the everchanging minstrel

WXYC 8.6.2011 Tropical Storm Edition

2011-08-06T14:54:00.000-07:00

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mp3s:
9-9:30am
9:30-10am
10-10:30am
10:30-11am
11-11:30am
11:30-noon

WXYC 5.29.11 12am-3am Nightowls!

2011-05-29T08:33:00.000-07:00

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WXYC 5.10.11 9am-12pm One May Morning

2011-05-17T20:45:00.000-07:00

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WXYC 5.5.11 3-6pm 'The Maypole'

2011-05-06T09:21:00.000-07:00

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mp3s:
3-3:30pm
3:30-4pm
4-4:30pm

WXYC 4.7.11 5-7pm The Music Box

2011-04-08T08:01:00.000-07:00

Some older man called during this show and said I was doing a really good job, then asked if I picked all the records out by myself.

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Mp3s here
5-5:30pm
5:30-6pm
6-6:30pm
6:30-7pm

WXYC 3.24.11 5-7pm Devil In Disguise

2011-04-05T07:43:00.000-07:00

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WXYC 2.24.11 5-7pm I Wasn't Born To Follow

2011-04-05T07:38:00.000-07:00

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WXYC 2.18.11 2-3pm Warm Weather Jams

2011-02-19T09:40:00.000-08:00

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2-2:30pm
2:30-3pm

WXYC 1.27.2011 5-7pm "Ragged Heroes"

2011-01-27T19:38:00.000-08:00

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WXYC 1.23.2011 10am-1pm Orange County Special

2011-01-24T12:05:00.000-08:00

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WXYC 1.21.11 10am-12pm

2011-01-24T12:04:00.001-08:00

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mp3s:
10-10:30am
10:30-11am
11-11:30am

WXYC 1.13.11 9am-12pm "Wake Up, Turn Your Lamp Down Low"

2011-01-14T13:34:00.001-08:00

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WXYC 1.10.11 12-3pm

2011-01-14T13:32:00.000-08:00

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Mp3s:
12-12:30pm
12:30-1pm
1-1:30pm
1:30-2pm
2-2:30pm
2:30-3pm

WXYC 1.6.11 12-3pm "Radio Heart"

2011-01-14T13:30:00.000-08:00

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WXYC 12.14.10 3-6pm "Time Will Show The Wiser"

2010-12-18T10:11:00.000-08:00

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mp3s:
3pm-3:30pm
3:30pm-4pm
4pm-4:30pm
4:30pm-5pm

WXYC 11.30.10 5-7pm "Original Soundtrack Flutes"

2010-12-01T07:57:00.000-08:00

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WXYC 11.16.10 5-7pm "Scorpio"

2010-11-16T19:14:00.000-08:00

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WXYC 11.2.10 5-7pm All Souls Day

2010-11-03T05:48:00.000-07:00

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5pm-5:30pm
5:30pm-6pm
6pm-6:30pm
6:30pm-7pm

WXYC 10.19.10 5-7pm "Honky Tonk Blues"

2010-10-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

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WXYC 10.10.10 10am-1pm Orange County Special: Kentucky Special

2010-10-10T12:05:00.001-07:00

A special survey of traditional music of Kentucky, with guest, folklorist (and KY native) Lora Smith, as well as call-in guest, Eastern Kentucky musician Brett Ratliff.

Hear all of your favorite traditional Kentucky artists like Roscoe, Loretta, and D-wight, and also learn about some new ones, like Molly O'Day, who beat Earl Scruggs in a London, KY banjo contest (though he denies it), and Alfred Karnes, who made recording history by being the first person to be recorded by Ralph Peer at the Bristol Sessions. WOW!

You will also hear musical representations of the three reasons why we think Kentucky is great: horses, bourbon, and wild women.

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Mp3s:
10am-10:30am
10:30am-11:00am
11:00am-11:30am
11:30am-12pm
12pm-12:30pm
12:30pm-1pm

WXYC 10.5.10 5-7pm

2010-10-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

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mp3s:
5pm-5:30pm
5:30pm-6pm
6pm-6:30pm
6:30pm-7pm

WXYC 9.28.10 5-7pm "Turn The Radio On"

2010-09-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

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mp3s:
5pm-5:30pm
5:30pm-6pm
6pm-6:30pm
6:30pm-7pm

WXYC 9.14.10 5-7pm

2010-09-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

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Archive is still down and I skipped my show this week to go hear Dick Spottswood speak, but check out WXYC's new website: www.wxyc.org

WXYC 9.7.10 5-7pm

2010-09-09T06:54:00.000-07:00

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archives are down this week!

WXYC 8.31.10 5-7pm

2010-09-01T21:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a while, but I'm going to start posting mp3s and archives of my show, when I remember. See this week's show below...

Playlist here
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5-5:30pm
5:30-6pm
6pm-6:30pm
6:30-7pm

6.26.08 Return to the Radiator...featuring Hobo Half-Hour!

2008-06-26T20:06:00.001-07:00

First show back after being gone in the Maine woods (sans recorded music) for the spring. Thanks to Jay, Tanner, JB, Greg, Toby, and Dale who subbed for me while I was gone.

