***playlist for 27 May 2003***
Steve Sedberry; Walkin' Down 20th Street; A Few Songs [guitar instrumental I wrote when living in Birmingham, Alabama many years ago]
Jeannie Kendall; Wishing Well Blues; Jeannie Kendall; Rounder 2002
Jeannie Kendall; Love Chooses You; Jeannie Kendall; Rounder 2002 [song by Laurie Lewis]
Laurie Lewis; Love Chooses You; Earth and Sky; Rounder 1997 [originally recorded 1989]
Jeannie Kendall; Jack and Lucy; Jeannie Kendall; Rounder 2002 [Thanks to D. for this CD and for his recommendation of songs. Listen to his 'Bluegrass Jubilee' here on WUWG each Sunday from 1 to 4 PM]
Victoria Parks; Ballad of Uncle Davey; Wild English Rose; Wild Mane Music 2003 [concerns the exploitation of labor and heartless denial of pensions for miners]
Michael Johnathon; The MichaelB Rag; Homestead; Poetman 2003 [Michael lives in rural eastern Kentucky and produces an increasingly-popular, recorded-live acoustic music show in Lexington almost every week; this instrumental was named after his father and son.]
Greg Trooper; Inisheer; Floating; Sugar Hill 2003 [duet with Maura O'Connell]
Michael Johnathon; Conception; Homestead; Poetman 2003 [first song in Crimson Rose Trilogy]
Michael Johnathon; The Garden; Homestead; Poetman 2003 [second song in Crimson Rose Trilogy]
Michael Johnathon; Redemption; Homestead; Poetman 2003 [third song in Crimson Rose Trilogy]
Arthur Adams and B. B. King; Get You Next To Me; Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection; Blind Pig Records 2001
Kaki King; Steamed Juicy Little Bun; Everybody Loves You; Velour Recordings 2003 [http://www.velourmusic.com/kakiking/press.php ]
Leadbelly; Pick A Bale of Cotton; Leadbelly Sings For Children; Smithsonian-Folkways 1995
Steve Sedberry; (improvised guitar instrumental played while making announcements)
[9 PM break]
Kaki King; Everybody Loves You; Everybody Loves You; Velour Recordings 2003
Leadbelly; Everytime I Feel The Spirit/Swing Low Sweet Chariot/They Hung Him On The Cross; Leadbelly Sings For Children; Smithsonian-Folkways 1995 [Leadbelly sings a medley of songs from three different protestant Christian traditions]
The Righteous Mothers; Boring Meeting; A Million Things; (published by Lynn Grotsky, Washington, CD) [found this contemporary, humorous track on Rainbow Sampler #15, Poetman Records, 2003]
The Gordons; The Flood; Time Will Tell Our Story; Blueberry Hill Records 2002
Steve Sedberry; Katrina; A Few Songs [original autoharp instrumental; named after recent birthday girl, Katherine Jane Bauman in 1968; Kathy Griffis is now a Presbyterian minister in New Mexico.]
The Gordons; Cottonmill; Time Will Tell Our Story; Blueberry Hill Records 2002 [a high percentage of songs on their CD are notable. May this husband/wife duo find the success their music deserves.]
Two of A Kind; The Hand That Opens Empty; Friends; Magillacutty Music 1994 [husband wife duo that now performs with their two sons]
Two of A Kind; Four Hands; Going On An Adventure; Magillacutty Music 1999 [David and Jenny are primarily children's performers and many adults enjoy their music as well. They make their home near Philadelphia, PA]
Toumani Diabate with Ballake Sissoko; Bi Lambam; New Ancient Strings; Hannibal, Rykodisc 1999 info@rykodisc.com [These two extremely talented men from Mali, West Africa each play the ancient harp-lute type instrument known as the kora. What a wonderful instrument of 21 strings with a pumpkin-sized gourd resonator.]
Carol Stober; Walnut Valley Keeps Calling Me; Country Sampler, Duets By Carol and Jackie
Nancy Tucker; Toes; Glad You Asked; Gentle Wind [humorous children's song by Debbie Friedlander]
Toumani Diabate with Ballake Sissoko; Yamfa; New Ancient Strings; Hannibal, Rykodisc 1999 info@rykodisc.com
Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pedersen; Doesn't Mean That Much Anymore; Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pedersen; Rounder 1999
Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pedersen; Side Effects of Love; Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pedersen; Rounder 1999
Johnny Jones; Stacked In The Back; Blues In The House; Northern Blues Music 2002; [from sampler: Catalogue 2002, sampler CD: The Future of the Blues]
Honey Novick; I Am A Winner; New Songs for Peace [It must be encouraging to many Canadians that their government actively supports the arts with cash grants for the production of new works of art and with mandatory minimum allocations of radio airtime for Canadian artists. There's much the USA could learn from her neighbors on all sides.]
