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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Profound Thought of the Moment - Bruce Cockburn edition
"Infinity always gives me vertigo
And fills me up with grace"
Bruce Cockburn - "Mystery" - Life Short Call Now
And fills me up with grace"
Bruce Cockburn - "Mystery" - Life Short Call Now
Monday, July 17, 2006
Top 40 (+1) July 17, 2006
Once again we have a tie at the #40 spot in this month's Top 40 of the last month, as rated by the feedback of listeners to the Online Folk Festival. Tracks from brand new releases are in red text.
Artist - "Track" - Album
1. Claudia Russell - "He Ain't Comin' Back" - Ready to Receive
2. The Yellow Room Gang - "Simple Faith" (Tamulevich) - Volume 1
3. Over the Rhine - "When I Go" - Films For Radio
4 Kate Campbell - "Peace Comes Stealing Slow" - Blues and Lamentations
5 Greg Trooper - "This I'd Do" - Make It Through This World
6. Christina Stewart - "The Miner's Lullaby" - Kist o Dreams
7. Bruce Springsteen - "Mrs. McGrath" - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
8. Sloan Wainwright - "These Are the Days" - Life Grows Back
9. Thea Gilmore - "The Cracks" - Avalanche
10. Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt - "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
11. Kris Delmhorst - "Galuppi Baldessare" - Strange Conversation
12. We're About 9 - "Reading You" - Engine
13. The Innocence Mission - "Where Does The Time Go?" - Birds Of My Neighborhood
14. Mary Fahl - "Going Home" - The Other Side of Time
15. Lynn Marie and the Boxhounds - "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone?" - Party Dress
16. Leo Kottke - "Times Twelve" - Mixx on the Fly: Live From Studio A WCBE Volume 5
17. Jen Cass - "Dear Mr. President" - Accidental Pilgrimage
18. Darrell Scott - "Shattered Cross" - The Invisible Man
19. The Waifs - "Bridal Train" - A Brief History
20. The Rankin Family - "Rise Again" - North Country
21. Laurie MacAllister - Nobody s Angel - The Things I Choose To Do
22. Druha Trava - "What it is" - Good Morning, Friend
23. Anonymous 4 - "Merrick" - Gloryland
24. Vigilantes of Love - "Sweet Fire Of Love" - Killing Floor
25. Lost Dogs - "A Vegas Story" - Gift Horse
26. Chuck Brodsky - "The Unreliable Taxi" - Tulips For Lunch
27. Josh Ritter - "Man Burning" - Hello Starling
28. Bruce Springsteen - "My Oklahoma home" - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
29. Over The Rhine - "It's Never Quite What It Seems" - Good Dog Bad Dog (Virgin Records re-release)
30. Levellers - "Together All The Way" - A Weapon Called The Word
31. David Francey - "Gone" - The Waking Hour
32. Carrie Newcomer - "Something True To Believe In" - Visions And Dreams
33. Ralph McTell - "Bridge of Sighs" - From Clare to Here: The Songs of Ralph McTell
34. Jack Williams - "Meet Me Mama" - Laughing in the Face of the Blues
35. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys - "Muleskinner Blues" - Live at Mechanics Hall
36. Bill Mallonee - "You Were the Only Girl For Me" - Friendly Fire
37. Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys - "Song Of The Old Rake" - Foggy Highway
38. Altan - "King of the Pipers" - The Best of Altan
39. Open Book - "New Direction Home" - The Things We Keep
40 (tie). Mark Heard - "How Many Tears" - Dry Bones Dance
40 (tie). Kate Campbell - "Would You Lay With Me In A Field Of Stone" - Twang On A Wire
Artist - "Track" - Album
1. Claudia Russell - "He Ain't Comin' Back" - Ready to Receive
2. The Yellow Room Gang - "Simple Faith" (Tamulevich) - Volume 1
3. Over the Rhine - "When I Go" - Films For Radio
4 Kate Campbell - "Peace Comes Stealing Slow" - Blues and Lamentations
5 Greg Trooper - "This I'd Do" - Make It Through This World
6. Christina Stewart - "The Miner's Lullaby" - Kist o Dreams
7. Bruce Springsteen - "Mrs. McGrath" - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
8. Sloan Wainwright - "These Are the Days" - Life Grows Back
9. Thea Gilmore - "The Cracks" - Avalanche
10. Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt - "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
11. Kris Delmhorst - "Galuppi Baldessare" - Strange Conversation
12. We're About 9 - "Reading You" - Engine
13. The Innocence Mission - "Where Does The Time Go?" - Birds Of My Neighborhood
14. Mary Fahl - "Going Home" - The Other Side of Time
15. Lynn Marie and the Boxhounds - "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone?" - Party Dress
16. Leo Kottke - "Times Twelve" - Mixx on the Fly: Live From Studio A WCBE Volume 5
17. Jen Cass - "Dear Mr. President" - Accidental Pilgrimage
18. Darrell Scott - "Shattered Cross" - The Invisible Man
19. The Waifs - "Bridal Train" - A Brief History
20. The Rankin Family - "Rise Again" - North Country
21. Laurie MacAllister - Nobody s Angel - The Things I Choose To Do
