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Playlists
Lark In The Morning playlist for 01/20/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Boy Fuller | You've Got Something There | Blind Boy Fuller | Blues Classics |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson | Bad Luck Blues | Volume Two | Milestone Records |
| Erik Darling | Diamond Ring | True Religion | Vanguard |
| Tom Rush | Pallet on the Floor | Blues, Songs, Ballads | Prestige |
| Even Dozen Jug Band | All Worn Out | The Even Dozen Jug Band | Elektra |
| Nashville Jug Band | What's the Matter with the Mill? | Nashville Jug Band | Rounder |
| Nashville Jug Band | Empty Boudoir Blues | Nashville Jug Band | Rounder |
| Rag Daddy | Bye Bye Blues | On the Road Again | Voyager |
| Sparky Rucker | Pallet on Your Floor | Cold & Lonesom on a Train | June Appal |
| Woody Harris | Darktown Strutter's Ball | American Guitar Solos | Arhoolie |
| Creighton Lindsay | Je Peux Pas T'Oublier | I Ain't Worried | Time & Strike |
| Bill Staines | Hauling in the Wood | Old Wood and Winter Wine | Mineral River Records |
| Dillon Bustin | More Wood | Almanac | June Appal |
| John McCutcheon | Sly Little Crow | Mail Myself to You | Rounder |
| Robin & Linda Williams | If You Were a Bluebird | Dixie Highway Sign | June Appal |
| Clarence Ashley | Coo Coo Bird | Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley: The Original Folkways Recordings | Smithsonian Folkways |
| David Holt | Dinah | It Just Suits Me | June Appal |
| Canterbury Orchestra | Petronella | Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra | F&W Records |
| Berkeley Scottish Players | I'll Mak' Ye Fain to Follow Me | Heather & Yon | Cabbage Records |
| Eric Bogle | Aussie Bar-B-Q | Plain & Simple | Plant Life |
| Judy Small | Much Too Much | Ladies & Gems | Crafty Maid Music |
| Swallowtail | Swinging on a Gate / Dancing Bear | Flights of Fancy | Rooster Records |
Little bit of blues, little old-timey, some dance music, wait a minute... what is this Aussie stuff doing here at the end?!?
Lark In The Morning playlist for 01/06/2012
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fraternity Chorus | The Whiffenpoof Song / The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Required Singing | Epic | |
| Ian & Sylvia | Captain Woodstock's Courtship | Northern Journey | Vanguard | |
| Jean Ritchie | The Hangman Song | Jean Ritchie | Elektra | |
| Jean Ritchie | Sugar on the Floor | High Hills & Mountains | Greenhays | |
| Jean Ritchie | The Cuckoo | High Hills & Mountains | Greenhays | |
| Jean Ritchie | Jubilee | The Most Dulcimer | Greenhays | |
| Jean Ritchie | Four Marys | The Most Dulcimer | Greenhays | |
| Jean Ritchie | Wondrous Love | None but One | Greenhays | |
| John Renbourn & Stefan Grossman | Candyman | Live... In Concert | Shanachie | |
| Nic Jones | William of Winsbury | Unearthed | Molly Music | |
| June Tabor & Martin Simpson | Strange Affair | A Cut Above | Topic | |
| Stefan Grossman | Sheebeg An Sheemore | Live... In Concert | Shanachie | |
| Anne Hills | Rusty Red River | Don't Explain | Hogeye | www.annehills.com |
| Pierce Pettis | State of Grace | State of Grace | Compass | |
| David Francey | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Skating Rink | Laker Music | |
| Lynn Miles | Rust | Night In A Strange Town | Philo | www.lynnmilesmusic.com |
| Norman Blake | Blackberry Blossom | Blackberry Blossomo | Flying Fish | |
| Teresina Huxtable | Orion Risen | Melancholy Babies | Front Hall | |
| Sally Rogers | The Mother Song | Love Will Guide Us | Flying Fish | www.sallyrogers.com |
| Flip Breskin | Planxty Maryann Breskin | Promises I've Kept | Flip Breskin | www.myspace.com |
A slower-paced program, with a mini-set of Jean Ritchie early in the program, and tribute to mothers at the end.
