- Lead Belly:
The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions
Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
- cloudstreet:
Dance Up the Sun (John Thompson) Clouds on the Road self CDST05
- Waterson-Carthy:
May Song (trad, arr.Waterson-Carthy) Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man
Topic TSCD562
- Claudia Schmidt:
New Beltane Boogie Essential Tension
Red House RHRCD38
- Priscilla Herdman - Anne Hills - Cindy Mangsen:
Swinton May Song At the Turning of the Year Hand & Heart 2000
- Tony Cuffe: When rosy May comes in wi' flowers (Robt.Burns)
Robert Burns: Volume 1 of The Complete Songs (a compilation) Linn/Honest CD 5047
- Ronny Cox:
Milkbone Underwear (R.Cox-J.Stewart) Songs . . . with Repercussions
Wind River WR4042CD
- Golden Ring: The Hound Dog Song (trad) A Gathering of Friends for Making Music
Folk-Legacy CD-16
- Tim O'Brien:
Kick Me When I'm Down (T.O'Brien-Gary Nicholson) When No One's Around
Sugar Hill SHCD3866
- Two Time Polka: Hound Dog
(Leiber-Stoller) The Very Best of Two Time Polka Toucan Cove MLG2 50820
- Danny Schmidt: Swing Me Down
Instead the Forest Rose to Sing Red House RHRCD216
- Peter Sellers: You Keep Me Swingin' (Hare/Fisher)
A Celebration of Sellers EMI 8277812
- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer:
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington)
(Folkstage - August 30, 2008) WFMT recording
- Paul Robeson: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (trad) On My Journey
Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD40178
- Richard Shindell: Parasol Ants
Not Far Now Signature Sounds SIG2020
- Cosy Sheridan: Anthymn
Wind River WR4019
- The Ship:
Get Right with God (Jas.Barton) Left in the Wake self 84502 02468
- Merlin Snider:
Right Here in the Every Day Right Here Barking Dog 00261 26292
- The Capitol Steps:
Monster Cash (Capizzi-Pickett/ parody Newport-Eaton) Obama Mia! CapSteps CSCD1029
- Steve Goodman: Unemployed
Words We Can Dance To Red Pajamas RPJ011CD
- Nanci Griffith:
Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster) Other Voices, Too
Elektra 62235
- Ronny Cox:
Give It to the Rich Man (Jack Williams) Songs. . . with Repercussions
Wind River WR4042CD
- The Capitol Steps:
401K (Belolo-Morali-Willis/ parody Newport-Eaton) Obama Mia! CapSteps CSCD1029
- Bodega: Stamping Ground (Colum & Rory MacDonald)
Under the Counter Mad River MRCD1010
- Rod Clements: Stamping Ground
Market Square MSMCD107
- David Mallett:
I Knew This Place Midnight on the Water North Road NRCD71705
- Tracy Grammer:
Blue Wing (Tom Russell) A Book of Sparrows self 34479 65308
- Joe Crookston:
Freddie the Falcon Able Baker Charlie & Dog Milagrito JBJO78
- Edith Piaf:
Dans Les Prisons de Nante (trad,arr.Herrand) The Passion of Edith Piaf Pr1mo PRMCD6053
- Eilen Jewell: Rain Roll In
Sea of Tears Signature Sounds SIG2021
- James Lee Stanley:
Stop This Rain New Traces of the Old Road Beachwood BR24682
- Nichols & May: Mother and Son In Retrospect Mercury 314532373-2
- Paul & Tom Amandes: My Sainted Irish Mother Jamie O'Reilly & Friends: Vinegar Man
O'Reilly JO004
- Bonnie Dobson: My Mother Chose My Husband (trad)
Dear Companion Prestige Int. INT 13031
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: Johnny Be Fair
The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Volume 2 Vanguard VCD 33/34
- Annbjorg Lien: Mother and a Son (instrumental) Waltz With Me
Compass 744922
- The Smothers Brothers:
Mom Always Liked You Best Sibling Revelry
Rhino R2 75235
- Paul Robeson: Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvorak/Adolf Heyduk, PD)
On My Journey Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD40178
- The McCalmans: Still Gonna Die
(Shel Silverstein) Live: Coming Home Greentrax CDTRAX336
- Beyond the Fringe (Alan Bennett): The English Way of Death
The Complete Beyond the Fringe EMI 8 540452
- Enoch Kent: Crematorium Song
(trad/E.Kent) One More Round Borealis BCD190
- Gilmary Doyle-Andrews:
Once You're Dead Comes Up Grinnin' Pigeonbird 84501 09110
- Bua:
Casey's Pig / The Blackberry Blossom / The Congress / The Maid in the Meadow
(trad,arr.Bua) An Speakadoir Mad River MRCD1016
- Malinky:
Cows & Cottongrass (Gae te the ky wi me / The Cottongrass (3:53) (trad,arr.Malinky)
Flower & Iron Mad River MRCD103
- The Teflons:
Sing It (David Egan) Wrap Your Troubles self 00261 26516
- John Gorka: When You Sing
Writing in the Margins Red House RHRCD194
- Liz Mitchell:
Sing More Not the Whether of Summer
Riverwide 1207
- Pete Morton:
When We Sing Together (Folkstage - September 13, 2008) WFMT recording
- Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie:
When I'm Gone (close) (Phil Ochs) Spoken in Love Longtail LT003-2
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RICH'S PICKS:
Ronny Cox, Richard Shindell, Paul Robeson, Danny Schmidt, The Capitol Steps, McCalmans,
Gilmary Doyle-Andrews, The Teflons, Liz Mitchell
CD of the week: Ronny Cox
These concerts were mentioned on the program:
Tracy Grammer, along with Jeanne T. Arrigo, perform at SPACE,
1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Sunday, May 10 at 8.
The Teflons throw their album release party Sunday, May 17 at 2 pm at
S.P.A.C.E., 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. 492-8860 / evanstonspace.co
Danny Schmidt performs at Bill's Blues,
1029 Davis St., Evanston, Thursday, May 14 at 8.
James Lee Stanley is there Sunday, May 17 at 7 and Enoch Kent is there on May 31.
847-424-9800
Danny Schmidt also performs at the Two Way Street Coffee House,
1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, May 15 at 8:15. 630-969-9720