Steve Krinsky: Playlist from October 16, 2004

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Artist	Track	Comments
Big Guitars from Texas	Ride of the Ruthless	Not steel but pretty good guitar to get us started!
Debashish Bhattacharya	Gat in Teentala	Brilliant Indian guitar from "Trinity of Guitars" on P&M Records, Kolkata (2003)-- with brother Subhasis on tablas. Debashish makes hybrid guitars, adds Hawaiian rhythms and often plays (and records) with American musicians, like Kenny Wessel and Bob Brozman.
Ken Wessel, Badal Roy, Stomu Takeishi	Testimony	Kenny & Badal played together in Ornette Coleman's Prime Time Band. This trio-- with Stomu on bass-- mixes Indian rhythms with jazz. From "Daybreak" on Igmod (1998).
Don Tyack & Chuck Campbell	"Amazing Grace"	Recorded at the Sacred Steel Convention in March 2001, at Sanford (FL) Civic Center. On Arhoolie Records.
Johnny Bellar w/ Linda & David Lay	Aloha Oe	Lap steel plus rhythm and bass; from "Masters of the Steel String Guitar" (Arhoolie, 2000)
Bob Brozman	Paauau Waltz	Cool steel guitar instrumental, from "Blue Hula Stomp (Kicking Mule Records, 1981)
Sol K Bright's Hollywaiians	Hawaiian Cowboy	Isn't this a killer tune? From "Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics: 1927-1938" on Arhoolie (2002).
Sol Hoopii Trio	Palolo	The All Music Guide describes Sol Hoopii as "the most celebrated steel guitarist of the Hawaiian golden age." He first came to the mainland as a stowaway in 1919, recorded hundreds of tune in Los Angeles and was a huge influence on country & western music.
The Pahinui Brothers w/ Ry Cooder	Jealous Guy	Listen to this mix: 3 Hawaiian brothers with Ry, David Lindley on steel, Dwight Yoakam on vocals-- doing a John Lennon tune. Check out their 1992 self-titled album on Private Music.
Ry Cooder	Sountrack to Johnny Handsome	Cool movie music as talkover bed.
Herb Pederson	Can't You Hear Me Calling	Title cut for 4 CD bluegrass collection on Columbia/Legacy (2004).
Don Reno, Bill Harrell & the Tennessee Strings	Choking the Strings	Bluegrass instrumental from same CD collection, subtitled "80 Years of American Music"
Byrds	Bristol Steam Convention Blues	These Byrds were the Gene Parsons & Clarence White Byrds-- and they sure could pick. More bluegass, I guess.
Dixie Chicks	Tortured, Tangled Hearts	The last of four tunes from the "Can't You Hear Me Calling" collection, from these righteous country gals.
Bill Monroe	Summertime is Past and Gone	Something from the "father" of modern bluegrass, with Lester Flatt on lead guitar and vocals; recorded in 1946.
Tony Joe White	Gabriella	Fine new album from country singer-songwriter ("Polk Salad Annie" "Rainy Night in Georgia") White.
Tony Joe White w/ Shelby Lynn	Can't Go Back Home	The new CD-- "The Heroines" on Sanctuary (2004)-- has nice duets with Jessi Colter, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams plus Shelby Lynn and White's daughter Michelle.
Nora O'Connor	My Backyard	Is this a great song? From "til the dawn" on Bloodshot (2004)
Buddy Miller	Don't Wait	This guy should be our next rock & roll hero! He writes great songs and plays as well as anyone. What are we waiting for?
Madeleine Peyroux	Lonesome Road	Eight years after we first heard of her, Madeleine Peyroux puts out a new CD on Rounder-- "Careless Love"-- filled with cool smokey covers.
Elizabeth Cotton	Fox Chase	Cotton won a Grammy at age 90. A great guitar picker until she died in 1987, this tune is from the "Shake Sugaree" collection from 1965-66 on Smithsonian Folkways.
Bill Morrissey	Coffee Blues	Cover of Mississippi John Hurt song, aka the Maxwell House coffee song, from an album of John Hurt covers by NH singer-songwriter Morrissey.
Mississippi John Hurt	Farther Along	When he was re-discovered in the 1960s, he could sing and play as well as he ever did. This tune is from "Last Sessions" on Vanguard (1966), produced by Patrick Sky.
Lttle Axe	The Way I See It	Short instrumental from "Champaigne & Grits" on Real World (2000).
Little Axe	Walk on Water	Little Axe-- Skip McDonald, working with pals Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc and producer Adrian Sherwood-- combine real blues with audio bits. Listen for Howlin' Wolf and Leadbelly in the mix.
Moms Mabley & the Orioles	Yes, Indeed	Moms Mabley was a Harlem fixture from the 30s to the 60s, mostly doing standup. But she sang too! Check out "Step It Up & Go! Tearing Up the Roots of Rock n Roll"
Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten	One Sweet Letter from You	Classy New Orleans R&B, also from "Step It Up & Go!" (President Records, 2004)
Ted Hawkins	Long As I Can See the Light	Hawkins was a street musician in Venice, California, for years, until he was discovered in the 1980s. He recorded a couple of strong albums, then he died.
Eddie Hinton	Too Much Monkey Business	White soulster covers Chuck Berry, from "Playing Around: The Songwriting Sessions, Vol.2" (2004)
James Cotton w/ Dave Alvin	Stealin' Stealin'	One of the last of the great Chicago blues greats recently put out a nice album of duets; here he plays with Dave Alvin and guitar pal Chris Gaffney.
Kris Kristofferson	The Law is For Protection of the People	Early clever Kristofferson, when he was still pushing a broom in Nashville.
Bushspeak	On the Environment	Well, it looks like we can use this CD-- "Bushspeak: The Curious Wit and WIsdom"-- for years to come. So sad.
Carol Lester	Shine (Feed the Love)	Jersey City singer-songwriter. For more info, email her at SongFull@aol.com
Leon Rosselson	Harry's Gone Fishing	Great tune about fighting the power, from fine British songwriter. Title cut to his 2000 CD, available on Gadfly Records in Burlington, VT
Big City Orchestra	Welkevil	"Smirky" is the CD title. More cutups, Bush and Welk and others.
Beach Boys	Old Man River	No comment
Chandler Travis	I Threw Some Meat into the Pond	Singer/Songwriter/Poet?? You can see home every Sunday in the summer at the Beachcomber on Cape Cod
Chandler Travis	With My Feet Planted Firmly in the Air	To hear this witty fellow rock & roll, check out his "Writer-Songsinger" CD on Sonic Trout" (1992) or his more recent stuff.
Michael Fracasso	When I Lived in the Wild	NYC singer-songwriter moved to Austin, put out some fine work. This tune is the title cut to his 1995 album on Bohemia Beat Records.
Big City Orchestra	Hidden2	More "Smirky"
Phil Ochs	Power & the Glory	A tune that fights back!
Joe Val	Long Lonesome Road	A one-time member of the Charles River Valley Boys, Joe Val was the best of the Boston bluegrass guys in the 60s. Listen to the great compilation album on Rounder Records called "Diamond Joe."
Woody Guthrie	Going Down the Road Feeling Bad	Ending a show with a Woody Guthrie song is always a positive move! "I ain't gonna be treated this a way."