1) Easy Does It- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Lie Down In The Light
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2) Cat Got Out Huntin- Bruce Ling
3) Frog Bog- Moondog, Moondog
4) First Song- Andrew Bird, Weather Systems
5) Mating Call of the Spring Peeper- Charles M. Bogert, Sounds of North American Frogs: The Biological Significance of Voice in Frogs
6) Frog Chorus- Charles M. Bogert, Sounds of North American Frogs: The Biological Significance of Voice in Frogs
7) Some Summer Day- John Fahey, Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes
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8) Sugar Mountain- Neil Young, Decade
9) Quarry Query- The Deep Listening Band, Troglodytes Delight
10) Living By The Water- Anne Briggs, A Collection
11) Water Train- Michael Hurley, Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
12) I Am Lonely- Bert Jansch, Birthday Blues 5th'69
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13) Pais Tropical- Jorge Ben, S/T
14) Cornbread and Butterbeans, Caroline Sunshine Trio, WPAQ Voice Of The Blue Ridge Mountains
15) It Happens Everyday- The Lemon Drops
16) Tangambara- Ali Farka Touré, The River
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Hobo Half-Hour:
17) Railroad Bill- Artist Unknown, Southern Journey: Badman Ballads
18) Rambling Hobo- Doc Watson, The Doc Watson Family
19) Big Rock Candy Mountain- Harry McClintock, Railroad Songs and Ballads
20) The T&P Line- Mrs. Mary Sullivan, Railroad Songs and Ballads
21) King Of The Road- Roger McGuinn, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roger Miller
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22) The Dying Hobo- George Lay, Railroad Songs and Ballads
23) Train Blues- Russel Wise, Railroad Songs and Ballads
24) Railroad Tramp- Dock Boggs, Folkways Years 1963-1968 (Disc 2)
25) The Train Is Off The Track- Mrs. Esco Kilgore
26) Hobo's Lullaby- Woody Guthrie, The Best of Woody Guthrie, Vol. 1
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27) Summer Come Along- Ralph McTell, My Side of Your Window
28) Gone To The House- Ruth Garbus, Ruthie's Revenge
29) Hares On The Mountain- Shirley Collins & Davey Graham, Folk Roots, New Routes
30) Pickerel Lake Nightswimming- Mike Yun, Diatoms
31) I Lost Something In The Hills-Sibylle Baier, The Colour Green
32) Hold On Magnolia- Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Company
33) Fine Times At Our House- John W. Summers- Classic Old Time Music
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34) Some Of These Days- Charlie Patton

4.10.08 show with guest Michael Beauchamp

2008-04-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

1. Health Camp-The Ghost Shirt, S/T
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2. Ethiopian National Anthem- The Ethiopians, S/T
3. The Message Bearer- Hamza El Din, Al Oud
4. Drowned Lovers- Kate Rusby, Hourglass
5. Julie (The Song I Sing Is You)- Gandalf II, S/T
6. When The Time Is Right- Gay & Terry Woods, The Time Is Right
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Chat with Michael Beauchamp, Singer/Songwriter from Michigan
7. Do What You Could- Michael Beauchamp, My Northern Voices
8. Stupid Things At Night- Michael Beauchamp, My Northern Voices
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9. Track 5- Jenny Montana, Nocturnal Animal
10. Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin' 'O'- Blind Gary Davis, Harlem Street Singer
11. When We Fall- Phosphorescent, The Weight of Flight
12. Take Me There- Agincourt, Fly Away
13. Wraith Pinned To The Mist & Other Games- Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
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Derivations Segment:
14. Nottamun Town- Fairport Convention, What We Did On Our Holidays
15. Nottingham Town- Karen Dalton, Green Rocky Road
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16. Brigachquelle (underwater)- Annea Lockwood, A Sound Map of the Danube
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17. Lala Musica- Honey & Colleen, Fork Ends
18. Hangman- Jean Ritchie, Ballads From Her Appalachian Family Tradition
19. I Don't Want To Know- The Zombies, Begin Here
20. I Don't Wanna Know- Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
21. Try To Keep Me Down- Errol Dunkley
22. Girl From New York- Billy Nicholls, Would You Believe
23. Crippled Inside- John Lennon, Imagine
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24. Trois Gymnopedies- Erik Satie, Piano Music of Erik Satie Vol. 1
25. Zehn Tage- F.S. Blumm, Lichten
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26. Boy Done Wrong Again- Belle & Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister

