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Mind Folk'd (June 9)

2011-06-11T11:21:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Gospel Plow (Bob Dylan)

- Trombone Rag (Clark Kessinger)

- Carroll County Blues (Gordon Tanner)

- Sally in the Garden (JD Cornett)

- Sally in the Garden (Marion Sumner)

- Muddy Roads (Gaither Carlton)

- Cacklin Hen (Roy Pope)

- Little Brown Jug (Joe Thompson)

- Steal Driving Man (Fruit Jar Guzzlers)

- Rambling Gambler (Dixon Brothers)

- Undertaker Blues (Buster Johnson & James Cole's Washboard Band)

- Gonna Die with my Hammer in my Hand (Williamson Brother & Curry)

- I'm Satisfied (Mississippi John Hurt)

- Hard Livin (Justin Townes Earle)

- Blood and Rain (The Pining)

- Bobby-O (Kimya Dawson)

- Bad Luck Saturday Night (Mystery Boyz)

- Get Out Those Old Records (Highwater Jug Band)

- Let My Love (Damion Suomi & The Minor Products)

- Worry Stone (The Black Swans)

- Pebbles (Roger Dean Young)

- Blue Bird (Doug Paisley)

Mike Seeger

2011-06-02T16:02:00.001-07:00

Mike Seeger & His Guitars

1933-2009

Mind Folk'd (June 2)

2011-06-02T15:55:00.000-07:00

Dived into some good banjo tunes today. Played a little surf. And of course folk music. Check out Pete and his "half brother" Mike Seeger, very important for providing accurate canvas's of old music. Especially liked the Roustabout.

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- House of the Rising Sun (Bob Dylan)

- Josh Thomas' Roustabout (Mike Seeger)

- Erie Canal (Pete Seeger)

- Home Sweet Home (Bela Fleck)

- Mississippi Sawyer (Foghorn Stringband)

- Warm Whisky (The Bitterweed Draw)

- Cage (Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside)

- Crazy (Patsy Cline)

- Virgin (Peaks)

- Squad Car (Eddie and the Showmen)

- Whittlin Man (The Awesome Hots)

- The Gardner (The Tallest Man on Earth)

- Traveling Light (JJ Cale)

- The Farm Song (John Jenkins)

- Country Dance (Ethan Collister)

- Darlin' Kate (Emmylou Harris)

Ben Caplan

2011-05-28T17:02:00.000-07:00

Good man playing an old bar piano on the East Coast. Sounds like a gypsy. Ben Caplan, Stranger ...

Mind Folk'd (May 26)

2011-05-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

For sure check out "My Brother Went to Prison." Also, any old blues. It'll do you good.

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- In My Time of Dyin (Bob Dylan)

- Shake Em Down (Fred McDowell)

- Worried Blues (Frank Hutchison)

- Lord Send Me an Angel Down (Blind Willie McTell)

- Mr. Johnson's Blues (Lonnie Johnson)

- Bath House Blues (Ashley's Melody Men)

- Cry Darling Cry (Chris Thile & Michael Daves)

- Ol Cannon Ball (North Mississippi All Stars)

- Country Death Song (Violet Femmes)

- My Brother Went to Prison (Morgan Cameron Ross)

- I Love My Angel (Dan Page)

- When the Bottom Fell (Vic Chessnut)

- Out Here (Darren Smith)

- Hog Killin Time (Widow Maker)

- Reflections of Woody Guthrie (Ted Danson)

Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show)

2011-05-19T15:54:00.000-07:00

Gotta be one of my favorite songs/bands right now. Interesting history behind the song as well, I guess it was started/"sketched" by Bob Dylan and then later completed by the Old Crow Medicine Show. Any way, it's a good one ...

More info on the song: Click HERE

Mind Folk'd (May 19)

2011-05-19T15:47:00.000-07:00

Hey there!

Rainy day outside today, but felt just fine. Lots of good stuff on the show this morning, I would especially check out the Old Crow Medicine Show and Daniel, Fred and Julie stuff. Playlist below. Until next time ...

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan)

- Wreck on the Highway (Roy Acuff)

- When the Golden Train Comes Down (The Sons of the Pioneers)

- El A Noy (Win Stracke)

- Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show)

- Echo on the Night Train (Three Blind Wolves)

- Da Da (The Strange Boys)

- Lost Dreams (Selvatone)

- The Gambler and the Bride (Daniel, Fred and Julie)

- Bumblebee Symphony (Weigh Anchors)

- Into the Mystic (Van Morrisson)

- Up and Leaf (Grant Davidson)

- Vessel in Vein (Smog)

- Illustrated Bible Stories for Children (The Weakerthans)

Mind Folk'd (May 12)

2011-05-19T15:44:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)

- Hard Travelin (Woody Guthrie)

- The Bed That I Bought (Whisky Town)

- You're the Reason (Hank Locklin)

- Thanks A Lot (Ernest Tubb)

- Effigy (Fish and Bird)

- JCB Song (Nizlopi)

- Church I'm Fully Saved (One String Willie)

- Fly Farm Blues (Jack White)

- Lonesome Road (Moonshine Ramblers)

- Lose My Mind (Kate Maki)

- I Shall Not Be Moved (Andrew Bird)

- Sittin on Top of the World (Bob Wills and the Playboys)

- Nearer My God To Thee (Titanic Soundtrack)

- Shiny Things (Tom Waits)

- Woman When I've Raised Hell (Josh T. Pearson)

Friday May 13th

2011-05-05T16:35:00.000-07:00

Friday May 13th

Information: Click Here

Mind Folk'd (May 5)

2011-05-05T16:31:00.001-07:00

Good show today. Check out the Carolina Chocolate Drops or Phil Ochs when you get a chance. Trust me ...

