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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | 09:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Nathan Abshire Le Two-Step de Choupique A Cajun Tradition La Louisianne great cajun accordionist, b. 1913. I think this is from the 80s...
* Pine Leaf Boys Zydeco Gris-Gris Blues de Musicien Arhoolie great young Cajun band. Their 2007 release.
Yatha Sihdra A Meditation Mass, part 1 A Meditation Mass Brain 1973. Mesmerizing Kraut-psyche w/ lotsa flute & nice percussion
Jennyanykind Peas And Collards Peas And Collards MoRisen
* Charlies Taiteen Kritiikistä (VA) Psychedelic Phinland: Finnish Hippie & Underground Music 1967-1974 Love 1970 for this one.
* Patrick Wolf Get Lost The Magic Position Low Altitude from London
* The Sea And Cake Exact To Me Everybody Thrill Jockey
* Folklore The Bartender The Ghost of H.W. Beaverman self-released Jimmy Hughes & Athens friends from Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel, others. Songs about ghost stories!
Elf Power We Dream In Sound A Dream In Sound Arena Rock
Gourds Waterbag Bolsa de Agua Sugar Hill
* Branded Women Every Bruise Cities and Seas Ranch
Emmylou Harris The Magdalene Laundries (VA) A Tribute To Joni Mitchell Nonesuch new
* Uncle Earl My Little Carpenter Waterloo, Tennessee Rounder Coming to Raleigh in June
The Carter Family Faded Flowers Gold Watch and Chain: Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1933-34 Rounder Look for a new 100+ song Proper Records box of Carter stuff. Should be a major good deal.
Barbara Manning Scissors Scissors Heyday
Freakwater Loserville Thinking Of You Thrill Jockey from their latest
Gob Iron Buzz & Grind Death Songs For The Living Transmit Sound Jay Farrar & Anders Parker
* Beaver Nelson Do Not Appear Surprised Beaver Nelson's Exciting Opportunity Freedom house concert in durham, may 26! Google it for info!
Jim Ford Go Through Sunday The Sounds of Our Time Bear Family
* Mavis Staples My Own Eyes We'll Never Turn Back Anti-
George Soule Get Involved (VA) Black & Proud, vol. 1: The Soul of the Black Panther Era Trikont Soule is a white singer, musician & composer from Meridian MS who composed for the Fame label in Muscle Shoals. This song was later covered in reggae style by Freddy McGregor.
Soul Angels It's All In Your Mind (VA) What It is! Funky Soul & Rare Grooves Rhino
* Graham Parker Somebody Saved Me Don't Tell Columbus Bloodshot new
* Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles Modern Trick Diamonds in the Dark Sugar Hill new
* Jon Shain Silvertone Army Jacket Winter Flyin' Records new from Durham's veteran folk/blues guitarist/singer
Steely Dan I Got The News Aja ABC
* The Hellers Mechanic Singers...Talkers...Players...Swingers...& Doers Fallout zany 1968 moog-covered mess
Kim Jung Mi track 4 Kim Jung Mi 1974, Korea. Track titles and all that in Korean... can't read it!
* Group Doueh Cheyla Ya Haiuune Guitar Music from Western Sahara Sublime Frequencies can't get enuf o' this here.
* Tinariwen Toumast Aman Iman World Village Modern Taureg sounds from Mali, W.Africa. New.
The Ethiopians Everything Crash (VA) Deep Ska: 80 Original Ska Classics Proper
* Horace Andy Every Tongue Shall Tell (VA) Studio One Kings Soul Jazz
* King Sunny Ade Sunny Special Gems from the Classic Years (1967-1974) Shanachie damn! what a great new acquisition!
* Seldom Scene Walk Through This World With Me Different Roads Rebel reissue of classic SS material
* J.D. Crowe Black Jack Bluegrass Holiday Rebel Their 1968 debut reissued, plus some bonus cuts like this killer instrumental which was only on 45 rpm before.
* Dale Watson It's Not Over Now From The Cradle To The Grave Hyena
Elvis Presley I Got A Feelin' In My Body Walk A Mile In My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters BMG/RCA
James Hunter Don't Come Back People Gonna Talk Rounder
Los Straitjackets La Hiedra Venenosa (Poison Ivy) Rock en Español Yep Roc starring Big Sandy
Loretta Lynn Before The Next Teardrop Falls Home MCA 1973