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Kevin Gordon Learning To Pray Live at Tim Kimrey's "Stovepipe Lounge" (Afternoon Nap House Concert) Tim Kimrey, musicians' friend, all around fine fella, and purveyor of concerts in his living room since 2000, passed away peacefully at home last week. This was recorded at his house. This and many songs this hour go out to you, brother Tim.
Kevin Gordon Heaven Pick Up A Line Live at Tim Kimrey's "Stovepipe Lounge" (Afternoon Nap House Concert) from the same show, in either 2002 or 2003, I think. Can't recall for sure b/c Kevin played there several times.
Silos Drunken Moon Live at The Stovepipe Lounge February 8, 2003 (Afternoon Nap House Concert) another fine act recorded at Tim's place.
Glory Fountain Flying Shoes The Beauty Of 23 LaJoy Lynn Blakey & John Chumbris cover Townes Van Zandt. They played at Tim's in 2002.
Greg Trooper Bluebell Popular Demons Koch
Stella Sweet Jane Gimme Stella self-released
Malcolm Holcombe Where Is My Garden Live at Eddie's Attic 3/9/01 self-released This and the prior 2 songs are also from folks who did Afternoon Nap concerts. This song was a favorite of Tim's.
Lyle Lovett Walk Through The Bottomland Pontiac Curb No, Lyle didn't play there. But I bet Tim loved this song. Emmylou singin' harmony here, as on the Greg Trooper song earlier.
* Soweto Gospel Choir Lelilungelo Ngelakho Blessed Shanachie
Orchestra Baobab Utrus Horas Pirate's Choice Nonesuch
Dr. John World I Never Made (VA) Our New Orleans 2005: A Benefit Album Nonesuch
Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson Sing It (VA) Mardi Gras In New Orleans Rounder
Flatt & Scruggs Flint Hill Special Foggy Mountain Jamboree Columbia
* Gibson Brothers Lonesome Number One Red Letter Day Sugar Hill
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Heartbreak Number Nine You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper Rounder
New Lost City Ramblers Colored Aristocracy There Ain't No Way Out Smithsonian Folkways
* Iron Mountain String Band New River Train (VA) Classic Railroad Songs Smithsonian Folkways recorded train noises at the end by Vinton Wight, excerpt from "Three Little Engines and 33 Cars"
* Oscar Myers Busted Boiler Blues (VA) Fonotone Records, Frederick, Maryland Dust-To-Digital Stellar new 5 CD box set
Tennessee Mess Arounders I Love You Mama (VA) Fonotone Records, Frederick, Maryland Dust-To-Digital This band is one of many featuring Fonotone's founder and one-man-show, Joe Bussard
Clarence Fross Old Hypocrite (VA) Fonotone Records, Frederick, Maryland Dust-To-Digital grandson of slaves, from Moorefield WVa
Jimmy Reed The Sun Is Shining Bright Lights, Big City (His Greatest Hits) Charly R&B
Guitar Slim Well I Done Got Over It Sufferin' Mind Specialty
Big Walter Horton w/Carey Bell Can't Hold Out Much Longer Big Walter Horton w/Carey Bell Alligator
Graham Lindsey Hey Hey Famous Anonymous Wilderness Catamount by request, and for Tim Kimrey
Beaver Nelson Mad River Undisturbed Black Dog
Beaver Nelson Let Us Build A Monument Motion Freedom All these songs here by Beaver Nelson also go out to Tim. Beaver played the room many times and the two became fast friends.
Beaver Nelson Sleep (No Rest) Legends Of The Super Heroes Freedom
Gourds Hallelujah Shine Bolsa de Agua Sugar Hill by request... gracias for the call!