New Folk Playlist, June 18, 2011

On last Sunday's Mostly Folk show, I played a lot of music by people who will be performing at the upcoming festivals, leaving little time for new music.  In order to give the new music some airplay,  I signed up to do a one-time show called "New Folk" at 1pm on Saturday, June 18. 

Good Luck John | Joe Crookston | Darkling and the BlueBird Jubilee
To Keep You Warm | Joe Crookston | Darkling and the BlueBird Jubilee
Ramblin' in the Land | Tim Grimm | Thank You Tom Paxton
Whose Garden Was This? | Tim Grimm | Thank You Tom Paxton
Going to the West | Coty Hogue | To the West
Dear Mother | Coty Hogue | To the West
Night of Broken Glass | Sharon Klein | The Way Back Home
In the Promised Land | Phil Teumim | All Over the Map
McTee's Reel / Joe Pye | Phil Teumim | All Over the Map
Out of the Well | Amarillis | Oasis Acoustic: Volume XI, #5
The Newry Highwayman | Runa | Oasis Acoustic: Volume XI, #7
Irish Fire | Susan Marie Reeves | Oasis Acoustic: Volume XI, #7
The Arran Boat Song || Eilean mo Ghaoil – The Music of Arran
Bitterroot Waltz | John Reischman and the Jaybirds | Vintage and Unique
Honey Baby Blues | Lauren Sheehan | Rose City Ramble
Sing It Loud | K. D. Lang |  Sing It Loud
Big Bang | Coco and Lafe | Oasis Acoustic: Volume XI, #7
Lay Down Your Weary Tune | Storyhill | A Nod to Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on his 70th Birthday
Walkin' Down the Line | Robin and Linda Williams | A Nod to Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on his 70th Birthday
Singing Voice | Lost Pines | Sweet Honey
Love is Made of Work | Lost Pines | Sweet Honey
We Go Together | Atwater-Donnelly | Each Other's Story
Our Generation | Atwater-Donnelly | Each Other's Story
The Great Emancipation | Kevin Welch | A Patch of Blue Sky
A Patch of Blue | Kevin Welch | A Patch of Blue Sky

Mostly Folk Playlist,June 12, 2011

Instrumental I | Wes Swing | Through a Fogged Glass
Find Me Now | Alice DiMicele | Lucky Dogs
Eggs, Milk and Butter | Maria and Friends | Oasis Acoustic: Volume XI, #7
Green is Hot | Rob Tobias and the Northwest Express | Oasis Acoustic: Volume XI, #7
In My Back Yard | Phil Teumim | All Over the Map

People who will be performing in the area
Tempest Set | Four Shillings Short | Pass It On: Live in Boulder Colorado
Monihan’s Jig | St. James Gate | The Road to Clare
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane | Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys | So Far, So Good
Cat and Mouse | Yarn | Yarn


Coming up at the Old Songs festival
North Country Waltz | John Kirk and Trish Miller | Quicksteppin’
Wayfaring Stranger | Scott Ainslie | Jealous of the Moon
Who Will Sing For Me? | Finest Kind | Heart's Delight
Oi Dai | Libana | Borderland
Skyway Bridge | Acoustic Eidolon | Beyond Words
Tom-Tom | Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies | The Parish Notices
Cornbread, Molasses, and Sassafras Tea | The Freight Hoppers | Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go?
Country Life | Dan Berggren | One With the Water
Rocks and Trees | Arrogant Worms | Dirt!
The Hogmanay, Mrs. Grace Bowie | Bill Spence and Fennig's All-Star String Band | The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes Again and Fennigmania

Coming up at the Clearwater festival
Sailboat Clearwater | Hudson River Sloop Singers | Broad Old River 2
Roll the Old Chariot Along | Hudson River Sloop Singers | Broad Old River 2
White Wings | Magpie | Seed on the Prairie
I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister | Tao Seeger Band | Rise and Bloom
I Ain't Marchin' Any More | The Nields | Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival Live!
Sing Their Souls Back Home | Billy Bragg | Mr. Love and Justice
Hope Machine | Hope Machine | Big Green Hope Machine
You Gotta Sing | Sarah Lee Guthrie | Sarah Lee Guthrie
Turn, Turn, Turn | Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends | Tomorrow's Children

Best albums, May 2011

Of the albums that arrived in the station in May, 2011, my favorite was All over the Map by Philip Teumim.  It has humorous songs, including one about a colonoscopy, and serious songs, including "In My Back Yard" about wind power and "In the Promised Land" about hoping for peace in the Middle East.

The runner up was Thank You Tom Paxton by Tim Grimm. I like Tom Paxton songs, but I think I'd rather hear them performed by Tom Paxton himself, though Tim Grimm does a good job of it.  I was happy to hear one of my favorite singers, Joe Crookston, on one of the tracks.

Also noteworthy was A Nod to Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on his 70th Birthday.  Since I like Bob Dylan's songwriting more than his singing, I prefer his songs to be performed by people other than himself.  The songs seemed to match the performers.  That is, the songs came across as being particularly suited for whoever was singing them, rather than coming across as being similar because they were all written by the same person.

Often, when I start listening to a song and hear just the instruments, I really like it, but then when I hear the vocals, I don't like it any more.  Such was the case with Through a Fogged Glass by Wes Swing.  I do plan to play the instrumental piece "Instrumental I" on my show, but I don't plan to play any of the tracks with vocals.  His singing has a modern, indie style.  I prefer the old-fashioned singing style of the Weavers.