26 March 2006
The featured album was FIELDS OF DREAMS AND GLORY by DAN
MCKINNON (www.danmckinnon.ca)
Enjoyable collection of ballads from a Canadian singer
songwriter with fine vocals and accompaniment. Good
CD production and helpful insert sleeve
information. The following tracks were scattered
through the program:
WANDERING DAYS; KITH & KIN; THIS SIDE OF
THE SOD; THE BALLAD OF THE SIMPLE SAILOR;
FIELDS OF DREAMS AND GLORY
* JOHNNY WALKER'S SHOES / Pigram Brothers / National Folk
Festival 2004 Sampler / www.folkfestival.asn.au
* IN A FOREIGN LAND / Anthea Sidiropoulous / National
Folk Festival 2004 Sampler / www.folkfestival.asn.au
THE OOKPIK WALTZ and HOMEGROWN TOMATOES / Jay
Ungar & Molly Mason / Relax Your Mind / Angel Records
MARIE LA CHAMELLE / Les Chauffeurs A Pieds / Dejeuner
Camadien / Scorbut
THE POLITICIAN'S SONG / Colum Sands / The Note That
Lingers On / Spring Records
DEN STREJKENDE GENERAL / Kristian Bugge / Folk &
Roots 2006 / FFS
LA GOLONDRINA and STREETS OF LAREDO / Skip
Gorman & The Waddie Pals / Dogie Music / Old West
Recordings
MARILAULU / Varttina / Oi Dai / Spirit
SHETLAND / Blazin' Fiddles / Magnificent Seven / www.blazinfiddles.com
WARLIKE LADS OF RUSSIA / Sandy Brechin & Ewan
Wilkinson / Everybody Hates The Accordion / Brechin All
Records
* THIS BODY'S GONNA WEAR OUT / Greg Champion / Shady Tree
/ www.gregchampion.com.au
SAUCY SAILOR / The Wailin' Jennys / 40 Days / Shock
* GULLIBLE / Enda Kenny / Here & There / www.endakenny.com.au
* SCHOTTISCHE SET / Growling Dogs / Australian Fiddle
Tunes / greganol@optushome.com.au
EAU DE BOUE / Watermelon Slim & The Workers /
Watermelon Slim & The Workers / NorthernBlues Music
THE INERTIAL WEANER SET / Glor na mBan / The Sound Of
Women / www.indie-cds.com
BUDDY LEAVE MY LITTLE JEEP ALONE / Lost Weekend Western
Swing Band / Swingin' Out West / Sonoton Music
19 March 2006
The program had a definite Irish theme today, due to the
proximity of St Patrick's Day and the imminent concert by
Andy Irvine's supergroup, MOZAIK. The program
contained three tracks from their new album, CHANGING
TRAINS www.andyirvine.com
, namely THE BALLAD OF RENNARDINE, THE WIND BLOWS OVER
THE DANUBE and O'DONOGHUE'S.
THOUSANDS ARE SAILING and GRAVELLY GROOVE / Deanta /
Deanta / Green Linnet
LITTLE BRIDGET FLYNN and JOHNNY HENRY'S / At The Racket /
Mirth-Making Heroes / Racket Records
* HUMPIN' THE DRUM / Blackwood / Never At Home / Making
Music
THE SALLY GARDENS / Four Men And A Dog / Long Roads /
Transatlantic
THE SHAMROCK SOD and SHIP IN FULL SAIL / Bohola / Bohola
/ Shanachie
PEG KELLEY'S BLACK CAT and THE BALLYMOTE / Kevin Henry /
One's Own Place / BogFire
* FAREWELL TO GRETA / Chloe & Jason Roweth / Daisy
Hill / www.rowethmusic.com.au
THE FLOGGING REEL / Phil, John & Pip Murphy / The
Trip To Cullenstown / Claddagh Records
LADY GETHIN / Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman /
Out Of Court / Old Bridge Music
THE AULD TRIANGLE / The Pogues / The Rest Of The Best /
WEA
* THE GOLD RING / Louis McManus / With A Heart And A Hand
/ bing@alphalink.com.au
THE FLOWERS OF MAGHERALLY and TOMMY BHETTY'S WALTZ /
Altan / The Red Crow / Green Linnet
* BALLAD OF LES DARCY / Wongawilli / 16th Illawarra Folk
Festival Sampler / www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au
THE PALM TREE / Sean O'Driscoll & Larry Egan / The
Kitchen Recordings / Clo Iar-Chonnachta
* COLEMAN'S FAVOURITE / The High Notes / The High Notes /
self published
CLONAKILTY BLACK PUDDING / Jimmy Crowley / Uncorked /
Greentrax
MRS KENNY'S / Mike Moloney, Eugene O'Donnell, Seamus Egan
/ 3 Way Street / Green Linnet
12 March 2006
Today's program featured an extended interview with ANDY
IRVINE recorded by Jan Nary, fellow community broadcaster
from Brisbane. Andy is performing in Bathurst next week
with the band MOZAIK.
