Mind Folk'd (June 9)

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

Mike Seeger & His Guitars

1933-2009

Mind Folk'd (June 2)

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

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

Mind Folk'd (May 26)

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)

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)

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)

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

Friday May 13th

Information: Click Here

Mind Folk'd (May 5)

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

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

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)

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

Wait so Long

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

Mind Folk'd (Apr 21)

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

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)

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

Wedding Bells by Lissie

Mind Folk'd (Apr 7)

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)

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

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)

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

Classic.

Mrs Walkinshaw's Dundee Cake

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

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

- james joyce

Mind Folk'd (Mar 17)

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

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

road trip ... ?

Mind Folk'd (Mar 10)

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)

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

Doing a solo, one-man show.

Friday March 11th at the House Sanctuary in Kensington

Show starts at 7:30

Beefheart

Mind Folk'd (Feb 24th)

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

Gauntlet Feature

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)

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

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

Robert Johnson

One of only two known photos

1911-1938

Mind Folk'd (Feb 10th)

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)

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

Song is 1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie.

It's about this event:

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

Sailor Jerry

1911-1973

Gettin #4 next week

Mind Folk'd (Jan 27)

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

The Low Anthem Lettermen Appearance

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)

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 ...

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)

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)**