- Lead Belly:
The Midnight Special Last Sessions
Smithsonian Folkways SFCD-40068/71
- Phil Ochs: The War Is Over
Farewells & Fantasies Elektra-Rhino R2 73518
- John Roberts & Tony Barrand:
Babylon Is Fallen (trad) Spencer the Rover Is Alive and Well...
Swallowtail/Mill City ST-0001 (612-722-6649)
- Bob Franke: Waiting For Ninevah To Burn
The Heart of the Flower Daring-Rounder CD3016
- Kismet (Julia Migenes-Dom DeLuise): Not Since Nineveh (Borodin/Robt.Wright-Geo.Forrest)
Sony SK 46438
- The Capitol Steps: I've Grown a Culture In This Place
(Lerner-Loewe/Newport-Strauss-Eaton) Between Iraq and a Hard Place CapSteps CSCD-1023 (800-733-STEP)
- Da Vinci's Notebookk (Bernie Muller-Thym, solo):
What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Thiele) Brontosaurus DaVinci DVN 0003
- Four Bitchin' Babes (Debi Smith):
I Don't Think I'm Gonna Like It Some Assembly Required Shanachie
8039
- Songs of the Pogo: Slopposition (Norman Monath/Walt Kelly)
Songs of the Pogo Reaction CD-002 (217-344-8609)
- Lou & Peter Berryman: I Don't Believe You Like My Shirt
We Don't Talk About That Cornbelt CR800
- Kate O'Reilly: Sweetest Day (Miki Greenberg) Songs of Tenderness and Love private pressing
- James Gordon: Unspoken
One Timeless Moment Borealis BCD 141 (877-530-4288)
- Lori Lieberman: Unsinkable
Monterey Drive On 01
- Da Vinci's Notebookk: Another Irish Drinking Song
(Sambourin/DiCostanzo) Brontosaurus DaVinci DVN 0003 (202-828-3005)
- James Keelaghan: Who Dies? Road
Hightone HCD8101
- Tom Lehrer: The Irish Ballad
The Remains of Tom Lehrer Rhino R2 79831
- Nichols & May: Mother and Son In Retrospect Mercury 314 532 373-2
- Lonesome Standard Time: Mother, The Queen of My Heart (Jimmie Rodgers/Hoyt Bryant)
Lonesome As It Gets Sugar Hill SHCD-3839
- Kathryn Mostow: The Beauty In You
Gratitude Tidal Wave no#
- Eve Goldberg: The Thing That Makes You Beautiful
(Jane Voss) Crossing the Water Borealis BCD150 (877-530-4288)
- Tom Paxton: You're So Beautiful
The Best of the Vanguard Years Vanguard 79561-2
- David Francey: Broken Glass
Skating Rink Laker LAKR 1003
- Claudia Schmidt: Broken Glass
Midwestern Heart Flying Fish FF 70241
- Anke Summerhill: Broken Glass The Roots Run Deep Independent Songwriters Group ISG5000
- Eric Schwartz: My Lady of the Broken Glass
That's How It's Gonna Be Claritone CLAR001 (877-290-8908)
- Larry Penn: Ambrosia A Ride On the Westbound Cookie Man CM-02
(email)
- Carla Ulbrich: Candy and Gum
Professional Smark Aleck Official Seal OSRLCD003
- Joel Mabus: Big Rock Candy Mountain
(trad/arr.Mabus) Thumb Thump Fossil 1402
- Stan Freberg: The Sale of Manhattan
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Part 1 Rhino R2 72476
- Mickey Rooney: Manhattan (from Words & Music) (Rodgers/Hart)
That's Entertainment, Pt. 2 - The Ultimate Anthology of MGM Musicals
Rhino R2 72182
- Jennifer Warnes: First We Take Manhattan
(Leonard Cohen) Famous Blue Raincoat Cypress 661-111
- Tom Russell: The Kid From Spavinaw
Modern Art Hightone HCD8154
- A.J. Gundell: Mickey Mantle Hit One Out Today Collection Andes no #
- James Gordon: Another Big Box Store
One Timeless Moment Borealis BCD141
- Jean Ritchie: Sweet William and Lady Margaret
(trad) Ballads Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD 40145
- The Mammals: Lady Margaret (trad/arr. Mammals)
Evolver Humble Abode HAM004 (www.themammals.net)
- Rosemary Clooney: Black Coffee (J.F.Burke/P.F.Webster) Crossing Jordan: Songs from the TV show
Sony CK 87089
- Jan Smith: Rum In My Morning Coffee Tin Heart self
- Trifolkal: The Starbucks of County Down
(trad/Trafidlo-Phillips-Seay) Tao From the Mountain Kira 2222 (540-384-7770)
- Gibson Brothers: Don't Forget the Coffee, Billy Joe (Tom T. Hall) Bona Fide
Sugar Hill SUG-CD3965
- Gordon Bok: Little River (Bok/Ruth Moore)
Herrings In the Bay Timberhead THD CD14
- Mae Robertson & Don Jackson: All Through the Night
(trad) Lyric Partners LYR-4901-2 (800-490-8875)
- Tom Paxton: All Night Long
The Things I Notice Now Elektra EKS-74043
- Wild Carrot: Hope (Pamela Temple / Emily Dickinson)
Falling Mountain FM-1037
- Kim & Reggie Harris and
Magpie: When I'm Gone
(Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Longtail LT003-2
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RICH'S PICKS:
Lori Lieberman, David Francey, Kathryn Mostow, The Mammals, Jan Smith, Gibson Brothers, Trifolkal,
Gordon Bok, Wild Carrot
These concerts were mentioned on the program:
Mad Agnes performs in a house concert at the home of Peter & Nancy Clark
in Oak Park, Sunday, May 11. Phone 708-848-2205 for reservations and information.
James Gordon appears at the Maple Street Chapel, Main and Maple in
Lombard, Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 PM. 630-629-2630
WFMT and Prairie Crossing present Da Vinci's Notebookk at the Byron Colby Barn of
Prairie Crossing
on Jones Pt. Road just off Route 45 in Grayslake, Saturday, May 17 at 8. It will be broadcast live on
"Folkstage." It's a free concert, but you must call 847-543-1202 for reservations.
Keven Danzig & Kat Wooley perform for the Lake County Folk Club at
the Greenleaf Grill, 301 Greenleaf, Park City, Sunday, May 18. 847-949-5355
Four Bitchin' Babes perform at the
Old Town School of Folk Music,
4544 N. Lincoln, Sunday, May 11 at 4 and 7.
Miki Greenberg's Songs of Tenderness and Love with a cast of
dozens including much of the O'Reilly Family is there Saturday,
May 24. 773-728-6000.
The Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss,
Downers Grove, presents Clearwater Connection, May 16
and Tom Dundee on May 23.630-889-9121
IrishFest in
Chicago's Gaelic Park,
6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, presents Tommy Makem, The Makem Brothers, The Fenians and others,
May 23-26. 708-687-9323