22. Druha Trava - "What it is" - Good Morning, Friend
23. Anonymous 4 - "Merrick" - Gloryland
24. Vigilantes of Love - "Sweet Fire Of Love" - Killing Floor
25. Lost Dogs - "A Vegas Story" - Gift Horse
26. Chuck Brodsky - "The Unreliable Taxi" - Tulips For Lunch
27. Josh Ritter - "Man Burning" - Hello Starling
28. Bruce Springsteen - "My Oklahoma home" - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
29. Over The Rhine - "It's Never Quite What It Seems" - Good Dog Bad Dog (Virgin Records re-release)
30. Levellers - "Together All The Way" - A Weapon Called The Word
31. David Francey - "Gone" - The Waking Hour
32. Carrie Newcomer - "Something True To Believe In" - Visions And Dreams
33. Ralph McTell - "Bridge of Sighs" - From Clare to Here: The Songs of Ralph McTell
34. Jack Williams - "Meet Me Mama" - Laughing in the Face of the Blues
35. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys - "Muleskinner Blues" - Live at Mechanics Hall
36. Bill Mallonee - "You Were the Only Girl For Me" - Friendly Fire
37. Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys - "Song Of The Old Rake" - Foggy Highway
38. Altan - "King of the Pipers" - The Best of Altan
39. Open Book - "New Direction Home" - The Things We Keep
40 (tie). Mark Heard - "How Many Tears" - Dry Bones Dance
40 (tie). Kate Campbell - "Would You Lay With Me In A Field Of Stone" - Twang On A Wire
Thursday, July 13, 2006
I'm Moving
The Online Folk Festival control center is moving to a new location. I will be joining the ranks of homeowners by moving into a condominium on July 22.
So, if you were planning to send me promotional materials, please check the submissions page of the website for my new address.
So, if you were planning to send me promotional materials, please check the submissions page of the website for my new address.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
New Adds - July 12, 2006
Recent Adds to The Online Folk Festival
Artist - Album
Andy Duinker with Donna Rhodenizer - Fine Company
Antje Duvekot - Big Dream Boulevard
Brad Colerick - Cottonwood
Chris and Siobhan Nelson - Day Has Dawned
Christina Stewart - Kist o Dreams
Darrell Scott - The Invisible Man
Druha Trava - Good Morning, Friend
Enoch Kent - I'm a Rover
Leadbelly - Genius of Folk
Lisa Richards - Mad Mad Love
LynnMarie and the Boxhounds - Party Dress
Michael Lille - Suitable Disguise
RobinElla - Solace for the Lonely
The Ginn Sisters - Blood Oranges
The Mad Maggies - Crazed and Enthused
Artist - Album
Andy Duinker with Donna Rhodenizer - Fine Company
Antje Duvekot - Big Dream Boulevard
Brad Colerick - Cottonwood
Chris and Siobhan Nelson - Day Has Dawned
Christina Stewart - Kist o Dreams
Darrell Scott - The Invisible Man
Druha Trava - Good Morning, Friend
Enoch Kent - I'm a Rover
Leadbelly - Genius of Folk
Lisa Richards - Mad Mad Love
LynnMarie and the Boxhounds - Party Dress
Michael Lille - Suitable Disguise
RobinElla - Solace for the Lonely
The Ginn Sisters - Blood Oranges
The Mad Maggies - Crazed and Enthused
Labels: New Adds
Thursday, July 06, 2006
I'm Now a Music Industry Insider!
Well, maybe I'm not an insider, but I found out yesterday when I got a post-production copy in the mail that I was thanked in the liner notes of the soon-to-be-released Black Dog and Other Stories by English band The Queensberry Rules. The CD will be available for general release on July 24 on Fellside Records, a label that already has several important UK folk acts in their stable. Those of you stateside may need to order it online from one of the shops on this page.
I think that this album compares very favorably with the best of what I've heard lately. In the best folk music tradition, this group writes what it knows -- engaging stories based on life in their corner of England. Their lead vocalist has a top notch tenor voice, the band's backing string arrangements are tight and jangly, and the production is professional. I really liked their previous album, Heritage and History, and I've been playing tracks from the new album on the Online Folk Festival for the last four months or so. If you like the folk band sound of groups like The Duhks or The Bills, then I think you'll like The Queensberry Rules.
I think that this album compares very favorably with the best of what I've heard lately. In the best folk music tradition, this group writes what it knows -- engaging stories based on life in their corner of England. Their lead vocalist has a top notch tenor voice, the band's backing string arrangements are tight and jangly, and the production is professional. I really liked their previous album, Heritage and History, and I've been playing tracks from the new album on the Online Folk Festival for the last four months or so. If you like the folk band sound of groups like The Duhks or The Bills, then I think you'll like The Queensberry Rules.
