This was the Winter Solstice show of the Everchanging Minstrel, featuring songs to celebrate the solstice, seasonal holidays, and even bemoan winter's occasionally loneliness. It was also a special show, as my dad made a little appearance as a guest host.
1) Ring Out Solstice Bells- Jethro Tull, Songs From the Wood
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2) Hollyding- Wade Ward, Clawhammer Banjo Vol. 3
3) St. Crispin's Day- Amazing Blondel, Even Song
4) Frost Line Blues- Asa Irons and Swann Miller, S/T
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5) Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity- Bridget St. John, Ask Me No Questions
6) Frosty Morn- Doc Watson, The Doc Watson Family
7) Toboggan- Breathe Owl Breathe, Canadian Shield
8) A Glade Somewhere- Forest, S/T
9) Softly- Sibylle Baier, Colour Green
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10) Christmas- The Who, Tommy
11) Winter Wonderland- Animal Collective
12) Glacian Carol- Carlos Nunez, A Celtic Christmas
13) Village Orchestra- The Trees Community, The Christ Tree
14) B6 Horizons Roses- Patrice Sciortino, Chronoradial
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Set by Joe Hilliard:
15) Christmas Bells-John Gorka, Winter Solstice III
16) In The Bleak Midwinter- Pierce Pettis, Winter Solstice III
17) River-Joni Mitchell, Blue
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18) Old Christmas Morning- Dan Gellert, Waiting on the Break of Day
19) Here We Come A Wassailing- The Watersons, Frost and Fire
20) A Winter's Truce- Micah Blue Smaldone, Hither and Tither
21) Winter Is Blue-Vashti Bunyan, Another Diamond Day
22) Three Little Babes- Texas Gladden, Southern Journey: Ballads and Breakdowns
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23) At The Top of Owl's Head Watching Stars- Mike Yun, Diatoms
24) The Way, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Master and Everyone
25) Winter Song- Wizz Jones, When I Leave Berlin
26) Drive The Cold Winter Away- Robin Williamson, Winter's Turning
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27) Villafjord/Fourposter Bed- Dave Swarbrick, Rags, Reels & Airs
28) Wintering- Laura Gibson, If You Come to Greet Me
29) The Last Wine of Winter- Chris Bathgate, A Cork Tale Wake
30) Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, Jack Rose, Two Originals Of
31) Shine On Me- Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers, Anthology of American Folk Music
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32) New Nothynge- John Renbourne, The Nine Maidens
33) La Reine Blanche, Sourdeline, La Reins Blanche
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34) Psalm 45- The Trees Community, The Christ Tree
And I bid you goodnight!
No show next week, as I will be out of town, but my friend Sara-Paule may be filling in for me, playing classical music from EurAsia!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Everchanging Minstrel Sets Sail...
Tonight was the maiden voyage of the everchanging minstrel (ii), and my first radio show ever. I didn't tape it, but here's the playlist from the evening:
1.Come All Ye- Fairport Convention, Liege and Lief
2. First Girl I Loved- Incredible String Band
3. Tonight- Sibylle Baier, The Colour Green
4. Songs from the Wood- Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood
5. Madeleine Mary- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- I See A Darkness
6. Willy O' Winsbury- Anne Briggs, A Collection
7. Lewisdale Blues- John Fahey, The Voice of the Turtle
8. Talking to You Mama- Blind Willie McTell
9. Silver Birch and Weeping Willow- Ralph McTell
10. Trawlerman's Song- Vashti Bunyan, Another Diamond Day
11. The House Carpenter- Clarence Ashley
12. Girl From the North Country- Bob Dylan, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
13. Wild Mountain Thyme- Papa M
14. This World Is Not My Home- His Name Is Alive
15. In The Pines- (Smog), A River Ain't Too Much To Love
16. Sound, Sound Your Instruments of Joy- The Watersons, Frost and Fire
17. Lish Young Buy-A-Broom- Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, Folk Songs of Ye Olde England
18. Atan Ajanaku- Jolly Orchestra, JuJu Roots 1930-1950s
19. Schottische Time- Dock Boggs
20. Sadie- Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
21. Leaves That Are Green- Paul Simon
22. Dance of Years- Tir Na N'og, Tir Na N'og
23. Hard Travelin'- Ramblin' Jack Elliot
24. Pretty Boy Floyd- Felix Sonnyboy Wilson, Songs For Woody
25. Gravel Pit- Oak, EP 1 (The Bird)
26. Doves Are White- Mormos
27. Have You Seen The Stars Tonight- Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship
28. White Mule- Jack Rose
29. Which Will- Nick Drake
30. One Night As I Lay On My Bed-Shirley Collins, A Fountain of Snow
31. Curl Your Toes- Bridget St. John
32. I Bid You Goodnight- Joseph Spence
This show mused a bit on the themes of minstrels, troubadours, old songs made new again (what makes folk music folk music!), and songs that refer to themselves, or the act of singing.
Next week's theme is "winter," listen in for some winter solstice songs and carols, and for a special guest and originator of the first Everchanging Minstrel, my dad!
And I bid you goodnight...
1.Come All Ye- Fairport Convention, Liege and Lief
2. First Girl I Loved- Incredible String Band
3. Tonight- Sibylle Baier, The Colour Green
4. Songs from the Wood- Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood
5. Madeleine Mary- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- I See A Darkness
6. Willy O' Winsbury- Anne Briggs, A Collection
7. Lewisdale Blues- John Fahey, The Voice of the Turtle
8. Talking to You Mama- Blind Willie McTell
9. Silver Birch and Weeping Willow- Ralph McTell
10. Trawlerman's Song- Vashti Bunyan, Another Diamond Day
11. The House Carpenter- Clarence Ashley
12. Girl From the North Country- Bob Dylan, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
13. Wild Mountain Thyme- Papa M
14. This World Is Not My Home- His Name Is Alive
15. In The Pines- (Smog), A River Ain't Too Much To Love
16. Sound, Sound Your Instruments of Joy- The Watersons, Frost and Fire
17. Lish Young Buy-A-Broom- Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, Folk Songs of Ye Olde England
18. Atan Ajanaku- Jolly Orchestra, JuJu Roots 1930-1950s
19. Schottische Time- Dock Boggs
20. Sadie- Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
21. Leaves That Are Green- Paul Simon
22. Dance of Years- Tir Na N'og, Tir Na N'og
23. Hard Travelin'- Ramblin' Jack Elliot
24. Pretty Boy Floyd- Felix Sonnyboy Wilson, Songs For Woody
25. Gravel Pit- Oak, EP 1 (The Bird)
26. Doves Are White- Mormos
27. Have You Seen The Stars Tonight- Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship
28. White Mule- Jack Rose
29. Which Will- Nick Drake
30. One Night As I Lay On My Bed-Shirley Collins, A Fountain of Snow
31. Curl Your Toes- Bridget St. John
32. I Bid You Goodnight- Joseph Spence
This show mused a bit on the themes of minstrels, troubadours, old songs made new again (what makes folk music folk music!), and songs that refer to themselves, or the act of singing.
Next week's theme is "winter," listen in for some winter solstice songs and carols, and for a special guest and originator of the first Everchanging Minstrel, my dad!
And I bid you goodnight...
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