Woody Guthrie
Ramblers’ Retreat Playlist
Here’s the playlist for Ramblers’ Retreat for July 13th. The show is on every Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:00 am Mountain on Radio Boise.
Woody Guthrie was born on July 14th, 1912, so I played a few songs by and about Woody including:
- Woody Guthrie: “Ramblin’Round”
- Don Edwards: “This Land Is Your Land”
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: “Woody’s Last Ride”
- Arlo Guthrie: “1913 Massacre”
I also played these songs which have, so far as I can tell, nothing at all to do with Woody Guthrie:
- Riders in the Sky: “Woody’s Roundup”
- Annbjørg Lien & Bjørn Ole Rasch: “Woody’s Bounce”
Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander: Uplift (2011)
The newest release from Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander is full of great tunes, very well performed by top-notch players. Together these ingredients make for a thoroughly enjoyable and, as the title suggests, an uplifting listening experience. My full review of Uplift is on RootsWorld.
Here’s a video of Alexander and his trio playing “Come Fly With Me,” the opening track on this record.
July 2011
July 2011
Every month I make a list of the recordings I’ve been listening to most often over the past few weeks. Here’s my list for July 2011. I’ve played songs from each of these artists on my radio show, Ramblers’ Retreat.
- Jensen & Bugge: Hav Og Land (2011)
- Sväng: Schladtzshe! (2010)
- Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys: Grand Isle (2010)
- Shaney McCoy: Bridges I Can’t Burn (2010)
On the Celtic Side
Ramblers’ Retreat Playlist
Here’s the playlist for Ramblers’ Retreat for July 6th. The show is on every Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:00 am Mountain on Radio Boise.
I finally got around to playing a few listener requests including these:
- Harry McClintock: “Big Rock Candy Mountain” (for Monica)
- Accordion Tribe: “Tangocide” (for Liza)
- Kate Wolf: “Back Roads” (for Steve)
Feel free to send me requests through comments on this blog post or whatever other way you’d like to contact me.
On this show I also played music from three new releases, all of which are on the Celtic side:
- Molly’s Revenge: Aged 10 Years - Irish and Scottish influences from a California band
- Battlefield Band: Line Up - the 30th album (or so) from one of the great traditional bands from Scotland
- The Hollands!: Ashes to Beauty - Celtic and oldtime influences from a family band; he’s from Australia and she’s from the US
And I’ve been remiss in posting links to playlists, so here are the links to my playlists for June 22nd and June 29th.
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