24 September 2006

The featured album was STANDING UP by veteran singer songwriter RAB NOAKES  www.rabnoakes.com (Neon Records).  This is an eclectic, almost confusing, collection of songs ranging across many genres, but with good sleevenote explanations and all presented with Noakes' solid vocals and fine guitar accompaniment.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

GENTLY DOES IT;  PSYCHO KILLER;  NEIL GOW'S APPRENTICE;  LENNY BRUCE; WHEN THIS BLOODY WAR IS OVER

* THE RASPBERRY PICKER'S SONG / Harvest Moon Band / In Some Old Shed / Collective Effort

* MY DREAM / Harvest Moon Band / In Some Old Shed / Collective Effort

* IN THE VALLEY TONIGHT / Noel McClumpha / Late Evening Rain / self published

THE YARD SALE SONG  and  THE UKULELE MARCH / Paul Mills / The Other Side Of The Glass / Borealis

LADY MARY ANNE / Karan Casey / Chasing The Sun / Vertical Records

* MISS HAMILTON / Blackwood / At Home / Making Music

* AE FOND KISS / Jane Harding / private recording / self published

ME LA PUSIERON DIFICIL / Joaquin Diaz / Ola / CBC

BUSH WAR BLUES / Billy Bragg / Hail To The Thieves Volume III / www.georgeandjulius.com

* BANDICOOT HOP / Shake Sugaree / Shake Sugaree / self published

THE DEVIL'S PAINTBRUSH ROAD / The Wailin' Jennys / Songs From SingOut! v.50#3 / www.singout.org

MISTER O'REILLY / Steve Gilette & Cindy Mangsten / Songs From SingOut! v.50#3 / www.singout.org

SPIKE ISLAND LASSIES / Michael McGoldrick / Wired / Vertical Records

* THE SULTAN'S THRONE / Doch / National Folk Festival 2004 - Sampler / www.folkfestival.asn.au

REEL DE LA FESSE CRAMPEE / Les Tireux d'Roches / ...Papier, Ciseaux / www.tireuxderoches.com

THE SOOR MILK CAIRT / Jock Tamson's Bairns / Rare / Greentrax

* JOG ALONG TILL SHEARING / Alan Scott / Battler's Ballad / Fanged Wombat

THE LILY / Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll / The Calling / www.englishfiddle.com

17 September 2006

The featured album was AUGUST GALE by CHRISTINA SMITH AND JEAN HEWSON www.jeanandchristina.com  (Borealis). The second album from two Newfoundlanders who play old and new songs and tunes from Newfoundland, accurately described as "lively and traditional".  An enjoyable collection of distinctively regional material.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

BREAKWATER BOYS BREAKDOWN;  THE GREEN SHORES OF FOGO;  BUTTER AND CHEESE;  FRANK STAMP'S TUNE;  JIM RUMBOLT'S TUNE;  LE BON VIN

CRE MARDI / Le Vent du Nord / Les Amants du Saint-Laurent / Borealis

* LIKE LIMERICK / Us Not Them / One Man's Weeds - Another Man's Flowers / www.rowethmusic.com.au

* FOUR SISTERS BARN DANCE / Southern Cross Bush Band / Bush Dance / Sydney Bush Music Club

CARRION CROW / Ninepanny Marl / Simple Gifts / Folk Sound

RHEINLANDER POLKA / Kristain Bugge / Kristian Bugge / Radium

ONE MILLION LAWYERS / Best Of Friends / Best Of Friends / Appleseed

* THE SHEARER'S DREAM / Alan Scott / Travelling Through The Storm / Fanged Wombat

GRAND TASSO / The Red Stick Ramblers / The Red Stick Ramblers / Louisianaradio.com

ON THE SEA OF GALILEE / Emmylou Harris with the Peasall Sisters / The Unbroken Circle / Dualtone

* (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION / The Spooky Men's Chorale / 2006 National Folk Festival / www.folkfestival.asn.au

LOVING HANNA / Steve Tilston / Of Many Hands / ADA Recordings

CORBY CASTLE  and  KENDAL GHYLL / The Boat Band / A Trip To The Lakes / Harbourtown Records