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- All I Really Want To Do (Bob Dylan)

- Jerusalem (Dan Bern)

- No Milk Today (Chris Gheran)

- Cornbread and Butterbeans (The Carolina Chocolate Drops)

- My Homes Across the Smoky Mountain (Barb Barrow)

- The Ballad of Peggy Grover (Neil Young)

- I Wonder (The Squires)

- Rebel Rouser (Bill Justice)

- Sealed with a Kiss (Bryand Hyland)

- Country Life (The Waterson)

- Rebel Rebel (Seu Jorge)

- Cinco De Mayo (Ween)

- Three Hours (Nick Drake)

- When I'm Gone (Phil Ochs)

Be well. Chat with you next week ...

Seaksick Steve

2011-04-28T16:34:00.000-07:00

If I Had It My Way (Cigar Box Guitar covers of Blind Willie Johnson)

2011-04-28T16:26:00.000-07:00

Today on the show I played a few tracks from the album "If I Had It My Way," a tribute to Blind Willie Johnson done entirely on cigar box guitars. It's a free download, and as promised, here the link to it as well as other places to find more information on cigar box guitars ...

If I Had It My Way album download

Cigar Box Guitar information

Mind Folk'd (Apr 28)

2011-04-28T16:21:00.000-07:00

Well then, I actually really had a good time on the show this morning. Played some stuff from Joe Pug (recommended by a listener), some cigar box guitar blues and some artists that will be at this years Calgary Folk Fest! Check out the playlist below ...

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan)

- Speak Plainly Diana (Joe Pug)

- Time Barrels By (Pistol George Warren)

- What About Business School (The Financial Group)

- Death is a Warm Bath (Daniel Lefkowitz)

- San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller)

- Stealin' (Devil in a Woodpile)

- Thunderbird (Seasick Steve)

- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (Nigel McTrusty)

- Leave it There (Matt Towe)

- Clap Your Hands (Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band)

- Father Death Blues (Allen Ginsberg)

- Cooperstown (The Felice Brothers)

Until next time, stay well ...

Trampled by Turtles

2011-04-21T10:27:00.001-07:00

Wait so Long

"Playing the violin like your having a seizure and playing the banjo like your on crack ..."

Mind Folk'd (Apr 21)

2011-04-21T10:19:00.000-07:00

Had a fun time today, especially liked listening to Ian Kilburn and Trampled by Turtles.

Remember to email in for tickets for "The Word of Ol' Rev. E. Smith" May 13th show! It's gonna be a great night of folk music in an amazing venue. Would love to have you out!

Until next time, take care ...

Mind Folk'd Playlist
- It's Alright Ma (I'm only Bleeding) (Bob Dylan)
- Mississippi Sea (Hezekiah Jones)
- Hasta La Vista (Jonno)
- Down by the River (Ian Kilburn)
- Lonesome Ranger (Kayla Luky)
- Big Time in the Jungle (Old Crow Medicine Show)
- Wait so Long (Trampled by Turtles)
- You're gonna need someone on your bond (Pine Hill Haints)
- Honey you don't need that much (Mount Moriah)
- Chimes of Freedom (Pioneer)
- Children, Go Where I Send Thee (Ralph Stanley)
- Prodigal Son (The Rolling Stones)
- Hardcore Man (Wally Pleasant)
- The Devil May Care (Mom and Dad Don't) (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)

John Henry

2011-04-14T19:07:00.000-07:00

Been coming across a lot of material on John Henry lately. For those that don't know, here's where to find out some starter information ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_(folklore)

Mind Folk'd (Apr 14)

2011-04-14T19:03:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Highway 61 Revisted (Bob Dylan)

- If you come, come; if you go, go (Seleshe Damessae)

- Mississippi Sawyer (Will Keys)

- John Henry (Hobart Smith)

- Here I am, Oh Lord, Send Me (Mississippi John Hurt)

- Keep it to yourself (Sonny Boy Williamson)

- Trouble in Mind (Snooks Eaglin)

- Railroad Bill (John Jackson)

- Big Fat Mamma (Honey Boy Edwards)

- You've got to see your mamma tonight (Claude Williams)

- Big Black Train (Flat & Scrugs)

- Sweet bunch of daisies (Kenny Baker)

- The water is wide (John Gorka)

- Hey all you hippies (The Low Anthem)

- Going back east (The Breakmen)

Transportation

2011-04-08T22:22:00.000-07:00

Wedding Bells by Lissie

2011-04-08T08:37:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd (Apr 7)

2011-04-08T08:33:00.000-07:00

Playlist below. Will be making a special post sometime next week about a show I'm involved in. Stay tuned! It'll be good...