Lark In The Morning playlist for 12/16/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalie Sorrels | The Lonesome Roving Wolves | The Lonesome Roving Wolves | Green Linnet | |
| Betty Smith | Young Charlotte | Songs Traditionally Sung in North Carolina | Folk Legacy | |
| Glenn Ohrlin | The Cowboy's Christmas Ball | The Wild Buckaroo | Rounder | |
| Norman Blake | The Last Train from Poor Valley | Fields of November | Flying Fish | |
| Margaret MacArthur | The Ballad of Robban's First Ride | The Old Songs | Philo | |
| Leo Kretzner | Bold Orion | Bold Orion | Heartwood | |
| Lui Collins | Midwinter Night | There's a Light | Green Linnet | |
| Eclectricity | Sitting Out the Winter | Language of the Heart | Flying Fish | |
| Bok, Trickett, Muir | Turning Toward the Morning | Turning Toward the Morning | Folk Legacy | |
| John McCutcheon | Huron Carol | Winter Solstice | Rounder | |
| Ed Sweeney | Sussex Carol | Inside Fezziwig's | Kicking Mule | |
| Angel Band | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Shout for Joy | Philo | |
| Roberts & Barrand | Sherbourne / Rudolf | Nowell Sing We Clear Vol. 3 | Front Hall | www.goldenhindmusic.com |
| Carolers from the Black Bull | Hark Hark Good News | English Village Carols | Smithsonian Folkways | www.folkways.si.edu |
| Cole-Aston Carolers | Expectation | English Village Carols | Smithsonian Folkways | www.folkways.si.edu |
| Cole-Aston Carolers | Lo, the Eastern Magi Rise | English Village Carols | Smithsonian Folkways | kboo.fm |
| Maggie Sansone | Mummer's March | Dance Upon the Shore | Maggie's Music | |
| Charlie Bate | The Gower Wassail | Folk Songs of Britain: Songs of Ceremony | Topic | |
| Grenoside Carolers | Merry Christmas | English Village Carols | Smithsonian /Folkways | www.folkways.si.edu |
A special program featuring music by the English Village Carolers, brought to us via my friend Jon from Seattle. Enjoy!
Kurt
Lark In The Morning playlist for 12/02/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Muldaur & Marie D'Amato | Chevrolet | See Reverse Side for Title | Vanguard |
| Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp | The Thinking Man | Gibson & Camp at the Gate of Horn | Elektra |
| Katie Lee | Properly Loved | Songs of Couch and Consultation | Commentary Records |
| Vernon Dalhart | The Farm Relief Song | On the Lighter Side | Old Homestead |
| Eric Nagler | Daddy's Whiskers | Improvise with Eric Nagler | Rounder |
| Cathy Fink & Duck Donald | Old Black Choo Choo | I'm Gonna Tell | Likeable Records |
| Peter Paul Van Camp | Punch Brothers Punch | I'm Gonna Tell | Likeable Records |
| The Kingston Trio | The MTA | Scarlet Ribbons | EMI |
| Tom Lehrer | The Christmas Carol | An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer | Reprise |
| Laketown Buskers | Get a Load of This | Rolling Along | Vetco |
| John Prine | Everybody | Diamonds in the Rough | Atlantic |
| Jonathan Eberhardt | The Winnie the Pooh Rag | Life's Trolley Ride | Folk Legacy |
| Lorre Wyatt | Give That Old Time Nutrition | Roots and Branches | Folk Legacy |
| Ann Mayo Muir | Old Blue Suit | So Goes My Heart | Folk Legacy |
| Charlie Maguire | I Like It Here / Oh, Cold and Misery | Harbour Lights | Train on the Island |
| Art Thieme | Me and Jimmy Rodgers | That's the Ticket! | Folk Legacy |
| Todd Snider | Statistician's Blues | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms | |
| Steve Goodman | Vegematic | Affordable Art | Red Pajamas |
| Christine Lavin | Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind | Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind | Philo |
| Dave Van Ronk | Somebody Else, Not Me | Somebody Else Not Me | |
| Jon Gailmor | Randy & Ned Go To School | Gonna Die with a Smile if it Kills Me | Philo |
| Lost World String Band | Griselda | Ready to Wear | Brown 'n Serve |
Whew, what a lot of calls this morning! I take it to mean you enjoyed this oddball program. Enjoy the early winter...
