playlist 3-31-08

Yesterday was Eric Clapton's birthday, so look for lots of Clapton (derek, cream) to be sprinkled in the playlist today.
6am
Caroline Herring - Midnight on the Water
Norah Jones - World of Trouble
Avett Brothers - Nothing Short of Thankful
Malcolm Holcombe - Gamblin' House
J.J. Cale - Waymore's Blues
Ray Charles - Let the Good Times Roll
Greg Brown - Spring and All
Shelby Lynne- Anyone Who Had a Heart
Wille Nelson - When I Was Young and Grandma Wasn't Old
Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go
Mavericks - The Air That I Breathe
Steeldrivers - Blue Side of the Mountain
BR549 - Poison
King Wilkie - Wrecking Ball
Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff
Darrell Scott - Full Light
7am
Carlene Carter- Light of Your Love
Jayhawks - Queen of the World
Cowboy Junkies - Walking After Midnight
Derek and the Dominos - Its Too Late
John Mellencamp - Pop Singer
Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the Mountain
Griffin House - Live to be Free
Josh Rouse - Love Vibration
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - Letter to Laredo
The Blind Boys of Alabama - People Get Ready
Townes Van Zandt - To Live's To Fly
Cream - Badge
Jim Lauderdale - Those Kind of Things
Van Morrison - Starting a New Life
Judy Wright - You are My Sunshine
8am
Van Morrison (yes I know I just played van) - End of the Land
Yarn - Took a Long Time
The Wrights - True Love
Fayssoux McLean - The Blackest Crow
Robie Fulks - Goodbye Good Looking
Bill Monroe - I Saw the Light
Lizz Wright - Stop
Cadillac Sky - Born Loansome
The Waifs - Pony
Steeldrivers - Midnight Tears
Michael Reno Harrell - Lucinda
Tift Merritt - I Know what I'm Looking For Now
James Taylor -Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Bonnie Raitt - Angel From Montgomery
Billy Bragg - I Keep Faith
That's it for today, Helen's up next. See ya tomorrow morning!

Playlist 3- 28-08

Be sure to tune in this afternoon. We will have three different artists in today. Peter Cooper, Jennifer Niceley and Kevin Gordon. Should be fun! The fun starts around 2pm.

6:30 (running a little late today)

The Wrights - A Love Like That

Greg Trooper - Dream Away the Blues

Steve Forbert - My Seaside Brown Eyed Girl

Jackie Greene - Don't Let the Devil Take Your Mind

Bill Mallonee - Cresent Moon

Todd Thibaud - What She Means

Janis Joplin - Move Over

7am

Mike Farris - Can't Set Down

Blind Boys of Alabama - Atom Bomb

Waybacks - Nice to be Alone

The Subdudes - Maybe you Think

Allman Brothers Band - Ain't Wastin' No More Time

Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

Jim Lauderdale - Honeysuckle Honeypie

Amanda Shaw - Pretty Runs Out

Walter Hyatt - I'll Come Knocking

Jackson Browne - Rock Me on the Water

Robbie Robertson - Soap Box Preacher

Tift Merritt - Tell Me Something Wrong

Flatlanders - Right Where I Belong

Eilen Jewel - Blow It All Away

8am

Richard Julian - Syndicated

Sondre Lerche - On the Tower

Cowboy Junkies - 200 More Miles

Beatles - I Call Your Name

Steeldrivers - Blue Side of the Mountain

Chris Knight - To Close to Home

Gary Lauris - Omaha Nights

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Through the Morning Through the Night

Iris DeMent - Fill My way With Love

Vector Wooten and the Lee Boys - Miss U

Eric Lendell - I Got a Girl

Kate campbell - Freedom Train

Hackensaw Boys - Oh Girl

Playlist 3-27-08

6am
BoDeans - Wast of a Lifetime
REM - Electron Blues
Wink Keziah - Hillbilly Saturday Night
Mike Farris - Oh Mary Don't You Weep
Jayhawks - Will I See You in Heaven
Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth
Crash Test Dummies - Stupid Same
Tift Merritt - Another Country
Elvis Costello - Tear off Your On Head
Amanda Shaw - French Jig
Matthew Kayler - As Close as That
Dwight Yoakam - Fast as You
Flatt and Scruggs - Rueben
Willie Nelson - Gotta Serve Somebody
Elizabeth Cook - Mama's Prayers
John Prine and Mac Wiseman - Just the Other Side of Nowhere
7am
Doc and Merle Watson - Hobo Bill's Last Ride
Jim Lauderdale - Honeysuckle Honey pie
Bob Dylan - The Times They are a-Changing
Eastmountainsouth - You Dance
Robert Randalph - I Need More Love
Shelby Lynne - If Anyone Ever Had a Heart
Steve Earle - Johnny To Bad
Jackie Greene - Downhearted
Angie Aparo - Sweet Loretta
John Fogerty - Somebody Help Me
Eric Clapton - Blues Power
Grace Potter - Nothing But the Water
Hank Williams - Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Jim Lauderdale - One Blue Mule
The Steeldrivers - Midnight Tears
8am
Dave Barnes - Carry Me Through
Nickel Creek - Smoothie Song
Vaughn Penn - Shades of Green (recorded during a live wgwg appearance)
Marshall Tucker Band - Hillbilly Band
Tim O'Brien - Where's Love Come From
Belleville Outfit - It's a Good Day
Ben Harper and the Blind Boys - There Will Be a light
Bruce Springsteen - Devil With the Blue Dress
Crowded House - Don't Dream Its Over
Tift Merritt - My Heart is Free
Jack Johnson - Losing Hope
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
Big Daddy Bluegrass Band - Water of Love
The Cash Brothers - Shadow of Doubt
Allison Moorer - Put a Little Sugar in My Bowl