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Bob Dylan)

- Never to Far from My Heart (Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion)

- Hey Now (Luke Doucet and his White Falcon)

- Four Strong Winds (Neil Young)

- The Wind (Alela Diane)

- Southern Ontario Girl (The Deep Dark Woods)

- Transam (Ox)

- Take it on the Chin (William Elliot Whitmore)

- Lone Pine Hill (Justin Townes Earle)

- The Mountain (Steve Earle)

- San Andres Fault (Richard Laviolette)

- Wedding Bells (Lissie)

- Lost Highway (Townes Van Zandt)

- Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohan)

Mind Folk'd (Mar 31)

2011-03-31T16:56:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Shelter from the Storm (Bob Dylan)

- Drifting to far from the Shore (Hank Williams)

- Jimmie the Kid (Jimmie Rogers)

- The wild and reckless hobo (Cowen Powers)

- When the works all done this fall (Ernest V. Stoneman)

- Years Ago (Jimmie Rogers)

- Pipeliner Blues (Moon Mullican)

- Cowboys Sweetheart (Patsy Montana)

- Orange Blossom Special (Johnson Mountain Boys)

- Last Round Up (Gene Autry)

Vernon

2011-03-24T13:57:00.001-07:00

Vernon Dalhart

1883-1948

For recordings of Vernon, and other cylinder recordings from the late 1800's and early 1900's, visit:

Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project

Mind Folk'd (Mar 24)

2011-03-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

Hey folks. Wow, what a great show today. More than happy to welcome on to the program The Bitterweed Draw for a live studio session. I was grinnin' ear to ear in the booth listenin and watching them.

Below is the playlist for today's show. Take care, talk to ya next week!

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Man of Constant Sorrow (Bob Dylan)

- The Bitterweed Draw live studio session

- John Henry (Oliver Swain)

- John Moberly (McCoy Simonson)

- Watching the river go by (John Hartford)

- When the Golden Train Comes Down (Sons of the Pioneers)

- The wreck on Southern Old 97 (Vernon Dalhart)

- Orange Blossom Special (Johnson Mountain Boys)

- Knockin on Heavens Door (Antony and the Johnsons)

ALSO brewing up a sweet live show. Stay tuned for more details in a couple weeks when I'm ready to make the announcement.

- Mike

Stones

2011-03-22T10:55:00.001-07:00

Classic.

Mrs Walkinshaw's Dundee Cake

2011-03-17T14:59:00.000-07:00

As promised, here is the recipe/instructions for Mrs. Walkinshaw's Dundee cake!

Mrs. Walkinshaw's Dundee Cake ...

8oz. flour
6oz. caster sugar
6oz. butter or margarine
4 eggs
4oz. currants
4oz. raisins
4oz. sultanas
2oz. candied peel
1oz. ground almonds
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 oz. split, blanched almonds
small dash Scotch whisky, if desired

Set oven to 325 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch round cake tin and line with greaseproof paper. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. Sift the flour, salt, and spice together. Add the eggs and the flour mixture alternately to the creamed butter, beating them in well. Add the baking powder to the last of the flour. Stir in the ground almonds. Add the fruit and peel. Gently mix. (Add small dash of Scotch whisky if desired.) Put into the tin. Arrange the split almonds evenly on top of the cake. Bake for about 2 hours. After the first hour, if the top is browning too quickly, cover with greaseproof paper. Allow the cake to cool slightly in the tin before turning onto a wire rack. The cake will keep for several weeks if wrapped in kitchen foil.

James

2011-03-17T14:55:00.000-07:00

"no pen, no ink, no table, no room, no quiet, no inclination"

- james joyce

Mind Folk'd (Mar 17)

2011-03-17T14:47:00.000-07:00

Hey! Alright, well in honor of St Patricks Day today I did a celtic themed show. Bagpipes, Van Morrison, and a Dundee cake recipe ... all was well

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Moonshiner (Bob Dylan)

- Tom Tiddlers Ground (Roy Harper)

- St. Dominiques Preview (Van Morrison)

- Amhran na Boirne (John Flanagan)

- Timshel (Mumford and Sons)

- Shipping up to Boston (Dropkick Murphy's)

- Many young men of 20 (N/A)

- Mountain Twig/The Donegal Reel (Kevin Crawford/Pat Marsh)

- Risipiti/Mairtin O'Conners (The House Band)

- The Brewer Lad (Enoch Kent)

Tune in next week, 10-11AM MST on CJSW 90.9, for a live studio session with The Bitterweed Draw! Till then, take care ...

Show: March 17th @ Weeds Cafe

2011-03-13T11:05:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the West's Welcome Home Series

March 17th @ Weeds Cafe, Calgary

7-11PM

Poster by James Dangerous ... so awesome.

Bob and Allen at Jack's Grave

2011-03-10T13:51:00.000-08:00

road trip ... ?

Mind Folk'd (Mar 10)

2011-03-10T13:47:00.000-08:00

Howdy. Playlist below.

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Masters of War (Bob Dylan)

- On the Banks of the River (Allyn Latorre)**

- Taylor Field (Bob Wiseman)

- Boa Constrictor (Winters Fall)

- Old Black Dodge (Sean Rowe)

- Mississippi Sea (Hezekiah Jones)

- Wayfarer (People in the future recording co)**

- Bad things come in 3s (Junger and Parker) ... random record segment

- Lemonade Stand (Fraser/Daley)**

- Fare thee well my true love (Shane Philip)

- Corn Flake (Withered Hand)***

- Set things right (Daniel Martin Moore)

**= liked

***=really liked

Mind Folk'd (Mar 3)

2011-03-03T14:36:00.001-08:00

Hey Folks. Wow, what a great time today. My thanks to Sandy from Slowcoustic.com for coming on the program, bringing in some great tunes and great conversation. Great music blog for those who like stripped down, honest, folk music. Thanks again Sandy!