* THE VIRTUOSI SET / Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Orchestra & Friends / A Long Way From Home / www.tellingtales.net

OLD PAINT / Bruce Molsky and Big Hoedown / Big Hoedown / Rounder

WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A' / Jock Tamson's Bairns / May You Never Lack A Scone / Greentrax

JOHN PARFIT / Martin Carthy / Signs Of Life / Topic

MARS EFTER J.C. SVABO / Faerd / Faerd / Tutl

JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO / Wendy Weatherby / A Breath On The Cold Glass / Lochshore

EDDIE KELLY'S NO.1 / Moving Cloud / Sweet Nyaa / Go' Danish

10 September 2006

The featured album was MIGRATIONS by THE DUHKS  www.duhks.com  (Sugar Hill).  The latest captivating release from a high energy Canadian band who draw their influences from an eclectic spread of folk styles. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

THE FOX AND THE BEE;  DOWN TO THE RIVER;  WHO WILL TAKE MY PLACE; THREE FISHERS;  TURTLE DOVE

DEOINDI and FRED FINN'S POLKA / North Cregg / Summer At My Feet / Greentrax

CAROLAN / Carmina / Weather In The Heart / I & E Records

WHO'S GONNA BUILD YOUR WALL? / Tom Russell / Who's Gonna Build Your Wall? / Hightone Records

* WESTERN HIGHWAY / Colcannon / Covering Our Tracks / Greentrax

* FRANKIE AND JONESY / Dougie Young / The Songs Of Dougie Young / AIATSIS & NLA

CLANCY & DOOLEY & DON MACLEOD / Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick / Sit Down & Sing / Fuse

* SANTY ANNA / Wheeze and Suck Band / Elsie Marley's Mates / Fire and Thorn

BARRETT'S PRIVATEERS / Stan Rogers / Between The Breaks / Fogarty's Cove Music

WHA'LL DREG A BUCKIE / Drinkers Drouth with Davy Steele / A Tribute / Greentrax

* 'TIL I'M GONE / David Ross Macdonald / Knuckled Brass and Bone / Pepper Tree Records

JOLLY ROGUES OF LYNN / Pamela Ward / An Old Fashioned Girl / Providence Music

CHURCH STREET BLUES / Tony Rice / A Retrospective Sampler / Sugar Hill

PIPE JIGS / Dochas / An Darna Umhail / Macmeanmna

TAKE HER IN YOUR ARMS / Bob Fox / Dreams Never Leave You / Woodworm Records

THE LILAC AND THE APPLE / Kate Wolf / Songs From SingOut! v.50#3 / www.singout.org

* STRINGYBARK CREEK / The Bushwackers / Flash Jack From Gundagai / Avenue

JOKIJENKKA / Frigg / Songs From SingOut! v.50#3 / www.singout.org

3 September 2006

The featured album was FOUR SPACIOUS GUYS by MARLEY'S GHOST (Sage Arts).  A ten year old album, but still a wonderful journey through old timey, cajun, gospel and who knows what else.  Great songs, great harmonies.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

SAILING AWAY TO THE WEST;  HIGHER GROUND;  HOW WILL I EVER BE SIMPLE AGAIN;  SIREY (SIERRA) PEAKS;  I CAN SEE YOUR AURA;  TURTLE DOVE

COME GET YOUR DUDS IN ORDER / Freshwater Trade / Well Remembered Shore / Freshwater Trade

THE DOON REEL / Frankie Lane / Dobro / Gael-Linn

* BOLD BEN HALL / Collector / Coming In From The Old / www.rowethmusic.com.au

* SAILOR BOY / Touchwood / Big Things / Hop Records

LE REEL A NEUF / Cordelia's Dad / Spine / Appleseed

EPISODE 14 / Ivor Cutler / Life In A Scotch Sitting Room Vol. II / Rev-Ola

HONEY BEE / The Clayfoot Strutters / Going Elsewhere / Epact Records

COME ALL YE LONELY LOVERS  and  HOGTIE'S REEL / The Poozies / Infinite Blue / Compass

