WFMU: Steve Krinsky: Playlist from March 28, 2009

Steve Krinsky: Playlist from March 28, 2009

March 28, 2009: Bozos for Eddie Bo

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Artist	Track	Comments
Big Guitars from Texas	Bulldoggin' Boogie	good morning!
The Des Champs Orchestra	It Takes a Thief	Gee, when I played this at 6 am this morning it didn't so much like television. Not bad for TV but still TV.
Casey & the Pressure Group	Venus	Another one, this one a little more interesting. Oh well.
Earl King w/ Roomful of Blues	Somebody's Got a Tail	A nice collaboration, New Orleans r&b guitar backed up by Rhode Island horns; from a 1986 album called "Glazed" (after King's donut shop hangout) on Black Top Records.
Grateful Dead	Sugar Magnolia	Scratchy vinyl bootleg with the labels flipped, so I played the wrong side. Good though. Except for the sour vocals. Sorry boys.
Old & In the Way	Land of the Navajo	Western myth in this Peter Rowan tune, done with a snazzy combo: Garcia on guitar, David Grisman playing mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle
Peter Rowan	The Gypsy King's Farewell	Another Peter Rowan song, this one with help from Flaco Jiminez, Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard and others
Earl King	Lonely Lonely Nights	A New Orleans hit from 1955, on Johnny Vincent's Ace Record label
Eddie Bo	SGB	Edwin Joseph Bocage, New Orleans piano player/songwriter, had more hits for other people than his own hits. The Bocage family has been playing funky jazz in NO for decades; Eddie Bo carried on that Professor Longhair tradition until his dealth last week. Cool fellow.
Barbara George	Something You Got	Eddie Bo produced this 1967 hit for Barbara George; it's included on an Eddie Bo compilation album, "In the Pocket with Eddie Bo" on VampiSoul (2008)
Beausoleil	Little Darlin'	Written by Julie Miller, done Cajun style on new CD: "Alligator Purse" (Yep Roc). Vocal help from Natalie Merchant plus John Sebastian on harmonica
Buddy & Julie Miller	What You Gonna Do Leroy	Robert Plant helping out on vocal
Van Morrison	The Way Young Lovers Do	From his recent live remake of "Astral Weeks" -- a great tune
Roswell Rudd	Bone Again with Bonerama	This guy is an amazing jazz character, a trombonist & ethnomusicologist who collaborates with musicians from Mali and Mongolia; this is from a new album, "Trombone Tribe" on Sunnyside
Amadou & Mariam	Bozos	Great song title for album with French lyrics; check out this new CD: "Welcome to Mali" (Nonesuch, 2009)
Getatchew Mekura	Yegenet Muziqa	From another Ethiopian collection. Didja see this guy play this summer at the FMU outdoor bash at Lincoln Center? Wow.
Kasbah Rockers w/ Bill Lasswell	Bred Atay	An interesting new album of songs in French and Arabic covering Moroccan street culture
Chris Ajilo and his Cubanos	Ariwo	No info on this excellent CD from Honest Jons-- "Marvellous Boy: Calypso from West Africa"-- but a bunch of the musicians are from Sierra Leone
Har-You Percussion Group	Welcome to the Party	Former FMU DJ Montego Joe was the leader of this large group of drummers; released in 1967, now available on CD on ESP Disk.
Antony & The Johnsons	Aeon	This guy's getting lotsa press too. From "The Crying Light" on Secrectly Canadian
Elizabeth Cotton	Wilson Rag	On the record and inner label, it says "Negro Folk Songs and Tunes" but Folkways dropped the Negro on the album jacket. Times changed from when this was recorded in 1958!
Dry Branch Fire Squad	Echo Mountain	A sad story-- "the cries on Echo Mountain still haunt me to this day"
Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem	Johnny I Hardly Knew You	"You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg, you're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg. You'll have to put out a bowl to beg. Johnny I hardly knew ye." "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"-- one of the best known American patriotic songs-- was written in the 1860s and sung during the Civil War. Some say that the tune is based on this Irish anti-war ballad.
Jimmy Smith	When Johnny Comes Marching Home	Kenny Burrell on guitar; recorded in Japan in 1993
Greg Ribot	Mambalypso	Brother Marc plays guitar on a couple of cuts from Greg's terrific new album but this tune has Bill Ware on vibes. For more info on the CD-- "Lengua sin Palabras"-- go to gregribot.com
Jazz Mandolin Project	Hang Ten	From their 2000 Blue Note CD "Xenoblast"
Joel Plaskett	Light of the Moon	This guy has a rock & roll soul. The tune starts off in an odd way, scratchy vocals and all, but he turns it into a great song. He's from Nova Scotia and I'm surprised we haven't heard more from him
Evan Johns & the H-Bombs	Under the Willows in Dixie	This rowdy Austin guitar slinger is one of the Big Guitarists. A backhanded compliment: I'm impressed that he wrote this song!
Neko Case	People Got A Lotta Nerve	She's hot these days. Congrats!
Anita Carter	I Won't Change for You	Omni put out a collection of 28 tunes, drom the 60s & 70s plus a bunch of cool duets. The album is called "Songbird"
Carter Family	Come Back Home	This is Anita, June and Mother Maybelle-- not the earlier generation. A little sacharine.
Chris Gaffney	Loser's Paradise	Title cut from 1995 Hightone solo album. Chris is more often found playing guitar for Dave Alvin or in the Hacienda Brothers. Thanks to Ken Levy for lying this CD on me.
Bonnie Prince Billy	You Can't Hurt Me Now	aka Will Oldham, prolific songwriter who has great musicians joining him, wherever he goes. This new CD-- "Beware"-- is on Drag City
Flatlanders	Midnight Train	Joe Ely sings lead on this one. These Texans will be in NYC at BB KIngs on April 9.
Butch Hancock	Personal Rendition of the Blues	This Flatlander writes amazing songs. This one is from a 1979 album that Butch & Lloyd Maines produced-- "The Wind's Dominion"-- when they were still in Lubbock. It's now on CD.
M Shanghai String Band	Cookie Jar	Fine local band with snazzy new album-- "The Mapmaker's Daughter". They'll be on Irene's show on April 6, then go to CD release party Tuesday, April 7, at Joe's Pub
M Shanghai String Band	Meteor Storm	What a sweet tune!!
Dexter Romweber Duo	Lonesome Train	From "Ruins of Berlin" (Bloodshot, 2009). With sister Sara on drums on Exene Cervenka on vocals
Dexter Romweber Duo	People, Places and Things
James Talley	Daddy Just Called It The Blues	James had a major label release-- "Blackjack Choir"-- on Capital in 1977. I think he's still around but haven't heard anything in a long time. Anyone know what he's up to?
Damian & Stephen Marley	Calypso Blues

