterday I Saw the Earth Beautiful
Chauffe L’Alambic | Suroît | Les Grandes Marées de 1992-2000
Dancing on the Waves | Oliver Schroer and the Stewed Tomatoes | Freedom Row
Monihan's Jig | St. James Gate | The Road to Clare

Gas Nign & Makedonsko Devojce | Broadside Electric | More Bad News
Mostarski Ducharni | Gogofski | Music of the Balkans
Alash | Alash | Alash
Galleguita / Tutankhamen | The Chieftains | Santiago

How Long | Tiny Television | Mission Statement
If I Needed You | Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle | We Still Love Our Country

Wondrous Love | Moira Smiley and Voco | Circle Square Diamond and Flag
The Cuckoo | Moira Smiley and Voco | Circle Square Diamond and Flag
Love Thyself | Joel Rafael | The Songs of Woody Guthrie

Roseville Fair | Bill Staines | The Whistle of the Jay
Lies | Stan Rogers | Northwest Passage
The Famous Dancemore | Amy Fradon | Passion Angels

Wash Our Spirits Clean | Magpie | In This World: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Wind on the Water | Hudson River Sloop Singers | Broad Old River 2