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March 21, 2009

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  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71

  2. Susan Werner: Turn Turn Turn (Pete Seeger/Bible Ecclesiastes) Classics Sleeve Dog SW-014

  3. Severn Darden: Time excerpt from Metaphysics Lecture The Sound of My Own Voice and Other Noises Mercury OCS 6202

  4. Jorma Kaukonen: River of Time Red House RHRCD217

  5. Joel Rafael: Time Stands Still Thirteen Stories High Inside INR8031-2

  6. cloudstreet: Time Is a Tempest (John Broomhall, add.lyrics John Thompson) Clouds on the Road self CDST05

  7. Jimmy LaFave: Deportee (Martin Hoffman/Woody Guthrie) Ribbon of Highway Endless Skyway Music Road 337937 718-2

  8. Pierce Pettis: Pastures of Plenty (Woody Guthrie) That Kind of Love Compass 744962

  9. Buddy & Julie Miller w/ Emmylou Harris: The Selfishness in Man (Leon Payne) Written In Chalk New-West NW6158

  10. Beyond the Fringe (orig.B'way cast): Real Class The Complete Beyond the Fringe EMI 8 54045 2

  11. Carl Sandburg: Get the Money Flat Rock Ballads Columbia AML 5339

  12. Rachel Sage: Hunger In John Chandelier Mpress

  13. Firesign Theatre: Doom Bot Dust / Inside the Money Bubble Boom Dot Bust Rhino R2 75983

  14. Rik Palieri: Larimer Street (Utah Phillips) Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips Righteous Babe RBR065-D

  15. Slaid Cleaves: Pretty Boy Floyd Ribbon of Highway Endless Skyway Music Road 337937 718-2

  16. Tom Paxton: I'm Changing My Name to Fannie Mae (Midnight Special Folk Festival - 9/28/08) WFMT recording

  17. Ben Bullington: Twangy Guitars White Sulphur Springs self 00261 25533

  18. Tim Grimm: Heart So Full Holding Up the World Vault 008

  19. Livingston Taylor & Deborah Henson-Conant: Life Is Good (L.Taylor-J.Curtis-M.Taylor) Live Wires Bose BCD 2203

  20. Eddie Holstein w/ Bonnie Koloc: Bluebird Hotel (E.Holstein) Eddie Holstein Holstein 004

  21. Larry Penn: Potato Man A Ride on the Westbound Cookie Man CM-02

  22. Drew Nelson: Farmer's Lament Dusty Road to Beulah Land Waterbug WBG87

  23. Tom Dundee: McBride Argyle Station Furnished Rooms Fleeting Moment: Live Performances 1973-2006 Flyte FR4445

  24. The Wazo County Warblers and the Fly Boys: I Left Her Standing There (Doo Dad) (unattributed) The Wazo County Warblers and the Fly Boys self 700261263199 (email)

  25. Red Ingle w/ Jo Stafford: The Prisoner of Love's Song (Russ Columbo - Leo Robin - Clarence Gaskill) Tim-Tayshun Bear Family BCD 16115AH

  26. Indigo Girls: What Are You Like? (Emily Saliers) Poseidon and the Bitter Bug Vanguard 79896-2

  27. Pierce Pettis: To Dance (Greta Larson - Pierce Pettis) That Kind of Love Compass 744962

  28. Drew Nelson: True and Fine Dusty Road to Beulah Land Waterbug WBG87

  29. Debby McClatchy: Waltz Across Texas (Ernest Tubb) Lady Luck Green Linnet SIF 1017

  30. Norman & Nancy Blake - The Boys of the Lough - James & Rachel Bryan: The El Paso Waltz Rising Fawn Gathering Plectrafone WJRC 824761-040125

  31. Thom Bishop: Mr. Arthur's Place (Earl of Old Town - October 20, 1974) WFMT recording

  32. The Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem: The Wild Colonial Boy (trad.,arr.-adapt Clancys-Makem) In Person at Carnegie Hall Columbia Legacy 88697 42571 2

  33. The Makem & Spain Brothers: The Wild Colonial Boy (trad.,arr.Makems-Spains) Home Away From Home Red Biddy RB2008

  34. Beoga: The Incident Compass 744992

  35. Antje Duvekot: Vertigo The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer Black Wolf BW008

  36. David Francey: Highwire Far End of Summer Laker LKR 1002

  37. Corky Siegel: Vertigo Solo Flight - 1975-1980 Gadfly 254

  38. Judy Henske: Love Henry (trad) Judy Henske Collectors' Choice CCM-268-2

  39. Lisa Markley: Song for Henry One Word Soona SS013

  40. Tony McManus: Valse des Belugas (Andre Marchand) The Maker's Mark Compass 745002

  41. Steve Martin: Blue River Waltz The Crow self 83629 82130

  42. Buddy & Julie Miller w/ Regina McCrary: Hush, Sorrow (Julie Miller) Written in Chalk New-West NW6158

  43. Crooked Still: Undone in Sorrow (Ola Belle Reed) Still Crooked Signature Sounds SIG 2013

  44. Terri Hendrix w/ Lloyd Maines: Joy or Sorrow (trad, arr.Hendrix) (Folkstage - October 21, 2006) WFMT recording

  45. Cry, Cry, Cry (Dar Williams - Lucy Kaplansky - Richard Shindell): By Way of Sorrow (Julie Miller) Cry, Cry, Cry Razor & Tie 7930182840-2

  46. 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:

Susan Werner, Jorma Kaukonen, Cloudstreet, Singing Through the Hard Times, Drew Nelson, Pierce Pettis, Norman & Nancy Blake & friends, Makem & Spain Brothers, Beoga, Antje Duvekot, Buddy & Julie Miller

CD of the week: Buddy & Julie Miller

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

Eddie Holstein performs at Bill's Blues, 1029 Davis St., Evanston, Sunday, March 8 at 7. 847-424-9800

Lunasa at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, Sunday, March 22 at 7.
773-728-6000

Larry Penn performs at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, March 27 at 8:15.
630-969-9720

Corky Siegel performs at the Skokie Theater, 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie, March 27 & 28 at 8 pm. 847-677-7761

The Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway ensemble performs at Dominican University, Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division, River Forest, Saturday, March 28 at 7:30.
708-488-5000

Bonnie Koloc is at Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, Friday, April 10 at 8:30. 708-788-2118