New & Recent Releases, Summer 2012

Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for July 21, 2012
New & Recent Releases (Mostly Celtic)

First Set

Altan, "Caitlin Triall," The Poison Glen, 3:23 Compass

Blowzabella, "To the Edges and Robin's," Octomento, 3:27 (self-produced)

Annbjørg Lien, "Dancing Larry," Khoom Loy, 3:45 Compass

Second Set

Cathy Jordan, "All the Way Home," All the Way Home, 3:36 Blix Street

Mark Knopfler, "Restless Farewell," Chimes of Freedom, (Amnesty International benefit 4-CD box set)

Gaelic Storm, "Dead Bird Hill," Chicken Boxer, 3:57 Lost Again

Midway Music

James Keane, "Jimmy Giblin's / Throw It Across / The Humours of Toomagh," Heir of the Dog, 4:05 New Folk Records

Third Set

Seamus Begley & Oisin Mac Diarmada, "An tSeanbhean Bhocht," Le Cheile, 2:31 Musical Ireland

Idir, "Bethan's Dance," At First Light, 4:56 Compass

Fourth Set

Blowzabella, "The Origin of the World," Octomento, 4:15 (self-produced)

West of Eden, "Haul Away," Safe Crossing, 2:50 West of Music

Mariel Vandersteel, "Hickory," Hickory, 2:56 (self-produced)

Fifth Set

Emy Phelps, "Look Up, Look Down," Look Up, Look Down, 5:02 (self-produced)

Noam Pikelny, "Milford's Reel," Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, 3:42 Compass

First Set

Carolina Chocolate Drops, "Political World," Chimes of Freedom, 2:48 (Amnesty International benefit 4-CD box set)

Evie Ladin Band, "Sugarbabe," Evie Ladin Band, 3:26 (self-produced)

Mariel Vandersteel, "Flannery's Dream," Hickory, 4:11 (self-produced)

Second Set

David Francey, "Pretty Jackals," Late Edition, 2:16 Laker Music

Noam Pikelny & Steve Martin, "Cluck Old Hen," Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, 3:09 Compass

Mokai, "I Just Can't Keep from Crying," Any Distraction'll Do, 3:37 (self-produced)

Kate Campbell & Emmylou Harris, "Alabama Department of Corrections Meditation Blues," 1000 Pound Machine, 4:42 Large River Music

Con Brio, "Everything Considered," From the Hip, 2:25 (self-produced)

Third Set

Will Johnson (with Jay Farrar, Yim Yames, Anders Parker), "No Fear," New Multitudes, 3:36 Rounder

Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli, "One More Cup of Coffee," Chimes of Freedom, 4:42 (Amnesty International benefit 4-CD box set)

Noam Pikelny, "Day Dawn," Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, 2:19 Compass

Fourth Set

Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, "Hard Edge of Livin'," Little Blue Egg, 4:39 Red House Records

Spuyten Duyvil, "Peace with the Damage," New Amsterdam, 4:33 (self-produced)

Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor, "Soul Companion," Ashes and Roses, 4:00 Zoe/Rounder

Closing

Mads Tolling Quartet, "Lila's Dance" (faded), Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty: Live at Yoshi's, 5:28 Madsman