Kurt
Lark In The Morning playlist for 11/25/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Ochs | That's What I Want To Hear | I Ain't Marching Anymore | Carthage | |
| Jim Page | Bourgeois Blues | On The Street Again | Whid-Isle Records | www.jimpage.net |
| The Brothers Four | Beans Taste Fine | Sing of Our Times | Columbia | |
| Riley Puckett | Ragged But Right | Old Time Greats, Volume 1 | Old Homestead | |
| North Fork Rounders | She's Got the Money, Too | Railroadin' & Gamblin' | Davis Unlimited | |
| Uncle Dave Macon | I'll Never Go There Anymore | Go Long Mule | County | |
| Plank Road String Band | Don't Let Your Deal Go Down | Vocal & Instrumental Blend | June Appal | |
| Binkley Brothers | Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents | Nashville the Early String Bands | County | |
| Breakfast Special | Dollar Bill | Breakfast Special | Rounder | |
| County Down | The Wife of the Soldier | Living in the Country | Fretless | |
| Bryan Bowers | Satisfied Mind | The View From Home | Flying Fish | |
| Critton Hollow String Band | High Cost of Living | Sweet Home | Critton Hollow | |
| Oscar Brand | Dollar Ain't a Dollar Anymore | The Best of Oscar Brand | Tradition | |
| Paul Clayton | Life on the Installment Plan | Unholy Matrimony | Elektra | |
| Putnam String County Band | The Credit Card Song | Putnam String County Band | Rounder | |
| Oscar Brand | Hard Times | Best of Oscar Brand | Tradition | |
| Robert Crumb & the Cheap Suit Serenaders | Shopping Mall | Number Three | Blue Goose | |
| Arm & Hammer String Band | The Shopping Song | The Young Fogies | Rounder | |
| Metamora | The Empire Builder | The Great Road | Sugar Hill | |
| Tom Paxton | The Good Ship "I've Got Mine" | Politics | Flying Fish | |
| Greg Brown | The Money's Gone | In the Dark with You | Red House | |
| Don McLean | The More You Pay, the More It's Worth | Don McLean | United Artists | |
| Craig Nuttycombe | Stuff | The Cambria Hoot | www.craignuttycombemusic.com | |
| Dillon Bustin | This Time of Year | Almanac | June Appal |
A special program about spending, money, consumer culture... enjoy. Thank you to those who called in, I'll try to get your requests into next week.
Lark In The Morning playlist for 10/21/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Price | Stranded | Stranded | www.matthewpricemusic.com | |
| Patti Griffiths | Moses | Living with Ghosts | ||
| Richard Shindell | Wisteria | Somewhere Near Paterson | ||
| Klezmatics | Come When You Call Me | Wonder Wheel | Jewish Music Group | |
| Steve Einhorn | Barbershop | Brick & Mortar | ||
| Dave Van Ronk, Anne Hills, Cindy Mangsen | Froggie Went A-Courtin' | Never Grow Up | ||
| Jon Pfaff | Edgar | Life Ain't Permanent | ||
| Jeff Warner & Jeff Davis | Wallabug | Two Little Boys | ||
| Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin | Polly Ann | Blue Lightning | Rounder | |
| Bill Jones | Long John Moore | Panchpuran | Compass | |
| Finestkind | Fa So La | Lost in a Song | ||
| Wailing Strangers | Larry the Physicist | Flying to Blue | ||
| Anais Mitchell & Hadestown Orchestra | Way Down Hadestown | Hadestown | Righteous Babe Records | www.anaismitchell.com |
| Anais Mitchell & Greg Brown | Hey Little Songbird | Hadestown | ||
| Anais Mitchell (Haden Triplets) | When the Chips Are Down | Hadestown | ||
| David Francey | Borderline | Torn Screen Door | ||
| Gina Forsyth | Promised Land | Waterbug Anthology | ||
| Lou & Peter Berryman | Every Week | Double Yodel |
A special program featuring Anais Mitchell's Hadestown late in the show... enjoy!