Playlist 3-26-08

6am
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
Little Willies - It's Not You It's Me
Plum Hollow Band - Dulin' Banjers
Eagles - Guilty of the Crime
Jimmy LaFave - This Land
Billy Pilgrim - World Stay Away
Matthew Kahler - Stuck in the Middle with You
Caroline Herring - Heartbreak Tonight
Ryan Adams - Two
Mike Farris - Can't no Grave
Dave Alvin - Abilene (request)
Kate Campbell and Spooner Oldham - If I Ever Get to Heaven
Mark Erelli -Troubles
The Waifs - Pony
Dayna Manning - I Want
7am
Jim Lauderdale - Those Kind of Things
Alison Krauss - Gravity
10,000 Manics - Because the Night
Amanda Shaw - Chirmolito
Townes Van Zandt - Rex's Blues
Robert Earl Keen - All I Have is Today
Taj Mahal - Cake Walk into Town
Tift Merritt - Another Country
South Austin Jug Band - Dark and Weary world
Sunshone Still - Rowan Mountain
Norah Jones - The Story
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - It's Mighty Dark to Travel
Old Crow Medicine Show - Union Maid
Rodney Crowell - Still Learning How to Fly
Kevin Gordon - Flowers
8am
The Waybacks - City Boy
The Belleville Outfit - Somebody Like You
Carolyn Wonderland - Misunderstood
Van Morrison - End of the Land
Dave Barnes - Carry Me Through
Amy LaVere - Nightingale
The Holmes Brothers - Hey Baby
J.J. Cale - Waymore's Blues
Carlene Carter - Bring Love
James McMurtry - Bayou Tortous

Playlist 3-25-08

6am
Mike Farris - Can't No Grave
Jackson Brown and Bonnie Raitt - Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Whiskytown - Choked Up
The Belleville Outfit - Wanderin'
Shawn Camp - Redbird
New Riders of the Purple Sage - I don't Know
Patty Griffin - Cold as it Gets
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - All Just to get to You
Beck - Earthquake Weather
Eric Lindell - It's a Pity
Troy Johnson - Call Me
Flying Buritto Bros. - Do You Know How it Feels
Mark Stuart - Left of Nashville
Scott Miller - Amtrak Cresent
Elizabeth Cook - Sunday Morning
7am
The Steeldrivers - Blue Side of the Mountain
Gov't Mule - Soulshine
Michael Reno Harrell - Mama's Kitchen
The Waybacks - City Boy
J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton - Ride the River (request)
The Derailers - Hay Valerie
The Eagles - Desperado
Kate Campbell - Vision of Plenty
Chatham County Line - Chip of a Star
Tab Benoit and Jim Lauderdale - Moon Coming over the Hill
Joss Stone and Buddy Guy - Every Night About this Time
Garrison Starr - Beautiful in LA
Belleville Outfit - Tell Her For Me When I'm Gone
8am
Kathy Mattea - Green Rolling Hills
Greg Brown - Boom Town
Allison Moorer - I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Mark Knopfler - Behind in the Rent
Amy LaVere - This World is Not My Home
The Wallin' Jenny's - Firecracker
Drive By Truckers - Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife
Keb Mo - Love in Vain
John Mellencamp - Thank You
Robbie Robertson - Go Back to Your Woods
Rodney Crowell - Rock of my Soul
CCR - Travelin' Band
Railroad Earth - Bird in a House

New Show Airs Today

Tune in to wgwg this afternoon at 5pm. We've got a news show for you. Every Friday at 5pm (just after the news) I'll set down with Noel and we will count down the top 10 CDs of the week. Listen in and see who made it to number one!!!!

Happy Easter!

Good Friday to you. We have jumbled work schedule here as many of the folks are off today. That means I'm not blogging the playlist. It also means even more music and less talk for your listening pleasure.