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Threw It All Away (Bob Dylan)

- Woman, When I've Raised Hell (Josh T Pearson)

- Balthazar's Song (Hiss Golden Messenger)

- Last Parade on Anne St (Hezekiah Jones)

- Animal Tracks (Mountain Man)

- Wilderness (Middle Brother)

- 62 Richmond (Del Barber)

- Imperial Blues (Elephant Micah)

- Always Talk to Strangers (Robinson)

- Starting as People II (Giant Hands)

- Remain Kind (Andy Berkhout)

- November (The Wilderness of Manitoba)

Talk to everyone next week!

Show: March 11th @ The House Sanctuary

2011-03-02T16:51:00.000-08:00

Doing a solo, one-man show.

Friday March 11th at the House Sanctuary in Kensington

Show starts at 7:30

Beefheart

2011-02-26T14:58:00.000-08:00

Mind Folk'd (Feb 24th)

2011-02-24T11:59:00.000-08:00

Interesting show today with some great music and ideas floating around. Want to thank my in studio guests, The Matthew Joel Band, for great tunes and good conversation.

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Gonna Change my way of Thinkin (Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples)

- Thunder on the Mountain (Wanda Jackson)

- Rebel Rouser (Eddie Duane)

- Everybody (Tommy Roe)

- The Ballad of Ty Cobb (Wally Pleasant)**

- Live studio session with The Matthew Joel Band

- Pancho and Lefty (Townes Van Zant)**

- Poncho's Lament (Tom Waits)

- Appointment in Samara (Paul Thomas Saunders)

- Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohan)**

Tune in next week for special guest Sandy from local Calgary folk blog Slowcoustic!! 10-11 AM MST on CJSW 90.9 FM

Townes

2011-02-19T13:22:00.000-08:00

Gauntlet Feature

2011-02-17T18:13:00.000-08:00

There was a quick feature done on the Mind Folk'd program today in the Gauntlet, the University of Calgary student newspaper. My thanks to Andy Williams for the thought.

Gauntlet Article: http://thegauntlet.ca/story/15296

Mind Folk'd (Feb 17th)

2011-02-17T13:53:00.000-08:00

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Desolation Row (Bob Dylan)

- Church and Saloon (Treeline)

- One Great City (Weakerthans)

- Broken Record (Folk Thief)

- Meow Cat (Edward Appletree)

- Mr Right (Emma Hill)

- End of the World (The Unseen Strangers)

- Da Da (The Strange Boys)

- Settle in a While (Mark Growden)

- Down to Mexico (The Bitterweed Draw)

- Sunshine Superman (Donovan)

- The Light Around my Head (Mark Waind)

- Tiptoe Through the Tulips (Tiny Tim)

- California Stars (Wilco)

Tune in next week, 10-11 AM MST on CJSW 90.9 FM, back with some more folk and a live in studio guest performance!

Market Collective Feb 12th-13th

2011-02-10T14:58:00.001-08:00

This weekend Market Collective is running again in the Ant Hill Building in Kensington, Calgary. Come check out/buy some cool art, crafts, jewelry, and other things.

I'll be performing on Saturday February 12th at 4 pm :)

Robert

2011-02-10T14:56:00.001-08:00

Robert Johnson

One of only two known photos

1911-1938

Mind Folk'd (Feb 10th)

2011-02-10T14:46:00.000-08:00

In honor of Black History month, the show did a musical/historical survey of blues music featuring (almost) all African American musicians. Started off in the 1920's with the raw, roots-ey stuff like Robert Johnson and Son House, then moved our way up to the 1950's gospel/soul movement with guys like Sam Cooke and Ray Charles. Hope you all enjoyed it, I sure had a wicked time digging through the old stuff. So good. So raw.

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Me and the Devil Blues (Robert Johnson)

- Magnolia Blues (Charlie Patton)

- County Farm Blues (Son House)

- Black Cat Blues (Memphis Minnie)

- Key to the Highway (Memphis Slim)

- Dying Crapshooter Blues (Blind Willie McTell)

- Lord, Send me an Angel Down (The White Stripes)

- Black Betty (Lead Belly)

- Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Nirvana: Unplugged)

- Steppin on the Blues (Lonnie Johnson)

- Papa Ain't Salty (T Bone Walker)

- Trouble No More (Muddy Waters)

- Little Red Rooster (Howlin Wolf)

- Boogie Chillen (John Lee Hooker)

- Wonderful World (Sam Cooke)

- Georgia on my Mind (Ray Charles)

Usually I star songs that I really liked, but if I did that I would have starred that entire playlist haha. It was all awesome!!

Tune in next week, I'll be back with the normal, run of the mill, good ole' folk music ...

Mind Folk'd (Feb 3rd)

2011-02-03T15:11:00.000-08:00

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Song to Woody (Bob Dylan)

- 1913 Massacre (Woody Guthrie)

- Overated New Year (Sarah Donner)

- The Fight (Samantha Savage Smith)**

- Late July (Small Houses)**

- Put the Big Stone Down (Geoff Bartley)

- Rexroth's Daughter (Gregg Brown)

- Talkin About Fishin (Robert Larisey)

- If You're Gonna be Dumb you Gotta be Tough (Roger Alan Wade)

- Country Roads (John Denver)

- I'm Bad like Jesse James (John Lee Hooker)

- Jesse James Song (From the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford")

- Monica (Dan Bern)

- Satisfied Mind (Johnny Cash)

Till next time ...

Woody Guthrie

2011-01-27T13:08:00.000-08:00

Song is 1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie.