'The Country' Show 4.3.07

2008-04-05T10:58:00.001-07:00

1. You're Lookin' At Country- Loretta Lynn
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2. Mother Nature's Son- The Beatles, The White Album
3. Country Blues- Dock Boggs, Anthology of American Folk Music
4. Green Acres (theme song)- Vic Mizzy
5. Down On Penny's Farm- The Bently Boys, Anthology of American Folk Music
6. King Apathy III- The Byrds, Dr. Byrd and Mr. Hyde
7. Are You Leaving For The Country- Karen Dalton, In My Own Time
8. Country Things- Rotary Connection, Aladdin- Dinner Music
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9. Down On The Farm- Freddie Notes and The Rudies, Montego Bay
10. Western Country- Wade Ward, Clawhammer Banjo, Vol. 3
11. Let's Move To The Country- (Smog), Knock Knock
12. I Lost Something In The Hills- Sibylle Baier, Colour Green
13. Country Girlie & Country Girlie Reprise- Gay & Terry Woods, The Time Is Right
14. Country Jam- Magna Carta, Songs From The Wasties
15. Mare Take Me Home- Matthews Southern Comfort, Later That Same Year
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16. Are You Ready For The Country- Neil Young, Harvest
17. Feeling Easy- Billy Nicholls, Would You Believe
18. Country, Country- Laura Gibson, If You Come To Greet Me
19. Nature Boy, Free Design, Heaven & Earth
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Derivations Segment:
20. Wild Mountain Thyme- The Strawbs
21. Wild Mountain Thyme- Papa M
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22. Climbing High Mountains- Blind Willie McTell, Pig N' Whistle Red
23. Country Pie- Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline
24. High On A Mountaintop- Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose
25. Foggy Mountaintop- The Carter Family, Wildwood Flower
26. Mountaintop Lamento- Jack Rose, Two Originals Of...
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27. Rif Mountain- Shirley Collins & Davy Graham, Folk Roots, New Roots
28. Strawflower's Waltz- Chris Bathgate, The Single Road I Long For
29. Oak Tree Grove, Midwinter, The Waters of Sweet Sorrow
30. Lady Of The County- Perth County Conspiracy (Does Not Exist), S/T
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31. Old Country Stomp-Henry Thomas, Anthology of American Folk Music
32. Going Up The Country- Canned Heat

3.27.08 Show

2008-03-29T18:12:00.001-07:00

1. Work Hard/Play Hard- Palace Music, Viva Last blues
2. Our Prayer/Gee- Brian Wilson, Smile
3. Heroes & Villains- Brian Wilson, Smile
4. No Deposit No Return Blues- Sandy Bull
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5. Living By The Water- Anne Briggs, A Collection
6. Skullsplitter- Eric Chenaux, Dull Lights
7. Small Cold Raindrops- Blades of Grass
8. Roof Top Shake- Jordan McKenzie, Far & Few
9. While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping- June Tabor, Airs & Graces
10. This Song of Love- Middle Georgia Singing Convention #1, Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 2B: Social Music
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11. Caleidoscopic Gaze, Stereolab, Cobra & Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night
12. Sugar Magnolia- The Grateful Dead, American Beauty
13. Track 01- Yirga Dubale, Woizerit Ethiopia
14. Masks- Paul Giovanni, The Wickerman Soundtrack
15. Figure In Your Dreams- Comus, To Keep From Crying
16. Geese- Jordan McKenzie, Far & Few
17. Twilight Zone- Michael Hurley, Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
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18. Would You Believe- Billy Nichols, Would You Believe
19. Affirmative No- The Bonniwell Music Machine, S/T
20. Let's Go Get Stoned- Ray Charles
21. Run Off- Breathe Owl Breathe, Canadian Shield
22. Dollar Mamie- Ed Lewis & prisoners at the Lambert Penitentary, Southern Journey Vol. 1: Voices from the American South
23. The White Hare- Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band, No Roses
24. Clear White Light- Lindis Farne, The Best of Lindis Farne
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25. Chinese Apple- Loose Fur, S/T
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26. I Wasn't Born To Follow- The Byrds, The Notorious Byrd Brothers

Spring Equinox Show 3.20.08

2008-03-23T20:02:00.000-07:00

Featuring spring-themed songs to celebrate the Spring Equinox

1)Spring Season- Amazing Blondel, Even Song
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2) Riddles & Fairytales- Bohemian Vendetta, S/T
3) Riverwide- Chris Bathgate, Silence Is For Suckers
4) The Winter It Is Past- Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers, Off The Map
5) Fresh As A Daisy- Emitt Rhodes, S/T
6) Smiling Ladies- Heron, S/T
7) The Snow It Melts The Soonest- Anne Briggs, A Collection
8) Morning Meditation- Peter Davison, Selamat Song
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9) A Way To Settle Down- Country Funk, S/T
10) Tree Song- Bert Jansch, Birthday Blues 5th’69
11) Sweet Fern- The Carter Family, Wildwood Flower
12) 007/Shantytown- Desmond Dekker, This Is Desmond Dekker
13) Early Morning Rain- The Warlocks, S/T
14) When The Springtime Comes Again- John Fahey, Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes
15) Just A Little Green- Joni Mitchell, Blue
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Derivations Segment:
16) I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger- Almeda Riddle, Southern Journey
17) Wayfaring Stranger- H.P. Lovecraft
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18) April Come She Will- Paul Simon
19) Canada In Springtime- Free Design
20) Acony Bell- Gillian Welch, Revival
21) Care of Cell 44- The Zombies, Odessey & Oracle
22) Daisy Lady- Tir Na N’og, S/T
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23) Rockin’ Robin- Bobbie Day
24) Kill Me Dead- Derrick Morgan,
25) You Get Brighter Everyday- Incredible String Band
26) So Early In The Springtime- Pentangle, Sweet Child
27) Winter Is Gone- Nick Drake
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28) Pace-Egging Song- The Watersons, Frost & Fire
29) Childhood- Hamza El Din, Al Oud
30) Hebridean Sun- Vashti Bunyan, Another Diamond Day
31) Mother’s Young Girl- Desmond Dekker, This Is Desmond Dekker
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32) Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles

3.13.08 Show

2008-03-18T16:47:00.000-07:00

1) As I Roved Out- Woods Band, S/T
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2) Old Cow Died- Nathan Frazier, Altamont: Black Stringband Music

