1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
2. Martyn Joseph: Kiss the World Beautiful Evolved Pipe PRCD019
3. Chuck Brodsky: The Man Who Blew Kisses Tulips for Lunch Waterbug/Brodsky.com CD-8022
4. Maddy Prior: The Laugh and the Kiss (Prior-Kemp) Flesh & Blood Park PRKCD38
5. The Biddies: I Walk in Beauty (trad.Navajo) (Folkstage - July 28, 2007) WFMT recording
6. Jenny Yates: Beautiful World (Mark Isham/Jenny Yates) Out of the Blue self no#
7. Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet: I Spent All My Money Loving You (Bobby Charles, French lyrics M.Doucet) Alligator Purse Yep Roc YEP2185
8. Fred Holstein: Maggie May (trad) Fred Holstein: A Collection Holstein 01
9. Lucinda Williams: Steal Your Love Essence Lost Highway 088170197-2
10. Sarah McQuaid: Sprig of Thyme (trad,arr.McQuaid-O'Beirne) When Two Lovers Meet self SMQCD102
11. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: Buy Me That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series Three BBC Audio
12. The Beatles: Can't Buy Me Love (Lennon-McCartney) 1 Apple-Capitol CDP724352932528
13. Rich Eilbert: He's a Physicist Back From the War self 86851 13846
14. Wystan Hugh Auden: After Reading a Child's Guide to Modern Physics Selected Poems by W.H. Auden read by the Poet Spoken Arts SA 999-HS
15. Pierce Pettis: Einstein's Pencil (Kevin Faherty) Singer-Songwriter Heaven: The Songs of Kevin Faherty Well Versed Chorus 84502 24502
16. Nathan Caswell: Einstein's Brain NC04CD
17. Patty Larkin w/ Cheryl Wheeler: Island of Time (Larkin) 25 Signature Sounds SIG2028
18. Leo Kottke: Tiny Island (Al Gaylor) Greenhouse One Way S21-18457
19. Jan Krist & Jim Bizer: Island (J.Bizer) Influence Yellow Room YRR011
20. Beausoleil: Reel Cajun / 451 North St. Joseph St. (Dennis McGhee) Alligator Purse Yep Roc YEP2185
21. Le Vent du Nord: Le Coeur en Trois (Olivier Demers) La Part du Feu Borealis BCD199
22. Danu: Never Tire of the Road (Andy Irvine) / The Greenfields of America (trad) Seanchas self 84501 28959
23. Tish Hinojosa: Roadsongs and Bygones Our Little Planet Continental Song City CSCCD1049
24. Ruth & Max Bloomquist: Take It Down the Road Turn Back a Page Ruby 110
25. Mary McCaslin: Down the Road Way Out West Philo CDPH 1011
26. Joel Mabus: Ain't America Beautiful In Concert - The Naked Truth Fossil 288CD
27. Nancy K. Dillon: All the Pretty America Roses Guide to Time Travel Rose Rock RRR222
28. Bill Isles: The Hole in Our Town Early Risers Galinome Forest GF1001
29. Tom Pacheco: (Now That You're) Back on Hour Ranch in Texas (3:29) I'll Leave a Light on for You TrackAttack TA20101
30. Cheryl Wheeler: Gandhi/Buddha / Gandhi/Buddha parody (Folkstage - May 18, 2002) WFMT recording
31. Lori McKenna: Deserving Song Pieces of Me Signature Sounds no#
32. Naomi Ashley: Dangerous Another Year or So self 37101 43570
33. Téada: Miss Cassidy's / All Around the Room / The Ballintra Lass (trad,arr.Teada) Music & Memory Compass 745362
34. John McSherry w/ Donal O'Connor & Paul McSherry: The Rambles of Kitty / Miss Ramsays / Mary Bergins (trad,arr.McSherry) Soma Compass 745382
35. Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger: Ballad of Springhill (Peg Seeger/MacColl-Seeger) New Briton Gazette, Vol. 1 Smithsonian Folkways F-8732
36. Chris Stuart: Springhill Mine Angels of Mineral Springs Backcountry BCK-836
37. Red Molly: You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive (Darrell Scott) James self 84501 27407
38. Lake of Stew: The Armadillo Song (Brad Levia) Ain't Tired of Lovin' Woodhog WHRC101
39. Michael Flanders & Donald Swann: Armadillo The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann EMI CDS7974642
40. Les Barker: Arnold Arovertherapy Mrs. Ackroyd DOG015
41. Cindy Mangsen & Steve Gillette: Concertina Garden Medley: Behind the Bush in the Garden / Galway Hornpipe / The Flowers of Edinburgh (trad) Being There Compass Rose CRM-11CD
42. Charlie King: Charlie Armadillo Food Phone Gas Lodging Flying Fish FF 70536
43. Jackson Browne: Weight of the World (Dan Navarro-Eric Lowen) Keep the Light Alive AIX Media 81008
44. Amy Speace: The Weight of the World (A.Speace-Jon Vezner- Jud Caswell) (Folkstage - April 18, 2009) WFMT Recording
45. Martyn Joseph: The Weight of the World Evolved Pipe PRCD019
46. The Once: Anthem (Leonard Cohen) self 75020 95722
47. 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 ( ).

RICH'S PICKS:

Martyn Joseph, Sarah McQuaid, Singer-Songwriter Heaven, Patty Larkin, Krist & Bizer, Danu, Ruth & Max Bloomquist, Nancy K. Dillon, Tom Pacheco, John Sherry, Teada, Red Molly, Keep the Light Alive, The Once

CD of the week: Patty Larkin

Naomi Ashley performs at the Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove, Friday, April 2 at 8:15. 630-969-9720

Peggy Seeger gives her Chicago farewell concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Sunday, March 28 at 7.
Patty Larkin, and Cheryl Wheeler are there Sunday, April 11 at 4:00 & 7:30 PM.
Red Molly will be there Sunday, May 23 at 7. 773-728-6000

Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet at the Performing Arts Center of Dominican University, 7900 W. Divison, River Forest, April 24 at 7:30. 708-488-5000