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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
* The Mighty Gospel Inspirations So Glad I'm Here In Black And White self-released Durham group x 40 years or more
* Shags Breathe In My Ear (VA) Best of Kayden & Merben Records Funkadelphia
* Eilen Jewell Fading Memory Sea Of Tears Signature Sounds EJ's 3rd full length... new.
Wire Mr. Suit (VA) Babylon's Burning: The Rough 'n' Ready Rise Punk Rawk 1973-1978 Castle
The Carter Family Lonesome For You Darling Clinch Mountain Treasures County
Sonic Youth Nic Fit Dirty Geffen
Blaze Foley and the Beaver Valley Boys Officer Norris Cold, Cold World Lost Art
* Mika Miko Turkey Sandwich We Be Xuxa Post Present Medium Mostly-female quintet from L.A.
* Balkan Beat Box (Nikodemus Remix) Adir Adirim Nu Made (Remixes) JDUB
* Omar Souleyman Al Khalub An Nas (People's Hearts) Dabke 2020 Sublime Frequencies WOW! From Syria.
Nawal Al Zoghbi Bilbaklak Ellitmane Toh Mondo Melodia She's from Lebanon. Straight-up Arabic pop.
Amr Diab Aktar Wahed Beyhebak (VA) Rough Guide to the Music of Egypt World Music Network A spontaneous set of music spanning the Middle East & North Africa, in honor of President Obama's upcoming speech in Cairo, addressing the Muslim world.
* Group Doueh Min Binat Omum Treeg Salaam Sublime Frequencies from Western Sahara. New release.
Black Taj Only For A Moment Beyonder Amish 2008
Deadstring Brothers You Look Like The Devil Silver Mountain Bloodshot 2007. Song by Leon Russell, made famous by Willie Nelson.
Willie Nelson Something To Think About Crazy: The Demo Sessions Sugar Hill Early 60's demo work. Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Buddy Emmons on steel.
Thad Cockrell & The Starlite Country Band Vacancy Stack Of Dreams Miles of Music Playing tonight, outdoors, at Duke Gardens
* James Blackshaw Key The Glass Bead Game Young God
Better Beatles Can't Buy Me Love Mercy Beat Hook Or Crook 1981. Omaha, NE
Bettie Serveert Smack Log 22 Hidden Agenda 2003
* Magik Markers Jerks Balf Quarry Drag City new.
Magik Markers Don't Talk In Your Sleep Balf Quarry Drag City
* Des Ark Things Will Get Worse Before They Get Worse WXDU Vol. 2 self-released Aimee recorded these here in 2007. Don't think she's here in the area anymore...
Gillian Welch Dear Someone Time (The Revelator) Acony 2001
Freakwater Dreadful Snake June 6, 1994 Glitterhouse live in Germany, '94
* Phil Lee Miller's Mill Pond So Long, It's Been Good To Know You Palookaville old traditional song usually titled "The Wind And Rain" or "The Dreadful Wind And Rain." I have a feeling Mr. Lee has added a few lyrics to his liking.... :)
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman Shady Grove Shady Grove Acoustic Disc Some of the last recordings Jerry Garcia ever made. Great album of trad. numbers, released in 1996. The aforementioned Dreadful Wind And Rain is on it, but the incredible picking on the title track begged to be played today.
* The Curious Mystery The Community Bed Rotting Slowly K