Mar 312009
Mar 312009
Hour 1
Hey, Jane / The Last CD / Lonesome Brothers / 4:40
I Can’t Sleep / Tejas Brothers / Tejas Brothers / 2:55
Hoogie Boogie / Anthology: 50 Years / John Lee Hooker / 2:56
Receipts & Fevers / Bolsa De Agua / The Gourds / 3:48
Rhythm Of The Road / Bridges / Mary Flower / 5:13
Dreams About Beautiful Girls / On The Waiting List / Dave Sutherland / 5:42
Bring Me Sunshine / Naked Willie / Willie Nelson / 2:13
Circles And X’s / Little Honey / Lucinda Williams / 3:41
Falling / Faulty Fairytales / Bourgeois Gypsies / 4:02
Who Knew / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 3:31
Sugarmaker / The Complete SSS International Recordings / Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / 2:08
Wine Me Up / Step Right Up / Two Dollar Pistols / 3:41
You’re Gone / Stop and Think About It / Chris James And Patrick Rynn / 3:44
I Will Remain / Blame It On Gravity / Old 97′s / 3:12
Hour 2
Take Me Back To Birmingham / Hitchhiking From Memphis To Mars / Country Boy Rolling Stone / 2:08
Gunpowder / Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / 2:10
12 Red Roses / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / Betty Harris / 2:31
Before The Next Teardrop Falls / How Much Can A Man Take / Big John Hamilton / 2:18
Tex-Mex Mile / Haymaker! / The Gourds / 3:20
Heart Of Darkness / I’ll Be Around / Split Lip Rayfield / 2:49
Madalyn’s Bones / Diamonds To Dust / Gurf Morlix / 3:33
Neon Tombstone / So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You / Phil Lee / 3:42
I’m Into Something Good / Girl Group Sounds Lost And Found (One Kiss Can Lead To Another) / Earl-Jean / 2:55
Your Cheating Heart / Dirty Laundry – The Soul Of Black Country / Bobby Powell / 2:36
Phantom Train / Bar Band Americanus / Charlie Pickett / 3:42
Love Train / Sold Out / Big Shanty / 4:17
Lucky One / Lucky One / Raul Malo / 4:32
Lune De Minuit / Honey Slides / The Bluerunners / 3:21
Caroline / Known On The Underground / Mike Reno Harrell / 3:51
Depending On You / Full Moon Fever / Tom Petty / 2:51
Riverside Blues / Choosy Beggars / Choosy Beggars / 3:13
Mar 302009
01 Split Lip Rayfield: I’ll Be Around
02 Lucinda Williams: Little Honey
03 Jim Livermore: Coming Home
04 The Dixons: Still Your Fool
05 Country Boy Rolling Stone: Hitchhiking From Memphis To Mars
06 The Gourds: Haymaker!
07 Big Shanty: Sold Out
08 Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves: Roll With You
09 Ryan Delmore: The Spirit, The Water, And The Blood
10 Lonesome Brothers: The Last CD
11 Scott H. Biram: The Dirty Old One Man Band
12 Deadstring Brothers: Deadstring Brothers (2001)
13 Ray LaMontagne: Gossip In The Grain
14 JJ Grey & Mofro: Orange Blossoms
15 Charlie Pickett: Bar Band Americanus
16 Old 97′s: Blame It On Gravity
17 Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Cardinology
18 Dave Sutherland: On The Waiting List
19 Kathleen Edwards: Asking For Flowers
20 Blitzen Trapper: Furr
Mar 292009
read: http://www.taprootradio.com Howdy, Falling / Faulty Fairytales / Bourgeois Gypsies / 4:02 Same Difference / Walk on Thin Air / The Old Ceremony / 3:53 Bring Me Sunshine / Naked Willie / Willie Nelson / 2:13 Zachariah / Fire Fire Demos / The Victor Mourning / 3:06 2000 Miles Ago / Road Tunes And Regrets / Thomas Hendley / 3:11 You’re Gone / Stop and Think About It / Chris James And Patrick Rynn / 3:44 Pain of a Broken Heart / Phoenix / Jimmy Lovelace / 3:43 Mother Road / Westering Again / Old Californio / 5:12 Salida / Sew Your Heart With Wires / Rod Picott & Amanda Shires / 3:35 Beard Of Bees / Hungry Bird / Clem Snide / 3:22 Little Darlin’ / Sew Your Heart With Wires / Rod Picott & Amanda Shires / 2:42 Who Knew / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 