Kurt
PS: thank you for supporting KBOO... it really does matter. I have KBOO in my will for chrissakes, that's how much it means to me!
Lark In The Morning playlist for 10/07/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cash | Five Feet & Rising | Songs of our Soil | Mercury | |
| Eric Bogle | Lady from Bendigo | Plain and Simple | Plant Life | |
| Battlefield Band | Rantin' Rovin' Robin | The Story So Far | Flying Fish | |
| Applejack with Bob McQuillen | New England Winter / The Dancing Bear | Contra Dance Music New England Style | Green Linnet | |
| Any Old Time String Band | C-U-B-A | Any Old Time String Band | Arhoolie | |
| The Dillards | Taters in Sandy Land | Live Almost | Elektra | |
| Guy Carawan | Daddy, What's a Train | Jubilee | June Appal | |
| Blue Flame String Band | Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues | Blue Flame String Band | Flying Fish | |
| Hank Bradley | Them Beautiful Bottles | Music of the Poison Coyote Kid | Bay | |
| Andy Cohen & Joe LaRose | My Money Never Runs Out | Tuxedo Blues | Green Linnet | |
| Norman Blake | If I Lose, I Don't Care | Lighthouse on the Shore | Rounder | |
| A. Robic & the Exertions | Flying Indian | Music for Aerobic Clogging | Flying Fish | |
| Bob Carlin | The Last Time | Where Did You Get That Hat | Rounder | |
| Different Shoes | The Cuckoo | One Size Feets All | Fretless | |
| The Warblers | Old Ties | Mama's Waltz | The Warblers | www.thewarblers.com |
| La Bottine Souriante | Les Reel Vieux | La Traversee de L'Atlantique | ||
| The Chicken Chokers | Lookin' for the Money | Chokers & Flies | Rounder | |
| The Canote Brothers | I Heard the Voice of the Porkchop | Thinga-ma-jig | Clone Tone | |
| Terri Grayum | Machines | Promise | Wonderwomen | |
| Lou & Peter Berryman | New Listing | Double Yodel | Lou & Peter Berryman |
A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed during this morning's program! We met our goal of $500, which is a wonderful thing. Thank you for keeping KBOO alive and vital.