It's about this event:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Hall_disaster

Sailor Jerry

2011-01-27T13:05:00.000-08:00

1911-1973

Gettin #4 next week

Mind Folk'd (Jan 27)

2011-01-27T12:58:00.000-08:00

Hi. Good feel to the show today, lots of nice piano and harmonies, and special thanks to my Grandparents in Texas for tuning in! Glad you guys were able to find your way to it.

A quick reminder, I'll be playing on the Breakthrough Acoustic tonight, show starts at 7:30 at Higher Ground in Kensington. Hope to see some of you out

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Piano Mood (Bob Dylan)

- Truths all around us (Jerry Leger)

- Whistling that lonesome tune (Jerry Leger)

- White moon (White Stripes)

- Cave Country (Quiet Life)

- Pieces of a stone (Chris Gheran)

- The effect I have on women (Spring Breakup)

- All the stars and parking lots (The Burning Hell)

- Diamond (Harlequin Goodnight)

- Blackbird (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

- Down by the river (McKendree Spring)

- Rolling away (Dan Bern)

Breakthrough Acoustic Jan 27th @ Higher Ground, Kensington

2011-01-21T15:20:00.000-08:00

The Low Anthem Lettermen Appearance

2011-01-21T15:17:00.000-08:00

Been really digging The Low Anthem lately. Great folk quartet out of Rhode Island, USA. Have some pretty interesting stories from their beginnings, play some pretty big festivals today, and just have some great music. Check em out...

Mind Folk'd (Jan 20)

2011-01-21T15:08:00.000-08:00

Had another good show yesterday. Very privileged to have Chris Gheran, Calgarian guitar slinger, on the program. He was in to promote the Breakthrough Acoustic show next Thursday, the 27th @ Higher Ground in Kensington Calgary. Along with Chris will be Joe Daley, and myself! So come on down for some warm drinks and good music, should be a great show!

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Stuck inside a mobile in Memphis blues (Bob Dylan)

- Can't Go Home (Kelly Kessler)**

- Animals Need Animals (Frontier Rukus)

- The Brewer Lad (Enoch Kent)

- The Herring Girl (The Queensberry Rules)

- Ghost Woman Blues (The Low Anthem)**

- Lotto Prophecy (Rob Getzschman)

- Squad Car (Eddie and the Showmen)

- Surferdyke Pal (Phranc)

- Chris Gheran In Studio Session

- Don't let the sun go down on your grievances (Daniel Johnston)

Hope everyone is staying well out there. Talk to you next week on the program, and hope to see you out at the Higher Ground show on the 27th!

Couple good tunes ...

2011-01-13T13:57:00.000-08:00

Played a lot of stuff on the show today, but really dug these two and I thought I'd pass along the links.

First is Justin Townes Earle, Steve Earle's son and named after Townes Van Zandt. Song is about his folks, and a great tune, called Mama's Eye's ...

Second is Paul Thomas Saunders, young guy out of the UK, song is called Appointment in Samarra. Real good, and a wicked video too!

Mind Folk'd (Jan 13)

2011-01-13T13:39:00.001-08:00

Today's show felt real good for some reason. Came into the booth and Kat was happy as crap about life, and it for sure rubbed off on me. Always glad to come into CJSW and have such cool people like Kat, Greg, Joe, other Kat, Hayley etc etc to be around ... I'm very thankful for that :)

Played some real root-sy stuff in the first half, and some awesome stuff that I've just uncovered in the second half. Stars are by the stuff I super like.

Talk to you next week, 10-11am MST :)

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- Mr. Tamborine Man (Bob Dylan)

- Your town now (Greg Brown)

- Kern River (Dave Alvin)

- Boll Weevil (Pink Anderson)

- Walk Right in (Canon's Jug Stompers)

- Gallis Pole (Lead Belly)

- Poor Hobo (Harry Choates)

- The cowboy girl (Julie Henigan)

- All grown up (MJ CYR)

- How sweet it is to be loved by you (James Taylor)

- Mama's Eyes (Justin Townes Earle)**

- Appointment in Samarra (Paul Thomas Saunders)**

- Jimmie the Kid (Jimmie Rodgers)

- Walkerton (Melwood Cutlery)**

The James Boys

2011-01-11T21:22:00.000-08:00

Frank and Jesse James

Mind Folk'd (December 30th)

2010-12-30T15:43:00.000-08:00

Howdy.

My thanks to Kendra for taking up hosting duties last week while I was at my cabin in B.C., was able to take a listen and she did a great job!

Last show of the year, so I compiled my favorite songs from the show from the year, and here's how it played out ...

Mind Folk'd Playlist

- It's all over now, baby blue (Bob Dylan)

- Take Em away (Old Crow Medicine Show)

- Society Sue (Vic Chesnutt)

- Nobodies Business But My Own (Mississippi John Hurt)

- Jerusalem (Dan Bern)

- (You Better Love me) Before I'm Gone (Brian Jonestown Massacre)

- Fame's Vampire's (The Sportsman's Club)

- She Just Danced all night (Son of Dave)

- Magic Arrow (Timber Timbre)

- Meow Cat (Edward Appletree)

- I'll be free (The Western States)

- Cooperstown (The Felice Brothers)

Have a safe and happy new year! We'll talk next week when I'll have a themed show, hopefully haha, all ready yto go!

