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| track artist, song-label, format |
| 01 Jimmy
Wakely, There's A Star Spangled Banner-78 02 Iron & Wine, Sleeping Diagonally 03 Nick Drake, Black Dog 04 Richard Buckner, title unknown - break 5:11 pm 05 Charlie Feathers, I've Been Deceived-Sun, CD 06 Charlie Feathers, Defrost Your Heart-Sun, CD 07 Dalhart Imperials, In Fact 08 Halden Wofford & The High Beams, Long Gone - break 5:25 pm 09 Hank Williams, Fly Trouble-Proper, CD 10 Homer & Jethro, The Ballad of Davey Crew-Cut-RCA, LP 11 Woody Guthrie, Pretty Boy Floyd-Tradition, CD (for Mike) - break 5:35 pm 12 The Byrds, Pretty Boy Floyd-Columbia, CD 13 Southern Sons, Praise The Lord & Pass The Ammunition (1926) 14 Thirty Seconds To Zero Time (sound clip) - break 5:45 pm 15 Iron & Wine, Sixteen Or Less 16 Righteous Brothers, Time Goes By So Slowly 17 Compelling Interest In Radiation mixed with John Fahey - break 6:01 pm 18 Charlie Feathers, Bottle To The Baby-Sun, CD 19 Hank Williams, I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die-Proper, CD 20 Richard Buckner, Boys The Night Will Bury You (for Tim) 21 Karl & Harty, When The Atom Bomb Fell 22 Gillian Welch, Birds Of A Feather 23 Patsy Montana, Good Night Soldiers - break 6:22 pm 24 Steve Earle, John Walker Blues-Artemis Records, CD 25 Jay Farrar, All Of Your Might 26 Amalgamated Sons Of Rest, My Donal-Galaxie, CD 27 Langtry, There Is No Joy as Upon the Road Thereto-Soft Abuse, CD - break 6:39 pm 28 John Fahey, Oh Come, Emanuel-Takoma, LP (1966, Takoma 1008) 29 Uncle Tupelo, Weary Blues (Jimmie Rodgers) - break 6:46 pm 30 Wayne Hancock, Track 49-Bloodshot, CD 31 Red Cloud, Room Full Of Folks - break 6:56 pm 32 Richard Buckner, Fater |
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| Notes: |
The day was hectic from the start. I seemed to be running out of time. When
I got to Boulder the unexpected crowds had me u-turning for a retreat. A
quick call to Jeff calmed me down (yeap believe it) and I was feeling better
when I walked into the Rio. The waitress led Jeff and I to a table and I
plopped into a chair, happy to have made it to a safe location deep within
the Republic. We ordered drinks and talked over taxes and women, all of
which we know of but are not experts. We also talked of ideas and plans...
we are better at dreaming. My first memory as I entered the studio was a scribbled playlist in Jefferson's hand. I was surprised with the detail of planning. Jeff began the show with a Memorial Day dedication and reminded listeners of the war concept using clips of the Bikini Islands bomb tests. The first set, I&W, Drake and Buckner, sparked my mind. The style had me feeling like I was floating. Dream-like rhythms, tones and lyrics relax the soul and I wonder how these artists are able to convey their thoughts so well. "When you lay here by my side something whispers words like rain is falling." I could only equate the same feeling as, "Butter melting in a hot pan." Obviously I am not a musician. As a user of music I can tell you that today's show created a mystical, unexpected electricity within. When I review the playlist it is just text. Order, tone and words produce sensation. I walked out of the building over to the parking lot and I felt an odd sense of calm. Jeff asked if I wanted to get a beer. "Don't think so," I said. I had some sort of energy vibrating inside my brain. I found my car and was soon leaving the south reaches of Boulder. It dawned on me that tonight's show had inspired me. I drove up the hill and a vivid, bleak landscape came into view. Cattle staring north and walking south. The gravel pit spewed horizontal smoke and my mind was playing with time. I felt confusingly good, but also lonely. What stands out about this show was not individual songs as much as the order, tone and lyrics. But... I must contradict myself to say my favorite trak was, "Room Full of Folks" by Red Cloud. Catch them at this summer's Westword Music Showcase on June 26th. |
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