Thursday, December 30, 2010

Songlines #5

Look at Miss Ohio
by Gillian Welch and David Rawlins
from the album Soul Journey

Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss Ohio
She’s a-running around with her rag-top down
She says 'I wanna do right but not right now'

I like lyrics that are a bit subtle, that let you know what the writer wants without being didactic. These few lines tell us Miss Ohio is a party girl, without being preachy about it, with a nice play on right.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Themetrain #118 tracklist

Tuesday December 28
Theme: Best of 2010

Fire And Rain: Carole King, James Taylor

The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart): Ryan Bingham

Deep Fried Satisfied: Claude Hay

Thank Me Someday: Buddy Guy

Lone Wolf: Radio National

I Can Change: LCD Soundsystem

Gone To Shiloh: Elton John & Leon Russell

Roxanne: Sting

Modern Man: Arcade Fire

Kaleidoscope Heart: Sara Bareilles

Why Don't You Do Right?: Carolina Chocolate Drops

Time To Smile: Xavier Rudd

The Cave: Mumford & Sons

Sinking Relation Ship: Georgia Fields

Back In Town: Hilary Grist

Cold Outside: Ruth Moody

Mexican Home: John Prine, Josh Ritter

Down In the Bowery: Alejandro Escovedo

Guantanamera: AfroCubism

The Piano: Catherine Davis, Sinfonia Australia

Summertime: Brian Wilson

Enchanting Ghost: Sufjan Stevens

I Believe You Liar: Washington

Jackrabbits: Joanna Newsom

One More Night In Brooklyn: Justin Townes Earle

That's The Way It Goes: Spike Flynn

Not Supposed to Miss You: Frally, Ben Lee

Coffee My Lover: Kate Rowe

New Loneliness: Sarah Harmer

I Got Rhythm/Fascinating Rhythm Medley: Simon Tedeschi, Kevin Hunt


birthdays

As Tears Go By: Marianne Faithfull

Not The Girl You Think You Are: Holly Throsby

Early Morning Rain: Peter, Paul and Mary

Midnight Special: Odetta

Too Many Times: Mental As Anything (Martin Plaza)

Here I Am In Love Again: John Hartford


preview of next week - garden

Polk Salad Annie: Tony Joe White

Hot Curry #39 tracklist

Monday December 27
Feature CD: Playing For Change

Wide Open Spaces: Dixie Chicks

Sweet Corn: Fred Eaglesmith

Stand By Me: Roger Ridley, Clarence Bekker, Grandpa Elliott, Vusi Mahlasela, Sinamuva, Bhekani Mamela, Washboard Chaz

Short People: Randy Newman

Birds And Ships: Natalie Merchant, Billy Bragg & Wilco

I Still Miss Someone: Folk Uke

River: Kate Miller-Heidke

New Year: Benedict Moleta

Touch, Feel, & Lose: Ryan Adams

Better Man: Keb Mo, Valerie Pinkston, Kristle Murden, Alexandra Brown

Without You: Harry Nilsson

Theme From Ben Hall: The Bushwackers Band

Caprice viennois, op. 2: Joshua Bell, Paul Coker

And You Give: Matthew Barber

Don't Worry: Pierre Minetti, Clarence Bekker & choirs

Coin Laundry: Lisa Mitchell

Dance Hall Girls/Bozeemon Boogie: The Duhks

Little Sister: Ry Cooder

Video Killed the Radio Star: Buggles

Video Killed The Radio Star: The Presidents Of The United States Of America

That's the Way the World Goes Round: Jeffrey Foucault

War/No More Trouble: Bono, Rocky Dawuni & choirs

We Are Family: Sister Sledge

The Jug of Punch: Altan

The Times They Are A-Changin': Tracy Chapman

Let The Heartaches Begin: Long John Baldry

One Love: Keb Mo, Mermans Kenkosenki, Tal Ben Ari 'Tula'

Dive For Your Memory: Glenn Thompson

Two Angels: Claire Holley

House No163: Colin Buchanan

Come Together: The Beatles

Get Back: The Beatles

Moonglow: Redbird

Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution: Mermans Kenkosenki, Jason Tamba

Immigrant Eyes: Guy Clark

The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Reel With The Beryle: The Chieftains