Lark In The Morning playlist for 09/30/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various artists | Morris Dance Tunes | Field Trip - England | Folkways |
| Isla Cameron | Blackwaterside | The Jupiter Book of Ballads | Folkways |
| Isla Cameron | Brushes & Briars | Field Trip - England | Folkways |
| Isla Cameron | Lord Randall | The Jupiter Book of Ballads | Folkways |
| Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger | The Lifeboat Mona | New Briton Gazette | Folkways |
| Dan Aguiar | Alice Wentworth | Sea Songs | Folkways |
| Stan Hugill | A Long Time Ago | Sea Songs | Folkways |
| Mary Wilson | Sailboat Malarkey | Sea Songs | Folkways |
| Woodie Guthrie | Mean Talkin' Blues | Poor Boy | Folkways |
| Eloise Schwartz | Pretty Crowing Chicken | Down Home | Folkways |
| DeSkipfeartesjonger | Rosabella | (youtube) | |
| Gerard Dole | Various | Little Creatures and the Big Animals of the Bayou | Folkways |
| Oscar Brande | Mother Was a Lady | Give 'im the Hook | Riverside |
| Pete Seeger | The Faucets Are Dripping | God Bless the Grass | Folkways |
| Pete Seeger | Cement Octopus | God Bless the Grass | Folkways |
| Nashville Jub Band | Dallas Rag | Nashville Jug Band | Rounder |
| Hotmud Family | Silver Tongue & Gold Plated Lies | Meat & Potatoes & Stuff Like That | Flying Fish |
| Tom Dundee | Don't Fool with the Fire | ||
| Shinobu Sato | Civil War Trilogy | Waterbug Anthology | Waterbug |
| Therese Honey | Menai Point | Bug Soup | Waterbug |
| Maura O'Connell | Leaving Neidin | Just in Time | Philo |
| Hesperus | Orientes Partibus | Crossing Over | Flying Fish |
| Al Petteway | Accokeek Shore | Whispering Stones | Maggie's Music |
Lark In The Morning playlist for 09/16/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Dane | The Danville Girl | When I Was a Young Girl | Horizon |
| Maxine Sellers | Katy Cruel | Folk Songs | Prestige |
| Josh White | Paul & Silas | The Beginning Vol. 2 | Mercury |
| Judy Collins | Sailor's Life | A Maid of Constant Sorrow | Elektra |
| The Weavers | I Never Will Marry | Travelling On With the Weavers | Vanguard |
| Malvina Reynolds | The World's Gone Beautiful | Malvina Reynolds | Century City |
| Tom Paley | Jackaro | Courting & Other Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachian Mountains | Riverside |
| Rita Weill | Pretty Damsel in the Garden | Sings Ballads and Folk Songs | Takoma |
| Rita Weill | The Bramble Briar | Sings Ballads and Folk Songs | Takoma |
| Jean Ritchie & Oscar Brand | Hog Drovers | Courting & Other Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachian Mountains | Riverside |
| Jean Ritchie & Oscar Brand | Lazy John | Courting & Other Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachian Mountains | Riverside |
| Hedy West | Lady Beauty Bright | Volume 2 | Vanguard |
| Doc Watson | Talk 'Bout Sufferin' | Doc Watson | Vanguard |
| Stefan Grossman | The Assassination of John Fahey | Live... in Concert | Shanachie |
| David Holt | The First Motorcycle in Black Mountain, NC | The Hairy Man & Other Wild Tales | High Windy Records |
| Vernon Dalhart | Ain't Gonna Grieve My Mind | On the Lighter Side | Old Homestead |
| Watermelon Mtn Jug Band | 1922 | Tickle Tunes | Cowboy Kazoo |
| Daila Dworsky | Sweet Sassparilla | Daila & the Dulci-Dance Band | Kicking Mule |
| Trapezoid | Dill Pickle Rag | Trapezoid | Traditional Records |
| Walt Richards | Romanza | In Touch with the Earth | Walt Richards |
| Ken Perlman | Flowers of Edinburgh | Melodic Clawhammer Banjo | Kicking Mule |
| Hollow Rock String Band | Shelvin' Rock | The Hollow Rock String Band | Rounder |
| Critton Hollow String Band | Tell Me Where It Is | By and By | Flying Fish |
| Gamble Rogers | The Great Maitland County Turkey Massacree | The Lord Gives Me Grace and the Devil Gives Me Style | Mountain Railroad |
Lark In The Morning playlist for 09/02/2011
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Watson | Spike Driver's Blues | Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Libba Cotten | Here Old Rattler Here | Freight Train and Other NC Folksongs | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Jean Ritchie | Hiram Hubbard | Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Woody Guthrie | Pretty Boy Floyd | Struggle | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Haywire Mac McClintock | Texas Rangers | Hallelujah, I'm A Bum | Rounder |