* TAKE ME BACK TO WOLLONGONG / Alan Musgrove / The Bagman's Gazette / www.tradandnow.com.au

WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT / Iain MacKintosh & Brian McNeill / Stage By Stage / Greentrax

TIME ALONE / The Black Family / Time For Touching Home / DARA

* KATE KELLY / Us Not Them / As Good As New / www.rowethmusic.com.au

* THE OLD REBEL FLAG IN THE REAR / Tom Bridges. Deanne Dale, Alison Jones / The Songs Of Chris Kempster / www.folkfednsw.org.au

MARIE'S CABIN / Ellery Klein / Salt & Pepper / www.elleryklein.com

BRIDGIE CON MAT'S / Boys Of The Lough / Twenty / Lough Records

THE GAME OF ALL FOURS / Kate Rusby / The Girl Who Couldn't Fly / Pure Records

* OPEN COUNTRY / Fred Smith / Chorus Of Rebel Voices / www.2xxfm.org.au

TURN! TURN! TURN! / Martin Simpson & Jessica Radcliffe / Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Volume 3 / Appleseed

27 August 2006

The featured album was SWEET NYAA by MOVING CLOUD (GO' Danish www.gofolk.dk)  Irish traditional style tunes and songs from a (mostly) Danish band, including a track of lilting by Joe Heaney. Well presented, with highly entertaining and informative sleevenotes. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

YOU AND I IN THE ONE BED LIE;  EDDIE KELLY'S NO.1;  DID THE RUM DO DADDY (Joe Heaney);  DID THE RUM DO DADDY;  KEVIN MCHUGH'S NO.2; PRESSGANGED PADDY

* POOR BOY / Skake Sugaree / Shake Sugaree / self published

LUDVIG'S LYST and THE WIND IS A HARD HARD FORESTER / Drones & Bellows / The Dancing Dog / GO' Danish

GENERATIONS OF CHANGE and THE DALLAS-DOMESTIC-FORT-WORTH-NOTHIN'-TEXAS-HIGH-HEEL-TERMINAL-TWO-STEP / Iain MacKintosh & Brian McNeill / Stage By Stage / Greentrax

THE VIOLIN SONG and SLOOP JOHN B / Deborah Holland / Bad Girl Once / RageOn Records

THE ROYAL FORESTER / Waterson:Carthy / Broken Ground / Topic

ISAAC LEWIS / Tom Russell / Modern Art / Shock

* OLD MAN JIGS / Mongolian Fishmongers / Fresh Off The Boat / self published

* WIFE TO A COCKY FARMER / Judy Small / Snapshot / Crafty Maid Records

WILL YE GO TO FLANDERS / Ossian / Dove Across The Water / Iona

* TANGMALANGMALOO / Wongawilli / Live At The Local / www.wongwillicolonialdance.org.au

HALLNASPOLKETTEN / Peter Puma Hedlund & Company / Another Way / RPM Music

MILK COW BLUES / Asleep At The Wheel / Ride With Bob / DreamWorks

EAT A DOG / Michael Garin / Tulsa Is Just A Slut Spelled Backwards / www.michaelgarin.com

* NOSTALGIAS DEL ARAUCA / Blackwood / At Home / Making Music

PHIL CUNNINGHAM SET / Sharon Shannon / Sharon Shannon / Philo

20 August 2006

The featured album was ELSIE MARLEY'S MATES by the WHEEZE AND SUCK BAND www.wheezeandsuck.com  (Fire and Thorn).  Popular Sydney based band playing a slightly warped style of English country dance crossed with Morris music, including some fine originals and other contemporary material.  The following tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through the program:

ELSIE MARLEY;  JOHNNY IN THE MORNING;  SAUT CRAPAUD;  THE CHARGE OF THE KHAKI & GREY;  RAG & BONE

* MOUTH MUSIC / Gordon McIntyre and Kate Delaney / Caledonia Dreaming / Blackwater Productions

* BROOM O' THE COWDENKNOWES / Gordon McIntyre and Kate Delaney / Caledonia Dreaming / Blackwater Productions