Nancy's Blog and Playist 3-20-08

Live in the studio this afternoon, about 4pm, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. Tune in if you can. Check out the concert calendar below to see where they are playing.

Check Out Nancy's music blog on the wgwg.org home page. She hadn't blog for a while but now she's back at it. She has lots to say about Mike Farris in her latest entry.

Concert Calendar
Thursday March 20
Greg Brown w/ Johnny Irion and Sarah Lee Guthrie @ McGlohan
Theater
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge @ Neighborhood Theater

Friday March 21
Acoustic Syndicate @ Gottrocks
Malcolm Holcombe at the NuWay
Melissa Reeves and Eva Gael and Someone’s Sister @ Evening Muse
Volatile Baby @ Rodi
Greg Brown w/ Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion @ The Grey
Eagle
Modern Relic with No Alibi opening @ the Handle Bar

Saturday March 22
Blind Boys of Alabama, Mike Farris opening @ Neighborhood
Theater
Malcolm Holcomb @ The Bohemian
The Buckerettes @ Purple Onion
Steep Canyon Rangers @ The Orange Peel
Tater @ Legal Grounds

Looking Ahead….
March 28 Tim O’brien @ The Grey Eagle
Robert Earl Keen @ the Handlebar
March 30 Robert Earl Keen @ Neighborhood Theater

Remember that the WGWG Concert Calendar is unofficial, if you want official check with the venue!

6am
Blind Boy's of Alabama - If I help Somebody
Jayhawks - Better Days
Dylan Gilbert - Had it All
Amanda Shaw - French Jig
Coldplay - Politik
James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
Tommy Totone - 8675309
John Sebastain and David Grisman - EMD
Alison Krauss and Union Station - Stars
Mike Farris - Oh, Mary Don't You Weep (see Nancy's Blog)
Gillian Welch - I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll (request)
Tony Furtado - Standing in the Rain (request)
Chris Robinson - I You See California (request)
Norah Jones - One Flight
The Waybacks - City Boy
7am
Allison Moorer - Dancing Bearfoot
Malcolm Holcombe - Back in '29 (request)

Bill Noonan Band - The Moon is Full

Jackie Greene - Like a Ball and Chain

Tracy Grammer - Anyway I Do (request)

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion - Holdin' Back

David Childers - I was the One

Eric Lindell - I Got a Girl

Two Dollar Pistols - I Still Need Her

Tift Merritt - Keep You Happy

Chris Smither - Live the Light On

Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Dhani - Handel With Care

Joe Cocker - Unchaine My Heart

8am

DesChamps Band - Every Road I Pass

Waybacks - Good Enough

Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - All Just to Get to You

Punch Brothers - Puch Bowl

Bruce Hornsby - Jacob's Ladder

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Through the Morning Through the Night

G. Love - Ride

Johnny Lange - That Great Day

Charlie Sexton - I Do the Same For You

Railroad Earth - Mighty River

Playlist 3-19-08

6am
Belleville Outfit - It's a Good Day
Steve Earle - A Girl Like That
Danielle Howel - Roses From LeRoy's
Mike Farris - Sit Down Servent
Ryan Adams - Mockingbird
Johnny Cash - I'm Ragged but I'm Right
Tom Petty - Flirting With Time
Judy Wright - You Are My Sunshine
Robert Earl Keen - Broken End of Love
Jack Johnson - Go On
Counting Crows - American Girls
Melissa Etheridge - Refugee
Jim Lauderdale - Those Kind of Things
Chesapeake - High Sierras
Amanda Shaw - French Jig (request)
Richard Thompson - Ghosts in the Wind (request)
7am
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - Because of the Wind
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Be The Rain
Hem - The Pills Stoped Working
Bill Mallonee - Carol Merrill
The Waifs - How Many Miles
J.J. Cale - One Step
The Greencards - Weather and Water
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Red Stick Ramblers - Les Oiseaux Chanter
Blind Boys of Alabama - If I could Help Somebody
Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
Johnathan Byrd - Fiddle and Bow
Walter Hyatt - Sheik of ShBoom
Allison Moorer - I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
8am
Blind Boys of Alabama - You Got to Move
The Duhks - Annabel
Robin Rodgers - Come on in this House
Malcolm Holcombe - You Don't Come See Me Anymore
Bruce Robinson and Kelly Willis - Help Me Make it Through the Night
Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You
Susan Tedeshci - Magnificiant Santuray Band
Eagles - Guilty of the Crime
Coldplay - The Hardest Part
Darryl Lee Rush - Lot
Tim O'Brien - The Only Way to Never Hurt
Eric Lindell - Lady Day and John Coletran