SULEMAN'S KOPENITSA / Mozaik / Live From The Powerhouse /
Hummingbird Records
* MADDY D'S / Trouble In The Kitchen / When The World Was
Wide / www.troubleinthekitchen.com
* FAREWELL DEAREST NANCY / Trouble In The Kitchen / When
The World Was Wide / www.troubleinthekitchen.com
THE DUTCHMAN / Tom Russell / Modern Art / Shock
FINNISH WALTZ / Gil Kiesecker / Dance Fiddler From The
Blue Mountains / Voyager Recordings
STREET CRIES / Alva / The Bells Of Paradise / Beautiful
Jo Records
I DREAMED I SAW ST AUGUSTINE / Bob Dylan / John Wesley
Harding / CBS
WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM IN DIXIELAND / Orpheus Supertones /
When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland / Mudthumper Music
SANDANSKO HORO / Mozaik / Live From The Powerhouse /
Hummingbird Records
* ITALIAN GIRLS / Neil Adam & Judy Turner / Telling
Tales / www.tellingtales.net
GO NO MORE A-ROVING / Leonard Cohen / Dear Heather /
Columbia
* THE UNEVEN TUNE / Eileen McCoy / Apple Isle Fiddler /
Dulcetone Recordings
ROWLING HORNPIPE / Waterson:Carthy / Broken Ground /
Topic
PASS ME NOT / Marley's Ghost / Haunting Melodies / Sage
Arts
SHERBURNE / various / Southern Journey Vol 9 - Harp Of A
Thousand Strings / Rounder
THE BONNIE WEE LASSSIE WHO NEVER SAID NO / Brian McNeill
& Iain MacKintosh / Stage By Stage / Greentrax
VISITATION HORNPIPE / Frank Ferrel & Friends / Moxie
/ Great Meadow Music
* TRUE BELIEVERS / Eric Bogle / Other People's Children /
Rouseabout
FAR O'ER THE FORTH / Emily Smith / A Different Life /
White Fall Records
THE GALICIAN SET / Cluan / The High Road / www.cluan.com
5 March 2006
The featured album was 11th COBARGO FOLK FESTIVAL
PROMOTIONAL CD. It arrived a week too late, because
I attended the festival last week, but at least it helped
share the music, if not promote the event. Great little
festival in the beautiful far south coast of New South
Wales www.cobargofolkfestival.com
The following tracks ( all * Australian content) were
scattered through the program:
YE JACOBITES BY NAME (The Fagans); MARGARET FAGAN'S
(Nancy Kerr & James Fagan); THE WATERWITCH (The
Watsaname Band); QUAAMA OR NEW YORK (Ruby And The
Rotolactors); SYDNEY CITY RAG (Damien Coen with
Damon Davies and friends)
PASTURES OF PLENTY / Solas / The Words That Remain /
Shanachie
* CEILIDHS ON SUNDAY / Vince Brophy / Stronger Than You
Know / www.vbrophy.mtx.net
FAREWELL TO ERIN / Jimmy Power, Lucy Farr, Andy Boyle /
Paddy In The Smoke / Topic
COFFEE'S COLD / Abigail Washburn / Song Of The Traveling
Daughter / Nettwerk
FIVE DAYS A WEEK / Roy Bailey / Sit Down & Sing /
Fuse
* ON MONDAY WE'VE MUTTON / Warren Fahey / Classic Bush
Poetry / ABC Audio
GONE FISHING / Flook / Haven / Flatfish Records
JOY OF MY HEART / The Tannahill Weavers / Cullen Bay /
Green Linnet
* AURORA AUSTRALIS / Harlequin / La Vielle / www.indie-cds.com
LEEZIE LINZIE / Nick Shovlin / Mellow Scotch / Nice
Neholan Music
OLD PLANK ROAD / Peter Feldmann / Grey Cat On The
Tennessee Farm / Hen
Cackle Records
* THE WRECK OF THE DANDENONG / Ruth Hazleton & Kate
Burke / A Thousand Miles Or More / ruthsta@yahoo.com
