22 June 2008

Last week's program all came from albums new to 'Come All Ye'.  There was so much good material on these new CDs that I decided to play another track from each of the same albums this week.

The featured album was THE BIG SPREE by BREABACH  (Vertical Records) www.breabach.com  Breabach is an innovative four member Scottish band, presenting contemporary interpretations of mostly older songs and tunes.  Excellent playing throughout, confirming this is a band to watch as they develop in the future.  The following tracks were
scattered through the program:

JOHN MACCOLL'S MARCH;  ROLLING HILLS OF THE BORDER;  JAMES GUNN HENDERSON;  LOCHABER NO MORE

BARRA CLAPPING SONG / Capercaillie / Roses And Tears / Vertical Records

BECAUSE HE WAS A BONNY LAD / Burgess, Adin & Wingard / Doggerland / Sjelvar

THE BLACKLEG MINER / Broom Bezzums / Arise Ye Sons Of Freedom / Steeplejack Music

MAVERICK / Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson / Partners In Crime / Vertical Records

THE BLEACHER LASSIE O' KELVINHAUGH / Emily Smith / Too Long Away / Spit & Polish

THE BANKS ARE MADE OF MARBLE / George Mann / Into The Fire / www.georgemannmusic.com

STACK O' LEE / Mickey Baker / Blues & Jazz Guitar / Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop

FARTHEST FIELD / C Kallet, E Epstein, M Cicone / Heart Walk / www.cindykallet.com

CLACH EANRAIG / Griogair / Dail-riata / Dunach Records

DAN MURPHY'S / Four Men & A Dog / Wallop The Spot / Hook

* HELL TRAIN / The Old Spice Boys / Welcome To The Spice Age / www.oldspiceboys.com

THE QUEEN AND THE SOLDIER / Dervish / Travelling Show / Whirling Discs

MORMOND BRAES / Craig Herbertson / A Health To The Ladies / Steeplejack Music

TWO SISTERS  and  BONAPARTE'S RETREAT / Kerfuffle / To The Ground / RootBeat Records

MICHO RUSSELL'S / Niamh Ni Charra / From Both Sides / Imeartas Records

HEY PAPA LEGBA / Angel Band / With Roots & Wings / Appleseed

BOROMBONDO / Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews / On Shining Wings / Cothrecords

15 June 2008

The featured album was ON SHINING WINGS by DOUG EUNSON AND SARAH MATTHEWS  (Cothrecords www.cothrecords.co.uk)  Experienced musical duo from Derbyshire who play English and European dance music and English song, part of an extended family of musicians based around the band 'Cross o'th Hands'.  This is a most enjoyable album.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

THE ROMAN REEL;  SO SMILE IN YOUR SLEEP (HUSH);  SMUGGLERS;  THE KING OF ROME

HIM BO / Capercaillie / Roses And Tears / Vertical Records

MARDI GRAS / Burgess, Adin & Wingard / Doggerland / Sjelvar

RIGS OF THE TIMES / Broom Bezzums / Arise Ye Sons Of Freedom / Steeplejack Music

OLD / Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson / Partners In Crime / Vertical Records

MAY COLVEN / Emily Smith / Too Long Away / Spit & Polish

REST PAPA REST / George Mann / Into The Fire / www.georgemannmusic.com

ZANZIE / Mickey Baker / Blues & Jazz Guitar / Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop

THE SHANGHAIED DREDGER / C Kallet, E Epstein, M Cicone / Heart Walk / www.cindykallet.com

NA BROGAN DANNSAIGH / Griogair / Dail-riata / Dunach Records

WALLOP THE SPOT / Four Men & A Dog / Wallop The Spot / Hook

* I'M GOING BACK UP IN THE HILLS (AND GROW MY BEARD) / The Old Spice Boys / Welcome To The Spice Age / www.oldspiceboys.com

THE CAT SHE WENT A HUNTING / Dervish / Travelling Show / Whirling Discs

PRELUDE: CHEER UP  and  GREEN GROW THE RUSHES / Craig Herbertson / A Health To The Ladies / Steeplejack Music

HECTOR THE HERO / Breabach / The Big Spree / Vertical Records

KATIE SHAW / Kerfuffle / To The Ground / RootBeat Records

RHUBARB & GINGER / Niamh Ni Charra / From Both Sides / Imeartas Records

I'LL SING THIS SONG FOR YOU / Angel Band / With Roots & Wings / Appleseed

8 June 2008

The featured album was THREADS by RUTH NOTMAN (Mrs Casey Records) www.ruth-notman.com  The eagerly anticipated first album from an exciting young English singer songwriter.  Mostly trad ballads, or trad style, with very good vocals and musical accompaniment.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