***end of show for 27 May 2003***
May we ever remember the One who invented music. Praise God for every note!
***playlist for 20 May 2003***
[Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. -Psalm 37]
Pete Seeger; Mexican Blues;
Mike Seeger; Breaking Up Ice in the Allegheny; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003 [I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. John 15:1]
Mike Seeger; Coo Coo Bird; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Johnson Jinkson; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Little Rabbit, Where's Your Mammy?; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; The Raftsman's Song; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Honeycutt's Holler; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Did You Ever See The Devil Uncle Joe?; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Blow the Horn, Blow; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
[Special studio guests included Mr. Ken McLendon, Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 900 from Bill Arp, Georgia in adjoining Douglas County. He brought nine second-year Webelos Scouts. Their Den Leader is James Hembree, head of the landscaping crew for the State University of West Georgia. Scouts recited Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag, Scout Promise, Law of the Pack, and the Scout Motto.]
Mike Seeger; Old Man; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003 [Old man, will your dog catch a rabbit? You can take him and try.]
Mike Seeger; Spoonful; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Shouting In Jerusalem; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; When Sorrows Encompass Me 'Round; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
[Show host Sedberry reintroducd James Hembree's 2nd year Webelos den from Cub Scout Pack 900 from Bill Arp, Georgia in adjoining Douglas County. The den sang a fun and silly scout song, Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips, backed up, if not a bit unintentionally overpowered by Steve Sedberry improvising on Bob Sidney's handmade backpacker guitar. 'I had to leave my normal post at the control board to perform in the middle studio with the scouts so couldn't properly monitor the sound level. My invisible assistant was put to sleep by the elegant music.' {first draft of Sedberry's official and rather feeble excuse}]
[Sedberry interviewed James Hembree's friend, Bob Sidney, musical instrument builder from Villa Rica, GA; Bob builds small (backpacker style) guitars, Appalachian mountain dulcimers, banjos, madolins and fiddles. Phone Bob at 770 459-8205; best time to call is in the evenings. To paraphrase Bob Sidney, 'Building musical instruments is like watching grass grow; it's very slow.' Tours of his workshop are available to potential customers.]
Mike Seeger; Calico; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003 [Appalachian Dulcimer instrumental and vocal]
Mike Seeger; Early In The Spring; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Freight Train; True Vine; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003 [Appalachian Dulcimer instrumental and vocal]
Kaki King; Steamed Juicy Little Bun; Everybody Loves You; Velour Recordings 2003
Kaki King; Carmine St.; Everybody Loves You; Velour Recordings 2003 [to read about her unique playing style: http://www.velourmusic.com/kakiking/press.php ]
Kaki King; Everybody Loves You; Velour Recordings 2003 [Kaki King records amazingly fresh original solo guitar tunes which are both comforting and innovative; her music is just plain enjoyable to experience; she's a real artist in the making.]
Alison Krauss; Ghost In This House; Forget About It; Rounder 1999 [from D's collection of CD's for his Sunday afternoon Bluegrass show on WUWG; played by request; beautiful song! Thanks for requesting it! Alison's voice has real appeal and her arrangement is sensibly sparse really emphasizing the song which was written by Hugh Prestwood.]
Kate Campbell; Look Away; Rosaryville, Compass Records [Song about a young Caucasian girl born in the Deep South in the late fifties who gradually comes to terms with how her beloved culture is perceived by outsiders as racist and elitist. Campbell's song leans toward the same pathos and identity crises found in stories by Southern writers, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty.]
