Episode #347 Sunday, July 4, 2010

Today we wish all of our American friends & listeners a happy Fourth of July, with a set of patriotic tunes by, for, and about the U.S.A. Closer to home (and our hearts), we’re only a week away from the Winnipeg Folk Festival, so it’s time for Part 2 of the OFFICIAL Winnipeg Folk Festival preview.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men – Fourth of July – Out in California
Joe Purdy – 4th of July – 4th of July
David Francey – Fourth of July – The Waking Hour – CDN
Gretchen Peters – Independence Day – Circus Girl: The Best of
Chuck Prophet – American Man – Let Freedom Ring
Matthew Ryan – I’m an American – Happiness
Luke Doucet – I Wish I Was American – single
James McMurtry – God Bless America – Just Us Kids

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Wailin’ Jennys – Glory Bound – Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House – CDN – WPG
Emmylou Harris – Deeper Well – Wrecking Ball
Romi Mayes – Achin’ in yer Bones – Achin’ in yer Bones – CDN – WPG
John Hiatt – I’ll Never Get Over You – The Tiki Bar Is Open
The Avett Brothers – Kick Drum Heart – I and Love and You
Levon Helm – When I Go Away – Electric Dirt

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Oscar Brand – A Clean Song – Bawdy Sea Shanties – CDN
Hoots and Hellmouth – Home in a Boxcar – Hoots and Hellmouth
Ladies of the Canyon – Follow Me Down – Haunted Woman – CDN
The Swell Season – Feeling the Pull – Strict Joy
Jim Bryson – Rust and Fade – Kelp 16 – CDN
Gregory Alan Isakov – Virginia May – This Great Northern Hemisphere
Del Barber – If I Told You that I Loved You – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
John K Samson – Heart of the Continent – City Route 85 – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Red Bandana – Everything Is Real – CDN
Jon and Roy – Another Noon – Another Noon – CDN
The Duhks – Mighty Storm – Fast Paced World – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Wide Turn – Maintenance – CDN – WPG
Greg Brown – Sleeper – Dream Cafe


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