BILLY DON'T YOU WEEP FOR ME;  HEATHER DOWN THE MOOR;  LIMBO;  FAREWELL FAREWELL

BLARNEY ROSES  and  DOCTOR GILBERT / Tom McConville & Kieran Halpin / Port Of Call / Rubber Records

* BAIL UP / Wongawilli / After The Tradition / www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au

THE MORRIS REEL  and  THE LOLLIPOP MAN / various / The Mother Of All Morris / Talking Elephant

* MOVE ALONG BALDY / Us Not Them / One Man's Weeds Are Another Man's Flowers / www.rowethmusic.com.au

AR LAN Y MOR / Meinir Heulyn / Heartstrings / Sain

LIZA JANE / Joy Kills Sorrow / Joy Kills Sorrow / www.joykillssorrow.com

BANJO BRANCH FIDDLE / Ian Hardie / Westringing / www.ian-hardie.co.uk

LITTLE MISS KELLY / Andrew Murray / Hell Or High Water / White Cow Music

* SOMETIME LOVING / Phyl Lobl / Bronzewing / bronzewing@hotkey.net.au

ROMPIN' ROVIN' DAYS / Bill Staines / Journey Home / Red House Records

DEADHEADS AND SUCKERS / Flat Maountain Girls / Honey Take Your Whiskers Off / www.flatmountaingirls.com

THE WOOLSACK / Neil Brookes & Tony Weatherall / The Whitchurch Hornpipe / WildGoose

ONE MORNING IN MAY / Hungrytown / Hungrytown / Listen Here! Records

* THE GLENDALOUGH SAINT / Declan Affley / Declan Affley / Australian Folk Archive

BOWLING GREEN / Chirps Smith / Down In Little Egypt / Vigortone

HANDSOME MOLLY / Frank Proffitt / Songs And Ballads Of Appalachia / Folk-Legacy

I HAVE A WIFE OF MY OWN / David Swarbrick / Smiddyburn / Powderworks

* THE DALAI LAMA'S CANDLE / Eric Bogle / At This Stage / Rouseabout

1 June 2008

The featured album was DOOKIN' by BATTLEFIELD BAND (Temple) www.battlefieldband.co.uk  This iconic Scottish band has just reached 30 years on the road, with numerous changes of personnel in that time and many recordings as well.  This is the most recent album and continues their high standard.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

DOOKIN' FOR BEETROOT;  MY LUV'S LIKE A RED RED ROSE;  KITTY GOT A CLINKING COMING FROM THE FAIR;  THE BALLAD OF ACCOUNTING;  TON BALE LEON BRAZ

* CIUCCIU BELLU / Kavisha Mazzella and I Papaveri / Celebration. The Spirit Of Port Fairy / Sandstock

* TACHUANA GIRLS / Danny Spooner / Celebration. The Spirit Of Port Fairy / Sandstock

DA LERWICK LASSES / Boys Of The Lough / Twenty / Lough Records

* YA GO ON / Roland K Smith / Roland K Smith / www.myspace.com/rolandsings

* THE COCKATOO DIGGER / Loaded Dog / That There Dog O' Mine / hugatree@iinet.net.au

LA CHANSON D'HORTENSE / Le Vent Du Nord / Maudite Moisson / Borealis

HER BRIGHT SMILE HAUNTS ME STILL  and  BIG HOEDOWN / Matt Brown / Lone Prairie / 5-String Productions

AWKWARD ANNIE / Kate Rusby / Awkward Annie / Pure Records

DON'T BET MONEY ON THE SHANGHAI / BR5-49 / Beautiful Dreamer / American Roots Publishing

GIVE ME A DRAM OF WINE / Bara Grimsdottir / Funi / Green Man Productions

TRAIN ON THE ISLAND / Joy Kills Sorrow / Joy Kills Sorrow / www.joykillssorrow.com

* FREEDOM / Blackwood / Home Soon / www.makingmusic.com.au

DIVING DUCK BLUES / Harry Manx & Kevin Breit / Jubilee / NorthernBlues

TRIPPING UPSTAIRS / Tony Hall / Fieldvole Music / Free Reed

* BLACKWOOD AND BOX / Neil Adam / Aussie Lullaby / www.tellingtales.net

COME DOWN JEHOVAH / Chris Wood / Trespasser / R.U.F.