JOE BANNE'S / Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy / Notes From The Heart / Clo Iar-Chonnachta

MY OLD FRIEND / Arlo Guthrie / Songs From SingOut! v.50#2 / www.singout.org

BULLY CIRCUS / Wishing Chair / Songs From SingOut! v.50#2 / www.singout.org

SCHOTTIS FRAN PALMER / Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger / Notorious / Black Socks

EPISODE 3 / Ivor Cutler / Life In A Scotch Sitting Room Vol. II / Rev-Ola

* GURINDJI BLUES / Ted Egan / The Aboriginals / ABC Records

L & N / Mr Mole / From The Outside / Moletown Records

WHEE HA SWING / Ledward Kaapana / Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters / Dancing Cat

OXFORD CITY / Julie Murphy / Black Mountains Revisited / Beautiful Jo

* EVERYONE I KNOW / Alistair Hulett / In The Back Streets Of Paradise / Red Rattler

* THE VARSOS / Growling Dogs / Australian Fiddle Tunes / greganol@optushome.com.au

BRING THEM HOME / Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle / Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Volume 3 / Appleseed

COLD BLOW / Fine Friday / Gone Dancing / Foot Stompin' Records

LARRY REDICAN'S / Maurice Lennon with Noel O'Grady / Within A Mile Of Kilty / Clo Iar-Chonnachta

READY FOR THE STORM / Deanta / Ready For The Storm / Green Linnet

SHOE THE DONKEY / The Occasionals / Down To The Hall / Greentrax

* THE DRINKER'S DREAM / Warren Fahey / Classic Bush Poetry / ABC Audio

* PETER ST / Billy Moran / Irish Button Accordion / self published

13 August 2006

The featured album was NOTORIOUS  by the duo Notorious, who are the versatile and talented fiddler Eden MacAdam-Somer and the prolific composer and fine guitarist and banjoist, Larry Unger. www.larryunger.net  www.fiddlegarden.net  (Black Socks)  A good mix of mostly original tunes, with some traditional material and songs, highlighting the duo's eclectic blend of acoustic styles.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

LOWDOWN HOEDOWN;  SUSITNA;  THE NEW RAILROAD;  STIR THE SOUP; FREDDIE'S TUNE

* THE TOLERANT MAN / The Larrikins / High Kickin' & Hollerin' / Castle Communications

INERTIA REELS  and  FLOWERS OF SASKATCHEWAN / Malinky / The Unseen Hours / Greentrax

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON / Natalie Merchant / The Songs Of Pete Seeger,Vol 3 / Appleseed

GOATHERDER / Benji Kirkpatrick / Dance In The Shadows / Wild Goose

* RED FOX / Lynne & Denis Tracey / Red Fox / Crafty Maid Records

THE BOLD DRAGOON / Mad Rush / Music Of Time / Wild Goose

* CUMBERLAND AIRE / Colcannon / Dolphin Bay / Ell Records

* REALLY SO HARD / Colcannon / Dolphin Bay / Ell Records

MYSTERY / Bruce Cockburn / Life Short Call Now / True North Records

EDDIE CANTOR SAVED MY MOTHER / Michael Garin / Tulsa Is Just A Slut Spelled Backwards / www.michaelgarin.com

THE INTERNATIONALE / Billy Bragg / The Internationale / Liberation Records

* BULGAR FRAILACH / Bob Paredes & Catherine Schieve / Music Deli - Off The Air / Larrikin

RANTIN' DOG / Stairheid Gossip / Stirrin' It Up / Greentrax

THREE JOVIAL WELSHMEN / Wood, Wilson, Carthy / Wood, Wilson, Carthy / R.U.F. Records

* THE COUNTER CHEQUE / Alan Musgrove / A Young Man And Able / www.tradandnow.com

FAREWELL TO GURTEEN / John Carty / At It Again / Shanachie

JOHNNY GALLAGHER / Brian McNeill & Tom McDonagh / Horses For Courses / Greentrax

THE GOODMAN / Kate Rusby / Underneath The Stars / Compass

STREETS OF LONDON / Ralph McTell / Best Of British Folk / Castle Communications

6 August 2006

The featured album was ANOTHER ROUND by ROY CLINGING AND NEIL BROOKES (Wild Goose Records).  Accomplished duo from Cheshire playing mostly English songs and tunes on this most impressive album.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