3) He Who Knows All- Bread Love And Dreams, The Strange Tale of…

4) The Weary Whaling Grounds- A L Loyd, The Folk Collection CD1

5) I Go To The Barn Because I Like The- Band of Horses, Everything All The Time

6) Ethelion- Gryphon, Midnight Mushrumps
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7) B1 Bhairavi- New Age

8) Bitter Withy- The Watersons, Frost and Fire

9) Pine & Balsam- Georgette Harding (a voice message left by my grandmother), Dovetail Collective Audio Edition

10) Small Town Parade- Laura Gibson, If You Come to Greet Me

11) Second Story Island- Tortoise, S/T
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12) Apart of Me- Country Funk, S/T

13) Sally Simpson- The Who, Tommy

14) Yellow Cardigan- Umberto, Yellow Cardigan and Other Lighthearted Songs

15) Shine Eye Girl- Barrington Levy, The Best Dancehall Anthems 1979-1982, Disc 1
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Derivations Segment:

16) Three Little Babes- Texas Gladden, Southern Journey Vol 2: Ballads and Breakdowns

17) Three Little Babes- Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
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18) My Father Was A Lighthouse Keeper-Incredible String Band

19) The Lineman's Hymn- Rosalie Sorrels, Folk Songs of Idaho and Utah

20) He Went Down To The Sea- The Monks, Black Monk Time

21) Stephanie Says- The Velvet Underground, VU
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22) Hammer Down- The Magnolia Electric Co., What Comes After The Blues

23) Find The Cost of Freedom- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, So Far

24) The Twa Corbies- Ray & Archie Fisher, The Folk Collection CD1

25) The Place & The Time- Moby Grape, Wow

26) Willie Moore- Burnett & Rutherford, Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1A Ballads

27) To Make You Stay- Lal Waterson, Never The Same
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28) Steppers- Scientist, The Best Album In The World

29) Don't Let Me Down- The Beatles, Past Masters, Vol. 2

30) Party Time- The Smittens, A Little Revolution

31) Forget The Flowers- Wilco, Being There Disc 1
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32) Whole Heap A Little Horses- Texas Gladden, Southern Journey

And I bid you goodnight...

3.6.08 show

2008-03-07T20:17:00.000-08:00

1) Track 3- Yirga Dubale, Woizert Ethiopia
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2) Anji-Davy Graham, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1955-1978

3) Rise In The Springtime- Khaliq Salaam

4) Tabla Solo in Ektal- Ravi Shankar, Live At Monterey

5) Sleep Baby- Ruth Garbus, Ruthie's Revenge
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6)As You Do- Castanets, Cathedral

7)Blind Fiddler- Eliza Carthy, The Folk Collection CD1

8)Thoughts and Clouds- Lullatone, Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous

9)Gallery- Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell Live 1971

10)Slurg Song- Michael Hurley, Unholy Modal Rounder, Jeffrey Frederick & the Clamtones
With a Lake Champlain mention!
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11)Love Them All- Daisy Chain, Straight or Lame

12)Jack O' Diamonds- Lonnie Donnegon and His Skiffle Group, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1955-1978
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Derivations:
13)Mary Don't You Weep- Fisk Jubilee Singers, Document Records

14)Mary Don't You Weep- Mississippi John Hurt, Worried Blues 1963

15)When That Great Ship Went Down- William and Versey Smith, Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
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16)Changes- David Bowie, Hunky Dory

17)Carthy's Reel- Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, The Folk Collection CD1

18) Socialism In Our Time- Sydney Carter, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1955-1978

19) Melting Pot- Freddie Notes & The Rudies, Montego Bay

20) To Kingdom Come- The Band, Music From the Big Pink

21) Captain Wedderburn's Courtship- Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, Folk Songs of Ye Olde England, Vol. 2

22) Looking For June- Gary Higgins, Red Hash

23) Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere- Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
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24) Lyke Wake Dirge- Young Tradition, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1955-1978

25) The Barley Grain For Me- Toni & Dave Arthur, V.A.- Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1955-1978

26) Wild Honey- The Beach Boys

27) Po' Lazarus- Bright Light Quartet, Southern Journey, Vol. 1: Voices From The American South

28) The Fairest Of The Seasons- Nico, Chelsea Girl

29) Bhaja Bhakata/Arti- George Harrison/ London Radha Krishna Temple, Chant and Be Happy
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30) We All, Us Three, Will Ride- Palace Music, Viva Last Blues

THE BIRD SHOW 2.28.08

2008-03-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

an ode to BIRDS: songs about birds and bird songs...

1) Natural Birds- His Name Is Alive
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2) Blackbirds and Thrushes- Archie Fischer, Will Ye Gang, Love

3) Finch on Sunday- Horsefeathers
4) Red Headed Woodpecker…- Songs of Eastern Birds
5) Bird In The Bush- Frankie Armstrong, Bird In The Bush
6) Voice and Sine Wave excerpt- Wind-Up Bird
7) Your Wings- His Name Is Alive, Detrola
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8) The Blackbird- Dave Swarbrick, Rags, Reels & Airs
9) Raven Girl- Richard and Mimi Farina, Reflections In A Crystal Wind
10) Three Ravens- Black Country Three, V.A.- Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1955-1978
11) Bird On A Wire- Leonard Cohen