3:31 Mountain Song / Hummingbird World / The Spinning Wheels / 4:01 10 Day Rut / Hundred Dollar Difference / Brock Zeman / 2:21 The Mountain / The Mountain / Heartless Bastards / 5:19 Neon Tombstone / So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You / Phil Lee / 3:42 Gasoline & Matches / Written In Chalk / Buddy & Julie Miller / 3:14 Lucky One / Lucky One / Raul Malo / 4:32 Tequila Time / Tequila Time / Natasha James / 3:07 Austin City Lights / Double Wide / Tornado Magnet / 3:53 Somewhere In Blue / Somewhere In Blue / Deena / 3:28 Big Bill Blues / Bridges / Mary Flower / 4:24 Can’t Lose You / Faulty Fairytales / Bourgeois Gypsies / 4:36
Rotation #188 – March 30, 2009
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live: Monday nights at 9pm eastern on WCOMIt’s been a good week for acoustic music here at Taproot Radio. First I received the most receive CD from the Bourgeois Gypsies. In my review of them I said that they do folk music about like the Grateful Dead do bluegrass. Yeah, the elements are in there, but they turn it into something all their own. Their music is something that would fit well into the Shakori Hills festival or some such.
Also this week I received the latest effort from Mary Flower. She does mostly old-time blues numbers on acoustic guitar which earned her a nomination for Acoustic Blues Artist of the year. The track that blew me away was her cover of Bix Beiderbecke’s “There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt of My Tears” a gem of a song from the 20′s.
As you can see from the Recent Adds list, I’ve finally caught up with the backlog of new music coming into Taproot Radio. I’m loving the JJ Cale, Raul Malo, and Phil Lee CDs. But the surprise of the week has to be the Naked Willie CD, which apparently is not getting overshadowed by the Willie and the Wheel CD. But I’m getting a kick out of these 60′s styled songs from Willie. Who know he could swing like Sinatra?
Don’t forget about the Taproot Theme Contest . $200 cash prize for the best rockabilly theme for the Taproot Show. Tell all your musician friends. Deadline is April 12th.
Dig Deep,
Calvin
This Week’s Rotation
Rhythm Of The Road / Bridges / Mary Flower / 5:13
Lucky One / Lucky One / Raul Malo / 4:32
Neon Tombstone / So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You / Phil Lee / 3:42
Hoogie Boogie / Anthology: 50 Years / John Lee Hooker / 2:56
Who Knew / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 3:31
You’re Gone / Stop and Think About It / Chris James And Patrick Rynn / 3:44
Bring Me Sunshine / Naked Willie / Willie Nelson / 2:13
Gunpowder / Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / 2:10
Still Around / Ruins Of Berlin / Dex Romweber Duo / 3:36
Your Cheating Heart / Dirty Laundry – The Soul Of Black Country / Bobby Powell / 2:36
I Can’t Sleep / Tejas Brothers / Tejas Brothers / 2:55
Dreams About Beautiful Girls / On The Waiting List / Dave Sutherland / 5:42
Tex-Mex Mile / Haymaker! / The Gourds / 3:20
Hideaway Girl / KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 16 (Disc 1) / Jimmy LaFave / 4:13
Love Train / Sold Out / Big Shanty / 4:17
The Satisfier / Roll With You / Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves / 2:38
Velvet Guitar / Blooshot Records Sampler #8 / Alejandro Escovedo / 4:25
I’m not a stealer / Deadstring Brothers (2001) / Deadstring Brothers / 4:29
Muleskinner Blues / The Dirty Old One Man Band / Scott H. Biram / 2:41
Take Me Back To Birmingham / Hitchhiking From Memphis To Mars / Country Boy Rolling Stone / 2:08
Heart Of Darkness / I’ll Be Around / Split Lip Rayfield / 2:49
Please Baby Don’t Go / Still Your Fool / The Dixons / 2:00