Playlist 3-18-03

6am
Cowboy Junkies - Working On A Building
Neil Young - Turn and Run
David Childers and the MDJs - George Wallace
Tift Merritt - Hopes to High
Jason Ringenburg - One Less Heartache
Mark Knopfler and James Taylor - Sailing to Philadelphia
Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You
Arlen Roth - Don't Lie to Me
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman - Whiskey in a Jar (request)
Flatt and Scruggs - Reuben (request)
Warren Haynes - I'll Be the One (request)
Guy Clark - Walkin' Man
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - Letter to Laredo
Jayhawks - Will I See You In Heaven
7am
Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower (request)
Drew Emmitt - Meet Me in the Morning
Lone Justice - Shelter
The Waybacks - Savannah
Walter Hyatt - I'll Come Knocking
The Belleville Outfit - Somebody Like You
Kate Campbell - Galaxie 500
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Killing the Blues
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion - In Lieu of Flowers
Son Volt - Jet Pilot
Kim Richey - Those Words We Said
Steel Train - Wake Your Eyes
Donna the Buffalo - Positive Friction
Dave Alvin - Marie Marie
Deana Carter - I'm Not Lisa
8am
The Steeldrivers - Midnight Tears
Marshall Chapman - Now the Rain is Falling
Rolling Stones with Jack White - Loving Cup
Crosby Stills Nash - Long Time Gone
Malcolm Holcombe - Woman Missin'
Cephas and Wiggins - I Won't Be Down
Darryl Lee Rush - Lot
Will Hoge - Dirty Little War
Mike Farris - Selah
Campbell Brothers - Native Praise
G. Love and Special Sauce - Honor and Harmony

Top of the Morning to Ya! Playlist 3-17-08

6am
John Sebastian and David Grisman - I'm Satisfied
Phish - Farmhouse
Bobby Wynn - Voyage of the Dawn Trader
Punch Brothers - Punch Bowl
Risa - You Made It Rain
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Crossfire
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Willie Nelson, Tom Petty and others - Goodnight Irene
Alison Krauss - Molly Ban
The Duhks - The Greenfields of Glenntown
Chieftains With Ziggy Marley - Redemption Song
Yarn - Listen Up Sweetheart
Shooter Jennings - The Last Time I Let You Down
Hothouse Floweres - Bright Side of the Road
Taj Mahal - All Along the Watchtower
Chris Thile - This is All Real
7am
The Wrights - True Love
Kane Welch Kaplin - No One Told Me
Gigi Dover - Next Time
Paul Bradly and Rodney Crowell - 40 Shades of Green
Greg Trooper - Irland
The Belleville Outfit - Tell Her For Me When I'm Gone
The Grateful Dead - Cassidy
Larry Cordle - The First Train Robbery
Wilco - Hummingbird
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (request)
Chris Isaak - Let me Down Easy
Faysoux and Brandon - Early
The Waybacks - Tired of Being Right
Robbie Fulks - You Shouldn't Have
8am
Mindy Smith - The Word
Amanda Shaw - Pretty Runs Out
Jason Allen - John Boat Blues
Van Morrison and Lonnie Donegan - Lost John
Van Morrison w/ the Chieftans
Cassey Driessen - Sally in the Garden
Maura O'Connell - Crazy Love
The Cottars - Byker Hill
Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
John Hiatt - My Baby Blue
Tift Merritt - Another Country
Hacienda Brothers - Keep It Together
The Waifs - Pony
Jim Lauderdale - Honeysuckle Honeypie

Playlist 3-14-08

6am
Mary Gauthier - Please
Will Taylor with Jimmy LaFave- Never is a Moment
Malocolm Holcombe - This Ol' House
Caroline Herring - Paper Gown
Adrienne Young - Brokendown Palace
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
John Fogerty - Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Chatham County Line - chip of a star
The Perishers - My Heart
The Waybacks - Russell County Gorge
Tom Petty - Keeping Myself Alive
Tim O'Brien - Hoss Race
Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris - Comin' Round
Townes Van Zandt - To Lives To Fly
7am
King Wilkie - Wrecking Ball
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - Letter to Laredo
Wilco - War of War
Van Morrison and Tom Jones (yes i said tom jones) -Cry For Home
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Your Long Journey
Johnny Cash - I'm On Fire
Mountain Heart - Who's the Fool Now
John Cowan - Nights in White Satin
Bob Dylan - Forever Young (request)
Gary Louris - True Blue
Darrell Scott - You'll Never Leave Harlin Alive
Tift Merritt -Something to Me
8am
John Sebastian and David Grisman - John Henry
Mark Stuart - In '63
Arlen Roth - Burnt Child
Phillip Frankhauser - Flyin' High
Blind Boys of Alabama - I'll Fly Away
Robin and Linda Williams - Blue Ridge Cabin Home
Mountain Heart - Heart Like a Road Sign
Plum Hollow Band - You Are my Sunshine (request)
Levon Helm - Feelin' Good
Yarn - Madeline
Malcombe Holcombe - You Don't Come and See Me Any More
Belleville Outfit - Wanderin'
Willie Porter - If Love Were an Airplane