Kate Campbell; Ave Maria Grotto; Rosaryville, Compass Records 1999
Boy Scouts and Singin' Steve; Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips; Scout Pack 900 from Bill Arp, Georgia in adjoining Douglas County. [this is the same song we recorded together thirty minutes before, played back by request of den leader James so that the scouts could hear it on their car radio on their way home]
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys; Get Up John; Classic Bluegrass; Smithsonian-Folkways
Terence Martin; Steel Rail Nightingale; Sleeper
Chris Stuart; I Did Not Hear Them Go; Angels of Mineral Springs
Rise; I Wonder Why; Uncertain Wonders; Sheheshe Records www.sheheshe.com
Steve Sedberry; Music Is The Road To My Happiness; [live performance]
Chris Stuart; A Single Candle; Angels of Mineral Springs
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
***end of show for 20 May 2003***
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. -Psalm 31:18
***playlist for 13 May 2003***
Pete Seeger; Mexican Blues
Serena Matthews; Here In The Blue; Fall 2002 Radio Sampler for 90.7FM
David Elliott; Walkin' Mr. Calvie; Songwriters In The Half Moon
The Carter Family; Sunshine In The Shadows; Sunshine In The Shadows; Rounder
The Carter Family; Let The Church Roll On; Sunshine In The Shadows; Rounder
Vicky Harris; Falling; Touch; Locust St. Music 2002
Vicky Harris; An Ordinary Day; Touch; Locust St. Music 2002
Vicky Harris; Touch; Touch; Locust St. Music 2002 [some of her music reminds me of Cris Williamson]
Cris Williamson; Cry, Cry, Cry; Ashes; Wolf Moon 2001
Nat Stuckey and Connie Smith; God Will; God Will; Music Row Talent 2001
Nat Stuckey and Connie Smith; Whispering Hope; God Will; Music Row Talent 2001
Brick Road Ramblers; Old Plank Road; Porch Music 2002
Brick Road Ramblers; Scotch and Soda; Porch Music 2002
Fourtold; Darcy Farrow; Fourtold; Appleseed 2003
[9 PM break]
Fourtold; Ballad of Springhill; Fourtold; Appleseed 2003 [a memorable mining disaster song by Peggy Seeger concerning an incident in Nova Scotia in 1959]
Peggy Seeger; Gonna Be An Engineer; Best of Broadside; Smithsonian-Folkways 2000
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger; Legal-Illegal; Best of Broadside; Smithsonian-Folkways 2000
Pete Seeger; Take It From Dr. King [In his recent song Seeger advises us to learn from Dr. King while Martin Luther King espoused Jesus Christ. Does this make Seeger a Christian evangelist?]
Fourtold; Two Men In The Building; Fourtold; Appleseed 2003
Stanley Brothers; Man of Constant Sorrow; Clinch Mountain Bluegrass [selection from Sing Out sampler, vol. 46, number 3]
Carlo Aonzo, Beppe Gambetta, David Grisman; Costumi Siciliani; Traversata; Acoustic Disc (sampler)
Kathryn and Caitlin Morski; In Escanaba; Where I Live - Views of Life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; Blue Feather Music 2002
Buffy Sainte-Marie; Starwalker; Up Where We Belong; EMI 1996
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bio.asp?oid=3417&cf=3417
http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0884987.html
Buffy Sainte-Marie; Soldier Blue; Up Where We Belong; EMI 1996 [on May 28, 2003 Beverly (her actual name) is scheduled to receive an honorary degree from the University of Saskatchewan; http://www.usask.ca/events/news/articles/20030501-1.html
The Cradle Board Teaching Project = www.cradleboard.org ]
Neal and Leandra; Wild Horses; Accidental Dreams; Red House Records 1996 [their voices blend very well]
Craobh Rua; Turlough og McDonough; If Ida Been Here, Ida Been There; Lochshore http://www.krl.co.uk/bulk/craobh/craobh.htm [Belfast based traditional Irish Band; song by Turlough O'Carolan]
***end of program for 13 May 2003***
***playlist for 6 May 2003***
Chris Stuart; I Did Not Hear Them Go; Angels of Mineral Springs; Backcountry Music 2002
Tim Harrison; There But For Fortune; Wheatfield With Crows; Second Avenue 2002
['Show me the country where the bombs had to fall,
show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall
and I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why:
there but for fortune go you and I, you and I.'
song by Phil Ochs (1940-1976)]
Tim Harrison; Watson Goes To The Park; Wheatfield With Crows; Second Avenue 2002
Terrence Martin; Evening Sky; Sleeper; Good Dog 2002
Kristin Sweetland; Chaconne; Root, Heart and Crown; Arbora Vita Music 2002 www.kristinsweetland.com
Terrence Martin; Steel Rail Nightingale; Sleeper; Good Dog 2002
Michael Johnathon; Homer's Workshop; Homestead; Poet Man Records 2003 [with Homer Ledford on banjo]
Sean Watkins; N.M.I.; 26 Miles; Sugar Hill 2003 [This instrumental is an original, eclectic blend of several forms of music including folk.]