Who Were You Thinkin’ Of / Coming Home / Jim Livermore / 3:09
Go Easy / Cardinology / Ryan Adams & The Cardinals / 2:56
Hey, Jane / The Last CD / Lonesome Brothers / 4:40
Circles And X’s / Little Honey / Lucinda Williams / 3:41
I Will Remain / Blame It On Gravity / Old 97′s / 3:12
12 Red Roses / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / Betty Harris / 2:31
2000 Miles Ago / Road Tunes And Regrets / Thomas Hendley / 3:11DJ Tracks
Miss Bliss / Lonely Parades / Dodd Ferrelle / 3:29
Zachariah / Fire Fire Demos / The Victor Mourning / 3:06
Mother Road / Westering Again / Old Californio / 5:12
Salida / Sew Your Heart With Wires / Rod Picott & Amanda Shires / 3:35
Beard Of Bees / Hungry Bird / Clem Snide / 3:22
Mountain Song / Hummingbird World / The Spinning Wheels / 4:01
Gasoline & Matches / Written In Chalk / Buddy & Julie Miller / 3:14
Tequila Time / Tequila Time / Natasha James / 3:07Recent Adds
Following Me Around / Naked Willie / Willie Nelson / 2:44
If You Could See What’s Going Through My Mind / Naked Willie / Willie Nelson / 2:57
The Party’s Over / Naked Willie / Willie Nelson / 2:27
Confessin’ the Blues / Stop and Think About It / Chris James And Patrick Rynn / 5:24
Stop And Think About It / Stop and Think About It / Chris James And Patrick Rynn / 4:46
Got To Move / Stop and Think About It / Chris James And Patrick Rynn / 5:22
Charleigh’s Song / Phoenix / Jimmy Lovelace / 2:55
Just Like Joseph Campbell / Westering Again / Old Californio / 3:46
Little Darlin’ / Sew Your Heart With Wires / Rod Picott & Amanda Shires / 2:42
Our Time Will Come / Hungry Bird / Clem Snide / 3:39
Salida / Sew Your Heart With Wires / Rod Picott & Amanda Shires / 3:35
Down To Memphis / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 3:06
Cherry Street / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 3:44
Oh Mary / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 3:35
Roll On / Roll On / J.J. Cale / 4:44
Miner’s Blues / Hummingbird World / The Spinning Wheels / 4:16
Honey, I’m Goin’ Down / Hummingbird World / The Spinning Wheels / 6:55
Length Of Your Chain / Hundred Dollar Difference / Brock Zeman / 2:39
Girl With a Gun / Hundred Dollar Difference / Brock Zeman / 1:57
Early In The Morning / The Mountain / Heartless Bastards / 2:28
Hold Your Head High / The Mountain / Heartless Bastards / 5:05
Just Because / So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You / Phil Lee / 4:02
Last Year Pt. 2 (Killing Time) / So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You / Phil Lee / 3:38
One Part, Two Part-(w Regina McCrary) / Written In Chalk / Buddy & Julie Miller / 3:44
Memphis Jane / Written In Chalk / Buddy & Julie Miller / 6:17
Moonlight Kiss / Lucky One / Raul Malo / 4:16
Lonely Hearts / Lucky One / Raul Malo / 3:18
Haunting Me / Lucky One / Raul Malo / 4:18
Get Out Of My Way / Tequila Time / Natasha James / 4:02
If You Think This Is Love / Tequila Time / Natasha James / 2:23
Highfield / Double Wide / Tornado Magnet / 2:07
Best Kind Of Something / Somewhere In Blue / Deena / 3:54
Rhythm Of The Road / Bridges / Mary Flower / 5:13
There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt Of My Tears / Bridges / Mary Flower / 2:29
Falling / Faulty Fairytales / Bourgeois Gypsies / 4:02
Train Song / Faulty Fairytales / Bourgeois Gypsies / 3:44
Mar 282009
The Bourgeois Gypsies play folk and twangy music in the same way that the Grateful Dead or Donna the Buffalo play bluegrass. Yeah, you can hear the elements of the genre in there, but that’s just a base for a sound that’s all their own. Think back porch music full of sing-along choruses and edgy riffs. Highlights for my include “Falling,” “Can’t Lose You,” and especially “The Train Song.”