Playlist 3-13-08

6am
Mike Farris - Can't No Grave
Bonnie Raitt - I Believe I'm In Love With You
Earl Scruggs and Hylo Brown - Cumberland Gap
Allison Moorer - Mockingbird
Jimmy Eat World - Your House
Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
Gibson Brothers - Ophilia
Tim O'Brien - Where's Love Come From
Erin McKeown - We are More
Bill Monroe - I'm Working on a Building (request)
Doc Watson - I am a Pilgrim (request)
Blind Boys of Alabama - Uncloudy Day
Jackson Brown - Running on Empty
Jeffery Steele - Suite Natural Girl
The Waifs - Goodbye
Jim Lauderdale and the Dream Players - Those Kind of Things
7am
Will Hoge - When I Can Afford To Lose
The Belleville Outfit - Wanderin'
Bill Mallonee - Shirts and Skins
Trey Anastasio - Sweet Dreams Malinda
Malcolm Holcombe - Gamblin' House
The Waybacks - Good Enough
Walter Hyatt - Sheik of ShBoon
Carolyn Wonderland - Misunderstood
Robbie Fulks - Way Out on the Old St. Sabbath
Will Kimbrough - Ememy
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Bruce Hornsby - Look Out Any Window
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - Because of the Wind
8am
Ralph Stanley - Keep On the Firing Line
Wille Nelson - I'm Alive
Steve Forbert - It's Been A Long Time
Beatles - I'll Follow the Sun
John Hiatt - Riding With The King
Cowboy Junkies - Walking After Midnight
Brandy Lindsay and the Punch - My Goodbye
Rani Arbo - Red Haired Boy
Levon Helm - The Girl I Left Behind
Highwayman - Big River
The Band - Twilight
Shawn Mullins - Shimmer
Shannon McNally - Down and Dirty

Playlist 3-12-08

6am
Malcolm Holcombe - My Ol' Radio
Dave Alvin - Marie Marie
Al Dunkleman - Quittin' Time
Walter Hyatt - Going To New Orleans
U2 - A Sort of Home Coming
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Ally
Tony Furtado - Stay Awhile
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman - Letter to Laredo
Cooper Sails - Ebb
Steve Earle - Tennessee Blues
New Grass Revival - Angel Eyes (request)
Bill Monroe - Can't You Hear Me Calling (request)
John Prine - All The Best
Gary Louris - True Blue
Tift Merritt - My Heart is Free
7am
Eagles - How Long
Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
Robin Rogers - Come on In The House
Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
Lone Justice - Sweet Jane
Will Hoge - When I Can Afford to Lose
Gill Landrey - Poor Boy
Eric Lindell - I Got a Girl
Neil Young - Beautiful Bluebird
Willie Porter - One More September
Jackie Greene - Downhearted
Toney Rice - Muleskinner Blues
Eric Clapton - Let It Rain
8am
Brandy Lindsey and the Punch - White Lies
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Killing the Blues
Mike Farris - Can't No Grave
Lucinda Williams - Bus To Baton Rouge
Levon Helm - Wide River to Cross
John Mellencamp - John the Revelator (request)
Norah Jones - My Blue Heaven
Jimmy Hall - Build Your Own Fire
Carolyn Wonderland - I Found the Lions
Abigail Washburn - Coffee's Cold (request)
Jill Jack - Do I Dare
Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man