Allen

2010-12-13T14:30:00.001-08:00

"Father Death Blues"

mind folk'd logo

2010-12-12T22:54:00.001-08:00

Thanks to Eric Seymour for makin a bitchin logo for the radio show!~

Mind Folk'd (Dec 9th)

2010-12-09T13:52:00.000-08:00

Really had a good feel to the show today. My thanks to my studio guests, Stephen van Kampen from SAVK, and Reuben Bullock & Angela from Market Collective.

Go support local shit!!! IE// Market Collective, Indie Rock XMas, CJSW etc etc

Mind Folk'd Dec 9th

- Don't think twice it's alright demo (Bob Dylan)

- In studio guest: Stephen van Kampen

- Society Sue (Vic Chesnutt)**

- Lost Case of Being Found (Scott H Biram)**

- Christmas in Washington (Steve Earl)**

- Little Glass of wine (The Country Gentlemen)

- The Lake (Alana Gurr)

- Tonight you belong to me (Bernadette Peters and Steve Martin from the film 'The Jerk')

- Society (Eddie Vedder)

Till next time ...

John

2010-12-08T20:09:00.001-08:00

9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980

'he was best when staring you straight in the eye'

Mind Folk'd (Nov 25th/Dec 2nd)

2010-12-08T18:13:00.000-08:00

Apologies for not posting in a while. Here are the last two weeks of playlists ...

Mind Folk'd November 25th
- It's all over now baby blue (Bob Dylan)
- In studio guest Kate Melvina
- Jesse James (The Financial Group)**
- Cowboy Song (Dan Reeder)
- Wes Anderson (Jesse Payne)**
- Tin Can (Emily Kill West)
- One of the lucky ones (Leeroy Stagger)
- How long would it take (Petuna and the Loons)
- Grease 2 (Thee Oh Sees)**

Mind Folk'd December 2nd (THE CELTIC SHOW)
- Sunshine Superman (Donovan)
- Untitled (Paddy Keenan, Mark Simos, Cathal Hayden)
- Mrs. Jamiesons Favorite (On the Scottish Side)
- Mull of Kintyre (Wings)**
- New Shoes (Paolo Nutini)
- Gaelic Air and Hornpipes (Pipe Sergent Gordon Walker)
- Prickly thorn but sweetly worn (The White Stripes)
- Mary and the Soldier (Pauly Brady)**
- If you're Irish (Frank Quinn)
- Fordell Ball (Jack Bell)

Got some wicked songs lined up this week and TWO in studio guests, so tune in 10-11AM Mountain Time on CJSW 90.9!

'this machine kills fascists'

2010-12-08T18:11:00.000-08:00

Mind Folk'd (Thurs Oct 21)

2010-10-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd October 21st

- It's all over now baby blue (Bob Dylan)

- If you only knew (Kathryn Calder)

- Da Da (The Strange Boys)

- Homocidal Love Song (A Girl Named Sue)

- About you (Hillary Grist)

- Dr. Tiller (Kendl Winter)

- Cripple Creek (John, Loe and Peter) <---- Random Record Segment

- Jardin Du Luxembourg (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth)**

- Working Class Hero (John Lennon)

- Old Town Lonely Night (Jay Sparrow)**

- Playing Live (Selvatone)**

- God Said No (Dan Bern)

- You're Done (Mike Seed)**

- Illustrated Bible Stories for Children (The Weakerthans)

Talk to you next week for Mind Folk'd Funding Drive edition!!! Ahhh

old southern man’s advice to a young southern boy

2010-10-18T21:46:00.000-07:00

A six-year-old boy visited his Grandpa’s cabin just off the beaten-path of the Mississippi in the fall of 53’. His Grandpa was waiting on the porch smoking. The boy was trying to find his self. His grandpa had this advice to offer …

(In slow Southern drawl with many pauses)

“My boy …

you will find your self.

I will find my self.

We will find our selves.

But there ain’t a day that don’t go by when I don’t question my self.

Who I am,

where I am,

who I am!

And I’ll have you know, it’s gonna be a long time yet for you.

But when you do find your self, the true one,

you will die.

‘Cause the search is over then.

So you best keep on a searchin’,

keep on a changin’,

don’t let it be in no rush.

But you will find your true self,

I promise you that.”

Mind Folk'd (Thurs October 14)

2010-10-14T16:51:00.000-07:00

Mind Folk'd October 14

- Blowin in the Wind (Bob Dylan)

- Next Go Around (Old Crow Medicine Show)

- Do Re Mi (Frank Pahl)

- Opportunity to Cry (Willie Nelson)

- Seven Spanish Angels (The Great Outdoors)

- Jerusalem (Dan Bern)**

- 2 Atoms in a Molecule (Noah and the Whale)**

- London (Steel Eye Span) <-- Random Record Segment

- Rebel, Rebel (Sue Jorge)

- Jonathan (Olaf Arnaids)

- Mermaid of Ontario (Lake Shore Sailors)

- My Feathers (Scott Dunbar)

- Meow Cat (Edward Appletree)

- I dreamt of Mama last night (Johnny Cash)

Tune in next week, 10-11am. I'll be there.

Also, found out last night I've been added to the Market Collective list of performers, so come check it out! October 31st at 2 pm ... check it out on Facebook or whatever,.

music

2010-10-09T13:24:00.001-07:00

i recorded some songs i wrote ... http://www.myspace.com/miketod

thanks to eric paulin for helping in the recording process. more to come soon enough ...

enjoy.

Mind Folk'd (Thurs October 7)

2010-10-07T14:54:00.001-07:00

Alright, two things ...