Mar 282009
Bridges is a gorgeously produced yet not over produced CD of acoustic songs that highlight Mary Flower’s acoustic guitar skills as well as her sultry blues vocals which earned her a nomination for Acoustic Blues Artist of the year. Some of her best work are instrumentals. I particularly liked “Columbia River Rag: and “Temptation Rag.” “Rhythm of the Road,” and “Big Bill Blues” are show off Flower’s talents. But the track that blew me away was her cover of Bix Beiderbecke’s “There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt of My Tears” a gem of a song from the 20′s.
Mar 242009
Hour 1
Roads And Rails / Dave Sutherland / On The Waiting List / 3:32
Cowboy No 77 / Charlie Pickett / Bar Band Americanus / 3:45
Let’s Be Mad / John Doe / Meet John Doe / 3:44
One More Saturday Night / The Turnstiles / Step Right Up / 2:28
WILD WILD YOUNG MEN / Rose Maddox / EARLY FEMALE ROCKBILLY / 2:26
Just Say She’s A Rhymer / Mary Gauthier / Mercy Now / 4:17
Trade Your Heart / Lauren Taylor / Almost Charming / 4:17
Hell, Yes I Cheated / Johnny Adams / More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country / 3:33
Chokin’ Kind / Joe Simon / Dirty Laundry – The Soul Of Black Country / 2:40
Gunpowder / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! / 2:10
For a Time / Deadstring Brothers / Deadstring Brothers (2001) / 3:58
Falling Down / Ryan Delmore / The Spirit, The Water, And The Blood / 5:02
Family Of Man / Three Dog Night / The Best Of Three Dog Night / 3:12
Must Be The Whiskey / Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez / Red Dog Tracks / 3:59
Hard To Stop / Buckwheat Zydeco / The Rough Guide To Zydeco / 4:43
Hour 2
Crazy Pritty Baby / Heavy Trash / Going Way Out / 2:47
Scattered Leaves / The Be Good Tanyas / Hello Love / 4:46
Heathens / Drive-By Truckers / Decoration Day / 4:48
Colette / Langhorne Slim / Langhorne Slim / 3:47
Luddite / The Gourds / Haymaker! / 3:38
Miss Bliss / Dodd Ferrelle / Lonely Parades / 3:29
Lonesome / Dex Romweber Duo / Ruins Of Berlin / 2:25
Ride / Old 97′s / Blame It On Gravity / 3:30
Show It / Betty Harris / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:55
Broken Hearted, Lovesick and Blue / The Dixons / Still Your Fool / 2:05
Real Love / Lucinda Williams / Little Honey / 3:45
Home In Your Heart / Solomon Burke / If You Need Me – Rock ‘n’ Soul / 2:06
Somethin’ In The Water / Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers / Pandelirium / 2:49
Boogie Woogie Mamacita / Tejas Brothers / Tejas Brothers / 2:26
I See The Light/What’s His Name? / Scott H. Biram / The Dirty Old One Man Band / 7:13
Mar 212009
This is one of those if-you-only-buy-one-cd-from-this-artist-buy-this-one CDs. 32 tracks of decdes-spanning blues, from his primitive one chord trances to his more modern stuff, you’ll be surprised how many tunes you recognize on this CD, including “Crawling King Snake,” “Boom Boom,” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer.”
Mar 212009
Well into his 4th decade of cranking out music, JJ Cale is the blues legend you might not have ever heard of. But his latest CD, Roll On, shows us that the Tulsa Sound he invented is still as enjoyable and relevant on the current music scene as it ever was. Having influenced artists like Eric Clapton and Mark knopfler, his down tempo boogies and smooth undercurrents of energy are a signature trademark for him and are in fine display on this CD. Highlights for me included “Who Knew,” “Down To Memphis,” “Cherry Street,” “Oh Mary,” and “Roll On.”
Mar 212009
Chris James and Patrick Rynn have been session players for a bunch of blues bands over the years and are now striking out on their own with Stop and Think About It. This is good old-fashioned blues=rock at its best. Good energy even on the slow burning tracks. Highlights for me included “You’re Gone,” “Confessin’ The Blues,” “Stop and Think About It,” and “Got To Move.”