Traditions with Mary Cliff
December 12, 2009
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TRADITIONS PLAYLIST, December 12, 2009
Saturday afternoon – 2 to 6 pm
TRADITIONS airs Saturday afternoon, 2 to 6, on WAMU 88.5 HD Channel 2 in Washington DC, 105.5 FM (Reston, VA) and streams as part of the “roots & branches block” on www.bluegrasscountry.org — since September 2007.
^ new release, new to library
~ artist based in greater D.C./Baltimore/Annapolis, etc.
* artist performing nearby in near future
… (va): from a recording by various artists
[theme] Jay Ungar & Lyn Hardy: Maiden’s Prayer
CATSKILL MT. GOOSECHASE / Rounder 1040 (out of press)
Short Sisters: My Candles (Hanukah Chase)
A PLANET DANCING SLOW / ss.mapping.com
~*Alan Oresky: Avinu Malkenu Meditation
A DREAM OF PEACE / (FlyingFiddle) availability unknown
~Nancy Shneiderman: Solstice Chanukiah
LIKE A TREE / nancyshneiderman.com
~*Alexandria Kleztet (va): O Khanuke, O Khanuke
A CHANUKAH FEAST / hungryformusic.org
Klezmatics: Happy Joyous Hanukkah
HAPPY JOYOUS HANUKKAH / klezmatics.com
The nominated-for-a-Grammy set:
Woody Guthrie: Bile Them Cabbage Down
MY DUSTY ROAD / stores, rounder.com
Los Texmaniacs: Mira, Luisa
BORDERS Y BAILES / folkways.si.edu
~Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer: Barnyard Dance
BANJO TO BEATBOX / cathymarcy.com
Magpie, Dan Schatz, ~Emma’s Rev., ~Cathy&Marcy: Singing through the Hard Times
SINGING THROUGH THE HARD TIMES / righteousbabe.com
Ruthie Foster: Joy on the Other Side
THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO RUTHIE FOSTER / (BlueCorn) ruthiefoster.com
*Rory Block: Gone Woman Blues
TORNADO / (Rounder) roryblock.com
Dom Flemons: Yonder Come the Blues
^AMERICAN SONGSTER / musicmaker.org
~*Kings of Harmony (va): When the Saints Go Marching In
FOLK MASTERS / folkways.si.edu
*Roberts, Barrand, Breunig, Davis: Rolling Downward
NOWELL SING WE FOUR / goldenhindmusic.com
*Maura O’Connell: Shipbuilding
^NAKED WITH FRIENDS / sugarhillrecords.com, mauraoconnell.com
*Duvekot, Heaton, Hutchinson, Zukerman: Thanks for the Roses
^WINTERBLOOM / winterbloom.com
Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: Hanerot Halalu
VOICES OF WINTER / gadflyrecords.com, annehills.com
~*Susan Greenbaum: You Are My Holiday
YOU ARE MY HOLIDAY / susangreenbaum.com
*The Kennedys: Chimes of Freedom
HALF A MILLION MILES / appleseedmusic.com, kennedysmusic.com
~*Hard Travelers: Rhythm & the Rhyme
IN HIGH GEAR / mackbailey.com
~*Doris Justis: Jubilee
WHO TO TURN TO / dorisjustis.com
~Mary Chapin Carpenter: Candlelight Carol
COME DARKNESS COME LIGHT / (Zoe) stores, rounder.com
Craig Johnson: Piney Mountains
^AWAY DOWN THE ROAD / 5-string.com
~The Honey Dewdrops: How We Used to be
^IF THE SUN WILL SHINE / thehoneydewdrops.com
*Robin & Linda Williams: Old Toy Trains
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT / redhouserecords.com
Steve Martin: Calico Train
THE CROW / rounder.com
Ralph Stanley: Great Mountain High
RALPH STANLEY / (DMZ/Columbia) stores, web
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker: Winter Is Nigh + Silas McGee
^ONE EARTH / sparkyandrhonda.com
4pm
Pat Wictor w/Beaucoup Blues (va): Cold Cold December
^HUDSON HARDING SAMPLER v. 4 / hudsonharding.com
~*Jonny Grave: Railroad Depot
Demo / myspace.com/jonnygrave
*Mark Novak/MC Macabee (va): If You’re a Macabee
A CHANUKAH FEAST / hungryformusic.org
*Klezcentricity (va): Ballad of Chanukah
A CHANUKAH FEAST, v.2 / hungryformusic.org
~*Alexandria Kleztet (va): Mi Y’Malel
A CHANUKAH FEAST / hungryformusic.org
Rebecca Shrimpton, Marissa Steingold et al (va): Ocho Kandelikas
A TASTE OF CHANUKAH / rounder.com
~Flory Jagoda & family (va): Hanuka, Hanuka
A CHANUKAH FEAST / hungryformusic.org
~*Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley, Charlie Pilzer: Hambo in the Snow
HAMBO IN THE SNOW / (AzaleaCity) hoagkelleypilzer.com
~*Iona: I Saw 3 Ships/3 Little Boats … /Christmas Day … / Christmas Eve Reel
^MID-WINTER LIGHT / ionamusic.com
~*Stephen Bennett: Perestroika
SOLOS & DUETS / harpguitar.com
*Roberts/Barrand/Breunig/Davis: From Far Away + 6 Jolly Miners
+ I Heard from Heaven Today
NOWELL NOWELL NOWELL / goldenhindmusic.com
~*Helicon: Mazurka Limousin/Bouree
THE TITAN / dorian.com
[This year's Washington Revels theme is Italian Renaissance]
~*Washington Revels Chorus & Piffaro: Torna Torna
Promo from 2001 Washington Revels production
Anonymous Italian ensembles: Patrioti
~*Washington Revels: Lord of the Dance + Il Caprifuoco + Zampogna +
Sicilian Pipers Carol + The Shortest Day + Sussex Mummers Carol +
*Piffaro: Scaramella
*Judy Collins: How Can I Keep from Singing?
PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN GIRL / wildflowerrecords.com
*Amy Speace: Two Ships
FABLE / amyspeace.com
~*Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Nos Galan (Deck the Halls)
HOLLY EVE / barnesandhampton.com
~*Ensemble Galilei: Winter’s Falling Light
FROM THE ISLES TO THE COURTS / (Telarc) egmusic.com
*Natalie MacMaster: Minnie & Alex’s Reel
BLUEPRINT / rounder.com, nataliemacmaster.com
~*Walt Michael & Co.: Montreal Reel/Bay of Fundy
LIVE AT DEAN CASTLE / waltmichael.com
Tanglefoot: For the Day
DANCE LIKE FLAMES / borealisrecords.com
*Last Train Home: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
HOLIDAY LIMITED / lasttrainhome.com
~Billy McComiskey (w/*Sean McComiskey): The Ballenakill (excerpt)
OUTSIDE THE BOX / compassrecords.com
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TRADITIONS PLAYLIST, December 12, 2009
Saturday night – 11 pm to 1 am
TRADITIONS airs Saturday nights, 11 to 1, on WAMU 88.5 in Washington, DC and streams on www.wamu.org — since February 2007.
^ new release, new to library
~ artist based in greater D.C./Baltimore/Annapolis, etc.
* artist performing nearby in near future
… (va): from a recording by various artists
[theme] Jay Ungar & Lyn Hardy: Maiden’s Prayer
CATSKILL MT. GOOSECHASE / Rounder 1040 (out of press)
Rebecca Shrimpton, Marissa Steingold et al (va): Ocho Kandelikas
A TASTE OF CHANUKAH / rounder.com
~*Lox & Vodka (va): These Chanukah Lights Are a Sign +
~*Klezcentricity: Haneirot Halalu
A CHANUKAH FEAST / hungryformusic.org
~*Hard Travelers: Sailin’ on a Second Wind
SAILIN’ ON A SECOND WIND / mackbailey.com
~*The Honey Dewdrops: Wandering Boy
^IF THE SUN WILL SHINE / thehoneydewdrops.com
~*Walt Michael & Co.: My Dixie Darling
LIVE AT DEAN CASTLE / waltmichael.com
*Roberts, Barrand, Breunig, Davis: Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
NOWELL NOWELL NOWELL / goldenhindmusic.com
*Natalie MacMaster: Ten-Pound Fiddle Set
NATALIE & BUDDY MACMASTER / nataliemacmaster.com
*Judy Collins: Yesterday
SINGS LENNON & MCCARTNEY / wildflowerrecords.com
*Amy Speace: Dog Days
THE KILLER IN ME / wildflowerrecords.com
*The Kennedys: Ninth-Street Billy
HALF A MILLION MILES / appleseedmusic.com, kennedysmusic.com
*Stephen Bennett: Emerald City
SOLOS & DUETS / (Cimirron/Rainbird) harpguitar.com
*Piffero: Torna Torna
Promo from 2001 Washington Revels production
Anonymous Italian ensemble: Patrioti
~*Washington Revels: Lord of the Dance
Promo from 2001 Washington Revels production
12m
~*Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Shades of Notre Dame
HOLLY EVE / barnesandhampton.com
*Maura O’Connell: Arrow
^NAKED WITH FRIENDS / sugarhillrecords.com, mauraoconnell.com
*Rory Block: Tallahatchie Blues
WHEN A WOMAN GETS THE BLUES / (Rounder) roryblock.com
~*Jonny Grave: Gone Everywhere But Home
Demo / myspace.com/jonnygrave
~*Kings of Harmony Brass Band (va): When the Saints Go Marching In
FOLK MASTERS / folkways.si.edu
~*Good Deale Bluegrass Band: Bluebird Singing for Me
ANOTHER GREAT DEALE / amazon.com, appalachianbluegrass.com, etc.
*Jerry Douglas: The Ride
RESTLESS ON THE FARM / (SugarHill) jerrydouglas.com
~*Jordan Tice: 3 A.M
LONG STORY / pxrec.com
~*Robin & Linda Williams: The First Christmas Gift
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT / redhouserecords.com
*Meg Hutchinson w/Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Natalia Zukerman: Of the Magi
^WINTERBLOOM: TRADITIONS REARRANGED / winterbloom.com
*Last Train Home: Christmas (Bob, Please Come Home)
HOLIDAY LIMITED / redbeetrecords.com
*Roberts, Barrand, Breunig, Davis: Sherburne/Milford
NOWELL NOWELL NOWELL / goldenhindmusic.com
~*Iona: Gloucestershire Wassail
^MID-WINTER LIGHT / ionamusic.com
~*Jody Marshall: Star of Wonder
CAROL OF THE BELLS / jodymarshall.com
~*Helicon: Over the Stone/Maid from the Parish of Penderyn
THE TITAN / dorian.com
~*Hoag, Kelley, Pilzer: Blekingepolska
HAMBO IN THE SNOW / (AzaleaCity) hoagkelleypilzer.com
~*Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra: The Siren’s Farewell (voiceover)
SONGS FOR THE NIGHT SEA JOURNEY / jennifercutting.com
Mary Cliff, TRADITIONS
WAMU 88.5 – American University
4000 Brandywine St., NW
Washington, DC 20016
www.marycliff.net – includes playlists and “who’s where” listings
