Today, in honor of the New Year, I will be playing selections from my favorite albums of 2011. I chose my favorites from the albums that came into the station in 2011. Some were originally released earlier. I did not aim to pick any specific number of albums, just to pick those I thought were the best. The albums I picked:
Beggar Folk. The Beggar Folk.
Cassidy, Eva. Simply Eva.
Crookston, Joe. Darkling and the Bluebird Jubilee.
Grimm, Tim. Thank You Tom Paxton.
Harris, Kim and Reggie. Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad.
Hogue, Coty. To the West.
Isles, Bill and Kate. Still Beneath the Stars and Moon.
Mayer, Peter. Heaven Below.
McCutcheon, John. This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America.
Miller, Ed. Come Awa’ Wi’ Me.
Mills, Gene and Gayla. If Stones Could Talk.
Nellies, The. The Nellies.
Newcomer, Carrie. Everything is Everywhere.
Red Molly. Light in the Sky.
Rogers, Stan. Fogarty’s Cove.
Rogers, Stan. The Very Best of Stan Rogers.
Rovics, David. Har, Har, Har – Songs About Pirates, Penguins, and Punk Rock Babies.
Seeger, Mike and Peggy. Fly Down Little Bird.
Smithfield Fair. Every New Day.
Teumim, Philip. All Over the Map.
Wailin’ Jennys. Bright Morning Stars.
I will play songs from most of these albums, but there were some albums that I could no longer find. My preliminary playlist is:
Great Day | Kim and Reggie Harris | Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad
The Pirate Song | David Rovics | Har, Har, Har - Songs about Pirates, Penguins, and Punk Rock Babies
Two Mommies and Two Daddies | David Rovics | Har, Har, Har - Songs about Pirates, Penguins, and Punk Rock Babies
Big Bee Suck the Pumpkin Stem | Mike Seeger and Peggy Seeger | Fly Down Little Bird
The Farmer is the Man | Mike Seeger and Peggy Seeger | Fly Down Little Bird
Barrett’s Privateers | Stan Rogers | Fogarty’s Cove
Plenty of Hornpipe | Stan Rogers | Fogarty’s Cove
Free in the Harbour | Stan Rogers | The Very Best of Stan Rogers
Walk the Road | Ed Miller | Come Awa’ Wi’ Me
The Streets of London | Ed Miller | Come Awa’ Wi’ Me
Ain’t Got No Home | John McCutcheon | This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America
Hobo’s Lullaby | John McCutcheon | This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America
The Beggar Folk | The Beggar Folk | The Beggar Folk
Last Thing on My Mind | Tim Grimm | Thank You Tom Paxton
This Small Town | Bill and Kate Isles | Still Beneath the Stars and Moon
Candlelight | The Nellies | The Nellies
Amen Alleluia | The Nellies | The Nellies
Talking to a Stone | Gene and Gayla Mills | If Stones Could Talk
Forgetting | Gene and Gayla Mills | If Stones Could Talk
Songbird | Eva Cassidy | Simply Eva
Wayfaring Stranger | Eva Cassidy | Simply Eva
Until I Find You | Smithfield Fair | Every New Day
Wilderness Alone | Joe Crookston | Darkling and the BlueBird Jubilee
A Friend Like You | Joe Crookston | Darkling and the BlueBird Jubilee
Shine | Carrie Newcomer with Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, and Ayan Ali Khan | Everything is Everywhere
Church of the Earth | Peter Mayer | Heaven Below
Singing a Song | Peter Mayer | Heaven Below