FEMME L'A DIT / Feufollet / Cow Island Hop / Valcour Records

25 May 2008

The featured album was SONGS FROM SINGOUT! v.52#1  www.singout.org This is the latest excellent compilation album accompanying the latest excellent edition of the ever-excellent SingOut! magazine.  Come All Ye is happy to be a SingOut! radio partner.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

HOME TO ME (IS ANYWHERE YOU ARE) (Tom Paxton);  BLUE & GOLD (Linda Thompson);  QIUJAVIIT (Tanya Tagaq);  ESCHER'S WALTZ (Tony Trischka); NAKED TRUTH (Joel Mabus)

O'CONNOR'S FAVOURITE  and  THE BELFAST MOUNTAINS / Craobh Rua / If Ida Been Here, Ida Been There / Lochshore

* GULGONG SONG / Home Rule / The Genuine Article / www.fiddlerbob.com.au

ALLEGHENY COUNTY / Duck Baker / There's Something For Everyone In America / Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop

* THE HUT ON STAFFIN ISLAND / Strathmannan / Strathmannan / lscott@netspeed.com.au

TURTLE DOVE / Wood.Wilson.Carthy / Wood.Wilson.Carthy / RUF Records

THE SAD BALLAD OF OL' WILLIE CHAN / Samuel James / Songs Famed For Sorrow And Joy / NorthernBlues

STEALIN' BACK TO MY SAME OLD USED TO BE / Alistair Hulett / Riches And Rags / Red Rattler

THE DREADFUL END OF MARIANNA FOR SORCERY / Malinky / Last Leaves / Greentrax

SMUGGLERS / Debbie Scott / Afore The Mast / Veesik Records

JOHNNIE GOUDIE'S MONSTER / Andrew Williamson / Afore The Mast / Veesik Records

TRADITIONAL STRATHSPEY / Cynthia Macleod / Hot Off The Floor / www.cynthiamacleod.com

HILLCREST MINE / James Keelaghan / Small Rebellions / Tranquilla Music

* MARIA'S GONE / Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton / Summer's Lonesome Tale / Tradsville

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

BOUREE / Rosbif / Traditional Dance Music From Central France / Folksound Records

* THE LOCKOUT / Alan Musgrove / Australian Old Time Fiddle / thalia-@hotkey.net.au

ISLANDS OF HOME / The Grieve Family / Orkney Folk / www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

POSITIVELY 4TH STREET / Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol III / CBS

18 May 2008

The featured album was A MOMENT IN TIME by KATE DELANEY (Planet Distribution/MGM).  The Sydney singer has returned to the recording studio after a lengthy absence to produce an album of traditional and more recent ballads, with stylish accompaniment by a range of fine local musicians.  The following tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through the program:

MATT HYLAND;  THE SHEARING'S NOT FOR YOU;  LADY OF CARLISLE;  THE MINER'S WIFE

* GENTLEMEN OF HIGH RENOWN / Wheeze and Suck Band / Flash Lads / Fire and Thorn Records

THE FLOCK'S IN A CLUSTER / Neil Brookes & Tony Weatherall / The Whitchurch Hornpipe / WildGoose

FREEBORN MAN  and  MOORHENS / LAU / Lightweights & Gentlemen / Reveal Records

SCARBOROUGH FAIR / Martin Carthy / A Collection / Topic

THE WARLOCKS / Cynthia MacLeod / Hot Off The Floor / www.cynthiamacleod.com

THE MERRY GIRL / Flowers & Frolics / Sold Out / EFDSS Records

THE CONSTANT LOVERS / James Keelaghan / A Few Simple Verses / Tranquilla Music

WILD ROVER / Jim Causley / Lost Love Found / WildGoose

THE BACK O' THE NORTH WIND / Brian McNeill / The Back O' The North Wind / Greentrax

THE WORKING CHAP / Chris Foster / All Things In Common / Topic

JOHNNY BOOKER / Cousin Emmy & Her Kinfolk / Songs From SingOut! v.52#1 / www.singout.org

SWEET BRIDE / King Walther Treyz / 3rd Dimension / Spielleute

THE HAGGIS / Cheyenne Brown & Seylan Baxter / 2:Forty / Celloharp Records

WAGONER'S LAD / Tim O'Brien / The Crossing / Alula Records

MUINEIRAS VII / Mutenrohi / Sete / Zouma Records

VALSE A ALCEE POULLARD / Les Amis Creole / Les Amis Creole / Arhoolie

11 May 2008

The featured album was ONE MAN HAND by TONY HALL (WildGoose www.wildgoose.co.uk)  This is a long awaited third solo album from the veteran Norfolk melodeon player and singer, with original and older material from a range of musical styles sitting together comfortably across eighteen excellent tracks.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

