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May 24, 2003

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

  2. Freyda Epstein & Acoustic AttaTude: Today's the Day (Mark Simos) Midnight at Cabell Hall Red House RHRCD 55

  3. Birmingham Sunlights: Today (Thomas Dorsey) For Old Time's Sake Flying Fish FF 70588

  4. Jorma Kaukonen: What Are They Doing In Heaven Today (trad) Blue Country Heart Columbia CK 86394

  5. Freyda Epstein & Acoustic AttaTude: Garden of Mysteries (Epstein) Midnight at Cabell Hall Red House RHRCD 55

  6. Barbara Lamb: Bo, Don't Bite the Mailman Fiddle Piggy Lots of Coffee LOC51003

  7. Gamble Rogers: The Bible Salesman Sorry Is As Sorry Does Flying Fish FF 362

  8. Tommy Makem: If I Was a Dog (Colum Gallagher) Live at the Irish Pavilion Shanachie 52036

  9. Donna Adler: My Dog's Eyes Alta Vista Sky Grace Street no#

  10. The Capitol Steps: Danger's In the Bite (Kempfert-Singleton-Snyder/Strauss-Newport-Eaton) Between Iraq and a Hard Place CapSteps CSCD-1023 (800-733-STEP)

  11. Mustard's Retreat: The Michigan Mosquitoes (Michael Hough, based on a traditional tale) A Resolution of Something Mustard's no#

  12. Cheryl Wheeler: Mosquito (Acoustic Renaissance Concert - 11/14/98) WFMT recording

  13. The Smothers Brothers: Mosquito (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me) Aesop's Fables Mercury SR 60989

  14. Freyda Epstein & Acoustic AttaTude: The Prism / Rain Night (Cindy Kallet) Midnight at Cabell Hall Red House RHRCD 55

  15. Priscilla Herdman: Prayer 2000 (Eliza Gilkyson) The Road Home Redwing RWMCD 5412

  16. Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash: Far Banks of Jordan (Terry Smith) Press On Risk RSK-4107

  17. Fred Holstein: Touch Me (Bruce Phillips) Fred Holstein: A Collection Holstein 1

  18. Vicky Harris: Touch (Paul Carne/V.Harris) Locust Street LStM-001

  19. Annie Lalley: Loud Touch of Your Hand Jungle Heart Get a Dog GDM002

  20. Ben Sands: Hug Better Already Spring SCD 1050

  21. Fred Small: The Hug Song Everything Possible - In Concert Flying Fish FF 70625

    22. Rich's Desert Island songs 1996-2003:

  22. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: Gentle Arms of Eden (Carter) Drum Hat Buddha Signature Sounds SIG 1266 (800-694-5354)

  23. Still on the Hill: These Two Arms (Donna Henschell) Live Termite Tracs 0001

  24. Ed Miller: The Lea Rig (Robt. Burns) Lowlander Wellfield CD023 (512-472-6036)

  25. Cherish the Ladies: Green Grow the Rushes Oh (Robt. Burns) New Day Dawning Green Linnet GLCD1175

  26. John Stewart & Buffy Ford: Bringing Down the Moon (Stewart) Live At the Turf Inn, Scotland Folk Era FE1428D (630-637-2303)

  27. Lorin Rowan: Circle of Friends Kerrville Folk Festival 2000, Vol. 1 Kamp KRF001

  28. Annie Gallup: Sweet Good Nature Courage My Love 1-800-PRIME-CD PCD38

  29. Babes With Axes (Laura Kemp): More than Blue Live Axe BWA 002 (PO Box 12178, Eugene, OR 97440)

  30. Cindy Kallet: Longed So Far This Way Home Stone's Throw STM-2 (207-236-6308)

  31. Julie Miller: The Speed of Light Broken Things Hightone HCD8103

  32. Martin Simpson: Boots of Spanish Leather (Bob Dylan) A Nod To Bob (a complilation of many artists) Red House RHRCD 154

  33. Les Sampou: Answered Prayers (WFMT studio - 1998) WFMT recording

  34. Eva Cassidy: Fields of Gold (Sting) Live at Blues Alley Blix Street G2-10046

  35. Kat Eggleston: The Only Thing (pre-release CD)

  36. Garnet Rogers: All That Is Red House RHRCD 160

  37. David Francey: Saints and Sinners Torn Screen Door Laker LKR 1001

  38. Carrie Newcomer: This Too Will Pass The Age of Possibility Philo 116/11 226-2

  39. Lui Collins: Swimming To the Other Side (Pat Humphries) Leaving Fort Knox Molly Gamblin MGM 1006

  40. Marc Cohn: The Things We've Handed Down The Rainy Season Atlantic 7 82491-2

  41. Lori Lieberman: Roots and Wings Home of Whispers Pope PMG2005-2

  42. Blue Murder: The Goodnight Song (Jim Boyes) No One Stands Alone Topic TSCD537

  43. Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie: When I'm Gone (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 ( ).

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RICH'S PICKS:

Barbara Lamb, Donna Adler, Priscilla Herdman, Mustard's Retreat, The Capitol Steps, Vicky Harris. Ben Sands

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

IrishFest in Chicago's Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, presents Tommy Makem, The Makem Brothers, The Fenians, Larry Nuggent, Liz Carroll and others, May 23-26. 708-687-9323

Fred Holstein at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace, Chicago, Saturday, May 31 at 7. 773-478-4408