CHESHIRE MAY SONG;  CHESHIRE ROUNDS;  LOVELY NANCY;  FRENCH DANCE; SIGHTS OF LONDON;  MR STORMALONG

* PROMISE SELLERS / Steve & Ros Barnes / Nautilus / Western Wave

* WHAT WILL I LEAVE / Jim MacQuarrie / Time Can't Erase / www.newsouthfolk.com

TIDY ANNE / Sliabh Notes / Gleanntan / Ossian

FARE THEE WELL, MARIANNE / Happy Traum / I Walk The Road Again / Raging Stream Records

CHURCH ON SUNDAY / Wendy Weatherby / Two Loves / Lochshore

L.I.L.T. / Fiamma Fumana / Omnium Omnibus / Omnium

JUNGLE TIP - LION / Ivor Cutler / Life In A Scotch Sitting Room Vol II / Rev-Ola

BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND / Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman / Souther Summits / www.kenperlman.com

LA JAMBE ALARTE / Les Tireux d'Roches / ... Papier, Ciseaux / Outside Music

* RABIN / Enda Kenny / Baker's Dozen / www.endakenny.com.au

KALOTASZEGI CIGANY CSARDASOK / Kalman Balogh / The Art Of The Gipsy Cimbalom / ARC

OTTO WOOD THE BANDIT / The Mysterious Redbirds / The Mysterious Redbirds 1992-1998 / Copper Creek

CAPTAIN CELTIC / The Whistlebinkies / Albannach / Greentrax

* WALLABY STEW / The Rambleers / The Rambleers / National Library of Australia

* THE WILD COLONIAL BOY / Chloe & Jason Roweth / Daisy Hill / www.rowethmusic.com.au

CARIBBEAN BARN DANCE / Skerryvore / West Coast Life / Skipinnish Records

* SHE LIED TO ME / Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton / Swapping Seasons / ruthsta@yahoo.com

THE LITTLE THATCHED CABIN / Kevin Keegan / The Music Of Kevin Keegan / Clo Iar-Chonnachta

THE FLOGGING REEL / Phil, John & Pip Murphy / The Trip To Cullenstown / Claddagh

30 July 2006

The featured album was 36th FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE DE LORIENT, a sampler promoting the huge Festival which is happening right now in Brittany, with Australia as the featured nation. www.festival-interceltique.com/   The following tracks were scattered through the program:

* THE RABBIT TRAPPER (Dave de Hugard);  ALMA (I Muvrini);  * MUSICAL PRIEST (Fiddler's Feast);  ESTRO-REEL (O'Stravaganza);  POLCAS LLEWELYN ALAW (Gwenan Gibbard)

* BANKS OF THE CONDAMINE / Greg Champion with Jane Saunders / North & South / ABC Country

COMPADRES IN THE OLD SIERRA MADRE / The Waybacks / Devolver / Fiddleing Cricket Music

THE GYPSY QUEEN / John Williams & Dean Magraw / Ravem / Compass

THE BALLAD OF CHARLES DEVONPORT / Pat Ryan & Ken Howard / The Judas Trap / Rivington Reocords

THE LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS SONG / Ken Nicol / Thirteen Reasons / www.kennicol.co.uk

PETIT REEL INDIEN / Les Chauffeurs A Pieds / Dejeuner Canadien / Scorbut

* VOLVO DRIVER / Tiffany Eckhardt / Horse / Black Market Music

THE SHEPHERD'S WIFE WALTZ / Bill Spence and Fennig's All-Star String Band / The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes Back and Fennigmania / Front Hall Records

* REFUGEES / Kev Carmody / Mirrors / www.kevcarmody.com.au

SZERELEM / Csokolom / Csokolom / New Morning Records

* THE BALLAD OF FATHER GILLIGAN / Skreitch / An Anthology of ... Verse / self published

