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February 4, 2006

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

  2. Ronny Cox: That's Good (T.Haselden/T.Menzy) Live at the Sebastiani Theatre Bay Sound BSR9601

  3. The Mitchell Trio: That's the Way It's Gonna Be (Bob Gibson/Phil Ochs) Collectors' Choice CCM-374-2

  4. Tim Grimm: Sometimes Trouble is a Gift (Tim Grimm-Jan Lucas) The Back Fields Wind River WR4035CD

  5. Joan Morris & William Bolcom: Look for the Silver Lining (Jerome Kern/B.G.Da Sylva) Songs by Jerome Kern Arabesque 6515

  6. The Carter Family with Johnny Cash: Keep on the Sunny Side (A.P.Carter) Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash - Her Life in Music Columbia Legacy C2K 90908

  7. 42nd Street (orig. cast): Sunny Side to Every Situation (Harry Warren/Al Dubin) RCA Victor RCD1-3891

  8. Michael Clem: Sheila 1st & 40 Virginia Soul VSR 301

  9. Golden Ring: Rollin' A-Rollin' (Child 10) (trad) A Gathering of Friends for Making Music Folk-Legacy CD-16

  10. The Three Penny Opera (Jo Sullivan - Beatrice Arthur): Jealousy Duet (Weill/Brecht/trans.Bliztstein) MGM SE-3121 OC

  11. The Juggernauts: Who Walks in When I Walk Out (Hoffman-Goodhart-Freed) Live Lunch Juggernaut 59696 10102

  12. Pala-lhe O Pe': Pingacho (trad. Portuguese) private pressing

  13. The Rogues: Ronds (trad) Roguetrip TRC 05198 05092

  14. Joe Derrane - Seamus Connolly - John McGann: Remembering Curly (Connolly) / The Twins / Moraunt's Fancy (trad) The Boston Edge Mapleshade 10332

  15. Joni Laurence: Meet Your Mate Trashbag Birdie Browntown BR-0401

  16. Deidre Flint: 1-900-Score a Date Then Again self DF 1002

  17. Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass: Blackmail Your Heart (Bill Runkle) The Tradition Continues Brandywine 1006

  18. Andy Breckman: How I Met Your Mother Don't Get Killed Gadfly 121089

  19. Jamie Byrd: I Found You (Scott Brown) Garden of Days Byrdhouse RDR 42157

  20. Bill Staines: Little Brown Dog (trad) The Second Million Miles Red House RHRCD 189

  21. Jackson Browne: These Days Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 Inside INR5251-2

  22. Carla Sciaky: Awakening Green Linnet GLCD 2115

  23. Bill Staines: The Philospher's Song The Second Million Miles Red House RHRCD 189

  24. Molasses Creek: Chicken in the Fridge (Jeff Deitchman) Strangest Dream Soundside MC008

  25. The Juggernauts: Chicken Pie (D.Oswald) Live Lunch Juggernaut 59696 10102

  26. Austin Lounge Lizards: Tastes Like Chicken (Fisher-Resnick-H&K Card-Deisler-McLoughlin-Pittman) Strange Noises in the Dark Blue Corn BCM0303

  27. Nancy Sluys: Cacklin' Hen (trad) Best of Friends, Volume One Yodel-Ay-Hee 056

  28. Bethany Yarrow & Rufus Cappadocia: 900 Miles (trad-arr.Yarrow-Cappadocia) Bethany & Rufus Little Monster BesoS

  29. Katy Moffatt: This Heart Stops for Railway Crosses (K.Moffat/T.Russell) Up Close and Personal Fuel 302 061 508 2

  30. Laura Cortese: Night Train to Chelsea Even the Lost Creek Cortese lc1421

  31. Hamilton Camp: Long Train Sweet Joy Beachwood BR24712 (web site)

  32. Joyce Andersen: Riding on a Train Love & Thirst Joyscream JM-90504

  33. Mark Dvorak: Lucky in Love Every Step of the Way Waterbug WBG68

  34. Guys & Dolls (orig. cast - Robert Alda): Luck Be a Lady (Frank Loesser) Decca-MCA MCAD-10301

  35. Connie Kaldor: Get Lucky Small Café Philo CDPH 1205

  36. Peter Schickele & Robt.Dennis: New Horizons in Music Appreciation: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach with Professor Peter Schickele Vanguard VCD-72015

  37. The Mad Show (orig. cast-Paul Snad, Dick Libertini, MacIntyre Dixon): Football In Depth (Marshall Barer - Larry Siegel - Steven Vinaver) DRG 19072

  38. Bruce Greene: Trouble on the Mind (trad) Five Miles of Ellum Wood BG-CD1

  39. Anais Mitchell: 1984 Hymns for the Exiled Waterbug WBG 58

  40. Frog Holler: On Winter Blues (Darren Schlappich) Haywire Zo Bird 086

  41. Judy Collins: The Blizzard Fires of Eden Sony Special Products A 33875

  42. Dar Williams: February Out There Live Razor & Tie 7930182871-2

  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:

Ronny Cox, Michael Clem, Juggernauts, Jamie Byrd, Bethany & Rufus, Kate Moffat, Laura Cortese, Joyce Andersen, Mark Dvorak

CD of the Week: Ronny Cox

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

Joni Laurence performs at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, February 10 at 8:15. 630-969-9720

Dana Robinson will be at Front Porch Music, 505 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, Indiana, Friday, February 10 at 8. 219-464-4700
Mustard's Retreat will be there February 18.

The University of Chicago Folk Festival takes place at Mandel Hall 57th & University (concerts) and Ida Noyes Hall, 59th & University, (free workshops, films, dances, etc.) Friday - Sunday, February 10-12. Artists include Seamus Connolly, The Pine Leaf Boys, Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass, The Rogues, Nancy Sluys & Friends, Bruce Greene and others. 773-702-9793

Mark Dvorak is at Someplace Else in the Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1901 W. 58th Place, LaGrange, Saturday, February 11 at 7:30. 708-246-1911

Bill Staines makes two appearances:
Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 at Hogeye Folk Arts, Ltd. at the Lake Street Church, Lake & Chicago Avenues in Evanston. 847-475-6165
Saturday, February 18 at 8 at Off Square Concerts at the Congregational Unitarian Church, 221 Dean St., Woodstock. 815-338-5164