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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Keith Olbermann is My New Hero!
He was great on SportsCenter. He's even better on MSNBC.
Watch him call out the Bush Administration in the most courageous commentary that any journalist has given on television since Edward R. Murrow called out Joe McCarthy. Don't just read the summary. Watch the video.
Watch him call out the Bush Administration in the most courageous commentary that any journalist has given on television since Edward R. Murrow called out Joe McCarthy. Don't just read the summary. Watch the video.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Online Folk Festival Top 41 - September 19, 2006
Once again, there is a tie at #40, so we're going that extra mile and giving you one bonus song - more for your entertainment dollar.
The following songs have been rated within the last 30 days by listeners of the Online Folk Festival.
Rank - Artist - "Song" - Album
1. Richard Shindell - "So Says the Whipporwill" - Vuelta
2. Deborah Holland - "Chain Stores, Malls and Restaurants" - Bad Girl Once ...
3. Bruce Cockburn - "Mystery" - Life Short Call Now
4.(tie) Michael Lille - "On Your Way Down" - Suitable Disguise
4.(tie) Grace Griffith - "Summertime" - Grace
6. Claudia Schmidt - "O Waly Waly" - Spinning
7.(tie) Martyn Joseph - "Wake Me Up" - Whoever It Was That Brought Me Here Will Have To Take Me Home
7.(tie) James Bryan - "Chicken in the Snowbank" - Come to the Mountain: Old-Time Music For Modern Times
7.(tie) Chuck Brodsky - "Death Row All-Stars" - Tulips For Lunch
10.(tie) Mission Street Project - "Unionville" - Liberty Tree: Songs From the American Kitchen Table, Volume 1
10.(tie) Michelle Shocked - "Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe)" - Arkansas Traveler
10.(tie) Emmylou Harris - "All My Tears" - Spyboy
10.(tie) Andrea Zonn - "Heads Up For The Wrecking Ball" - Love Goes On
14. Baka Beyond - "The Rhythm Tree" - Rhythm Tree
15.(tie) Jeffrey Foucault - "Ghost Repeater" - Ghost Repeater
15.(tie) David Stoddard - "Driving in a Circle" - Hesselville
17.(tie) Paul Simon - "Wartime Prayers" - Surprise
17.(tie) Outback - "Air Play" - Baka
17.(tie) Greg Greenway - "What Must Be Done" - Weightless
17.(tie) Antje Duvekot - "Helpless Kiss" - Big Dream Boulevard
21. John Prine - "Spanish Pipedream" - The John Prine Anthology: Great Days
22.(tie) Odetta - "Down By the Riverside" - Gonna Let it Shine
22.(tie) Erik Balkey - "Something in the Air/It's Not on the Airwaves" - Sanctuary Road
24. Carbon Leaf - "Desperation Song" - Echo Echo
25.(tie) The Kennedys - "Happytown (All Right With Me)" - Songs of the Open Road
25.(tie) Irene Kelley - "Dancin' Shoes" - Simple Path
27.(tie) Red Molly - "Caleb Meyer" - Never Been to Vegas (Live)
27.(tie) Jen Cass - "Dear Mr. President" - Accidental Pilgrimage
27.(tie) Daniel Lanois - "O Marie" - Acadie
27.(tie) Brooks Williams - "Trouble in Mind" - Blues and Ballads
27.(tie) Al Stewart - "Somewhere In England" - A Beach Full Of Shells
32.(tie) Proclaimers - "When Love Struck You Down" - Restless Soul
32.(tie) Pat Wictor - "Raise My Voice And Sing" - Heaven Is So High
32.(tie) Jackie Frost Ensemble - "Ain't You the One" - Cold Lonely Blues
32.(tie) Enoch Kent - "Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie - I'm a Rover
32.(tie) Dave Potts - If I Broke the Record" - $12.99
32.(tie) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer - "Snake-Handlin' Man" - Seven Is The Number
32.(tie) Catie Curtis - "Hard Time With Goodbye" - Long Night Moon
39.(tie) Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special" - At Folsom Prison
39.(tie) Eddi Reader - "Find My Love" - Live at Newcastle UK 24.05.03
39.(tie) Dave Potts - "$12.99" - $12.99
The following songs have been rated within the last 30 days by listeners of the Online Folk Festival.