1) It was my second week as a full show on CJSW and all is well. I'm still riding that new-happy-for-no-reason vibe haha. Findin so many gems in their library, and real stoked on that (stars are beside the ones I especially liked)

Tune in next week, same time, same place. Today I gave away two sets of tickets to a show for this weekend which was cool, so stay tuned and phone in and you might win shit!

2) Me and my mandolin will be at the House open mic in Kensington tonight performing some songs at 8 pm.

Mind Folk'd (October 7th, 2010)

- Threw it all away (Bob Dylan)

- 5 am in Amsterdam (Michelle Shocked)**

- Titanic (Pete Seeger)

- Flowers in the sidewalk (Kev Corbett)**

- From the comfort of our living room (Kevin Walker)

- Back to you (The Migrant)

- Sportin Life (John Sebastian) <-- "Random Record segment"

- Skipping Child (Cort)**

- Hank - Crooked Creek

- Garden of the dead (The Pine Hill Haints)**

- Last will and testament (The Burning Hell)

- Brother (Reuben Bullock)**

hunter

2010-10-05T20:57:00.001-07:00

i'm a big hunter thompson fan. i think a lot of people are.

i'm a fan of the honesty in his writing. it takes a special kind of person with the right hand to stick down their own throat and bring up the rawness that he creates. i love it.

thought this was a good find ... here's a cover letter he sent to the vancouver sun circa 1958 (pre-famous).

Vancouver Sun
TO JACK SCOTT, VANCOUVER SUN
October 1, 1958 57 Perry Street New York City
Sir,
I got a hell of a kick reading the piece Time magazine did this week on The Sun. In addition to wishing you the best of luck, I'd also like to offer my services.
Since I haven't seen a copy of the "new" Sun yet, I'll have to make this a tentative offer. I stepped into a dung-hole the last time I took a job with a paper I didn't know anything about (see enclosed clippings) and I'm not quite ready to go charging up another blind alley.
By the time you get this letter, I'll have gotten hold of some of the recent issues of The Sun. Unless it looks totally worthless, I'll let my offer stand. And don't think that my arrogance is unintentional: it's just that I'd rather offend you now than after I started working for you.
I didn't make myself clear to the last man I worked for until after I took the job. It was as if the Marquis de Sade had suddenly found himself working for Billy Graham. The man despised me, of course, and I had nothing but contempt for him and everything he stood for. If you asked him, he'd tell you that I'm "not very likable, (that I) hate people, (that I) just want to be left alone, and (that I) feel too superior to mingle with the average person." (That's a direct quote from a memo he sent to the publisher.)
Nothing beats having good references.

orson

2010-10-01T22:38:00.001-07:00

'i think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.' - orson welles

Mind Folk'd (Thurs's 10-11 am CJSW 90.0 fm)

2010-09-30T16:53:00.001-07:00

hey guess what?!

i'm really really stoked to tell you that i am the host of my very own weekly radio program on cjsw 90.0 fm!!

the show will air live every thursday morning from 10-11am and is called "mind folk'd" ... if you didn't guess, i will be playing folk music haha.

today was my first full slot to myself, and i was super happy with the way it turned out. i'm really proud of it, so tune in if you can! call in! say hey! send an email! blah!! ... you can either listen on 90.9 on the fm in calgary or stream it online from the cjsw website, http://www.cjsw.com/

i will be making a habit of posting the playlist from every show, every thursday. i have starred the songs that i especially liked ...

MIND FOLK'D Show #1 September 30th, 2010
- Don't think twice it's alright (Bob Dylan and the Band live)
- She Just Danced All Night (Son of Dave)**
- Magic Arrow (Timber Timbre)
- Look at the Stars (Merrilyn Simmons)
- Snow (Gary Cornelius)
- My Baby Loves Sudoku (Lookin at Lucky)
- 12:51 (Adam Taylor)
- Jim Cain (Bill Callahan)
- The Murder of Ginger ... (Enoch Kent)
- I'll be free (The Western States)**
- Cooperstown (The Felice Brothers)
- Look down that lonesome road (Bill Cornett)**

make sure to tune in next week, thursday october 7th from 10-11 am

stay well out there :)

zuckerberg im's

2010-09-14T18:12:00.000-07:00

"Hey, I'm Mark, but you can call me Zuck"

So the New Yorker just published an article on FaceBook founder, Harvard non-graduate, and all around smily guy, Mark Zuckerberg.

The best part of the article:

Zuckerberg, or "Zuck" as he is known to friends and family (awesome points = for sure not +1), got some embarrassing IM's leaked out. Here's the conversation (referring to FaceBook, obviously) ...

FRIEND: so have you decided what you are going to do about the websites?
ZUCK: yea i’m going to fuck them
ZUCK: probably in the year
ZUCK: *ear

Now I for sure have had my fair share of embarrassing instant message moments, IE// not gonna get into any of them, but it feels good to laugh at someone who has way too much money when I don't.

Another clip from the IM shows good ole' Zuck telling his friend if he ever needs info on fellow Harvard students, he's the man with no morals to talk too...

ZUCK: yea so if you ever need info about anyone at harvard
ZUCK: just ask
ZUCK: i have over 4000 emails, pictures, addresses, sns
FRIEND: what!? how’d you manage that one?
ZUCK: people just submitted it
ZUCK: i don’t know why
ZUCK: they “trust me”
ZUCK: dumb fucks

Even though this was years ago and in college, it sure makes me feel secure (sarcasm font?) when the creator and owner of millions of profiles worth of personal information would say something like that.

