May 5, 2007

1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
2. Brave Combo: Cinco de Mayo Holidays! Dentone D1003
3. Guy Clark: Cinco de Mayo in Memphis (G Clark/Chuck Mead) Workbench Songs Dualtone 80302-01239-2
4. Sones de Mexico: La Rabia (trad) Esta Tierra Es Tuya self no#
5. Sones Jarochos from Veracruz: La Bamba (trad) Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD40505
6. Corky Siegel: Hey Don't Give Up on Me Now (Tom Dundee) What's Not to Like about Tom Dundee-- a Tribute from His Friends FlyteFR 4446
7. Storyhill: Give Up the Ghost Storyhill Red House RHRCD197
8. Patty Griffin: I Don't Ever Give Up Children Running Through ATO0036
9. Capitol Steps: Springtime for Liberals (Mel Brooks/Newport-Eaton-Strauss) CapSteps CSCD1027
10. Phil Ochs: Love Me, I'm a Liberal There But for Fortune Elektra 9 60932-2
11. Jesse Goldberg: I Used to Be a Liberal single
12. Capitol Steps: Everything's Run by Pelosi (Sondheim-Styne/Newport-Eaton-Strauss) Springtime for Liberals CapSteps CSCD1027
13. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys: Fire on the Mountain (trad) Live Recordings 1956-1969, Vol. 1 Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40063
14. Brad Colerick: Fire on the River Cottonwood Back 9 BM0401
15. Tom Dundee: Don't Fool with Fire Fleeting Moment: Live Performances from 1973-2006 Flyte 4445
16. Lucy Kaplansky: Ring of Fire (June Carter) Over the Hills Red House RHRCD200
17. Ellis Paul: Paris in a Day Esssentials Philo 11671-1250-2
18. Flanders & Swann: Paris The Extiary of Flanders & Swann EMI CDS 7974642
19. Connie Kaldor w/ Paul Campagne: Poodle in Paris (Folkstage - October 28, 2006) WFMT Recording
20. Michael Smith: Famous in France Such Things Are Finely Done Tales from the Tavern 019
21. Judy Collins: Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Chas.Badger Clark, Jr./Marc Williams) Forever - An Anthology Elektra 62104-2
22. Bill Staines: Mexico Way The Whistle of the Jay Folk-Legacy CD-70
23. Gene Autry: South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (J.Kennedy/M.Carr) The Essential Gene Autry Columbia Legacy C2K 63779
24. Sones de Mexico: Eres Bella Flor (Victor Pichardo) Esta Tierra Es Tuya self no#
25. Kat Eggleston: Lily Langtree (Jas.McCandless) The Only Word Redwing RWMCD5414
26. Judy Henske: Lily Langtree Judy Henske Collectors' Choice CCM-268-2
27. Buffy Sainte-Marie: 97 Men in This Here Town - Don't Call Me Honey The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Vol. 2 Vanguard VCD 33/34
28. Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers: Valentino's Ghost Dreamers, Lovers and Outlaws Roundhouse RHM0207
29. Lucy Kaplansky: Amelia (Kaplansky/Kaplansky-R.Litwin) Over the Hills Red House RHRCD200
30. Anais Mitchell: Hades & Perseophone The Brightness Righteous Babe RBR053-D
31. Jud Caswell: The Raven in the Apple Tree Blackberry Time Alderdown ALD0701
32. Roy Book Binder: Anywhere You Go Singer-Songwriter Bluesman PegLeg PL7002-2
33. The Malvinas (Gina Forsyth): Everywhere Love, Hope + Transportation 3-Legged Dog MALV1116
34. Lee Murdock: Homeward Bound (trad) Between Two Worlds Depot DEP027
35. Natalia Zukerman: Anyway Only One Talisman TR004
36. Carrie Newcomer: Healing Waters Wilderness Plots (a compilation) Rosehill RH-111
37. Redhead: The Medicine Show (Mike Dunbar) Legend no#
38. Austin Lounge Lizards: The Drugs I Need (Card-Deisler-Pittman-Resnick-Simeone) Blue Corn BCM0603
39. Capitol Steps: Viagra (Bernstein/Newport-Eaton-Strauss) Springtime for Liberals CapSteps CSCD1027
40. Allan Sherman: Pills (Roberts/Callahan) For Swingin' Livers Only! fr. My Son the Box Rhino Handmade RHM2 7891
41. Valucha: All the Lands (Jo Mapes) Ports of Pleasure, Vol. II A&A AA-102
42. Dar Williams: You're Aging Well The Honesty Room Razor & Tie RT 2816
43. Fred Holstein: Old Devil Time (Pete Seeger) (Old Town School - October 1993) WFMT recording
44. Pat Madden & Sally Potter: Old Man Time (Kate Rusby) It's About Time private release
45. Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie: When I'm Gone (close) (Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Longtail LT003-2
46. fill: Fairport Convention (Simon Nicol): End of a Holiday (Nicol) What We Did On Our Holidays Hannibal HNCD 4430

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

THIS WEEK'S PICK HITS:

Capitol Steps, Tom Dundee CDs, Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers, Lucy Kaplansky, Anais Mitchell, Jud Caswell, "Wilderness Plots"

CD of the week: Jud Caswell

Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln, Chicago
Saturday, May 12 at 7: Scott Free's Alt Q Festival featuring Natalia Zukerman, Zrazy, Chris Garneau, Tom Yore and actor Slash Model
Friday, May 18 at 8: Christine Lavin
Saturday, May 19 at 7 and 10: Old Blind Dogs, and Fairport Convention
June 9: Lucy Kaplansky, Ellis Paul
June 16: Jeff Daniels
773-728-6000

Roy Book Binder will be at Charlie's Coffeehouse, 1126 Central Ave., Wilmette, May 11 & 12.
847-256-5617

Kat Eggleston is everywhere:

at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday May 11 at 8:15.
630-969-9720

Hosting the "Second Sunday" concert series, featuring Corky Siegel with Jim Tulio, and the Jamie O'Reilly Trio, at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, Sunday, May 13 at 7.

and with Mark Dvorak at Off Square Concert Series at the Congregational Unitarian Church, 221 Dean St., Woodstock, Saturday, May 19 at 8.
815-338-5164

Carrie Newcomer appears at the Acoustic Renaissance Concerts series at the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 17 W. Maple, Hinsdale, Saturday, May 12 at 8.
708-802-0236

Michael Smith at the Stained Glass Coffeehouse, in the Congregational Church of Deerfield, 225 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, Saturday, May 19 at 7.
847-945-0176
Michael Smith also will return to the Off Square Concert Series in Woodstock on June 9.

Fire on the Mountain a new musical featuring Appalachian and bluegrass music runs from May 9 - June 16 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.
847-673-6300

Sones de Mexico at the Brookfield Zoo, Saturday, May 12 at 3.
708-485-0264
and at the McAninch Arts Center of the College of DuPage, Fawell & Park Blvds., Glen Ellyn, Saturday, May 19 at 8.
630-942-4000
David Holt & Doc Watson are there on May 18.

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