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Themetrain #117 tracklist

Tuesday December 21
Theme: Light and Dark

The Sound Of Silence: Simon & Garfunkel

In My Hour Of Darkness: Gram Parsons

Building the City of Light: Mike Scott

Everybody's Talkin': Megan Washington & Sean Foran

Blinded By The Light: Bruce Springsteen

Spotlight: The Waifs

The Light: Frally, Teddy Thompson

Rex's Blues: Guy Clark

Cry For a Shadow: Martin Cilia

Origin of Species: Chris Smither

Long As I Can See The Light: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Into The Dark: Ben Lee

Factory: Bruce Springsteen

Dawn Dance: Alasdair Fraser

Headlights Look Like Diamonds: Arcade Fire

There Is A Light: Great Lake Swimmers

Lights of Hay: Neil Murray

In My Hour Of Darkness: The Rolling Creekdippers

Dust Of Daylight: Son Volt

What Light: Wilco

Blood On Your Shadow: Andrew Kidman


birthdays

There But For Fortune: Phil Ochs

Come Monday: Jimmy Buffett

Ingrid Bergman: Billy Bragg & Wilco

The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill: Karine Polwart

Fairytale of New York: The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl (Shane McGowan)

Loch Lomond / Molly Malone: Michael Hurley


health promo

Walk Right In: Dr Hook

Harder to Walk These Days Than Run: Karine Polwart

I Walk The Line: Johnny Cash

Runaway: Del Shannon

Run Little Rabbit: John and Jamie Hartford

Walk Away Renee: The Four Tops


preview of next week: best of 2010

Big Jet Plane: Angus & Julia Stone

Hot Curry #38 tracklist

Monday December 20
Feature CD: It's Alright, Spike Flynn

Happy Together: The Turtles

Perfect Love: Marc Cohn

Hard Times: Spike Flynn

Miracle Of Love: Eurythmics

Deep Within The Corners Of My Mind: Melody Gardot

The Ship Song: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Consume: Mic Conway's National Junk Band

Dreadlock Holiday: 10cc

Weighty Ghost: Wintersleep

That's The Way It Goes: Spike Flynn

Nightminds: Missy Higgins

Rebel Rouser: Duane Eddy

Bach: Ebarme Dich, St Matthew Passion: Yo-Yo Ma

Long Live Love: Sandie Shaw

God Only Knows: The Beach Boys

Hold On: Spike Flynn

The Late John Garfield Blues: John Prine, Sara Watkins

Instinct: Crowded House

Dancing Queen: ABBA

Dancing Queen: Spooky Men's Chorale

Amber Cascades: America

Falling Rain Blues: Spike Flynn

What'll I Do: Linda Ronstadt

Mani: Paco Fernández

Women In Uniform: Skyhooks

Young Cubs: The Seabellies

The Penny Whistle Lament: Spike Flynn

Buckets of Rain: Redbird

Guantanamera: AfroCubism

Sold: Dan Mangan

Any Time At All: The Beatles

Think For Yourself: The Beatles

Wonderful Baby: Don McLean

Runaway Train: Spike Flynn

Don't Forget: Claude Hay

Chanda Mamma: Tal Ben Ari Tula, Nahuel Schajris & choirs

The Flight of the Bumble-Bee: Nigel Kennedy


Friday, December 17, 2010

Themetrain #116 tracklist

Tuesday December 14

Theme: It Ain't Me Babe


It Ain't Me Babe: Bob Dylan

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet: Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Ain't That Pretty At All: Warren Zevon

A Horse with No Name: America

No Way To Treat A Lady: Bonnie Raitt

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere: Joan Baez

I Ain't Ever Satisfied: Steve Earle

She Ain't Going Nowhere: Guy Clark

You Ain't Thinking (about me): Sonia Dada

Ain't that a Drag: Stuart, M, Wilkinson, K & Paxton, L

Aint No Mountain High Enough: Jimmy Barnes

It Ain't True: The Black Sorrows

Lyin' Eyes: The Eagles

St Monday (live): Billy Bragg and the Blokes

Ain't No Grave: Crooked Still

How's About You: Dave Rawlings Machine

Ain't Too Proud To Beg: The Temptations

Don't Smoke In Bed: Patti Smith

Ain't No Cure For Love: Leonard Cohen

Things Ain't What They Used To Be: Daniel Edmonds

Ain't Got No Home: The Band

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad: Meat Loaf

I Ain't Never: Jerry Garcia, David Grisman

I Will Rise Up / Ain't No More Cane: Lyle Lovett & His Large Band

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere: The Wilson Pickers

I Ain't Marching Anymore: Phil Ochs

It Ain't Necessarily So: Brian Wilson

Song for the Life: Rodney Crowell

Another Girl: The Beatles


birthdays

Dancing Queen: ABBA (Benny Andersson)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother: The Hollies