Artist

Track

Comments

Big Guitars from Texas

Bulldoggin' Boogie

good morning!

The Des Champs Orchestra

It Takes a Thief

Gee, when I played this at 6 am this morning it didn't so much like television. Not bad for TV but still TV.

Casey & the Pressure Group

Venus

Another one, this one a little more interesting. Oh well.

Earl King w/ Roomful of Blues

Somebody's Got a Tail

A nice collaboration, New Orleans r&b guitar backed up by Rhode Island horns; from a 1986 album called "Glazed" (after King's donut shop hangout) on Black Top Records.

Grateful Dead

Sugar Magnolia

Scratchy vinyl bootleg with the labels flipped, so I played the wrong side. Good though. Except for the sour vocals. Sorry boys.

Old & In the Way

Land of the Navajo

Western myth in this Peter Rowan tune, done with a snazzy combo: Garcia on guitar, David Grisman playing mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle

Peter Rowan

The Gypsy King's Farewell

Another Peter Rowan song, this one with help from Flaco Jiminez, Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard and others

Earl King

Lonely Lonely Nights

A New Orleans hit from 1955, on Johnny Vincent's Ace Record label

Eddie Bo

SGB

Edwin Joseph Bocage, New Orleans piano player/songwriter, had more hits for other people than his own hits. The Bocage family has been playing funky jazz in NO for decades; Eddie Bo carried on that Professor Longhair tradition until his dealth last week. Cool fellow.

Barbara George

Something You Got

Eddie Bo produced this 1967 hit for Barbara George; it's included on an Eddie Bo compilation album, "In the Pocket with Eddie Bo" on VampiSoul (2008)

Beausoleil

Little Darlin'

Written by Julie Miller, done Cajun style on new CD: "Alligator Purse" (Yep Roc). Vocal help from Natalie Merchant plus John Sebastian on harmonica

Buddy & Julie Miller

What You Gonna Do Leroy

Robert Plant helping out on vocal

Van Morrison

The Way Young Lovers Do

From his recent live remake of "Astral Weeks" -- a great tune

Roswell Rudd

Bone Again with Bonerama

This guy is an amazing jazz character, a trombonist & ethnomusicologist who collaborates with musicians from Mali and Mongolia; this is from a new album, "Trombone Tribe" on Sunnyside

Amadou & Mariam

Bozos

Great song title for album with French lyrics; check out this new CD: "Welcome to Mali" (Nonesuch, 2009)

Getatchew Mekura

Yegenet Muziqa

From another Ethiopian collection. Didja see this guy play this summer at the FMU outdoor bash at Lincoln Center? Wow.