* THE MAN IN THE MOON / Bernard Carney & Peter
Grayling / No Time Like The Future / Tempo
A BLACKSMITH COURTED ME / Mozaik / Live At The Powerhouse
/ Hummingbird
A LOVE YOU CAN'T SURVIVE / Richard Thompson / The Old Kit
Bag / Cooking Vinyl
FINCAIRN FLAX / The Makem Brothers with Mickey and Liam
Spain / Like Others Did Before Us / Red Biddy Records
TAM and SUNNY / The Poozies / Changed Days,
Same Roots / Greentrax
RED ROCKING CHAIR / Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem /
Gambling Eden / Signature Sounds
SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN / Los Super 7 with
Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Heard It On The X / Telarc
26 February 2006
The featured album was SIMPLE GIFTS by NINEPENNY
MARL (Folksound www.folksound.co.uk)
Unaccompanied folk songs, old and not so old, from an
experienced English group of performers. Fine
harmonies and an engaging selection of material.
The following tracks were scattered through the program:
LET UNION BE IN ALL OUR HEARTS; DR MACK; WHO
KILLED COCK ROBIN; SONG OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
ROVING JACK THE BAKER and THE LAST HAIRPIN ON
SOLLER / Craobh Rua / No Matter How Cold And Wet You Are
... / Lochshore
* TRINIDAD PADDY / Shake Sugaree / Shake Sugaree / self
published
* STEP IT UP AND GO / Shake Sugaree / Shake Sugaree /
self published
* WIFE TO A COCKY FARMER / Judy Small / Snapshot / Crafty
Maid
XIRANDIYES DE TORNER / Llan de Cubel / Un Tiempu Meyor /
Fono Astur
YE RAMBLING BOYS OF PLEASURE and SAKE IN THE
JAR / The Chieftains / Tears Of Stone / BMG
* THE QUEENSLAND SHEDS BEGUN / Wongawilli / After The
Tradition / www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
AUVERGNE POLKA / Belshazzars Feast / Drop The Box / Wild
Goose
THE FIGUREHEAD CARVER / Gordon Bok / Apples In The Basket
/ Timberhead
* BONNIE MOON / Us Not Them & friends / Sleepers / www.rowethmusic.com.au
EITT PASKAREGG FOR RULLANDI / Rebekka &
Spaelimenninir / Tutl 2000 / Tutl
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL and HOLD BACK THE TIDE /
Battlefield Band / Quiet Days / Temple
MY FATHER'S SERVANT BOY / Lisa Moscatiello & Rosie
Shipley / Well Kept Secrets / Shipwhistle
* AWAY IN THE DISTANCE / Nigel Foote / Home By Dark / www.folksinger.com.au
IF ONLY I COULD LEARN TO YODEL / Big Lou / Dogs Playing
Polka / www.accordionprincess.com
HI SAL, HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR E-MAIL / Grit Laskin /
Sampler Number 2 / Borealis
* THE OLD AUSSIE BAND / Home Rule / High Kickin' &
Hollerin' / Castle Communications
LIVING IN THE PAST THAT NEVER WAS / Brian Peters / The
Seeds Of Time / Harbourtown
* THE CUP OF TEA / Bhan Tre / Bulli - The Tradition
Continues / www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au
19 February 2006
The featured album was OVER SEAS by SULA www.sulafolk.dk
(Tutl) An interesting and highly entertaining CD of
songs and tunes from a Danish and Scottish trio, with
assistance from Andy Irvine. Innovative arrangements,
good production and useful sleevenotes top off a very
good package. The following tracks were scattered
