April 26, 2008

1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
2. Greg Greenway: Lately (The Church of What Is) Standing on the Side of Love Face SOR005
3. Kate Rusby: High on a Hill Awkward Annie Pure PRCD23
4. O Brother Where Art Thou? (soundtrack-Alison Krauss, et.al): Down to the River to Pray (trad) Mercury 088 170-069-2
5. Joe Crookston: Bird By Bird Able Baker Charlie & Dog Milagrito jbjo78
6. Mustard's Retreat: A Welcoming (David Tamulevich) MR7 Yellow Room YRR004
7. Magpie: Way Back Home (Waring/Lewis) Give Light Sliced Bread CDSB71185
8. The Juggernaut Jug Band: My Window Faces South (Livingston-Parish-Silver) You Mean We Get Paid for This? self 59696 17362
9. Tom May: Blue Roads, Red Wine Waterbug WBG80
10. Larry Rand: Same Old Railroad (private recording)
11. Kathy Mattea: The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore (Jean Ritchie) Coal Captain Potato 7653260-2
12. Utah Phillips: Daddy What's a Train Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook Daemon Records / AK Press DAM 19047
13. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: Train Safety That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series Two BBC Audio
14. Freight Hoppers: The Train that Carried My Girl from Town (trad) Rounder Spring 2008 Sampler Rounder 11671-8188-2
15. Kitty Donohoe: Come On Girls The Yellow Room Gang Yellow Room YRR001
16. Greg Greenway: You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down Standing on the Side of Love Face SOR005
17. Jessica Goodlin: Sigh No More Ladies (fr. Much Ado About Nothing) (Wm.Gmundson/Wm.Shakespeare) Orpheus self 00261 21782 (603-927-6022)
18. Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp: Light Up My Lady (Douglas Steiger) Homemade Music BobGibsonLegacy BGL 1003
19. The Capitol Steps: C-Span (Hatch/Newport-Eaton) Campaign and Suffering CapSteps CSCD1028
20. George Carlin: The Newscast Take-Offs and Put-Ons RCA Victor LSP-3772
21. Terence Martin: I Want Everything (T.Martin-Gregory Hicks) Even Trade Good Dog GD006
22. Jack Williams: Come Rain or Come Shine (Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen) Don't Let Go! Wind River WR4039CD
23. Jim Bizer: Press That Button The Yellow Room Gang Yellow Room YRR001
24. Big Bill Broonzy: Keep Your Hands Off Her All the Classic Sides 1928-1937 JSP 7718D
25. Josephine Baker: Don't Touch My Tomatoes (Lemarchand/Bouillon) The Fabulous Josephine Baker RCA Victor LSC-2427
26. Mike Farrow: One Ton Tomato self 45 rpm
27. Joni Mitchell: A Case of You Misses Reprise 9 46358-2
28. Jamie O'Reilly: Case of the Smarts (Michael Smith) Swimming Deeper Bird Avenue BA003
29. John Wort Hannam: National Hotel Two Bit Suit Black Hen BHM-CD-957
30. Erica Wheeler: Apache Motel Good Summer Rain Blue Pie BP0400
31. David Childers: The Scandal Hotel Hard Time County Rank RR9909
32. Anthony da Costa: Wall Around Baghdad Typical American Tragedy self 96873 02363
33. Josh White & Sam Gary: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (trad) The Elektra Years Rhino Handmade RHM2 7879
34. Patrick Bloom: Jerusalem Moses Mud Dauber MD0002
35. Cara Luft: Jerusalem The Light Fantastic Black Hen BHM-CD-954
36. David Francey: New Jerusalem Right of Passage Laker LAKR 1007
37. The Capitol Steps (Morgan Duncan & Mike Thornton): Obama Meets Osama (Arkin-Robinson/Newport-Eaton) Campaign and Suffering CapSteps CSCD1028
38. Josh White & Sam Gary: Scandalize My Name (trad) The Elektra Years Rhino Handmade RHM2 7879
39. Scott Ainslie: Change My Name Terraplane Cattail 1196 (email)
40. Andy Cohen: "Big Bill" (The Mopper's Blues) (Big Bill Broonzy) Ridiculous Instrumentals Riverlark RL-10108-2
41. Magpie: One More Parade (Phil Ochs) Raise Your Voice Sliced Bread CDSB-75110
42. Karan Casey: The Fiddle and the Drum (Joni Mitchell) Ships in the Forest Compass 744762
43. A Thurber Carnival (orig.B'way cast-Tom Ewell): The Last Flower (James Thurber) Columbia KOS 2024
44. Andrew Calhoun & Tysha Williams: Open the Window Noah (trad) Bound to Go Waterbug WBG0083
45. Greg Greenway: A Little Patch of Sky Standing on the Side of Love Face SOH 005
46. Holly Tannen: The Soul Knows Its Own (trad/Tannen) Crazy Laughter GLR 103
47. Susie Burke & David Surette: The Seeds of Love (trad, arr.Burke-Surette) When the Small Birds Sing Madrina MM104
48. Tracy Grammer: April Come She Will (Paul Simon) Book of Sparrows self 34479 65308
49. 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:

Greg Greenway, Kate Rusby, Joe Crookston, Tom May, Kathy Mattea, Capitol Steps, Terence Martin, Jack Williams, John Wort Hannam, Erica Wheeler, Anthony DaCosta, Patrick Bloom, Burke & Surette

CD of the week: Greg Greenway

Magpie performs at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, May 2 at 8:15.
Tricia Alexander is there May 9 and John Wort Hannam is there May 16.
630-969-9720

Magpie returns to the Stained Glass Coffeehouse in the Deerfield Congregational Church, 225 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, Saturday, May 17 at 7.
847-945-0176

Jamie O'Reilly performs for Hogeye Folk Arts, Ltd. at the Lake Street Church, Lake & Chicago, Evanston, Saturday, May 3 at 7:30. 847-475-6165

Andy Cohen plays at Front Porch Music, 505 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, Indiana, Saturday, May 3 at 8.
219-464-4700

David Francey is at the Maple Street Chapel, Main & Maple, Lombard, Sunday, May 4 at 7:30.
630-434-4423

Larry Rand performs at the Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood, Chicago, Thursday, May 1 at 8.
773-465-8005

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

Anne Hills performs for the Acoustic Renaissance Concerts series in Hinsdale, Saturday, May 17

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