Cuz's Coner for March

March Cuz's Corner
By Dennis Frost
As Darrell Scott sang the other week from the McGlohon Theatre stage, "It’s a great day to be alive!" Spring already seems to be in a state of urgency and, thankfully, the rains appear to have returned to the piedmont of the Carolinas. Speaking of Darrell Scott, my high point for the last month would have to be Darrell’s second set of his cozily attended show. I’m continually amazed at his ability to reinterpret songs right on the stage, but a number of his standards played on the theatre’s beautiful grand piano simply took my breath away.
I must admit the Belleville Outfit’s CD release party at the Evening Muse was also pretty amazing. It’s been a while since I have happened on a band this young with such a grasp of roots music. Not only are they keeping alive the Austin-meets-Spartanburg swing tradition of Uncle Walt’s Band, but are also taking it in other, eclectic directions. I would recommend not missing them the next time they come through. Many of my Nashville compadres were absolutely blown away by them at the Folk Alliance Conference last week. Have you ever heard a group coming together on stage right in front of your eyes? This describes the Belleville Outfit – look out, world!
My final "pinch me" moment since the last time we talked was getting to spend part of an afternoon with Tift Merritt as she came by WGWG radio in support of her reigning AMA chart-topping CD, Another Country. It’s a thrill for me to discover an artist or group in the process of finding their muse – such as the Belleville Outfit. Sometimes, it’s equally thrilling when an artist rediscovers her art, as Tift did during her months in France. I stand by my review last month - Another Country is about as satisfying a record as you can find these days. Look for her at MerleFest this April and later this summer when she stops off in Charlotte!
There is some bad news for roots music fans, as No Depression Magazine will cease publication with its 75th issue this May. This decision was made almost entirely because of record companies’ slashing their advertising budgets for CD promotion, reflective of buying habits changing from CD purchases to downloads. I really hate this, as No Depression was one magazine for and about roots music that I could literally read from cover to cover. The plan is to continue the tradition online, but it will never replace the look and feel of that gritty recycled paper. My fear is that another causality of this phenomenon will be the pure art form of making a record album. I’m showing my age, but remember the thrill of sitting down and listening to Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? At least we still have live shows!
It’s hard to know where to begin in recommending new music this month, but I’ll give it a go. Note: Cuz’s Corner will continue reviewing CDs and not song downloads, so there! After about thirteen years together, Blue Highway’s Through the Window of a Train is exceptional work of all original bluegrass tunes. I especially like the fact that the lyrics tackle contemporary topics as well as the usual themes – a keeper! (http://www.bluehighwayband.com/)
I also am thrilled with the new one from Kathy Mattea. Coal is a collection of classic mining songs and is beautifully produced by the talented Marty Stuart. This is a powerful, heartfelt, and traditional-sounding work that I would highly recommend. You know a CD about coal mining that begins with two Jean Ritchie songs and includes tunes by Darrell Scott, Merle Travis, and others is going to be a good one! (http://www.mattea.com/)
The Belleville Outfit’s Wanderin’ is as highly recommended as their live shows. I love records that move from originals to covers and back again and the listener never notices. This one is fun and swings from the rafters! (http://www.bellevilleoutfit.com/)
Texas icon Joe Ely and accordion master Joel Guzman’s Cactus is a retrospective of Joe’s legendary career performed live, which, from my experience, is the best way to experience his music. If you love Tex-Mex folk music as I do, you need this one! (http://www.joeely.com/)
Bet you couldn’t tell I’m a huge Buddy Miller fan - not only of his songwriting, playing, and performances, but also of his production magic! Allison Moorer’s Mockingbird is an example of Buddy’s mastery and it showcases a wonderful vocalist at her best. (http://www.allisonmoorer.com/) Note that Allison will be performing with "hubby" Steve Earle at McGlohon Theatre on April 19th. They will perform solo acoustic and together! The new Tim O’Brien, Ricky Skaggs, and The Waybacks’ CDs will be on the agenda next month – stay tuned.
It’s extremely difficult coming up with a gig of the month for March as there are so many excellent choices. If you’ll check out the Folk Calendar, I bet you’ll find your gig of the month! That’s it for this time and, as usual, try to hit a live show or two and be sure to catch Wood & Steel at the Gathering on the 14th for the finest in bluegrass!
Cuz

Playlist 3-11-08

6am
Levon Helm - Feelin' Good
The Notorious Cherry Bombs - If I Ever Break Your Heart
Acoustic Syndicate - Dancing to the Requiem
Emmylou Harris - The Speed of Sound
John Starling and Carolina Star - South Riding Train
Hot Tuna - Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
Josh Kelly - Solid Ground
Steve Earle - Down Here Bellow
Chris Thile - This is All Real
Walter Hyatt - Sheik of ShBoom
REM - Talk About the Passion
Blind Boys of Alabama - If I can Help Somebody
Gob Iron - Buzz and Grind
Bruce Hornsby - Field of Gray
Allison Moorer - Getting Somewhere
Cowboy Junkies - Working on a Building
7am
Carolyn Wonderland - Walk On
Wilco - What Light
Old Crow Medicine Show - We're All In This Together
Arlen Roth - Don't Lie To Me
Ray Charles - It Should've Been Me
Amada Shaw - French Jig
The Waybacks - Nice to be Alone
Belleville Outfit - Somebody Like You
Santana - Hermes
Richard Thompson - Johnny's Far Away
Ryan Adams - Mockingbird
Cream - Strange Brew
Peter Rowan and Crucial Country - Howlin' at the Moon
Willie Nelson - I'm Alive
8am
Jim Lauderdale - Honeysuckle Honeypie
Drive By Truckers - Perfect Timing
Chatham County Line - The Carolinian
Uncle Earl - Booth Shot Lincoln
The Waybacks - Tired of Being Right
Hackensaw Boys - Radio
Hot Tuna - Candy Man (request)
Lucinda Williams - Overtime
North Mississippi Allstars - Storm
The Near Misses - Merigold
Gary Louris - True Blue
Tift Merritt - My Heart is Free
I See Hawks in LA -Hearvest
Jack Ingram - We're All In This Together