through the program:
TO LIVE IS TO FLY; MADAME LAVER TYND CAFE;
ANY MICK'LL DO; SKIPPER CLEMENTS; APS
OTTEMANDSDANS
* THE TOLERANT MAN / The Larrikins / High Kickin' &
Hollerin' / Castle Communications
* BUSH TUNES / The Larrikins / High Kickin' &
Hollerin' / Castle Communications
I AM THE LIGHT OF THIS WORLD / Ernie Hawkins with
Maria Muldaur / Rags & Bones / Say Mo' Music
LE P'TIT CORDONNIER / Las Chauffeurs A Pieds / Dejeuner
Canadien / Scorbut
* STAY IN THE WAGON YARD / The High Times String Band /
Way Down The Track / Whoopy-Doo
* THE STREETS OF JOYCE / Enda Kenny / Here & There / www.endakenny.com.au
STRIP THE WILLOW / The Auld Reekie Scottish Dance Band /
Capital Reels / Lismor
* REMEMBER PORT MELBOURNE / Loaded Dog / A Coastline
Facing West / hugatree@iinet.net.au
OLD BANGUM / The Bill Hilly Band / The Bill Hilly Band /
self published
THE WALRUS / Lunasa / The Kinnitty Sessions / Compass
* THE MESS SONG / The Spooky Men's Chorale / Tooled Up /
self published
* THE SANDY MARANOA / Dave de Hugard / Songs Of The
Wallaby Track / Dave@deHugard.zzn.com
PEATA BEAG / Dervish / At The End Of The Day / Whirling
Discs
THE GYPSY POACHER / Damien Barber / The Furrowed Field /
DJC Records
AIKENDRUM / Ewan MacColl / Scottish Drinking and Pipe
Songs / Legacy International
* KATE KELLY / Barry McDonald and Marooan / Where The
Sun-Lights On The Dew-Drops Shine / Harbourtown
* STORIES OF THE ISLAND / Bernard Carney & Peter
Grayling / No Time Like The Future / Tempo
THE MOHER REEL / Bobby Casey and Lucy Farr / Paddy In The
Smoke / Topic
SAUCY SAILOR / The Wailin' Jennys / 40 Days / Shock
12 February 2006
The featured album was THE NOTE THAT LINGERS ON
by COLUM SANDS www.columsands.cjb.net
(Spring Records). This 2003 album, from an
accomplished Northern Irish singer songwriter soon to
commence an Australian tour, shows the wonderful gift of
someone who can tell strong stories in a gentle
way. The following tracks were scattered through
the program:
THE DONEGALL ROAD; SWEENEY THE FIDDLER;
SKIPPING HISTORY LESSON; TALKING TO THE WALL; THE
POLITICIAN'S SONG
* TWEED AND LISMORE / Cocky's Joy / The Joy / self
published
* PONY BOY / Dave Clarke / Railhead / self published
THE HAGGIS SET / James Ross / James Ross / Greentrax
SUGAR TRADE / Marley's Ghost / Live At The Freight / Sage
Arts
IN FLANDERS FIELD / Carol Noonan / Somebody's Darling / www.carolnoonanmusic.com
THE ROAD TO CREE / Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy /
Notes From The Heart / Clo Iar-Chonnachta
YE JACOBITES BY NAME / Ian Bruce / The King Has Landed /
Greentrax
DAICHEVO HORO / Andy Irvine's East Wind Trio / private
pressing / www.andyirvine.com
SANTA'S PUB-CRAWL / Trad Lads / Folk Music From Denmark
'98 / MXP
* WORKING FOR THE R.T.A. / Pat Drummond / Laughter Like A
Shield / Larrikin
COUNTRY BLUES / Doc Watson / Trouble In Mind / Sugar Hill
CAT EYED WILLIE CLAIMS HIS LOVER and ANGELINE THE BAKER /
Full Frontal Folk / Sweet Mystery Of Life / www.fullfrontalfolk.com
HOMENAJE A MI PUEBLO / Freshet / Freshet / Orb Discs
* N.I.BLUES / George Toofie Christian / Pilli Lornga N.I.