Rank - Artist - "Song" - Album
1. Richard Shindell - "So Says the Whipporwill" - Vuelta
2. Deborah Holland - "Chain Stores, Malls and Restaurants" - Bad Girl Once ...
3. Bruce Cockburn - "Mystery" - Life Short Call Now
4.(tie) Michael Lille - "On Your Way Down" - Suitable Disguise
4.(tie) Grace Griffith - "Summertime" - Grace
6. Claudia Schmidt - "O Waly Waly" - Spinning
7.(tie) Martyn Joseph - "Wake Me Up" - Whoever It Was That Brought Me Here Will Have To Take Me Home
7.(tie) James Bryan - "Chicken in the Snowbank" - Come to the Mountain: Old-Time Music For Modern Times
7.(tie) Chuck Brodsky - "Death Row All-Stars" - Tulips For Lunch
10.(tie) Mission Street Project - "Unionville" - Liberty Tree: Songs From the American Kitchen Table, Volume 1
10.(tie) Michelle Shocked - "Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe)" - Arkansas Traveler
10.(tie) Emmylou Harris - "All My Tears" - Spyboy
10.(tie) Andrea Zonn - "Heads Up For The Wrecking Ball" - Love Goes On
14. Baka Beyond - "The Rhythm Tree" - Rhythm Tree
15.(tie) Jeffrey Foucault - "Ghost Repeater" - Ghost Repeater
15.(tie) David Stoddard - "Driving in a Circle" - Hesselville
17.(tie) Paul Simon - "Wartime Prayers" - Surprise
17.(tie) Outback - "Air Play" - Baka
17.(tie) Greg Greenway - "What Must Be Done" - Weightless
17.(tie) Antje Duvekot - "Helpless Kiss" - Big Dream Boulevard
21. John Prine - "Spanish Pipedream" - The John Prine Anthology: Great Days
22.(tie) Odetta - "Down By the Riverside" - Gonna Let it Shine
22.(tie) Erik Balkey - "Something in the Air/It's Not on the Airwaves" - Sanctuary Road
24. Carbon Leaf - "Desperation Song" - Echo Echo
25.(tie) The Kennedys - "Happytown (All Right With Me)" - Songs of the Open Road
25.(tie) Irene Kelley - "Dancin' Shoes" - Simple Path
27.(tie) Red Molly - "Caleb Meyer" - Never Been to Vegas (Live)
27.(tie) Jen Cass - "Dear Mr. President" - Accidental Pilgrimage
27.(tie) Daniel Lanois - "O Marie" - Acadie
27.(tie) Brooks Williams - "Trouble in Mind" - Blues and Ballads
27.(tie) Al Stewart - "Somewhere In England" - A Beach Full Of Shells
32.(tie) Proclaimers - "When Love Struck You Down" - Restless Soul
32.(tie) Pat Wictor - "Raise My Voice And Sing" - Heaven Is So High
32.(tie) Jackie Frost Ensemble - "Ain't You the One" - Cold Lonely Blues
32.(tie) Enoch Kent - "Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie - I'm a Rover
32.(tie) Dave Potts - If I Broke the Record" - $12.99
32.(tie) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer - "Snake-Handlin' Man" - Seven Is The Number
32.(tie) Catie Curtis - "Hard Time With Goodbye" - Long Night Moon
39.(tie) Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special" - At Folsom Prison
39.(tie) Eddi Reader - "Find My Love" - Live at Newcastle UK 24.05.03
39.(tie) Dave Potts - "$12.99" - $12.99
Labels: Online Folk Festival, Top 40
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Florida Folkie Steve Blackwell Dies
Steve Blackwell, folkie from the Punta Gorda, Florida area, has died of cancer. You can find an obituary here.
Steve sent me an album of his family's folk band a couple years ago and it's very good. My parents live in that part of Florida, and I had hoped to see him perform some time when I was down visiting them - unfortunately, that will not happen now.
Steve Blackwell's website
WMNF tribute to Steve Blackwell
Steve sent me an album of his family's folk band a couple years ago and it's very good. My parents live in that part of Florida, and I had hoped to see him perform some time when I was down visiting them - unfortunately, that will not happen now.
Steve Blackwell's website
WMNF tribute to Steve Blackwell
Labels: Folk News
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Living in the Now
I have been on an online mailing list with Victoria Moon for many years. Her husband was very nearly on the Delta Comair plane that crashed last weekend. His plane going to Atlanta the previous night had been canceled and he was given the choice to take the 6 am or 9 am plane and he chose the 9 am plane.
Victoria wrote an article about that experience for Relevant Magazine Online. I hope you take the time to read it.
Victoria wrote an article about that experience for Relevant Magazine Online. I hope you take the time to read it.