Playlist 3-10-08

6am
Will Kimbrough - Horseshoe Lake
Hayes Carll - Beyond the Blues
Jump - Midnight
Chatham County Line - Chip of a Star
Rooney - I'm Shakin'
Hot Tuna - Keep on Truckin'
Derek and the Dominos - It's Too Late
BoDeans - Wonder Wonder
Alison Krauss and Union Station - The Boy Who Would Not Hoe Corn
Will Hoge - Midnight Parade
The Belleville Outfit - It's a Good Day
Little Feat - Oh Atlanta
Jack Johnson - Go On
Johnny Cash - One Piece at a Time
Tift Merritt - My Heart is Free
7am
John Hiatt - Straight Out of Time
James Taylor - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Willie Nelson - I'm Alive
Dixie Chicks - Easy Silence
Poncho Sanchez - Shotgun
John Sebastian and David Grisman - Coffee Blues
Steeldrivers - Midnight Tears
Glenn Philips Thankful
The Three Pickers - Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Darryl Lee Rush - Smuggler's Prayer
The Perishers - Sway
The Lonely Hearts - Passive Aggressive
Richard Shindell - Deportee
Drive By Truckers - Perfect Timing
The Wrights - Do You Still
8am
Rising Appalachia -Gone Fishin'
Mountain Heart - Road That Never Ends
Cowboy Junkies - I don't Need You
Rolling Stones - Time is on My Side
Doc Watson - Can't be Satisfied
Richard Julian - Spring is Just Around the Corner
Robbie Fulks - I Like Being Left Alone (request)
Mama Said - Tralior Town (request)
Jackie Greene - Cold Black Devil / 14 Miles (request)
Shawn Colvin - Steady On
Griffen House - Live to Be Free
Chris Smither - Cold Trail Blues
The Waifs - Pony

Playlist 3-7-8 and Stevie Coyle in the studio

Stevie Coyle (formerly of the Waybacks)will be live in our Studio this Morning at 10:00. Tune In!!!!!
6am
Caroline Herring - Heartbreak Tonight
Ellis Hooks - It's Gonna take Some Time
Ryan Adams - Somehow Someday
Steve Earle - Jericho Road
John Prine - Bear Creek Blues
Ottis Redding - Mr. Pitiful
Ringo Starr - Imagine Me There
Jack Johnson - Go On
Neil Finn - Weather With You
Flatt and Scruggs - Flint Hill Special
DesChamps Band - As the Crow Flies (request)
Belleville Outfit - Wanderin'
Dave Alvin - From a Kitchen Table (request)
Sons of Bill - Savanna Rain (request)
7am

The Waybacks - Petrified Man

The Doors - Riders on the Storm (request)

The Eagles - Guilty of the Crime

Bobby Wynn - High Country

Blind Boys of Alabama - If I Can Help Somebody

Kendal Carson - Run to the Middle of the Morning

Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the Mountain

Billy Joe Shaver - Hottest Thing In Town

Mike Farris - I'll Take You There

Sidehill Gougers - One Tiny Sin

Shooter Jennings - Walk of Life

Richard Thompson - Tempted

8am

Listen to Blindside Movie Reviews

The Issacs - Friend to the End

Richard Julian - Can't Go Back

B.B. King - Sweet Sixteen

Malcolm Holcombe - Gamblin' House

Red Stick Ramblers - That's What I Like About the South

Mountain Heart - Who's the Fool Now

Amanda Shaw - Pretty Runs Out

Bill Monroe - Molly and Tenbrooks

Shelby Lynne - If Anyone Had a Heart

The Near Misses - Stone

Bill Kirchen - One More Day

Kathy Mattea - Blue Diamond Mines

Playlist 3-6-8

6am
Cowboy Junkies - Misguided Angle
Tom Petty - I Won't back Down
Acoustic Syndicate - Strike Not Our Brother Down
Arlen Roth - Burnt Child
Medeski Martin and Wood - Mami Gato
John Mellencamp - Small Town
Old Crow Medicine Show - Down Home Girl
Carolyn Wonderland - Misunderstood
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Amanda Shaw - French Jig (request)
Red Stick Ramblers - Les Oisseaux Vont Chanter (request)
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
Todd Thibaud - What She Means
Kim Richey - Jack and Jill
Robert Johnson - Walkin' Blues
7am
Laura Blackley - Lavinnia
South Austin Jug Band - Ghost
Will Kimbrough - Eden Prarie
Mike Farris - Sit Down Servant
Nanci Griffith - Ford Econoline
Bob Dylan - Changing of the Gaurd
Allison Moorer - Dancing Bearfoot
Tab Benoit and Jim Lauderdale - Moon Coming Over the Hill
Mary Chapin Carpinter - We're All Right
Marshall Tucker Band - I'll Be Losing You
Chris Smither - Outside In
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Donna Got a Ramblin' Mind
Pinmonkey - That Train Don't Run
Catlin Caitlin Cary - Please Break My Heart
8am
Michael Reno Harrell - If I Ain't Got You
Emmylou Harris - Waltz Across Texas
Johnny Cash - Got Rhythm
Mindy Smith - I'm Not the Only One Asking
Steve Earle - Jericho Road
Bruce Hornsby - The Red Plains
Malcolm Holcombe - You Don't Come and See Me Anymore
Darrell Scott - Do It Or Die Trying
Marty Casey - Trees
Walter Hyatt - Sheik of ShBoom
Ziggy Marley - Could You Be Loved
Ellis Paul - Sweet Mistakes
Tift Merritt - My Heart is Free