JULIA GATES' WALTZ;  BIG BEND GAL;  BINDER TWYNE;  THE ENIGMA OF THE SOUTHWOLD TIDE;  THE HADDOCK SONG

TUNES FOR NUALA  and  SELKIE / Fine Friday / Gone Dancing / Foot Stompin' Records

* LACHLAN TIGERS / The Bushwackers Band / Flash Jack From Gundagai / Avenue Records

LITTLE BLACK TRAIN / Flat Mountain Girls / Idle Talks & Wicked Deeds / www.flatmountaingirls.com

* LORD OF THE DANCE / Wheeze And Suck Band / Vincent Street / www.wheezeandsuck.com

THE BAY OF BISCAY  and  THE DITCHLING CAROL / Waterson:Carthy / Broken Ground / Topic

VIAXE / Mutenrohi / Sete / Zouma Records

MAID ON THE SHORE  and  JENNY'S / King Walther Treyze / 3rd Dimension / Spielleute

ONE-EYED KATIE / Samuel James / Songs Famed For Sorrow And Joy / NorthernBluesMusic

LA TORINESE / La Ciapa Rusa / Italian Musical Odyssey / Putumayo

* THE CHAPEL SET / Catherine Fraser & Duncan Smith / Presence / Locrian

ORAN AN T-SEASGANAICH / Margaret Stewart / Along The Road Less Travelled / Greentrax

KOWALI / Cyril Pahinui / Night Moon / Dancing Cat Records

* BOB MAHONEY AND HIS CREW / Alan Musgrove / Songs They Used To Sing / thalia_@hotkey.net.au

* BEN CHERRY'S SCHOTTISCHES / Barry McDonald / Still A Long Way From Home / UNESCO

VERINA / Felpeyu / Tierra / Fono Astur

4 May 2008

The featured album was DEV'LISH MARY by DEV'LISH MARY (www.devlishmary.com).  This is the first album from a Melbourne band whose four female members are well known for their work with various other folk collaborations, but here demonstrate their love of old timey music.  Fine playing and great harmonies.  The following tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through the program:

HOW LONG;  DEV'LISH MARY;  WILD ROSE OF THE MOUNTAIN;  COMING HOME; THREE FORKS OF THE CUMBERLAND

The program also included an interview based tribute to Pete Seeger, written and produced by Dan Berggren (www.berggrenfolk.com) to celebrate Pete Seeger's 89th birthday on 3 May.


WHEN FIRST INTO THIS COUNTRY / The Lee Valley String Band / Bringing It All Back Home / BBC Enterprises

HUMOURS OF GALWAY / De Danann / Bringing It All Back Home / BBC Enterprises

WHEN THE UNDER-RUN IS DONE / Dan McKinnon / Just Another Day / www.danmckinnon.ca

* CATFISH / Balding & Croft / 40-40 Blues / Merino Records

ANADA PA GAEL / Duncan Chisholm and Xose Manuel Tejedor / A Celebration Of The Music Of Gordon Duncan / Greentrax

BEGONE DULL CARE / James Raynard / Strange Histories / Unearthed

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

MRS CHOLMONDELEY'S / Neil Brookes and Tony Weatherall / The Whitchurch Hornpipe / WildGoose

FENCES / The Groanbox Boys / Fences Come Down / Groanbox Records

DINNY O'BRIEN'S HORNPIPE / Kevin Macleod & Alec Finn / Polbain To Oranmore / Greentrax

PULLING HARD AGAINST THE STREAM and WINTER IN CRAUGHWELL / Siucra / Here Among Strangers / Eatsrecords

JOHN HENRY and OH MARY DON'T YOU WEEP / Pete Seeger / American Favorite Ballads / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

* FLASH COMPANY / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville

DARK EYED MOLLY / The Tannahill Weavers / Live & In Session / Compass

SKIDOO / Stockton's Wing / The Stockton's Wing Collection / Tara Records

BLACK JOAK / Jim Moray Trio / The Mother Of All Morris / Talking Elephant

KILLING THE BLUES / Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan / The Long Grazing Acre / Compass

