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July 18, 2009

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

  2. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Moonshot Vanguard 79312-2

  3. Mark Graham & Orville Johnson: Tap Dancing on the Moon (John Pavlik) Kings of Mongrel Folk self no#

  4. Ann Beach w/ Brendan Behan & Co.: Don't Muck About with the Moon (Behan) HMV 7EG8491

  5. John Stewart: Armstrong Airdream Believer - A Retrospective Shanachie 8015

  6. Conception Corporation: Astronaut on Mars Complete Conception Rhino RHM27728

  7. Cheryl Wheeler: Pointing at the Sun Dias 1001

  8. Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen: The Kid with the Comic Book (Trevor Mills) Being There Compass Rose CRM-11CD

  9. Pete Seeger: From Way Up Here (Malvina Reynolds - Pete Seeger) God Bless the Grass Columbia Legacy CK 65287

  10. Magpie: Before the Morning Sun (G.Artzer-T.Leonino) In This World Sliced Bread CDSB75315

  11. Al Day: Down on the Boulevard Guest House self 29048 02942

  12. New Grass Revival: On the Boulevard (Pat Flynn) Sugar Hill SH-3745

  13. The Greencards: The Avenue (Carol Young) Fascination Sugar Hill SUG-CD-4052

  14. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver: Lonely Street (Carl Belew-Kenny Sowder-W.A.Stevenson) Rounder 11661-0635-2

  15. Reginald Gardener: Trains 20 Original Hits of 1934 CollectorDirect.com

  16. Lord Richard Buckley: The Train A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat Collectors' Choice CCM-791

  17. Shel Silverstein: Wreck of the Old '49 Inside Folk Songs Water 215

  18. Still on the Hill: Train of Thought (Donna Stjerna) Chaos & Calm self no#

  19. Kat Eggleston: Everybody Knows Speak Paperboat 00261 27628

  20. David Buskin: It Will Come to You Again David Buskin Epic KE 31233

  21. Cheryl Wheeler: You Know You Will Pointing at the Sun Dias 1001

  22. Eric Lugosch: I'll Be All Right (Rev.Gary Davis) REVision - The Music of Gary Davis On Wry 00261 26020

  23. Austin Lounge Lizards: Too Big to Fail (private pressing)

  24. The Capitol Steps: Subprime Mortgage Holders (John Denver/Newport-Eaton) Obama Mia! CapSteps CSCD1029

  25. TR Ritchie: I'm Gonna Take It With Me Wild Horses Apex AR005

  26. Lissa Schneckenburger: Little Musgrove and Lady Barnswell (trad,arr.Schneckenberger) Song Footprint FR2008

  27. Rude Girls: Cheatin' Songs (Lyn Hardy) Rude Awakening Flying Fish FF424

  28. Fairport Convention: Matty Groves (trad,arr.Fairport) Meet on the Ledge - The Classic Years 1967-1975 A&M 314564687-2

  29. Michael Smith: This Here Mandolin Time Flying Fish FF 70613

  30. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver: Monroe's Mandolin (Virginia & Vernon Long) Lonely Street Rounder 11661-0635-2

  31. Carolann Solebello: Papa's Mandolin Glass of Desire Elizabeth ELZ 010

  32. The Music Man (new B'way cast): Ice Cream (Meredith Willson) Atlantic 92915-2

  33. She Loves Me (orig.B'way cast - Barbara Cook): Ice Cream (Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick) MGM E41180C

  34. Tom Waits: Ice Cream Man Closing Time Elektra 5061-2

  35. Natalia Zukerman: Ice Cream Only One Talisman TR004

  36. Dale Robin: A Taste of You Sweet & Salty Wepecket Island WI-007

  37. Lance Brown: Taste of Your Love Too Busy to Work Depot DEP-024

  38. Merlin Snider: Drink of You Right Here Barking Dog 00261 26292

  39. Joni Mitchell: A Case of You Misses Reprise 9 46358-2

  40. Paul Kaplan: Henry the Accountant The Folk Process Old Coat OCM002

  41. Cheryl Wheeler: Cat Accountant Pointing at the Sun Dias 1001

  42. Hot Soup!: Cool Day for a Kitty Cat (Jenny Avila) (Folkstage - March 7, 2009) WFMT recording

  43. Cheryl Wheeler: My Cat's Birthday Pointing at the Sun Dias 1001

  44. Janis Joplin: Me and Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson- Fred Foster) Pearl Columbia Legacy C2K 90282

  45. The Weavers, featuring Pete Seeger: Ramblin' Boy (Tom Paxton) Reunion at Carnegie Hall - 1963 Vanguard VMD-2150

  46. Hair (orig.Japanese cast): Flesh Failure (Let the Sunshine In) (Ragni-MacDermot-Rado) RCA Victor LSO-1170-2

  47. Hair (orig. Hebrew cast - Zwike Pick, et.al.): Let the Sunshine In (Ragni-MacDermot-Rado) CBS S70074

  48. Hair (orig. French cast - Julien Clerc, et.al.): Laissons Entrer Le Soleil (Ragni-MacDermot-Rado, arr.adpt Jacques Lanzmann) Philips 844.987

  49. 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:

Cheryl Wheeler, Kat Eggleston, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, TR Ritchie, Carolann Solebello, Dale Robin, Lance Brown

CD of the week: Cheryl Wheeler

These concerts were mentioned on the program:

Woodstock Folk Festival, Sunday, July 19 from 12:30-6 in the Woodstock Town Square, Woodstock, IL (in the event of rain at the Congregational Unitarian Church in Woodstock). The festival features John Flynn, Magpie, Jamie O'Reilly, Michael Smith, Still on the Hill, Trillium and Natalia Zukerman. 815-479-9933

The Al Day Trio and Johnny Burns perform at S.P.A.C.E., 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Friday, July 24 at 8.
Natalia Zukerman is there July 30 and Kat Eggleston has her CD release party there on August 2. 847-492-8860

Lissa Schneckenburger performs Thursday, July 30 at Bill's Blues, 1029 Davis St., Evanston, at 8.
Cooper & Nelson are there Sunday, July 26.
847-424-9800

Eric Lugosch performs at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, July 24 at 8:15.
Lissa Schneckenburg performs there July 31. 630-969-9720