Focus on Songwriters
The program for July 18, 2009, featured some outstanding songwriters.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Taylor | Mistress Music | Circle Round Again (Black Crow) |
| New Set | ||
| June Tabor | The Old Man's Song (Don Quixote) | Aqaba (Topic) |
| Niamh Parsons with Graham Dunne | Syracuse | Heart's Desire (Green Linnet) |
| June Tabor & Martin Simpson | Unicorns | A Cut Above (Topic / Green Linnet) |
| Bill Caddick | John O'Dreams | Unicorns (Working Joe Music) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Tom Leary | Bonneville Blues | Calm Waters (Speaking Volumes) |
| Richard Thompson | Sunset Song | Sweet Warrior (Shout) |
| Mark Simos | Will You Ever Call My Name? | Crazy Faith (Devachan Music) |
| Karine Polwart | Tongue That Cannot Lie | This Earthly Spell (Proper) |
| Pete Morton | On Your Side | Courage, Love, and Grace (Harbour) |
| Carrie Newcomer | I'm on Your Side | Visions and Dreams (Philo) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Newcomer | There Is a Tree | The Geography of Light (Philo) |
| David Olney | The Song | Migration (Loudhouse) |
| Garnet Rogers | At a High Window | At a High Window (Snow Goose Songs) |
| New Set | ||
| Shusha | Joan of Arc | Song of Long-Time Lovers (Tangent) |
| Julie Miller | Orphan Train, Broken Things | Broken Things (Hightone) |
| David Olney | If My Eyes Were Blind | Deeper Well (Philo) |
| Catie Curtis | Start Again | A Crash Course in Roses (Ryko) |
| Lui Collins | Baptism of Fire | Baptism of Fire (Green Linnet) |
| New Set | ||
| Freyda & Acoustic Attatude | Garden of Mysteries | Midnight at Cabell Hall (Red House) |
| Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, and Richard Shindell | By Way of Sorrow | Cry Cry Cry (Razor & Tie) |
| Mark Simos | Crazy Faith | Crazy Faith (Devachan Music) |
| Laurie Lewis | When the Nightbird Sings | Birdsong (Spruce and Maple Music) |
| Darol Anger and the American String Ensemble | Where to Now? (faded) | Republic of Strings (Compass) |