Kasbah Rockers w/ Bill Lasswell

Bred Atay

An interesting new album of songs in French and Arabic covering Moroccan street culture

Chris Ajilo and his Cubanos

Ariwo

No info on this excellent CD from Honest Jons-- "Marvellous Boy: Calypso from West Africa"-- but a bunch of the musicians are from Sierra Leone

Har-You Percussion Group

Welcome to the Party

Former FMU DJ Montego Joe was the leader of this large group of drummers; released in 1967, now available on CD on ESP Disk.

Antony & The Johnsons

Aeon

This guy's getting lotsa press too. From "The Crying Light" on Secrectly Canadian

Elizabeth Cotton

Wilson Rag

On the record and inner label, it says "Negro Folk Songs and Tunes" but Folkways dropped the Negro on the album jacket. Times changed from when this was recorded in 1958!

Dry Branch Fire Squad

Echo Mountain

A sad story-- "the cries on Echo Mountain still haunt me to this day"

Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

Johnny I Hardly Knew You

"You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg, you're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg. You'll have to put out a bowl to beg. Johnny I hardly knew ye." "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"-- one of the best known American patriotic songs-- was written in the 1860s and sung during the Civil War. Some say that the tune is based on this Irish anti-war ballad.

Jimmy Smith

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Kenny Burrell on guitar; recorded in Japan in 1993

Greg Ribot

Mambalypso

Brother Marc plays guitar on a couple of cuts from Greg's terrific new album but this tune has Bill Ware on vibes. For more info on the CD-- "Lengua sin Palabras"-- go to gregribot.com

Jazz Mandolin Project

Hang Ten

From their 2000 Blue Note CD "Xenoblast"

Joel Plaskett

Light of the Moon

This guy has a rock & roll soul. The tune starts off in an odd way, scratchy vocals and all, but he turns it into a great song. He's from Nova Scotia and I'm surprised we haven't heard more from him

Evan Johns & the H-Bombs

Under the Willows in Dixie

This rowdy Austin guitar slinger is one of the Big Guitarists. A backhanded compliment: I'm impressed that he wrote this song!

Neko Case

People Got A Lotta Nerve

She's hot these days. Congrats!

Anita Carter

I Won't Change for You

Omni put out a collection of 28 tunes, drom the 60s & 70s plus a bunch of cool duets. The album is called "Songbird"

Carter Family

Come Back Home

This is Anita, June and Mother Maybelle-- not the earlier generation. A little sacharine.

Chris Gaffney

Loser's Paradise

Title cut from 1995 Hightone solo album. Chris is more often found playing guitar for Dave Alvin or in the Hacienda Brothers. Thanks to Ken Levy for lying this CD on me.

Bonnie Prince Billy

You Can't Hurt Me Now

aka Will Oldham, prolific songwriter who has great musicians joining him, wherever he goes. This new CD-- "Beware"-- is on Drag City

Flatlanders

Midnight Train

Joe Ely sings lead on this one. These Texans will be in NYC at BB KIngs on April 9.

Butch Hancock

Personal Rendition of the Blues

This Flatlander writes amazing songs. This one is from a 1979 album that Butch & Lloyd Maines produced-- "The Wind's Dominion"-- when they were still in Lubbock. It's now on CD.

M Shanghai String Band

Cookie Jar

Fine local band with snazzy new album-- "The Mapmaker's Daughter". They'll be on Irene's show on April 6, then go to CD release party Tuesday, April 7, at Joe's Pub

M Shanghai String Band

Meteor Storm

What a sweet tune!!

Dexter Romweber Duo

Lonesome Train

From "Ruins of Berlin" (Bloodshot, 2009). With sister Sara on drums on Exene Cervenka on vocals

Dexter Romweber Duo

People, Places and Things

James Talley

Daddy Just Called It The Blues

James had a major label release-- "Blackjack Choir"-- on Capital in 1977. I think he's still around but haven't heard anything in a long time. Anyone know what he's up to?

Damian & Stephen Marley

Calypso Blues

Listener comments!