Playlist 3-5-08

6am
Blind Boys of Alabama - I'll Fly Away
Pearl Jam - Thumbing My Way
Peephole - Wish You Well
Tift Merritt - Keep You Happy
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean
Mark Knopfler and James Taylor - Sailing to Philadelphia
Jimmy LaFave - Revival
Darryl Lee Rush - Lot
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
Kathy Mattea - Coal Tattoo
Bob Weir - Man Smart Woman Smarter (request)
Bill Monroe - Uncle Pen (request)
Joe Ely - Dallas
Seth Walker - Change
7am
BoDeans - Lucille
Tres Chicas - Drop Me Down
Mountain Heart - While the Gettings Good
John Mellencamp - John the Revelator
John Anderson - Old Chunk of Coal
Sarah McLachlan - Blackbird
Richard Julian - Can't Go Back
Norah Jones - Nightingale
Willie Nelson - I'm Alive
Belleville Outfit - It's a Good Day
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Killing the Blues
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sherriff (request)
Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby - Hills of Mexico
The Clash - Lost in a Supermarket
8am
Amanda Shaw - Chirmolito
Yarn - Don't Break My Heart Again
Sam Bush - Riding That Bluegrass Train
Van Morrison - Full Force Gale
Nanci Griffith - Ford Econoline
Uncle Earl - The Last Goodbye
The Del McCurry Band - Brimingham
The Belleville Outfit - Tell Her For Me When I'm Gone
John Prine - Killing the Blues
John Hiatt - Circle Back
CCR - Down on the Corner
Jack Johnson - Go On
The Band - Twilight
Vigilanties of Love - Maggie's Farm

Playlist 2-4-8

6am
The Wrights - A Love Like That
The Cotters - Byker Hill
Amanda Shaw - French Jig (request)
John Sebastian and David Grisman - John Henry (request)
Mountain Heart - Who's the Fool Now
The Waco Ramblers - Shoal River
Greg Trooper - Irland
Tift Merritt - Broken
The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon
Richard Jullian - World Keep on
Robbie Robertson - Hold Back the Dawn
Kathy Mattea - Coal Tattoo
Jon Randall and Jessie Alexandar - Where the Soul of Man Never Dies
Pete Yorn - Come Back Home
7am
Griffen House - Live to be Free
Alison Krauss - Forget About It
Malcolm Holcombe - Gamblin' House
Guy Clark - Haning Your Life on the Wall
Wille Nelson - Gotta Serve Somebody
New Grass Revival - Angel Eyes (request)
Rodney Crowell with Emmylou Harris - Shelter From the Strom
Fleetwood Mac - Sarah (request)
Peter Rowan and Tony Rice - Gardian Angels (request)
Adriene Young - River and a Dirt Road
Hayes Carll - Rivertown
Hackensaw Boys - California
8am
Tift Merritt - Hopes to High
Blind Boys of Alabama - I'll Fly Away
Rhett Miller - Our Love
Tres Chicas - Drop Me Down
Tom Waits - Long Way Home
Dwight Yaokam - Fast As You Can
The Belleville Outfit - Wanderin'
Ollabelle - Troubles of the World
Levon Helm - Wide River to Cross
Mark Knopfler - Whoop Dee Doo
Steven Curtis Chapman - Lord of the Dance
BB King - The Thrill is Gone

Playlist 2-3-8 Tift Merritt to be in studio

Tift Merritt Will Be in the Studio this afternoon around 1:30. Tune in if you can!
7am
Mike Farris - Selah Selah
James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
Richard Juilan - Syndicated

Steel Train - Wake Your Eyes

Janis Joplin - Half Moon

G Love - Praise Up

Norah Jones - Above Ground

Laura Blackley - I go Out Walking In Your Memory

Tift Merritt - Tell Me Something True

Blind Faith - Presence of the Lord

Chris Robinson - Sunday Sound

Honeybrown - 8 Roses

The Harris Brothers - She Caught the Katy

Guy Clark - To Live's To Fly

8am

The Wrights - I Want a Love Like That.

Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain

Bob Weir - Me and Bobby McGee

Got to go to a meeting so I'm done blogging today but don't forget to tune in at 1:30 for the Tift Merritt interview.