Chip Taylor; Him Who Saved Me; Let's Leave This Town; LoneStar #4009 [Featuring vocal harmonies by Carrie Rodriguez this recording is on a song sampler sent us by Sing Out magazine. In my opinion this is a secular humanist song rather than, as Sing Out magazine described it, a gospel song, as 'gospel' refers to the 'good news' of personal salvation made possible solely by Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. What could be more dangerous than confusing the message of secular humanism with eternal salvation?]
Jule Medders; Conasauga; Shades of Blue and Gray; 1999
Jake Armerding; The Girl I Left Behind Me; Jake Armerding; Compass 2003
Terrence Martin; Evening Sky; Sleeper; Good Dog 2002 [song repeated by request]
Jean Ritchie; The Merry Golden Tree; Ballads; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003 [similar to 'The Golden Vanity' Her wonderful singing voice shines in this recording.]
Jean Ritchie; Old Bangum; Ballads; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
[9 PM break]
Hazel Dickens with the Johnson Mountain Boys; Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian-Folkways; 2002
Jean Ritchie; Barbary Allen; Ballads; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Roger Sprung and Doc Watson; The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise; Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian-Folkways; 2002 [a lively instrumental version of this former pop song]
Cousin Emmy with the New Lost City Ramblers; Bowling Green; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys; When He Reached Down His Hand For Me; Classic Bluegrass; Smithsonian-Folkways 2002
Etta Baker and Cora Phillips; Jaybird March; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Harley Allen - Mike Lilly Band; Suzanne; Classic Bluegrass; Smithsonian-Folkways 2002
The New Lost City Ramblers; John Brown's Dream; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
The Nashville Grass; I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer; Classic Bluegrass; Smithsonian-Folkways 2002
Wade Ward; Chilly Winds; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Red Allen and the Kentuckians; Live and Let Live; Classic Bluegrass; Smithsonian-Folkways 2002
David, Bill and Billy Ray Johnson; Going Down The Road Feelings Bad; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Lee Sexton; Pretty Polly; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2003
Mike Seeger; Bonaparte's Retreat; Classic Old-Time Music; Smithsonian-Folkways 2002
Steve Sedberry; live performances with guitar and voice at the WUWG control board, 6 May 2003, singing and playing the following songs:
Windy Day , Windy Way (original song from 1972)
Consider the Lilies of the Field (original song based on new testament Bible verses)
Summertime (Gershwin)
The Greatest Things (Brother Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick)
Don't Smoke Marijuana (Brother Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick)
***end of program for 6 May 2003***
Appalachian Trail Vaguely Folk Music Show
Tuesdays; 8 to 10 PM eastern time
hosted and produced by Singin' Steve Sedberry
for Georgia Public Radio Affilliate WUWG,
90.7 FM, Carrollton, GA
Studios located on campus of
State University of West Georgia,
Carrollton, GA
!!! T H A N K S !!!
Thank you, Lord, for everything!
Thanks to station manager, Kevin Sanders and all the folks at WUWG Carrollton, GA who have been so helpful.
Thanks to all callers and correspondents.
Thanks to D. for his suggestions and for letting me play CD's from his Bluegrass Show library (D's show is heard Sundays: 1-4 PM on WUWG).
Thanks to all my personal friends and family who have made my life much better and more enjoyable.
You know who you are! (especially Sharon!)
Requested: songs in any vaguely folk style which help reveal positive solutions to complicated ethical problems. Good quality instrumental and vocal Christian folk music always welcomed because it's so hard to find.
Unknown and lesser-known performers especially encouraged to be in touch and to send in their quality recordings. Languages other than English are also acceptable: Native American, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Celtic, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Creole... any language as long as the music is vaguely folk!
Send vaguely folk CD's, LP's, 45's, cassettes to: Steve Sedberry Radio Station WUWG 1601 Maple Street Carrollton, GA 30118
Judeo-Christian music especially welcomed.
for info. telephone Tuesdays between 7:30 and 10:00 PM, eastern:
770-836-6732
770-836-6731
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