Sat. 3/28/09 6:21am steve krinsky:

G'morning. Anybody out there?

Sat. 3/28/09 6:22am ratbone:

ah now i remember youre the dude formerly known as the dude who is just back from austin. part of that show is on a disc and played all the time here. thanks .
but what have you done for me lately? well how bout some more info on the sugar magnolia boot? then i sit back, shut up, n listen... ratty

Sat. 3/28/09 6:31am Chip:

Morning. Almost went back to bed with your first two picks, but it's getting better.

Sat. 3/28/09 6:34am owen:

good morning steve. i can successfully confirm that i am here.

Sat. 3/28/09 6:36am Kyle:

Guten Morgen from Germany. - Sgt. Brock

Sat. 3/28/09 6:36am Zach in Philly:

Up and at 'em early today. Nice first set. Went well with making breakfast and coffee. I have to give a second woof for the Sugar Magnolia bootleg. Nice:-)

Sat. 3/28/09 6:43am Stannerlee:

We've been up a while here in Scotland, on our second cup of coffee. Good to hear you again. Just what I need to set me up for another Saturday. Yee-haw!

Sat. 3/28/09 6:47am gabriela:

hello! just tuning in from mexico

great tune, the way young lovers do

Sat. 3/28/09 6:50am steve krinsky:

Gee, nice to hear from you all. I was too frazzled this week to send out an email saying I was on. And it's early: this show will sound better (to me) when I listen to it later on the archive. But I got the groove now.

Sat. 3/28/09 6:53am Zach in Philly:

Thanks for the note about the email. I was hoping I hadn't fallen off the list.

Lovin' the title and the tune "Bone Again with Bonerama"!

Sat. 3/28/09 7:21am postmanpaul:

hi, now i can see where 'yello' got those groovy beats from!

Sat. 3/28/09 7:27am Zach in Philly:

"Wilson Rag" is so where my head is at this morning.

Sat. 3/28/09 7:28am postmanpaul:

steve k, and if chip's back to bed he's missing an excellent show, his loss!
notwithstanding the first two!

Sat. 3/28/09 7:33am postmanpaul:

har-you and getatchew mekurawere were a bit special in my book.

Sat. 3/28/09 7:49am Zach in Philly:

Paul, given your travels (per comments in Bill Mac's show), I presume you've been to Ethiopia?

Sat. 3/28/09 7:51am Zach in Philly:

Gotta love those vibes on "Mambalypso":-)

Sat. 3/28/09 7:59am postmanpaul:

hi zach, decorating in other room! no, only cairo i'm afraid.
cannot believe etheopian getatchew mekura put an album out in '72 and nothing until 2006!

Sat. 3/28/09 8:18am Zach in Philly:

Paul, that is a stretch. Happy decorating!

Krinsky, a little sacharine, sure, but still oh so yummy:-)

Sat. 3/28/09 8:27am Zach in Philly:

Yay for the Flatlanders! Love Joe Ely and the gang!

Sat. 3/28/09 8:28am Chip:

Are you going to the Flatlander's show at B.B. King's on the 9th?

Sat. 3/28/09 8:33am Zach in Philly:

Chip, I was aloof to the fact that they were playing that close. Don't see myself making up there per work being so crazy these days. Saw them a few years ago... good stuff. Thanks for pointing it out.

Sat. 3/28/09 8:35am steve krinsky:

Probably too expensive but we'll see.

Sat. 3/28/09 8:50am Zach in Philly:

I'm new to the Dexter Romweber Duo but I'm diggin' their sound. That's kewl about Cervenka on vocals on the first track.

Sat. 3/28/09 8:52am postmanpaul:

rushed back to turn up nick cave, but twas not, turned it up anyway, was nice.

Sat. 3/28/09 8:57am postmanpaul:

nice show and your comments to your selections nice too, steve

Sat. 3/28/09 10:26am mike tp:

steve a real treat to see you up at bat again. was a reg list of your show on fri rite? good weekend bro steve. mike from the njtpike

Sat. 3/28/09 3:08pm Joe:

Steve Krinsky rules. That is all.

Sat. 3/28/09 4:21pm Tom:

James Talley is putting out CDs on his own label, including two albums n 2008. Check out www.jamestalley.com

Sat. 3/28/09 7:17pm The Blackhole of Clifton:

You played the Grateful Dead. Normally, you would have to be sent on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney for that crime against humanity. Fortunately for you, the rest of the show gets an A+.

Steve Krinsky: Playlist from March 28, 2009

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