12) Seagull’s Song- Tim Hollier
13) Seagull Sunday- Bridget St. John, Songs For A Gentle Man
14) Only Someone Running- Bonnie Prince Billy & Matt Sweeny, Superwolf
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15) And Your Bird Can Sing- The Beatles, Anthology 2
16) Little Birdie- Gaither Carlton, Clawhammer Banjo Volume Three
17) L’Alouette- Serge Gainsbourg, Les Anees Psychedeliques
18) Jolly Old Hawk- The Watersons, Frost and Fire
19) Little Bird In Coffin Come- Chris Bathgate, ThroatSleep
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Derivations:
20) Cluck Old Hen- Dan Gellert, Waiting on the Break of Day
21) Cluck Old Hen- Wade Ward, Southern Journey, Vol. 2: Ballads And Breakdowns
22) Cluck Old Hen- Wizz Jones, When I Leave Berlin

23) A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off- The Magnetic Fields
24) Rooster Crows At Midnight- Leadbelly, Shout On
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25) Warbler Calls-Songs of Eastern Birds (under talking)
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26) Lovely Little Sparrow- Simon & Garfunkel, Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m.
27) Swamp of the Swan- Micah Blue Smaldone
28) I’ll Fly Away- Kanye West, The College Dropout

29) Old Black Crow- Michael Hurley, Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
30) The Black Crow- Songs: Ohia, The Lioness
31) Blood Red Bird- Smog, Red Apple Falls

32) Turkey In The Straw- Charley Everidge, Southern Journey, Vol. 1: Voices From The American South
33) Turkey In The Straw- Dock Boggs, Folkways Years 1963-1968 (Disc 2)
34) Bird In God’s Garden- Richard and Linda Thompson, The Madness of Love
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35) Swallow Stand- Vashti Bunyan, Another Diamond Day
36) A Swallow Song- Richard and Mimi Farina, Reflections In A Crystal Wind
37) Winter’s Come And Gone- Gillian Welch, Hell Among The Yearlings
38) Bird Flew By- Nick Drake, The Family Tree

Celestial: sun, moon, stars and space show 2.21.08

2008-02-21T20:07:00.000-08:00

as an ode to the full lunar eclipse the night before, this show featured songs about celestial bodies, astronomical objects, the sun, moon, stars, and space.

1) Sunshine Today- Sagittarius, Magic Time (Disc 2)
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2) Age Of The Sun- The Sunshine Fix, Age of the Sun
3) Hebridean Sun- Vashti Bunyan, Another Diamond Day
4) Sun Arise- Ballroom, Magic Time (Disc 2)
5) Some Sunny Day- The Millenium, Begin
6) Sun King- The Beatles, Abbey Road
7) Good Morning Sun- Magna Carta, Songs From Wasties Orchard
8) Look Into The Sun- Jethro Tull, Stand Up
9) Midnight Sun- Badfinger, Magic Christian Music
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10) Moonlight In Glory- Brian Eno & David Byrne
11) Moonshine- Martin Simpson, V.A. The Folk Collection Vol. 1
12) Pink Moon- Nick Drake, Pink Moon
13) The Moon Shines Bright- Shirley Collins, Fountain of Snow
14) Harvest Moon- Neil Young, Harvest Moon
15) Moonshadow- Cat Stevens,
16) Blue Moon of Kentucky- Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys, Smithsonian Folkways: American Roots Collection
17) I Wished On The Moon- Billie Holliday, Travelin' Light, Travelin' All Alone
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Derivations: I'm not sure which of these versions came first. In the Folk Revival there was a lot of borrowing of formerly English-turned American folk songs by British bands, and that may be the case with the Waterson's version of "Heavenly Aeroplane". The song is a gospel hymn, dating back to at least 1920. It was sung in Holy Roller meetings in the 1930s in Missouri and Arkansas, which the 2nd version is from--a sort of sung sermon. Stay tuned next week as we continue in this line and explore the hymn 'Mary Don't You Weep' which borrows verses, melody lines, and similar fire and brimstone sentiments from 'Heavenly Airplane'
18) Heavenly Aeroplane- The Watersons, Sound, Sound Your Instruments Of Joy
19) The Heavenly Airplane- John Byrd & Washboard Walter, 1929-1943 Rare Country Blues
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20) Child of the Universe- The Byrds, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
21) Innerspace- Apples In Stereo, Fun Trick Noisemaker
22) When The Stars Begin To Fall- Preston Smith, Hobart Smith, & Texas Gladden, Southern Journey Vol. 4: Brethren, We Meet Again
23) The Red Dust- The Dumb And Ugly Club, Mars, 1967
24) B2 Ciel de Cimes- Patrice Sciortino, Chronoradial
25) The Lovely Universe- Circulatory System, S/T
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26) Darkness To Light- Judy Dyble, Spindle
27) Teenage Spaceship- (Smog), Knock Knock
28) Starship- Paul Kantner-Jefferson Starship, Blows Against The Empire
29) Longer Boats- Cat Stevens, Radio Sessions 1971-1973 "I'd like to sing a song...I think it's about...SPACESHIPS, this one..." In this live version, Cat adds a special verse, something to the effect of, "Raise your mind up and look around, you may see them, yes they're looking down, on a lonely asteroid, in a vacant void, dying but not destroyed"??!?
30) Bright Morning Stars- Incredible String Band, Across The Airwaves
31) Journey to Mars- The Dumb and Ugly Club, Mars 1967
32) Stars- Circulatory System, S/T
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33) Sunflower Constellation Seeds- The Blades of Grass

2.14.08 Valentine's/Radiator Open House Show

2008-02-17T08:34:00.000-08:00

The Valentine's Day Installment of the Everchanging Minstrel, accompanied by guest DJ Zach Wallace. Featuring mainly songs of love, (and some of the madness of love). It was also a special treat to DJ for the Radiator Open House which was happening at the same time!