27 April 2008

The featured album was THAT THERE DOG O' MINE  by  LOADED DOG (self published) hugatree@iinet.net.au  This is the third album by a band who describes the Australian experience through fine songs, often originals, and fine tunes, also originals.  The main focus is on Western Australia, although Henry Lawson's work always features prominently.  The following tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through the program:

THE BOULDER BLOCK;  DOWN THE RIVER;  DOGNOBBLER'S JIG;  DUST AND BEER; WHEN THE ARMY PRAYS FOR WATTY;  NEW METTERS WOOD STOVE

* THE RINGER AND THE PRINCESS / Graeme Connors / The Best ... 'Til Now / ABC Country

DAVID MALONE'S  and  THE SHOEMAKKER / Sandra and Nancy Kerr / Neat And Complete / Fellside

TILL I'M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG  and  CECIL'S LAMENT / Kieron Kane & Kevin Welch with Fats Kaplin / You Can't Sue Everybody / Dead Reckoning Records

ALL DOWN THE DAYS / Gerry Hallom / On The Periphery / William Boyd Music

COOKHOUSE JOE / Matt Brown / Lone Prairie / 5-String Productions

MAIDS OF MITCHELSTOWN / Gearoid O hAllmhurain & Patrick Ourceau / The Independence Suite / Celtic Crossings

RIDDLES FROM THE NORTH / Bill Jones / Bits & Pieces / Brick Wall Music

THE WILLOW TREE / Boys Of The Lough / Twenty / Lough Records

VERKKO / Piniartut / Piniartut / Tutl

THE CAPTAIN AND THE QUEEN / Dan McKinnon / Just Another Day / www.danmckinnon.ca

SALMON RIVER RUN / The Montana Mandolin Society / The Dance Of The Sandhill / www.montanamando.com

PAY DAY / Doug Cox & Salil Bhatt / Slide To Freedom / NorthernBlues Music

SAUCY SAILOR / The Wailin' Jennys / 40 Days / Jericho Beach Music

CAMERON HIGHLANDERS / Stockton's Wing / The Stockton's Wing Collection / Tara

HOBO HEAVEN / The Groanbox Boys / Smokestack Trilogy / www.groanboxboys.com

DUSTY MILLER / Cheyenne Brown & Seylan Baxter / 2:Forty / Celloharp Records

9 VOTES COUNTED / Robert Bobby / Meet Robert Bobby / I Like Mike Records

20 April 2008

The featured album was NSW - STATE OF PLAY.  This is a new compilation album, described as "a snapshot of the NSW folk music scene in 2008", produced by the Folk Federation of NSW www.folkfednsw.org.au and with all tracks coming from NSW artists. The following tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through the program:

PIECE BY PIECE (Solidarity Choir);  TRAVELLING SONG (Mothers of Intention);  MAGNIFICENT (The Spooky Men's Chorale);  FACTORY LAD (The Fagans);  OLD BULLOCK DRAY KEEPS ROLLING (Warren Fahey);  MATT HYLAND (Kate Delaney)

JUG BAND MUSIC / Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band / Greatest Hits / Vanguard

KINGDOM COMING / 2nd South Carolina String Band / Hard Road / self published

VIVA LA QUINTE BRIGADA / Shay Black & Aoife Clancy / Spain In My Heart / Appleseed

MY JOHNNY WAS A SHOEMAKER / Bachue / sampler cd / www.bachue.co.uk

* PAMULWUY / Home Rule / The Genuine Article / www.fiddlerbob.com.au

* THE OLD PUBS / Home Rule / The Genuine Article / www.fiddlerbob.com.au

* JACKSON'S FAVOURITE / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville

FATHER JOHN MCMILLAN OF BARRA / Hugh Morrison / Under A Texas Skye / ACM Records

* MY FATHER / Brent Parlane / Little Revolution / www.myspace.com/brentparlane

* LIKE JACARANDA / Alan Mackey / Like Jacaranda / www.alanmackey.com

GRONDEUSE A ELZEAR / Les Chauffeurs A Pieds / Les Chauffeurs A Pieds III / Scorbut

CROSS THAT LINE / John McCutcheon / Storied Ground / Rounder

ROMAN REEL  and  POLKA CHINOISE / Keith Kendrick / Songs From The Derbyshire Coast / WildGoose

WHEN BARRY MET ANNA / Robert Bobby / Meet Robert Bobby / www.robertbobby.com

IF THE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT IN YOUR SOUL / Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers / Oh My Little Darling / New World Records