Read full article HERE

andy

2010-09-14T18:05:00.001-07:00

'don't worry. it's just a mirror'

2010-09-11T09:07:00.001-07:00

broken toys

2010-09-11T00:32:00.000-07:00

by l.p. burns

as children bring their broken toys
with tears for us to mend,
i brought my broken dreams to my god
because he was my friend.
but then, instead of leaving him
in peace to work alone,
i hung around and tried to help
with ways that were my own.
at last i snatched them back and cried,
'how can you be so slow?'
'my child,' he said, 'what could I do? ...

... you never did let go'

to buy list:

2010-09-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

frank the bunny 12 inch action figure

fibber mcgee (unfinished)

2010-08-29T23:14:00.000-07:00

down on mainstreet,

and under a tree

i knew an old man

named fibber mcgee.

he was my friend.

fibber spent his days

trimming the tree.

didn't realize

the roots were rotten as could be.

wasting his ways away.

i pray for you,

mr fibber mcgee.

when water met fire

2010-08-24T18:09:00.001-07:00

zach

2010-08-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

"NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — A reading at a North Carolina library was intended for young people, but the person behind the book attracted plenty of adults as well.
That's because the reader Tuesday was Zach Galifianakis, a comedian, movie star and Wilkes County, N.C., native. The Winston-Salem Journal reported Galifianakis was at the Wilkes County Public Library for a children's reading that drew hundreds.
Galifianakis joked that he would read from his movie, "The Hangover," but then read three children's books, one of which his father wrote.
He stayed afterward for nearly two hours, posing for photos and signing almost anything brought to him including old Wilkes Central High School yearbooks and a GQ magazine with his face on the cover."

Link: http://www.journalpatriot.com/fullstory.asp?id=2494

digital vs physical media

2010-08-18T21:05:00.000-07:00

I came across an interesting site today... http://cultofless.com/

It explains the experience of Kelly Sutton, a 22-year-old dude from Brooklyn, who has adapted a digital minimalist lifestyle, ridding himself of most everything he owns save his laptop, one of those digital book reader things, a bed, clothes ... that sort of stuff.

I thought it was interesting, this is why. In my own little mind, I like to think we're all in this big war right now, a digital war. There's people fighting on one side to burn the books, digitize photographs, and make things faster, quicker, NOW. The digital. They're in Spock suits and live in a place that looks like the place in Tron. Then there's people on the other side, struggling to hold onto a rope of nostalgia, reading dusty books, flipping through photo albums, keeping 'the bulk' for whatever personal reason or attachment they have. The physical. They're in flannel shirts and sit on a porch somewhere in the South listening to Neil Young.

I'm not sure that one is right, and one is wrong though.

I think that each side seems to feed off of the other, which is awesome. When we become too digital, when music becomes like tap water on iTunes, there comes a group of people who move to the exact opposite side of the see saw and buy an old beat up record player. When we become to physical, lugging around a backpack of books and notes, we move towards laptops and digital books.

I like it. Anyways, I'm going to watch the Lone Ranger circa 1950's via the internet, so I like a bit of both haha

quote of the day

2010-08-10T16:51:00.000-07:00

I was in a freight elevator with two mechanics today at work. It was kind of awkward and silent until ... one of the dudes started laughing super hard at a text he received from another friend of his. He then read it to the other dude, who then laughed even harder at it. I then laughed at them laughing haha.

The text read ...

"fuckin plumbers. he asked me how to shut off the water. i said TURN THE ISOLATION PIPES YOU MORON!!!!!"

haha

audrey

2010-08-08T21:22:00.001-07:00

List of California

2010-08-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

- Cartoon Art Museum

- Golf @ Stanford

- Trip to Neil Young's ranch

- Random trip to Vegas. New York New York hotel.

- Surfing @ Huntington Beach

- Reading in Alkatraz

- Hollywood/LA

California

2010-07-29T22:48:00.000-07:00

Sketch by Paul Klee. Saw his stuff at the SFMOMA yesterday ... highly recommend checking out his sketches, and maybe his life.

Bobby Fischer

2010-07-26T09:21:00.000-07:00

At age fifteen and a half he became the youngest Grandmaster of chess, he played in the 1972 'Cold War' World Championships against Boris Spassky, and he's mentioned in one of my favorite SNL sketches of all time (the chess cheerleaders sketch starring Will Ferrel on his 'Best of' DVD ... 'Bobby Fischer, where is he? I don't know, I don't know'). All in all, a pretty interesting dude.

He died in 2008.

There was an article in the New York Times recently regarding the battle over his estate. Apparently there are three parties who are fighting for what he made winning chess.

"It turns out that the mercurial chess champ, who died in January 2008 at age 64, left behind a Japanese woman who claims she was his wife, a Filipino woman who claims she is the mother of his only child, and two estranged nephews who will inherit his money if neither woman can prove her claim.

This situation brought about an almost surreal scene earlier this month, when officials gathered in southern Iceland — where Fischer spent the last three years of his life — to exhume his body for a DNA sample to determine whether he was the father of a 9-year-old girl named Jinky."

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/fashion/25fischer.html?_r=1&ref=style

Timber Timbre

2010-07-25T23:36:00.000-07:00

Addicted to this right now. Listen to magic arrow ...

http://www.myspace.com/timbertimbre

2010-07-25T22:59:00.001-07:00