March 29, 2008

1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
2. Andrew Calhoun & Sue Demel: Michael Haul the Boat Ashore (trad) Bound to Go Waterbug WBG0083
3. The Weavers: Michael Row the Boat Ashore (trad-Weavers) The Weavers on Tour Vanguard VMD-73116
4. Louis Killen: The Keel Row (trad) A Seaman's Garland Knock Out 04
5. Kim & Reggie Harris: Row de Boat (trad-arr.R.Harris) Get On Board! Appleseed APRCD 1098
6. Kathy Mattea: Coal Tattoo (Billy Edd Wheeler) Coal Captain Potato 7653260-2
7. Beyond the Fringe (Peter Cook): Sitting on the Bench EMI7243 8 54045 2
8. Kathy Mattea: Dark as a Dungeon (Merle Travis) Coal Captain Potato 7653260-2
9. Eric Noden: Train Is Comin' The Original Diving Duck DD10024
10. Robby Hecht: Freight Train Lady Late Last Night Old Man Henry 96873 03784
11. Delmore Brothers: I Let the Freight Train Carry Me On (A&R Delmore) Delmore Brothers, Volume 2 JSP 7765D
12. Bill Staines: Cotten Pickin' (Freight Train / Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie) (Elizabeth Cotten) Old Dogs Red House RHRCD 208
13. The Biddies: The Hopelessly Hopeful Tango (Claudia Schmidt) (Folkstage - July 28, 2007) WFMT Recording
14. The Bobs: The Tight Pants Tango (Richard Bob Greene/ Amy Bob Engelhardt) Get Your Monkey Off My Dog Bobs 0015
15. Tom Lehrer w/ The Richard Heyman Orchestra: Masochism Tango The Remains of Tom Lehrer Rhino R2 79831
16. Krista Detor: Waterline (K.Detor-David Weber) Cover Their Eyes CoraZong 255 102
17. Erica Wheeler: Muddy Waters Good Summer Rain Blue Pie BP0400
18. Penny Lang: High Muddy Waters (John Herald - Frank Wakefield - Robert Yellin) Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky Borealis BCD176
19. Guy Davis: Maggie Campbell Blues (Tommy Johnson, arr.G.Davis) Skunkmello Red House RHRCD 192
20. Krista Detor: How Will I Know Cover Their Eyes CoraZong 255 102
21. Fred Holstein: I Never Will Marry (trad) Live at the Earl of Old Town Holstein 003
22. Mitch Barrett: No Promises Heart & Soul self
23. Dick Gregory: Checking Out Whites Frankenstein Poppy PYS-60,004
24. The Chad Mitchell Trio: Yowzah (Shel Silverstein) Typical American Boys Collectors' Choice CCM-373-2
25. Odetta: The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan) Odetta Sings Dylan RCA Victor LPM 3324
26. Guy Davis: Uncle Tom Is Dead (milk 'n' cookies remix) Skunkmello Red House RHRCD 192
27. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: The Pilot That Mitchell & Webb Sound: Series Three BBC Audio
28. We're About 9: Nobody Flying (Brian Gundersdorf) Paperdust / Stardust BMI 2008
29. Tom Paxton: Is This Any Way to Run an Airline? Outward Bound Elektra 8122 76509-2
30. Kathy Mattea: Lawrence Jones (Si Kahn) Coal Captain Potato 7653260-2
31. John Wort Hannam: Black as Coal Two Bit Suit Black Hen BHM-CD-957
32. Tom Breiding: Obituary of Joe Fry The Unbroken Circle: Songs of the West Virginia Coalfields AmeriSon AMSN0807
33. Krista Detor: Dinner with Chantel Cover Their Eyes CoraZong 255 102
34. Allison Downey: Paris, France Across the Sea Mackinaw Harvest 96873 01499
35. Dave Frishberg: Another Song About Paris The Dave Frishberg Songbook, Vol. 2 OmniSound N1051
36. The Yellow Room Gang - Annie Capps: Saying Good-bye The Yellow Room Gang Yellow Room YRR001
37. Mike Quick: My Father's Shoes Down Bullfrog Road Bullfrog 0001
38. Anthony da Costa: I'm Your Son Typical American Tragedy self 96873 02363
39. Mozaik: The Pigfarm Suite Changing Trains Compass 744682
40. Patrick Street: Slip Jigs - The Little Fair Canavans / Paidin O Raifeartaigh (trad,arr.Patrick St.) On the Fly Loftus LM002
41. Guy Davis: We All Need More Kindness in This World Legacy Red House RHRCD 175
42. Tom May: Hope For One and All (David Mallett) Blue Roads Red Wine Waterbug WBG80
43. Andrew Calhoun & Campground: Tree of Life (trad) Bound to Go Waterbug WBG0083
44. Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie: When I'm Gone (close) (Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Longtail LT003-2

Performer is composer unless otherwise noted. Song is album title unless otherwise noted. Album titles are in italics, composers in parens ( ).

RICH'S PICKS:

Andrew Calhoun, Kathy Mattea, Eric Noden, Robby Hecht, Krista Detor, Mitch Barrett, Mitchell & Webb, We're About 9, John Wort Hannam, Tom Breiding, Allison Downey, Mike Quick, Anthony DaCosta, Mozaik, Patrick Street, Tom May

CD of the week: Krista Detor

Girlyman and Meg Hutchinson at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Sunday, April 13 at 7 PM. 4544 N. Lincoln, Chicago.
Kathy Mattea will be there Saturday, April 19 at 10:00 (7 pm show sold out).
773-728-6000

Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen perform for the Acoustic Renaissance Concert series at the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 17 W. Maple, Hinsdale, Saturday, April 12 at 8.
708-802-0236

Bill Staines performs for Hogeye Folk Arts, Ltd., at the Lake Street Church, Lake & Chicago Ave., Evanston, Saturday, April 5 at 7:30.
Bob Bovee & Gail Heil are there April 12.

Bill's Blues, 1029 Davis St., Evanston presents Twilight Hotel, Sunday, March 30 at 7.
Annie & Rod Capps will be there April 6.
847-424-9800

Guy Davis will be at Club Mac of the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Friday and Saturday, April 4 & 5 at 8. 630-942-4000

The Earl of Old Town, Earl J.J. Pionke, hosts Al Day, Chris Farrell and Kat Eggleston at the Skokie Theater, 7924 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, Friday, April 4 at 8. 847-677-7761

The Yellow Room Gang and The Biddies perform in a "Folkstage" concert for WFMT, Saturday, May 10 at 7:00 at the Center for Performing Arts of Governors' State University in University Park.
708-235-2222

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