LOUIS COLLINS / Mississippi John Hurt / Today! / Vanguard

4 x 358 / Kristian Bugge / Kristian Bugge / Radium

* THE WEE ONE / Collector / Pumpkin & Bear / www.rowethmusic.com.au

* VAL'S CHERRIES JUBILEE / Paul Lawler & The Just Desserts / A Taste Of Good Music / www.peculiarhand.com

DOCTOR MACK / Ninepenny Marl / Simple Gifts / Folk Sound Records

23 July 2006

The featured album was THE COMPLETE SONGS OF ROBERT TANNAHILL VOL 1, the first of a planned five album set being produced by Dr Fred Freeman and released on Sandy Brechin's BRECHIN-ALL-RECORDS label www.brechin-all-records.com  This project follows on from Freeman's massive thirteen CD set, "The Complete Songs of Robert Burns", released in 2003.  Robert Tannahill lived from 1774 to 1810 and composed over 100 songs, considered to be of a comparable quality to those of Burns.  The songs on this album are performed by many outstanding Scottish artists.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

HEY DONALD, HOW DONALD (Wendy Weatherby);  THE BRAES O BALQUHIDDER (John Croall);  O ARE YE SLEEPING MAGGIE (Jim Reid);  BARROCHAN JEAN (John Morran);  OCH HEY! JOHNNIE LAD (Emily Smith);  I'LL LAY ME ON THE WINTRY LEA (Emily Smith)

THE BOYS OF MUTTON STREET / Richard Thompson / Songs From SingOut! v.50#2 / www.singout.org

POLOKANTAHTIA / Mauno Jarvela / Songs From SingOut! v.50#2 / www.singout.org

* THE MARYS / Akin / CD sampler / private pressing

RAGLAN ROAD / Donnie Munro / Heart Of America / Greentrax

WHATEVER YOU SAY, SAY NOTHING / Danny Carthy / Stand Look Around You / Gnome Records

THE LUCKY DOZEN and GIANT OF THE ROAD / Matt & Shannon Heaton / Blue Skies Above / EatsRecords

LUMSDEN'S RANT / Back Of The Moon / Luminosity / Foot Stompin' Records

* BUMP ME INTO PARLIAMENT / Alan Musgrove / The Bagman's Gazette / www.tradandnow.com

* WILD ROSE OF THE MOUNTAIN / Coyote Serenade / Yippy-yo-ki-yay / coyotes@tasmail.com

YOU MARRIED MY DAUGHTER AND YET YOU DIDN'T and SANGAREE / The Mysterious Redbirds / The Mysterious Redbirds 1992-1998 / Copper Creek

* THE LOST SAILOR / Kate Burke & Ruth Hazelton / Swapping Seasons / ruthsta@yahoo.com

THE KNIGHTS OF SAINT PATRICK / Chris Droney / Down From Bell Harbour / Clo Iar-Chonnachta

* BRIDGET DONAHUE / Aisling Gheal / CD sampler / private pressing

MR GARFIELD / Ramblin' Jack Elliott / I Stand Alone / Shock

* CZARDAS / Czardas / In A Vision / www.indie-cds.com

THE LAST INCH OF FREEDOM / Pete Morton / Twilight Of The Dogs / www.mrsackroyd.com

LUTEFISK FOR SUPPER / Curtis & Loretta / Just My Heart For You / Haymarket Music

I WISH I NEVER SAW YOU / Kevin Keegan / The Music Of Kevin Keegan / Clo Iar-Chonnachta

STAND / Bruce Holmes / Life's An Intelligence Test / www.BruceHolmes.com

THE BELL ROCK SET / The Tannahill Weavers / 36th Festival Interceltique Lorient / Keltia Musique

16 July 2006

Today's program featured an extended interview with Australian singer songwriter, PAT DRUMMOND, who will be appearing in concert next week in Bathurst.

The program also noted the recent passing of MICHEAL O'DOMHNAILL, influential Irish guitarist and singer, perhaps best known for his work with the Bothy Band in the late 1970s.

