Springtime with Crows and Ravens

The program for March 11, 2006, featured crows, ravens, and some tangential themes.

First hour:

Artist Song Title Album (Label)
Dick Gaughan Scarecrow Shining Bright (Topic)
Mary Black The Crow in the Cradle Without the Fanfare (Gifthorse)
Karen Matheson Singing in the Dark Downriver (Compass)
John Williams & Dean Magraw Raven Raven (Compass)
Music Under Announcements
John Williams & Dean Magraw Trippin' in Eden / The Mason's Apron, Kilnamona Raven (Compass)
The WindLasses Ophelia's Lament Kindred Spirits (s/p)
Malinky Three Ravens 3 Ravens (Greentrax)
Jack Hardy The Knight's Dream Through (Prime)
Natalie Merchant Crazy Man Michael The House Carpenter's Daughter (Myth America)
Ian Kearey & Ivor Cutler Wheely Down The World Is a Wonderful Place (Green Linnet)
Lal and Mike Waterson Child among the Weeds Bright Phoebus (Leader)

Second hour:

Artist Song Title Album (Label)
Jack Hardy The Black Hole Civil Wars (Prime)
Tom Russell Four-Chambered Heart Love & Fear (HighTone)
Ray Wylie Hubbard Crows Crusades of the Restless Knights (Philo)
Amy Martin Raven's Wings Deliverance (Raven's Wing)
New Set
Laura Love Inside the Reason Helvetica Bold (Octoroon Biography)
Alisa Fineman First Smoke & the Raven Song Cup of Kindness (Hummingbird Music)
Anke Summerhill Raven The Roots Run Deep (Sky & Earth Music)
New Set
Atwater-Donnelly The Blackest Crow The Blackest Crow (Rabbit Island Music)
Dar Williams / Lucy Kaplansky / Richard Shindell By Way of Sorrow Cry Cry Cry (Razor & Tie)
June Carter Cash Ring of Fire Ring of Fire: The Best of. . . (Dualtone)
James McCandless & Julianne Macarus Red Crow Out West Somewhere (St. Christopher)
New Set
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté Debe In the Heart of the Moon (Nonesuch)