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January 31, 2004

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

  2. Robin & Linda Williams: Old Plank Road Deeper Waters Red House RHRCD 173

  3. The Chieftains w/ John Hiatt, Bela Fleck, Jeff White & Tim O'Brien: Down the Old Plank Road (trad/arr. Chieftains, et.al.) RCA 63971-2

  4. Anne Weiss: Walk Down the Road Braille Likapika 83707 64312

  5. Connie Kaldor: Wanderlust Vinyl Songbook Coyote CEGCD1030

  6. David Roth: Seven Wonders (Roth-Severin Browne) Think Twice Wind River WR4029

  7. Nickel Creek: Seven Wonders (Sean Watkins/David Puckett) This Side Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3941

  8. Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner: Seven Wonders of the World The 2000 Year Old Man In the Year 2000 Rhino R2 72944

  9. The Gospel at Colonus (orig. cast): Numberless Are the World's Wonders (Bob Telson/Lee Breuer) Nonesuch 9 79191-2

  10. Dominion Bluegrass Boys: This Beautiful Earth (Cecil Hall) No Place Like Home Weslyn no# (email)

  11. David Roth: Beautiful World Think Twice Wind River WR4029

  12. Liz Carroll: Anton McKenney / Mind the Dresser Lake Effect Green Linnet GLCD 1220

  13. Reed Island Rounders: Shakin' Down the Acorns (trad) Goin' Back Burning Wolf BW003

  14. John Berquist & the South Side Swedes: Slap Happy (Berquist) John Berquist & the South Side Swedes self no#

  15. Texas Shorty (Jim Chancellor): Leather Britches (trad) Coming Down From Denver Ten Oak no#

  16. Lou & Peter Berryman: Amalgamated Gigawatt McGoo The Pink One Cornbelt CR 14

  17. National Lampoon: Monolithic Oil That's Not Funny, That's Sick Label 21 IMP-2001

  18. Anne Feeney: The U.S. Steal Song (Paxton/Charlie King) Union Maid self 80767 0002

  19. The Raisin Pickers: Corporate Creek (Gary Reynolds) Palm Trees Huttmann HCCD001

  20. Cootie Stark / Taj Mahal, piano: Blues Around My Bed Raw Sugar Music Maker MMCD 30

  21. Bonnie Koloc: I Can't Sleep (Steve Goodman) Timeless Mr. Biscuit 01

  22. Kate Rusby: The Goodman (trad-K.Rusby) Underneath the Stars Compass 7 4370 2

  23. John Roberts & Tony Barrand: What a Mouth! (R.P.Weston, PD) Spencer the Rover Swallowtail/Mill City ST-0001

  24. Mike Nichols & Elaine May: The Second Piano Concerto (The Dentist) (music: Rachmaninoff) Improvisations To Music Mercury 314 558 455-2

  25. Bonnie Koloc: I Love Your Mouth (Koloc-Howard Levy/Koloc) Timeless Mr. Biscuit 01

  26. Debby McClatchy: Amazing Grace (McClatchy/John Newton) Chestnut Ridge Trails End 2003 (email)

  27. Anne Weiss: Me and the Piper Braille Likapika 83707 64312

  28. United Sacred Harp-Liberty Church: Redemption (480) (trad) In Sweetest Union Join Community Music CM102 (web site)

  29. Reilly & Maloney: Blue Dress (D.Maloney-Earl Pionke) Together Again Pelican 59057 90382

  30. Fred Holstein: Here's To You Rounders (Don Lange) Fred Holstein: A Collection Holstein 01

  31. David Elias: Go Down Easy The Window Sketti Sandwich SSP 3162

  32. The Kennedys: Easy People (P&M Kennedy) Stand Koch KOC-CD-8675

  33. Iris DeMent: Easy's Getting Harder Every Day My Life Warner Bros. 9 45493-2

  34. Tom Paxton: It Ain't Easy Live From Mountain Stage Blue Plate BPM 404 (800-521-2112)

  35. Neptune's Daughter (orig. soundtrk - Ricardo Montalban-Esther Williams): Baby It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser) That's More Entertainment - Anthology of MGM Musicals Rhino R2 72182

  36. Quartette: Song For a Winter's Night (Gordon Lightfoot) Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot Borealis BCDNBM500 (web site)

  37. Bill Morrissey: Cold, Cold Night Night Train Philo CDPH 1154

  38. Muddy Waters: Cold Weather Blues (McKinley Morganfield) Folk Singer Chess/MobileFidelity UDCD593

  39. Leela & Ellie Grace: Song Unsung (E.Grace) Leela & Ellie Grace Grace Family 83707 82062

  40. Kathy Kallick: Just a Song Reason & Rhyme Copper Creek CCCD-0215

  41. Margaret MacArthur: The Old Songs (David Hanni) Philo 1001

  42. Shelley Posen: The Old Songs' Home Well Done WDM01

  43. 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 ( ).

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RICH'S PICKS:

Robin & Linda Williams, Connie Kaldor, David Roth, Bonnie Koloc, Kate Rusby, Beautiful-A Tribute To Gordon Lightfoot, Leela & Ellie Grace, Kathy Kallick, Debby McClatchy, *Shelley Posen

*CD of the Week - Shelley Posen

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

Lou & Peter Berryman perform for Hogeye Folk Arts, Ltd. at the Lake Street Church, Lake St. & Chicago Ave., Evanston, Saturday, February 7 at 7:30.
Bill Staines is there February 21. 847-475-6165

The University of Chicago Folk Festival of Traditional Music, evening concerts at Mandel Hall, 57th & University, Friday-Sunday, February 6-8. Free daytime workshops, mini-concerts and jam sessions at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th. 773-702-9793 / www.uofcfolk.org

Bonnie Koloc will give a concert with Howard Levy at College of DuPage, McAninch Arts Center, Fawell and Park boulevards (formerly 22nd Street and Park Boulevard), Saturday, February 14 at 8. 630-942-4000