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February 15, 2003

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  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD-40068/71

  2. Eve Goldberg: Crossing the Water (Bill Staines) Crossing the Water Borealis BCD 150 (877-530-4288)

  3. Mustard's Retreat: Down the River (trad-Hough-Tamulevich) A Resolution of Something self

  4. Kingston Trio: Gonna Go Down the River (Buddy Mize/Dallas Frazier) Stay Awhile Folk Era FE5435CD

  5. Joan Baez & Bob Gibson: We Are Crossing Jordan River (trad) Rare, Live & Classic Vanguard VCD3-125/27

  6. Pete Seeger & Big Bill Broonzy: Down By the Riverside (trad) Wimoweh, Other Songs of Freedom, Protest Smithsonian Folkways F-31018

  7. Tom Prasada-Rao: Is There Anybody Here (Phil Ochs) Out of the Blue Ahimsa Acoustics BFD1005

  8. Original Broadway Cast: This Is a Great Country (Irving Berlin) Mr. President Sony SK 48212

  9. Amy Martin: It's About Oil private pressing

  10. Joan Baez: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan) Farewell, Angelina Vanguard 79701-2

  11. John McCutcheon: Ashcroft's Army Hail to the Chief! Appalsongs 2003 (434-977-6321)

  12. Nichols & May: Mysterioso Improvisations To Music Mercury 314 558 455-2

  13. Steve Brooks: The Terrorists Have Won Fever Frog 04 (512-440-7668)

  14. Bob Snider: Enthusiasm Stealin' Home Borealis BCD 149

  15. Full Frontal Folk: Beer Storming the Castles self (215-242-6176)

  16. John Roberts & Tony Barrand: Newman's Ale (trad) Live at Holsteins Golden Hind GHM-203

  17. Ian Robb: Garnet's Home Made Beer (Stan Rogers/Ian Robb) From Different Angels Fallen Angle FAM01CD

  18. Oscar Brand & The Souses: It's Beer, Beer, Beer 100 Proof Drinking Songs Arabesque Z65334

  19. John McCutcheon: Hail To the Chief (McCutcheon/G.W.Bush) Hail to the Chief! Appalsongs 2003

  20. Capitol Steps: Don't Go Faking You're Smart (John-Taupin/Newport-Strauss) When Bush Comes To Shove CapSteps CSCD-1022 (800-733-STEP)

  21. Mayor Richard J. Daley: Chicago, Chicago, Chicago (Fred Fisher) 45 rpm

  22. The Weavers: We're All Dodgin' (trad-Weavers) Wasn't That a Time Vanguard VCD4-147/50

  23. Trifolkal: The Starbucks of County Down (trad/Pole-Trafidlo-Phillips) Tao From the Mountain Kira 2222 (540-384-7770)

  24. Steve Denyes: One Latte at a Time Waiting On Arleen Sweet Lucy SLR 101

  25. Marlene Dietrich: You're the Cream In My Coffee (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) Dietrich In Rio Columbia AWS 316

  26. John McCutcheon: It's the Economy, Stupid Hail to the Chief! Appalsongs 2003

  27. Si Kahn: Hard Times private CD (704-376-9206)

  28. Ariane Lydon: Cacophony Lady of the Green O'vert OR-9865-2

  29. Dar Williams: I Have Lost My Dreams The Beauty of the Rain Razor & Tie preview

  30. Akire Bubar: Procrastination Arms of the Sun Red Clover RCR27003 (215-517-6608)

  31. Bernard Carney & Peter Grayling: Procrastination (Carney) No Time Like the Future Tempo BJCD981

  32. Nancy White: Procrastination Rag Stickers on Fruit Borealis BCD 147

  33. Sandy Paton: I Never Go To Work (trad) The Many Sides of Sandy Paton Elektra 148

  34. Greg Trafidlo: The Pops Panczko Polka private CD

  35. Spike Jones & The Nilson Sisters: City Slicker Polka (Foster Carling / Phillip Ohman) (Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection Collectors' Choice CCM-329-2 (800-923-1122)

  36. Annie Lalley: Get a Dog Promise Get a Dog GDM-001

  37. Greg Brown: Like a Dog Over and Under Trailer 20 (319-351-3683)

  38. Bob Snider: Dog Stealin' Home Borealis BCD 149

  39. Joe Jencks: Highway Romance I Hear Your Voice Turtle Bear TBM0101003-1 (877-485-2479)

  40. Terence Martin: The Way It Didn't Go Sleeper Good Dog GD0004

  41. Joan Baez: Strange Rivers (John Stewart) Play Me Backwards Virgin V2-86458-2

  42. Darryl Purpose: I Can Get There From Here (Robt.Fisher/ D.Purpose) A Crooked Line Tangible 56819 (888-800-8228)

  43. Ariane Lydon: Endless Song (trad/arr.Lydon) Lady of the Green O'vert OR-9865-2

  44. Simon & Garfunkel: Song For the Asking (Paul Simon) Old Friends Columbia Legacy C3K 64780

  45. Joe Jencks: For the Singing I Hear Your Voice Turtle Bear TBM0101003-1

  46. Kim & Reggie Harris & Magpie: When I'm Gone (Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Long Tail LT003-2 (PO Box 5467, Takoma Park, MD 20913)

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

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RICH'S PICKS:
Eve Goldberg, Mustard's Retreat, John McCutcheon, Joe Jencks, Terence Martin, Dar Williams
These concerts were mentioned on the program:

John McCutcheon in concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N, Lincoln, Sunday, February 23 at 3.The Grapes of Wrath folk opera by Michael Smith is at the school on February 28. 773-728-6000

Ariane Lydon in a house concert for Musical Chairs Concerts in Elmhurst, Friday, February 21 at 8, and at The David Adler Cultural Center, 1700 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, Saturday, February 22 at 8. 847-367-0707.

Joe Hickerson performs at the First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S. Woodlawn, Saturday, February 22 at 7:30. 773-324-2304

Bill Staines appears in a Hogeye Folk Arts, Limited concert at the Lake Street Church, Lake & Chicago Avenues, Evanston, Saturday, February 15, at 7:30. 847-475-6165

Joan Baez with Lucy Kaplansky at Symphony Center on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Sunday, March 16 at 7:30. 312-294-3000