/ Coral Music
JOAUSTE AR CHEISTE / Skolvan / The Sounds Of Brittany /
Keltia Musique
JOCK STEWART / Archie Fisher / The Man With A Rhyme /
Folk-Legacy
LOVE ALONE / The Bill Hilly Band / The Bill Hilly Band /
self published
I WISH MY LOVE WAS A RED RED ROSE / Altan / Runaway
Sunday / Virgin Records
* THE LAND WHERE THE CROW FLIES BACKWARDS / Dougie Young
/ The Songs Of Dougie Young / AIATSIS / NLA
5 February 2006
The featured album was YOUR DAUGHTERS AND YOUR SONS by
THE DUHKS www.duhks.com
(Sugar Hill) This is a the 'slightly renamed'
Canadian folk-roots band's 2002 album newly re-released
for a wider market on a US label. Well worth the
effort, if it gains greater exposure for this hugely
talented band. The following tracks were scattered
through the program:
ROCK OF AGES; GIULIANO'S TUNE; CRUSTY ROLLS
& CHILI; LE MEUNIER ET LA JEUNE FILLE;
PRETTY BOY FLOYD; THE BANTRY GIRL'S LAMENT
* NICK THE CARNIVAL MAN / Piping Hot / No Regrets / self
published
* FITZPATRICK'S / Piping Hot / No Regrets / self
published
TAKE MY POSSESSIONS / Charlie Sohmer / Dying To Have A
Good Time / Glowing Hearts
* DRIVE / Women In Docs / Bulli - The Tradition Continues
/ www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au
FANCY SQUIRREL / Freshet / Freshet / Orb Discs
A SHEARER'S LAMENT / Gordon Bok / Apples In The Basket /
Timberhead
TWO MEN / Chipolata 5 / Skinless / Hoodlum
* LA SANSONETTE / Ade Kelly & Myra McRae / Ace Of
Hearts / O'Kelly's Shamrock Music
* MOTHER NATURE BLUES / Ruth Apelt / Told You Twice /
self published
EVERY MAN'S HEART / Dan McKinnon / Fields Of Dreams &
Glory / www.danmckinnon.ca
* 'TIT GALOP / Jugularity / Greatest Hits / www.jugularity.com
* JOHNNY TODD / Jugularity / Greatest Hits / www.jugularity.com
THE BOTTOMLESS HOLE / The Handsome Family / Singing Bones
/ Carrot Top
THE BARFLY / Nightwatch / Dusk Till Dawn / Poke Records
* HUMPIN' THE DRUM / Blackwood / Never At Home / Making
Music
THE POLITICIAN'S SONG / Colum Sands / The Note That
Lingers On / Spring Records
* FREEDOM'S ON THE WALLABY / J.Dengate, M.Walters,
C.Kempster / Union Is Strength / CFMEU
HEAD ON HOME / FolksTogether / Pilgrims / FolkSounds
MACUMBA / Ponty Bone / Fantasize / Loudhouse Records
29 January 2006
The featured album was THE WAKING HOUR by DAVID FRANCEY
(Shock Records www.shock.com.au)
Outstanding singer songwriter, Ayrshire born and long
time Canadian resident, who only took the leap into a
professional music career in his 40s. Excellent
accompaniment on this album by Keiran Kane, Kevin Welch
and Fats Kaplin. The following tracks were
scattered through the program:
THE WAKING HOUR; HIGHWAY 95; MORNING
TRAIN; WISHING WELL; FOURTH OF JULY
