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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 | 10:30 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Greg Hawks & The Tremblers When You Tell Me Lies Fool's Paradise Yep Roc
Gram Parsons The New Soft Shoe GP Reprise
* Röyksopp 49 Percent The Understanding Astralwerks
* Felt 2 Your Mans And Them A Tribute to Lisa Bonet Rhymesayers
* Malcom Kipe She All Love Breakspiracy Theories Merck
Husky Rescue Sunset Drive Country Falls Minty Fresh
* Doveman House The Acrobat Swim Slowly Records
* Langhorne Slim I Ain't Proud When The Sun's Gone Down Narnack
Old & In The Way Orange Blossom Special That High Lonesome Sound Acoustic Disc Fiddler Vassar Clements died yesterday at age 77. This set, all featuring his work, is dedicated to him. He was self-taught; he played on more than 2000 albums. This one's from 1973.
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Brown County Breakdown American Traveler County 1955 recording with twin-fiddle-playing of Vassar and Greensboro's Bobby Hicks
Vassar Clements & The Little Big Band Hillbilly Jazz Back Porch Swing Chrome 1998 record that's real jazzy
Vassar Clements Green Onions Livin' With The Blues Acoustic Disc ?his last cd? All blues classics, release in 2004. Booker T & the MG's song here, of course. Sounds cool with a soulful fiddle.
Steve Earle Fearless Heart Guitar Town MCA His debut LP from early 1986. He'll play the NC Museum of Art next Saturday, Aug. 27th, 8pm. Will give away a pair of tix next week during my show.
Steve Earle Poor Boy I Feel Alright Warner Bros.
* Shannon O'Connor Ride Low In Paradise Varrga CD release show coming up soon at Cat's Cradle
Anthony Neff Chase Your Burden Chase Your Burden Porch Glow Tonight's late show at The Cave
* Orenda Fink Blind Asylum Invisible Ones Saddle Creek
* Sons and Daughters Royally Used The Repulsion Box Domino
Benton Flippen Benton's Hornpipe Old Time, New Times Rounder Playing in Durham on Friday evening, 6pm, w/ Jon Dee Holman. At the courtyard of West Village downtown. Part of the Warehouse Blues Series, Fridays thru September. Info at 560-4965.
Red Belcher & His Kentucky Ridgerunners Old Grey Goose (VA) Raw Fiddle Rounder
* Uncle Earl How Long She Waits For Night Rounder
Knitters Baby Out Of Jail Poor Little Critter On The Road Slash Great show last night! Dave Alvin in particular was really good.
Woody Guthrie Do Re Mi This Land Is Your Land Smithsonian-Folkways Covered by the Knitters last night.
X Because I Do Live At The Whiskey A Go Go Elektra
Loretta Lynn The Race Is On Blue Kentucky Girl Decca