1) Theta- Incredible String Band, Across the Airwaves
2) Vaparidzi Vawanda- The Green Arrows, 4 Track Recording Sessions
3) Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)- Caravan, In the Land of Grey and Pink
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4) To Love- Matthews Southern Comfort, S/T
5) Untitled Track- The Ghost Shirt
6) Love Song- Vashti Bunyan
7) You're A Dog and Don't Talk To Me- Michael Hurley
8) Honey It Must Be Love- Blind Willie McTell
9) Cairo Blues- Henry Spaulding
10) Let Me See The Colts- Smog, A River Ain't Too Much To Love
11) Allen's Interlude- Richard and Mimi Farina
12) Worm & Gear- Eric Chenaux
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13) Sweet Thing- Van Morrison, Astral Weeks
14) Love Can Tame The Wild- The Monks, Black Monk Time
15) Live & Let Live- Love, Forever Changes
16) That's Us/Wild Combination- Arthur Russell
17) Chief Ogunde- Irewolede Denge, Ju-Ju Roots 1930-1950
18) Space Odyssey- The Byrds, The Notorious Byrd Brothers (Going out to SP!)
19) Heart's On Fire- Gram Parsons
20) The Love Song- Donovan
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Derivations Segment:
These two songs share a melody, though their lyrics are completely different. 'Matty Groves'is an English murder(double homocide, sometimes suicide crime of passion!) ballad which dates back to at least the 17th century and was collected by Francis James Child. Alternate Name include 'Little Musgrave' and 'Little Musgrave & Lady Barnard', and the Lord/murderer in the ballad is called various names-- Donald, Arlen, Daniel, Arnold, or Barnard. 'Shady Grove' is an 18th century American folk song which took the melody and 'Grove' name from 'Matty Groves'.
21) Matty Groves- Fairport Convention, Liege & Lief
22) Shady Grove- Doc Watson
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23) Love Is Always Real- The Gentle Soul, S/T
24) Remember The Day- Sibylle Baier, The Colour Green
25) Girl I Love You- Michael Hurley
26) Always Bathing In The Evening- Will Oldham, Western Music
27) I Want Her, She Wants Me- The Zombies
28) I'm The Man That Loves You- Wilco
29) The Madness of Love
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30) Oh Yoko- John Lennon, Imagine (one of my most favorite love songs of all time)

1.31.08 Show

2008-01-31T18:44:00.000-08:00

1) De l'Autre Côté De La Foret- Tangerine
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2) Curling Pond Woods- Greg Davis, Curling Pond Woods
3) The Diver Boy (Edwin In The Lowlands)- Ollie Gilbert, Southern Journey Vol. 1: Voices From the American South
4) Waves & Caves- Comus, To Keep From Crying
5) Nou Saute Palissade- Sega Revanne Mauricien & Sega Tambour, Musique from Ile Maurice
6) Golf Girl-Caravan, The Land of Grey & Pink
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7) Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square- Jethro Tull, Stand Up
8) Ode To Billy Joe- Boby Gentry, Ode To Billy Joe
9) Requiem Pour Un Con- Serge Gainsbourg, Les Années Psychédéliques
10) God If I Saw Her Now- Anthony Phillips, The Geese & The Ghost
11) I'll Be Rested (When The Roll Is Called)- Blind Roosevelt Graves & His Brother, American Primitive, Pre-War Gospel 1926-1936
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12) Indian War Whoop- Holy Modal Rounders, Indian War Whoop
13) Never Going Back Again- Fleetwood Mac, Rumors
14) Chitima Nditakure- The Green Arrows, 4-Track Recording Sessions
15) You're Lookin' At Country- Loretta Lynn, S/T
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Derivations, 2nd Installment: In this segment we compare and explore derivatives, descendents, and variations. In Installment 2 we listened to Bob Dylan's Dream, written by Bob Dylan in 1961, and the song he modeled it after, Lord Franklin. Also known as Lady Franklin's Lament, the song was written in 1845 about the Arctic Exploration of the British Naval officer Sir John Franklin, who disappeared while attempting to map the Northwest Passage. Bob Dylan's song is about his time spent on MacDougal St. in Greenwich Village in 1961 with the man who was to become Wavy Gravy.
16) Lord Franklin- Pentangle, Cruel Sister
17) Bob Dylan's Dream- Bob Dylan, The Freewhelin' Bob Dylan
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18) Laminated Cat- Loose Fur, S/T
19) Lindsay- Archie Fisher, Will Ye Gang, Love
20) Postcards From Italy- Beirut, Gulag Orkestar
21) Let's Eat Food- Louis Munroe, S/T
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22) Don't You Feel Fine- Perth County Conspiracy (Does Not Exist), S/T
23) Old Brown Shoe- The Beatles, Past Masters/B Side of The Ballad of John and Yoko
24) Here Comes One, Lavender Diamond, Imagine Our Love
25) You Keep Going Your Way- The Johnstons, Give A Damn/Bitter Green
26) Old Lady And The Devil- Bill and Belle Reed, The Anthology of American Folk Music
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27) Sous Le Soleil Exactement- Serge Gainsbourg, Les Années Psychédéliques
28) Hori Horo- Shirley Collins & Davey Graham, Folk Roots, New Routes

I will be out-of-town next week, but my friend Julia will be filling in for me with a special new concept album treat!