* THE EARL OF ERROL / Alistair Hulett & Dave
Swarbrick / Saturday Johnny & Jimy The Rat / Red
Rattler
* WEE WEAVER / Mandy Breeze & Doug Kelly / Simple
Folk / Soundcolour Productions
A WEEK IN EEK / Ken Waldman / Fiddling Poets On Parade / www.kenwaldman.com
* A CUP OF TEA / Brett Robin Wood / Likely Stories / www.brettrobinwood.com
* SCHOOLDAYS OVER / The Creel / Appellation / Mountain
Music
JONAH AND THE WHALE / Waking Up Tillie / Groundhog Day /
Chubby Dragon
* RAGGLE TAGGLE HIPPIE / Malumba / Interwoven / www.malumba.com
* BESSARABIAN HORA / Bohemian Nights / Bohemian Nights / www.erniegruner.com
* FAREWELL TO STIRLING / Triantan / Triantan / www.indie-cds.com
* CNOC NA FEILLE / Triantan / Triantan / www.indie-cds.com
* THE NERD SONG / Liz Frencham / Jericho / Dog & Bear
Records
PADDY FAHEY'S and ME AND DIRK'S TRIP TO
IRELAND / Tim O'Brien / Two Journeys / Sugar Hill
* LAY THE BENT TO THE BONNY BROOM / Ruth Hazleton &
Kate Burke / A Thousand Miles Or More / ruthsta@yahoo.com
WE SHALL BE HAPPY / Ry Cooder / Jazz / Warner Brothers
* EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK / Bun' Ber E / Ceilidh / self
published
WAY OVER YONDER IN THE MINOR KEY / Joel Rafael Band /
Hopper / Inside Recordings
* THE SOCIAL CLUB ON WHEELS / Judy Small / Sleepers &
Rails / Festival
BOSTON O'CONNOR and THE HUMOURS OF THE KING
OF BALLYHOOLEY / Patrick Street / Irish Times / Special
Delivery
* THE WALTZ COTILLIONS / The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush
Band / A Friday Night At The Spring Gully Hop / self
published
22 January 2006
The featured album was OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN
by ERIC BOGLE (Rouseabout Records www.undercovermusic.com.au)
The first studio album for some time from the master
songwriter, including a dose of biting social commentary,
poignant and reflective ballads and a touch or two of
Bogle's characteristic humour. The following tracks
(all * Australian content) were scattered through the
program:
TRUE BELIEVERS; TIRED; THE DEMON; TO AN
ATHLETE DYING YOUNG; WHILE I AM HERE
JENNY BRYCE / Garnet Rogers / The Outside Track / Snow
Goose Songs
MULINEIRA DE SANTALLA D'OZCOS / Felpeyu / Tierra / Fono
Astur
TEIR ABHAILE RIU / Glor na mBan / The Sound of Women / www.indie-cds.com
* THE BALLAD OF C.F.MARTIN / Nigel Foote / Home By Dark /
Folksinger
MON CHER AMANT / Lisa Moscatiello and Rosie Shipley /
Well Kept Secrets / Shipwhistle
* CACTOID FRACTAL SWING / Spondooli Brothers / An
Anthology of Revised Ambiguities / www.indie-cds.com
THE PRISONER'S SONG / The Gibson Brothers / Red Letter
Day / Sugar Hill
* MAGGIE BROUN'S / Chris Duncan & Muriel Johnstone /
Sandy Ower The Sea / self published