DON'T TOUCH THAT GREEN LINNET / Tommy Peoples / The Independence Suite / Celtic Crossings

13 April 2008

The featured album was ON THE FLY  by PATRICK STREET  (Loftus Music).The most recent release from one of the premier bands playing Irish traditional music.  Excellent album.  The following tracks were scattered through the program:

SERGEANT SMALL;  HAPPY TO MEET SORRY TO PART;  DOWN THE BROOM;  THEGALWAY SHAWL;  THE RETURN OF SPRING;  THE BOYS OF MALIN

LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE / Anne Hills / Ef You Don't Watch Out / Collective Works

SMUGGLER'S COVE / The McDades / Bloom / Free Radio Records

TELL HER LIES AND FEED HER CANDY / Chris Newman / Fretwork / Old Bridge Music

THE GOLDEN WILLOW TREE  and  COME HOME / Bruce Molsky / Soon Be Time / Compass

REACHING HOME / Robin Laing / One For The Road / Greentrax

WHISKEY C'EST MON AMI / Steve Riley / Allons Boire Un Coup / Valcour Records

RUN BROTHER RUN / Andrew Calhoun & Campground / Bound To Go / Waterbug

* BIG WATER / Penny Davies & Roger Ilott / Big Water / www.tradandnow.com

* MCKINNON'S GRAND CHAIN / No Such Thing / Going To The Barndance / self published

BIDDY BULLER'S FINGER / Noel Lenaghan / A Long Time Since / Waterbug

DUMFRIES HOUSE / Cheyenne Brown & Seylan Baxter / 2Forty / Celloharp Records

FARE THEE WELL COLD WINTER / Waterson:Carthy / Broken Ground / Topic

THE RANGER'S COMMAND / Woody Guthrie / House Of The Rising Sun /

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN / Bob Dylan / Greatest Hits Vol 111 / CBS

* TINKER'S WAY PART 1 / Fiddler's Feast / Frenzee / www.tradandnow.com

EARLY IN THE MORNING / Len Graham / The One Tradition / Cranagh Music

LITTLE BLACK TRAIN / The Flat Mountain Girls / Idle Talk & WickedDeeds / www.flatmountaingirls.com

* HOW LONG / Usual Suspects / First Offence / www.tradandnow.com

* JERICHO / Jigzag / In The Middle / www.tradandnow.com

6 April 2008

The featured album was THE NEXT TURN  by  TROUBLE IN THE KITCHEN (Tradsville) www.troubleinthekitchen.com   This new release is the second album from the Melbourne based exponents of Irish traditional music and includes several fine original tunes and songs.  The band's instrumental versatility is highlighted to a greater degree than on the first album with excellent arrangements throughout.  The following tracks (all * Australian content) were scattered through the program:

SALLY SLOANE'S;  SARAH ISLAND;  THE NEXT TURN;  MILL TOWNS;  THE WAVES OF RUSH

SEVEN YELLOW GYPSIES  and  BRANLE DE BOURGOGNE / Nancy Kerr & James Fagan / Starry Gazy Pie / Fellside

* MURRUMBIDGEE WATER / Roaring Forties and Friends / NSW - State of Play / www.folkfed.nsw.org.au

* HAGAR QIM / Skorba / NSW - State of Play / www.folkfed.nsw.org.au

SUSANNA MARTIN / Johnny Coppin and Mike Silver / Breaking The Silence / Faymus Recordings

COME BY THE HILLS  and  CALUM'S ROAD / Hugh Morrison / Under A Texas Skye / ACM Recordings

KYLA VUOTTI UUTTA KUUTA / Varttina / Seleniko / Xenophile

* TALK TO ME / Jim McWhinnie / Crank Handle / self published

MURDO MACKENZIE / Simon Fraser University Pipe Band / On Home Ground Vol 2 / Greentrax

YOU'RE NOT FROM OUR STREET / Noel Lenaghan / A Long Time Since / Waterbug

SWORD DANCES / Alboka / Lorius /

SIGHTS OF LONDON / Roy Clinging and Neil Brookes / Another Round / WildGoose

POOR ORPHAN CHILD / The Flat Mountain Girls / Idle Talk & Wicked Deeds / www.flatmountaingirls.com

PEOPLE GET READY / Hans Theessink Band / Bridges / Blue Goose

THE TENPENNY BIT  and  I MUST AWAY LOVE / Boys Of The Lough / Twenty / Lough Records

* RALLY ROUND THE DRUM / Paul Kelly / Foggy Highway / Gawd Aggie Recordings