1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
2. John Gorka: Branching Out I Know Red House RHRCD18
3. Free Hot Lunch: Trees in Love (John Corning) WaHa Music Mountain Railroad HR-8006
4. The Weavers: On Top of Old Smokey (trad.,arr.P.Seeger) The Weavers Greatest Hits Vanguard VCD15/16
5. Cindy Mangsen: Rudy's Big Adventure Cat Tales Compass Rose CRM-10CD
6. Stan Rogers: The Mary Ellen Carter Between the Breaks. . . Live! Fogarty's Cove FCM-002D
7. Tom Paxton: Faces and Places New Songs for Old Friends Reprise MS2144
8. Jim Croce: Time in a Bottle Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits Saja-Atlantic 92570-2
9. Jean Redpath: Dumbarton's Drums (Bob Beers/trad-Beers) Summer of My Dreams Jean Redpath JR-102
10. Jean Shepherd: The Human Comedy Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles Collectors' Choice CCM-343-2
11. Rolf Harris: The Court of King Caracticus Epic BN 26110
12. Pete Seeger: Little Boxes Greatest Hits Columbia Legacy CK65711
13. Andrew Calhoun: Water Street Hogeye HOG002
14. The Arrogant Worms: My Voice Is Changing C'est Cheese Worms AW-777-2
15. Chenille Sisters: Help! I'm Turning Into My Parents (Dale Gonyea) True to Life Red House RHRCD67
16. Malvina Reynolds: Turn Around Malvina Cassandra CFS2807
17. Jennifer & Rebecca Armstrong: White Goddess (J.Armstrong) (Folkstage - September 7, 2002) WFMT Recording
18. Sally Rogers w/ Claudia Schmidt: Lovely Agnes Closing the Distance Flying Fish FF70425
19. Art Thieme: Keweenaw Light (Craig Johnson) That's the Ticket Folk-Legacy CD-90
20. Bok-Trickett-Muir: Waltzing with Bears (Dr.Seuss-Dale Marxen) The First Fifteen Years, Volume II Folk-Legacy CD-1004
21. Dick McCormick: Waltzing Around in the Nude Fast Folk December 1985 FF210
22. Righteous Mothers: 60,000 Naked Hoosiers (Marla Beth Elliott) Pesky Angels Nexus 120
23. Bryan Bowers: The Scotsman (Mike Cross) Home, Home on the Road Flying Fish FF70091
24. Elsa Lanchester: The Yashmak Song (PD) More Bawdy Cockney Songs, Vol. II Tradition 2091
25. Judy Henske: Salvation Army Song (trad, arr.-adapt.J.Henske) Judy Henske Collectors' Choice CCM-268-2
26. Gold Coast Singers: Plastic Jesus (Rush-Cromarty) Here They Are! World Pacific 1806
27. Mark Graham & Orville Johnson: Their Brains Were Small (M.Graham) Kings of Mongrel Folk self, no#
28. The Mitchell Trio: Friendly Neighborhood Liberal Ku Klux Klan (B.Cross) Violets of Dawn Collectors' Choice CCM-374-2
29. John Flynn: Reggie's Question (What's in a Name) America's Waiting self JF007
30. Pete Seeger: Die Gedanken Sind Frei (trad) Dangerous Songs Columbia Legacy CK 65261
31. The Limeliters: Molly Malone (trad, arr.Limeliters) Tonight in Person RCA Victor LPM2272
32. The Snow Queen (orig.cast - Kat Eggleston): Love Letter on a Fish (Michael Smith) SQ01
33. Buffy Sainte-Marie: 97 Men In This Here Town The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Vol. 2 Vanguard VCD33/34
34. Groucho Marx: Lydia, The Tattooed Lady (Harold Arlen/E.Y. Yip Harburg) That's More Entertainment Rhino R272182
35. Jacques Brel: Marike Live at the Olympia, October, 1961 DRG8487
36. Ian & Sylvia: Red Velvet (Ian Tyson) The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings Vanguard 196/99-2
37. Nichols & May: Morning Rounds Nichols & May Examine Doctors Mercury 314558457-2
38. Austin Lounge Lizards: Go Ahead and Die (Card-Deisler-Pittman- Resnick-Simeone) The Drugs I Need Blue Corn BCM0603
39. Sheldon Harnick (explaining and then singing): If I Were a Rich Man (Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick) Deluxe Collector's Edition - Fiddler on the Roof RCA Victor 82876-51430-2
40. Charlotte Rae: A Merry Minuet (Sheldon Harnick) Songs I Taught My Mother Vanguard VRS-9004
41. Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin' Columbia CK8905
42. Liam Clancy: The Patriot Game (Dominic Behan) Liam Clancy Vanguard VMD79169
43. Peter, Paul & Mary: Where Have All the Flowers Gone (Pete Seeger, completed by Joe Hickerson) The Collection Readers Digest OPCD8505
44. Odetta: He Had a Long Chain on (Jimmy Driftwood) The Essential Odetta Vanguard VSD-43/44
45. Garnet Rogers: Hallelujah! The Great Storm Is Over (Bob Franke) Speaking Softly in the Dark Snow Goose SGS1115D
46. Chuck Suchy: Simply Fly Different Line of Time Little Bluestem LBR102
47. Gordon Bok - Ann Mayo Muir - Ed Tricket: Turning Toward the Morning (Bok) Folk-Legacy CD-56
48. Sally Barker: Another Train (Pete Morton) The Rhythm Is Mine Hannibal HNCD1356
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 ( ).

No Rich's picks / No CD of the week

Bob Zentz performing for the Lake County Folk Club at the El Barrio Restaurant, 1122 Diamond Lake Rd., Mundelein, Sunday, January 3 at 7. 847-271-1584

Bryan Bowers performing for Hogeye Folk Arts at the Lake Street Church, Lake & Chicago Ave., Evanston, Saturday, January 9 at 7:30. 847-475-6165

Tom Paxton, with Small Potatoes at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln, Chicago, Friday, January 15 at 8. 773-728-6000