Jeff and I had fun on the radio this morning; here’s the music we played, set by set:
| Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| First set: I tried to match Peter’s style for this time of the show by playing Celtic music during this set. | ||
| O’Mahoney’s Frolics | The Chieftains | A Chieftains Celebration |
| Green Fields Of Glentown / The Galtee Reel / Bobby Casey’s Number Two / Wing Commander Donald Mackenzie’s Reel |
Silly Wizard | The Best of Silly Wizard |
| Tae The Weavers Gin Ye Gang/The Blackberry Bush | The Tannahill Weavers | Troubadours Of British Folk: Vol. 3 |
| The Boys of the Lough / Slanty Gart | Boys of the Lough |
The Boys of the Lough (Vinyl) |
| Second set: I intended this set to transition away from Celtic music; I had a few operational problems. I had planned to play Steeleye Span before Fairport Convention, but I started the wrong CD player coming out of my announcements. I had also intended to play Gordon Bok’s “This Old Mandolin” before David Grisman, but I left that disk at home and the station didn’t have a copy. | ||
| Tam Lin | Fairport Convention | Liege & Lief |
| The Old Maid In The Garrett / Tam Lin (Reel) | Steeleye Span | Time |
| O’Banion’s Wake | David Grisman | 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 1 |
| Third set: This was the political set, although calling “Man of Constant Sorrow” political is pushing it… | ||
| I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow | The Soggy Bottom Boys |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| C for Conscription | Almanac Singers | Folk Song America – A 20th Century Revival (Disc 1) |
| White House Blues | John Renbourn | The Soho Years (but that album’s not available as far as I can tell, so try The Essential: The Best Of John Renbourn  ) |
| Acme Forgetting Company | Lou & Peter Berryman | House Concert |
| Fourth set: Ridin’ the rails to New Orleans and beyond… | ||
| Orange Blossom Special | Johnson Mountain Boys | Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 1: Steel Rails |
| The Kettle Valley Line | Bruce Brackney | The Rose Tattoo |
| M.T.A. | Kingston Trio | Folk Song America – A 20th Century Revival (Disc 2) |
| Mystery Train | Rick Danko | Bring It on Home, Vol. 1 |
| The City Of New Orleans | Steve Goodman | Folk Song America – A 20th Century Revival (Disc 4) |
| New Orleans | Maria Muldaur | Bring It on Home, Vol. 2 |
| La Danse de Mardi Gras | Balfa Brothers | The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music, Vols. 1-2 (but I played the vinyl pressing) |
| Last set: I picked these songs to lead back to work, but there was another glitch — I had intended to play “Cold on the Shoulder” by Tony Rice to start the set, but I miscued the CD player! “In the Jailhouse Now” was a last-second addition. | ||
| Hello Stranger | Norman Blake | Rounder Folk |
| Don’t Think Twice (It’s All Right) | Ramblin’ Jack Eliiott |
House on Fire: An Urban Folk Collection: Red House Records Tenth Anniversary |
| Hallelujah, I’m A Bum | U. Utah Phillips | Legends of Folk |
| In the Jailhouse Now | Soggy Mountain Boys | O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| Jamaica Farewell | Harry Belafonte | “Harry Belafonte – All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1” |
Almost everything I played was mine; I did use the station’s copy of Acme Forgetting Service since I only have it from iTunes. And I no longer own the Balfa Brothers LP, so I had to use theirs.
I enjoyed playing radio again!