LIFE'S AN INTELLIGENCE TEST / Bruce Holmes / Life's An Intelligence Test / www.bruceholmes.com

RED BEE / Drop The Box / Honeytrap / Lochshore

SZERESS EGYET, SLEGYAN SZEP / Marta Sebestyen / Muzsikas / Hannibal

LORD FRANKLIN / Kevin Burke & Micheal O'Domhnaill / Promenade / Mulligan

THE KESH JIG / The Bothy Band / The Bothy Band / Polydor

FIONNGHUALA / The Bothy Band / The Best of the Bothy Band / Green Linnet

TRAIN HOME / Chris Smither / Train Home / Hightone Records

LAEVERICK / Shoormal / Migrant / Greentrax

TISZTI / various / Moldvai Hanszeres Dallamok / Etnofon Records

LARRY GET OUT OF THE BIN / Flook / Rubai / Flatfish

VESPA / Corou de Berra / The Rough Guide To The Music Of The Alps / World Music Network

RIGODON DE MANSE / Rigodon Sauvage / The Rough Guide To The Music Of The Alps / World Music Network

* THE LIGHT / Pat Drummond / The Age Of Dissent / Shoestring

* BLAME IT ON THE BABY BOOMERS / Pat Drummond / The Descent Of Age / Shoestring

* THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS / Pat Drummond / Through The Cracks - Live At The Clarendon / Shoestring

* DAVID'S WATCH / Pat Drummond / Of Wheels And Wires / Larrikin

* HARKAN'S TAXI / Pat Drummond / Laughter Like A Shield / Larrikin

9 July 2006

Today's program was a two hour presentation of highlights from the 2006 National Folk Festival, compiled by the team from 2XX community radio in Canberra. www.2xxfm.org.au

2 July 2006

The featured album was A TRIP TO THE LAKES by THE BOAT BAND (Harbourtown).  Northern English dance music from a band I had previously only associated with Cajun music.  The tunes could be all traditional but the sleevenotes lack those details, containing instead a lengthy essay on the Cumberland fiddler, William Irwin, with whom many of the tunes were associated.  Strong playing, intriguing modal structures and innovative percussion make this album stand out.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

CARLISLE REEL;  KESWICK BONNIE LASSES;  DEAR TOBACCO;  WESTMORLAND WALTZ

Part of the program was a tribute to Igor Medio and Carlos Redondo, two members of the Asturian band Felpeyu www.felpeyu.com , who lost their lives in a motor vehicle accident last weekend while on their way to a gig.  They made many friends during their three Australia tours and will be greatly missed.

FROM GALWAY TO GRACELAND / The McCalmans / Where The Sky Meets The Sea / Greentrax

CRUSTY ROLLS & CHILI and ROCK OF AGES / The Duhks / Your Daughters & Your Sons / Sugar Hill

THE LAST TRIP HOME / Sula / Over Seas / Tutl

EL BESU / Felpeyu / Tierra / Fono Astur

LLAMU / Felpeyu / Ya! / Secret Street

* AL GRASSBY'S GRANDFATHER / Neil Adam & Judy Turner with Felpeyu / The Keys To The Field / www.tellingtales.net

BOHUS / Shoormal / Migrant / Greentrax

* SMITH ST / The Waifs / Shelter Me / self published

MEO GRAIN D'OR and LA BELLE EN VOUS AIMANT / Genticorum / Malins Plaisir / Roues et Archets

SQUIRRELS and AMERICANS / Mike West / Home / Binky

* HARD LIFE / Blackwood / At Home / Making Music

MY DARLIN' HOMETOWN / John Prine / Fair & Square / Oh Boy

STRATHMARTINE MAINS / Malinky / Last Leaves / Greentrax

OH, MARY DON'T YOU WEEP / Marley's Ghost / Four Spacious Guys / Sage Arts

* LITTLE MAGGIE / Ruth Hazleton & Kate Burke / A Thousand Miles Or More / ruthsta@yahoo.com

CHORIN EL LLAGARERU / Felpeyu / Tierra / Fono Astur