* BLACK MUDDY RIVER / Jim MacQuarrie / Time Can't Erase /
www.newsouthfolk.com
MAKE BELIEVE STUNT / Ernie Hawkins / Rags & Bones /
Say Mo' Music
* WHEN THE SHEEP ARE IN THE FOLD / Us Not Them / Sleepers
/ www.rowethmusic.com.au
TUNE THE SPEED / Smoky Finish / Tune The Speed / www.smokyfinish.com
CROCODILE MAN / Chris Smither / Train Home / Hightone
Records
THE BOLD GAMBLING BOY / A.L. Lloyd / Bold Sportsmen All /
Topic
* SCHIARAZULA NARAZULA / Harlequin / La Vielle / www.indie-cds.com
FALL ON MY KNEES / The Mammals / Rock That Babe /
Signature Sounds
THE GALWAY GIRL / Sharon Shannon with Steve Earle / The
Diamond Mountain Sessions / Hummingbird Records
A NOBLE RIDDLE WISELY EXPOUNDED / The Demon Barbers /
Waxed / DJC Records
STOLEN PURSE / Lunasa / The Kinnitty Sessions / Compass
15 January 2006
The featured album was DAISY HILL by CHLOE & JASON
ROWETH www.rowethmusic.com.au
This is the latest and self-produced release by a NSW
duo, who were my studio guests for the program. The
album has a focus on Australian collected songs and
tunes, including some familiar and some more recently
unearthed material. Typically sensitive and sparse
arrangements allow the lyrics to have their full impact
throughout this very enjoyable album. The following
tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through
the program:
DAISY HILL; ISLE OF FRANCE; YOU CAN'T CHANGE
IT; BROKEN DOWN DIGGER; THERE SHE GOES;
THE EPITAPH
BLYTHE BLYTHE AND MERRY WAS SHE / Jock Tamson's Bairns /
Rare / Greentrax
* GULLIBLE / Enda Kenny / Here & There / www.endakenny.com.au
BARBARA'S JIG / Keep It Up / Keep It Up / Foot Stompin'
Records
* WHAT WILL I LEAVE / Jim MacQuarrie / Time Can't Erase /
www.newsouthfolk.com
* AFTER THE GOLDRUSH / Colcannon / Covering Our Tracks /
Greentrax
HERE'S A HEALTH TAE THE SAUTERS / Ceolbeg / Seeds To The
Wind / Greentrax
FREEDOM TRAIN / Kate Campbell / Blues and Lamentations /
Large River Music
* THE WAITRESS / The Waifs / Sink Or Swim / www.thewaifs.com.au
* THEY NEVER MENTION THE FLIES / Sensitive New Age
Cowpersons / Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch / www.cowpersons.com
MISS GILHOOLEY'S PARTY / Frank Maher & The Mahers
Bahers / Mahervelous! / Borealis
SUNDAY ON THE JAR / Brian McNeill & Tom McDonagh /
Horses For Courses / Greentrax
WHERE WOULD THE WORLD BE WITHOUT WOMEN / At The Racket /
Mirth-Making Heroes / Racket Records
INTO THE WEST / Tim O'Brien / The Crossing / Alula
Records
* HIGHLAND SCHOTTISCHES / Barry McDonald and Marooan /
Where The Sun-Lights On The Dew-Drops Shine / Harbourtown
8 January 2006
The featured album was SONGS FROM SINGOUT! v.49#4. www.singout.org Yet
another high standard quarterly issue from SingOut!