Let's eat food...

1.24.08 Show

2008-01-26T11:51:00.000-08:00

1) Track 16- Gal Costa, Mercury #1 & #2
2) Let’s Start- Fela Kuti, Fela Kuti Live with Ginger Baker 1971
3) Feeling Good- Nina Simone
4) Old Joe Clark- Wade Ward, Southern Journey, Vol. 2: Ballads & Breakdowns
5) The Narrator- Apples In Stereo, Fun Trick Noisemaker
6) She’s Just Like Me/Taking Time- Apples In Stereo, Fun Trick Noisemaker
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7) Oh, Greedy Life- Marconi Notaro, No Sub Reino Dos Metazoários
8) Montmartre (Django’s Jump)- Django Reinhardt, All Star Sessions
9) Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl- Hobart Smith, Southern Journey, Vol. 2: Ballads & Breakdowns
10) January’s Snows- Woods Band, Woods Band
11) Same Old Man- Karen Dalton, In My Own Time
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12) A Scarce O’ Tatties/Lyndhurst- Silly Wizard, So Many Partings
13) Sponge- Magna Carta, Songs From Wasties Orchard
14) Two Good Men- Woody Guthrie, Smithsonian Folkways: American Roots Collection, Dustbowl Ballads
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New segment of the program where we compare two versions of the same song, an american folk song and its British predecessor, etc. or songs that are related in some way:(any ideas for this segment's title?)
15) The Coo Coo Bird- Clarence “Tom” Ashley, Anthology of American Folk Music
For more information on this song--its roots, context, and heritage, see the excellent essay "The Old, Weird America" by Greil Marcus, in "A Booklet of Essays, Appreciations, and Annotations Pertaining to the Anthology of American Folk Music Edited by Harry Smith"
16) The Cukoo- Anne Briggs, A Collection
17) The Cukoo’s Nest- Dave Swarbrick, Rags, Reels & Airs
18) Cukoo- The Monks, Black Monk Time
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19) Jewel- T. Rex, S/T
20) I Felt Your Shape- The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
21) Sirena- The Dirty Three, Ocean Songs
22) The Dream Tree- Buffy St. Marie, Illuminations
23) Find The Cost of Freedom- Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, So Far
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24) Astral Weeks- Van Morrison, Astral Weeks
25) Down Along Up- Magna Carta, Songs From Wasties Orchard
26) Katie Cruel- Karen Dalton, In My Own Time
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Set for the Healthy City Euchre Team:
26) The Garden- The Smittens, A Little Revolution
27) Till The Morning Comes- The Grateful Dead, American Beauty
28) Good Vibrations—The Beach Boys
29) Bill Bailey- Patsy Cline, Live From Cinnamaron Ballroom
30) A Whole Heap A Little Horses- Texas Gladden, Southern Journey Vol. 2: Ballads & Breakdowns
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31) Baby-Gal Costa, Mercury #1 & #2

1.17.08 Show

2008-01-18T15:06:00.000-08:00

1) Beautiful Linda Getchell-John Fahey, The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
2) Ragged Heroes- Albion Band, Rise Up Like The Sun
3) Cornbread, Peas & Black Molasses- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, 1958 London Sessions
4) Don't Change On Me- Ray Charles
5) The Free Design- Stereolab,
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6) Better Than That- NOMO, S/T
7) Bosco Stomp, Allie Young, Bessyl Duhon, and Rodney Balfa, Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
8) Somebody's Been Foolin #1- Big Joe Williams, Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
9) Aint No Sunshine- Bill Withers, Just As I Am
10) Fish Man Blues- Memphis Minnie, Memphis Minnie Vol. 2
11) Souvenirs- John Prine, Souvenirs
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12) Got To Be Free- The Kinks, Part One Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround
13) My Little Red Book- Love, S/T
14) Georgie- Matokie Slaughter, Clawhammer Banjo Volume Three
15) Comfort- Umberto, There A Somewhere Lies
16) Freight Train- Elizabeth Cotton, Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
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17) Only Someone Running- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney, Superwolf
18) Take Pills- Panda Bear, Person Pitch
19) Trudi- Donovan, Barabajagal
20) In Heaven There Is No Heat- Khaliq Salaam
21) And When She Smiles- Matthews Southern Comfort, Later That Same Year
22) Auspicious- Buddhist monks in Dharamsala, recorded by Heather Radke from the Dovetail Collective Audio Edition
23) Orinda-Maraga- John Fahey, The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
24) Merry Sherwood Rangers- Albion Dance Band, The Prospect Before Us
25) Lonely Girl- Sagittarius, Magic Time
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26) The Greenwood Side- Shirley Collins, A Fountain of Snow
27) The Boy Done Wrong Again- Belle & Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister
28) Happiness Runs- Donovan, Barabajgal
29) Strangers- The Kinks, Lola vs. Powerman & The Moneygoround
30) A Very Cellular Song- The Incredible String Band, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

Some artist duplicates because I just couldn't decide! and some long sets this show, because publicity photos for the Radiator were being taken in the studio at the same time!

May the long-time sun shine upon you,
all love surround you,
and the pure light within you
guide your way on...