Anthem: Ross Ryan

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards)

Bits and Pieces: The Dave Clark Five

City Full Of Ghosts (Dublin): Mike Scott


preview of next week (summer solstice; light and dark)

Blinded By The Light: Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band

Hot Curry #37 tracklist

Monday December 13
Feature CD: The Kinks Choral Collection, Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus

You Can Call Me Al: Paul Simon

Let It Be Me: Ray LaMontagne

All Day And All Of The Night: Ray Davies, The Crouch End Festival Chorus

Love Rescue Me: The Omagh Community Youth Choir

Ghosts: Laura Marling

Harmony to My Heartbeat: Sally Seltmann

School Days: Chuck Berry

When the Flood Comes In: The Audreys

Messages: Xavier Rudd

Celluloid Heroes: Ray Davies, The Crouch End Festival Chorus

Sunflower Man: The Waifs

I Think It's Going to Work Out Fine: Ry Cooder

Bach: Prelude, Cello Suite #1: Yo-Yo Ma

Weather: Juzzie Smith

Village Green Preservation Society: Ray Davies, The Crouch End Festival Chorus

Dirt Music: Sara Tindley

I Was Hoping You'd Say: That Paul Kelly

The Last Goodbye: Uncle Earl

Jambalaya (On The Bayou): Hank Williams

Jambalaya (On The Bayou): Lucinda Williams

Submarine Song: The Stoics

Johnny Thunder: Ray Davies, The Crouch End Festival Chorus

Talk Memphis: Chris Smither

Weep Not For the Memories: Seamus Egan

Don't Stand So Close To Me: The Police

Sinking Relation Ship: Georgia Fields

Working Man's Cafe: Ray Davies, The Crouch End Festival Chorus

Waltzing's For Dreamers: Richard Thompson, Mary Black, Delores Keane

Joy To The World: Three Dog Night

Rosetta: My Friend The Chocolate Cake

Across The Universe: The Beatles

Dig A Pony: The Beatles

He Was a Friend of Mine: The Byrds

Days: Ray Davies, The Crouch End Festival Chorus

Runaway Train: Spike Flynn

Sally Goodin: Ricky Skaggs

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Themetrain #115 tracklist

Tuesday December 7
Theme: Harmonica

Candy Man: Roy Orbison

City of New Orleans: Arlo Guthrie

Concrete and Barbed Wire: Lucinda Williams

Crazy Train: The Waifs

Canadian Railroad Trilogy: Gordon Lightfoot

Firecracker: Ryan Adams

Closer To The Bone: Kris Kristofferson

What Do You Want Me To Do?: Mike Scott

Light Enough to Travel: Geoff Berner

Sentimental Journey: Jay Sewall

I Should Have Known Better: The Beatles

Hypochondriac Blues: Fireside Bellows

Myriad Harbour: The New Pornographers

Me And Bobby McGee: Janis Joplin

Scattered & Small: Amelia Curran

You Turn Me On I'm A Radio: Joni Mitchell

Stand By Me: Roger Ridley, Clarence Bekker, Grandpa Elliott, Vusi Mahlasela, Sinamuva, Bhekani Mamela, Washboard Chaz

After The Gold Rush: Neil Young

Down to the River: Bernard Fanning

Blow: Juzzie Smith

On The Road Again: Canned Heat

Dirty Old Town:The Pogues

Georgia On My Mind: Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis

Finest Lovin' Man: Bonnie Raitt

That Old Time Feeling: Guy Clark

Mr Tambourine Man: Bob Dylan

Simple Things: Paolo Nutini

My Marie of the Sea: Jim Bryson

Hellhound On My Trail: The Backsliders

Mouth of the Tobique: Sharon Shannon


birthdays

Everything is Good For You: Crowded House (Nick Seymour)

Cat's in the Cradle: Harry Chapin

Falling Down [Live]: Tom Waits

Báidín Fheilimí: Sinéad O'Connor

Kaleidoscope Heart: Sara Bareilles

Walking One And Only: Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks


preview of next week (Ain't)

Different Drum:Linda Ronstadt