magazine, with a fascinating range of music. The
following tracks were scattered through the program:
O'DJILA (Les Yeux Noirs); WO (Les Charbonniers de
l'Enfer); GLORY OF TRUE LOVE (John Prine);
THE GOLDEN GLOVE (Chris Foster); HARDER TO WALK
THESE DAYS THAN RUN (Karine Polwart); FEELS LIKE
HOME ( Liz Carlisle)
* A SWAGMAN'S GOTTA LIVE / Alan Musgrove / Songs They
Used To Sing / self published
FREEWHEELIN' / Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell / Simple
Tricks / Lochshore
ANOTHER TRAIN / Pete Morton / Yelp! / www.mrsackroyd.com
MICHAEL DWYER'S ESCAPE / Andy Irvine / Rude Awakening /
Green Linnet
THE BONNIE BANKS O' FORDIE / Malinky / The Unseen Hours /
Greentrax
* DOING IT TOUGH / Graham Seal / Barbed Wire Ballads /
Unvarnished Productions
* THE GOLD RING / Louis McManus / With A Heart And A Hand
/ self published
DETRITUS / Les Barker / Yelp! / www.mrsackroyd.com
ANY MICK'LL DO / Brian McNeill / No Gods / Greentrax
HEY RAIN! / Us Not Them / As Good As New / www.rowethmusic.com.au
THE BELLY DANCER / Gordon Duncan / Thunderstruck /
Greentrax
* TAKE ME DOWN THE HARBOUR / Skedaddle / Take Me Down The
Harbour / self published
* REAL ESTATE / Fred Dagg / Fred Dagg Anthology /
Columbia
MISS JOHNSTONE / A.Fraser, M.Johnstone, N.Haas / Legacy
of the Scottish Fiddle vol.2 / Culburnie
MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS / Asleep At The Wheel / The Very
Best of Asleep At The Wheel / Relentless
BRING BACK THE CHAIR / Tom Paxton / New Songs From The
Briarpatch / Vanguard
* CORRIE'S COCONUT CABBAGE SOUP / Paul Lawler & The
Just Desserts / A Taste of Good Music / www.peculiarhand.com
1 January 2006
The featured album was TOOLED UP! by THE
SPOOKY MEN'S CHORALE www.spookymen.com.au
An album of a cappella all male voices from the Blue
Mountains of NSW with some serious material, some comic
originals and some bizarre parodies. Highly
entertaining group in concert making a successful
transition to CD. The following tracks (all *
Australian content) were scattered through the program:
THE SPOOKY MEN'S THEME; AM I NOT PRETTY
ENOUGH; DON'T STAND BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS
TOOL; GHOSTRIDERS IN THE SKY; (I CAN'T GET
NO) SATISFACTION
* ATHOL HIGHLANDERS / Malumba / Interwoven / www.malumba.com
THE SLIPRAILS AND THE SPUR / Aoife Clancy / Silvery Moon
/ Appleseed
BOYS OF THE LAKE SET / Natalie MacMaster / The Best Of
Scottish Music Vol.2 / Greentrax
MUIR AND THE MASTER BUILDER / Dick Gaughan / The Best Of
Scottish Music Vol.2 / Greentrax
FROSTY MORNING / Bela Fleck / Crossing The Track / Shock
LARK IN THE MORNING / Maddy Prior / Arthur The King /
Park Records
LA BANQUEROUTE and LE REEL DES OUVRIERS / La
Bottine Souriante / Y A Ben Du Changement / Mille-Pattes
* THE HUNGRY MILE / Peter Hicks / The Bottom Line / self
published
BALLAD OF A BALLGAME / Christine Lavin / Sometimes Mother
Really Does Know Best / Appleseed
FATHER JOHN and WEEPERS I SHALL WEAR / Deaf
Shepherd / Synergy / Greentrax
* YOU COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME / Colcannon /
Step It Out / self published
TRAIN HOME / Chris Smither / Train Home / Hightone
Records
FIDDLING JIM / Ken Waldman / All Originals, All
traditionals / www.kenwaldman.com
* SHEETMETAL WORKER / Declan Affley / Vintage Live
Recordings / Australian Folk Archive
O' BRIEN IS DEAD and FRANK STAMP'S / Frank
Maher / Mahervelous! / Borealis
BACK TO DONEGAL / Rory McLeod / Travelling Home / Cooking
Vinyl
THE BANKS OF THE NILE / Nancy Kerr & James Fagan /
Song Links / Fellside
IN THE LAND OF THE PATAGARANG / Patrick Street / Irish
Times / Special Delivery
* GRUNDY'S WALTZ / Jane Brownlee & David De Santi /
Australian Traditional Dance Tunes Volume #2 / www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
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