1.10.08 Show

2008-01-12T07:44:00.000-08:00

1) Prelude- The Millennium, Begin
2) To Claudia on Thursday- The Millennium, Begin
3) Bonny May- June Tabor, Airs & Graces
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4) Orin Asape Eko-Irewolede Denge-Dickson Oludaiye, Ju-Ju Roots 1930-1950
5) Lazy Days- Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Sin
6) I Cried For You- Billie Holiday, Trav'lin Light, Trav'lin All Alone
7) My Apple- Ruth Garbus, Ruthie’s Revenge
8) Come Sing Me A Happy Song To Prove We Can All Get Along the Lumpy, Bumpy, Long & Dusty Road- Bert Jansch, Birthday Blues
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9) Oh, How To Do Now- The Monks, Black Monk Time
10) Philosophy of the World- The Shaggs, The Shaggs Own Thing
11) Animal Zoo- Spirit, The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
12) Fisherman- Bad Finger, Magic Christian Music
13) Next Door Neighbor’s Dog- Melting Moments, There Is A Rat In Separate
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14) A Maid That’s Deep In Love- Pentangle, Cruel Sister
15) 8th of January- Nathan Frazier & Frank Patterson, Altamont: Black Stringband Music
16) Lovely Little Sparrow- Simon & Garfunkle, Wednesday Morning, 3 am
17) The Wicker Man (Main Title)- Paul Giovanni, The Wicker Man Soundtrack
18) Maypole Song- Paul Giovanni, The Wicker Man Soundtrack
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19) All Bad Ends All- The Books, Thought for Food
20) Sugar Mountain- Neil Young, Decade
Recorded at Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, MI
21) All of It All- Phosphorescent, The Weight of Flight
22) Winter- Tea & Symphony, Asylum for the Musically Insane
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23) Metamorphosis 3- Philip Glass, Glass: Solo Piano
24) Lullabye- Emitt Rhodes, S/T
25) Wildwood Flower- The Carter Family, Wildwood Flower
26) Sycamore- Bill Callahan, Woke on a Whaleheart
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27) Bat Macumba- Os Mutantes
28) And She Looks Good Doin It- Louis Monroe, S/T
29) Strange Affair- Linda & Richard Thompson, The Madness of Love
30) Frankie- Mississippi John Hurt, Anthology of American Folk Music
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31) All Tomorrow’s Parties- The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico

New Ears Show 1.3.08

2008-01-03T18:47:00.000-08:00

1) Time To Ring Some Changes- Albion Band, Rise Up Like The Sun
A Richard Thompson song, though he doesn't actually play on this recording
2) Change Is Now- The Byrds, The Notorious Byrd Brothers
3) Randal Song- Alex Belhaj, The Dovetail Collective Audio Edition I
4) This Will Be Our Year- The Zombies, Odyssey and Oracle
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5) The Inner Light- The Beatles, Past Masters Vol. II
The B side of Lady Madonna, written by George, lyrics adapted from the Tao Te Ching
6) Pretty Thing-Bo Diddley, Say Man
7) 2nd Day of School- Lullatone, Tour EP
8) Cycles of Time- The Sunshine Fix, Age of the Sun
9) Tater Patch, Charlie Lowe, Clawhammer Banjo Vol. III
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10) Think About Me- Fleetwood Mac, Tusk
11) Midnight Special- Leadbelly, Shout On
12) It Pays- Desmond Dekker, This Is Desmond Dekker
13) See My Love (Song For Greg)- The Gentle Soul, S/T
14) John The Revelator- Blind Willie Johnson, The Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 2B, Social Music
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15) Maybe You're Right Maybe You're Wrong- Cat Stevens, BBC Radio Session June 1971
16) How Can I Tell You- Cat Stevens, BBC Radio Session June 1971
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17) Sanctuary Stone- Midwinter, The Waters of Sweet Sorrow
18) Way Down The Old Plank Road- Uncle Dave Macon, Anth. of American Folk Music, Vol. 3, Songs
19) Wait- Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, Oh! The Grandeur
Lyrics adapted from the poem by Galway Kinnell (one of my favorite poets and a Vermonter)
20) Chrysanthemum- Mimi & Richard Farina, Reflections In A Crystal Wind
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21) No Delay (Bullitt)- The Green Arrows, 4 Track Recording Session
22) Crippled Inside- John Lennon, Imagine
Featuring George Harrison on Dobro
23) Death- Tangerine, De L'autre Cote de la Foret (From the Other Side of the Forest)
24) Down On Penny's Farm- The Bently Boys, The Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1, Ballads
25) Where Is My Wild Rose- Chris Thompson, S/T
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26) 1967 Space Battle- The Dumb and Ugly Club, Mars 1967
Friends from Ann Arbor, from the concept album in which there is a parallel universe and a war on Mars and JFK is still the president.
27) Circle Dance- John Renbourn, 9 Maidens
28) Ballad of Old Joe Blind- Meic Stevens, Outlander
29) Solomon's Song- C.O.B. (Clive's Original Band), Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred Heart
30) Kije's Ouija- Free Design
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31) Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)- Caravan, The Land of Grey and Pink
32) Yesterday's World- Circulatory System, S/T

Winter Solstice Show 12.20.07

2007-12-20T17:03:00.001-08:00

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!

The Everchanging Minstrel Sets Sail...

2007-12-13T20:48:00.000-08:00

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...