| Utah Phillips | Jay Gould's Daughter | All Used Up: A Scrapbook | Philo |
| Rosalie Sorrels | Willie and John | Rosalie's Songbag | Prestige International |
| Tom Kines | The Merchant and the Fiddler's Wife | Of Maids and Mistresses | Elektra |
| Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee | The Northern Line | Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee | Train on the Island |
| Larry Ungar | Railroad Blues | Rags, Blues, & Hot Tunes for FIngerstyle Guitar | Black Socks Press |
| Peter Kessler & Gail Fratar | Wabash Blues | Just Dreaming | Swallow |
| The Bogtrotters | Deadheads & Suckers | The Bogtrotters | Biograph |
| Tracy's Family Band | My Home's Across the Smoky Mountains | Rode the Mule Around the World | Folkways |
| The Red Clay Ramblers | The Winding Stream | Meeting in the Air | Flying Fish |
| Norman & Nancy Blake | Old Time Farmer | Blind Dog | Flying Fish |
| Trapezoid | Country Home | Cool of the Day | Flying Fish |
| Ellipsis | American Primitive | Ellipsis | Flying Fish |
| Charlie King | Count It All Joy | My Heart Keeps Sneaking Up On My Head | Flying Fish |
| Matthew Price | Stranded | Stranded | Matthew Price |
| Tom Paxton | Monday Morning in Paradise | One Million Lawyers | Flying Fish |
| Tom Paxton | Yuppies in the Sky | One Million Lawyers | Flying Fish |
| Howling Gael | St. Anne's Reel | Rant & Roar | Grassroots |
As I mentioned after the Texas Rangers song, you should check out S. C. Gwynne's book, "Empire of the Summer Moon." It recounts the story of the Comanche nation during the middle of the 19th century, and tells why they were the most feared and successful native American band. Reading it, I felt like I was reading the secret history of the West, the history behind the mythology. A remarkable book.
Comments
Love it!
Hi Kurt,
Wanted to know if I could get a list of the songs you played this morning - I'm really enjoying the country life theme!
thanks,
abbie (abflex2002@yahoo.com)
Thanks!
Hey Kurt, thanks for playing my song, "Stranded", on your January 7th show. I hope your listeners enjoyed it. Our next Portland show is at the Buffalo Gap on February 17th. Thanks again.
Matthew Price
Fri 9-17-10 show
Hi Kurt,
Heard some very nice classical sounding guitar this morning around 6am. I think you said it was Joe Vega or Mabus? Unsure. It was a live performance from 1980? at a place called the 10 pound fiddle?
Hope that is enough information to find out who that was and what song they played.
Thanks.
Eric
jurgensenherman@comcast.net
Hi, maybe you'd like our music...
Kurt,
I really like you show. I wish there were a whole station devoted to this kind of music. 2 things you might be interested in:
First, my band, Mistral (www.onsevenwinds.com) just finished a CD of Breton and French folk music, adding a couple English folk ballads. I'd like to send you a demo if you're interested.
I'm part of the Bridgetown Morris Men. We perform traditional English Morris dancing. After practice, we go out and do a weekly pub sing, currently located at the Green Dragon on 9th and Belmont, Wednesday at about 9:15pm. The Brit Folk show was right up our alley!
-Ian Clemons
What was the last song played
What was the last song played Friday morning, February 5, 2010? It was a song with a line repeating (I think), "I'll go to sea no more", sung by a very familiar voice. It was such a beautiful arrangement, but when I do a search on those words, I get a song quite different from what I heard this a.m. Thanks so much. Carol
playlist question
Hello,
Who performed the song "Let's have Christmas in January" which you played around 6:58 AM on Friday 12/18? They Might be Giants? Anyway, my sentiments exactly. Thanks for the music.
Bones
Playlist question
Would love to know the name of the song played at approx 6:45 this morning. Woman was wrapping about bomb shelters and marijuana in tupperware(!). Thanks.
Loved today's program
Fundamental cracks in the foundations of our world and society are rarely brought up in conversation, let alone in the media -- and to hear problems of class divisions and despair talked about in such an unscripted and heartfelt way made today's Lark in the Morning broadcast a particular treat.
Keep up the good work!





Dog songs
The Renee Hill Band has a nice dog song called "Sam"