GUMBO #304
Sunday, December 8, 1996 / 10:00pm to Midnight
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the Gumbo you make."
 
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     	Opening Theme:  
     	ALIAS RON KAVANA - Soweto Trembles (The Jo'burg Jig)
                           [THINK LIKE A HERO/Chiswick Records]

CLIFTON CHENIER - Ca M'Appel Fou [BOGALUSA BOOGIE/Arhoolie] He was, is,
	and shall always be The King.
DE DANNAN - Noel Hill's Reels [HIBERNIAN RHAPSODY/Shanachie] The latest
	incarnation, with Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn, without Johnny 
	McDonagh, plus a male vocalist this time.  Solid playing as ever;
	I prefer the female vocalists of De Dannan's past, though.
THE V-ROYS - Cold Beer Hello [JUST ADD ICE/E Squared] An acoustic number
	from a band that sounds like what Graham Parker and the Rumour
	might sound like had they grown up in Virginia and the Carolinas.
THE PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND - What a Friend We Have In Jesus [IN THE
	SWEET BYE AND BYE/Sony] An all-gospel/jazz album from the latest
	incarnation of this ever-changing group; the old-timers die and the
	new young cats join to take their places and keep the tradition going.
	Wendell Brunious and Dr. Michael White represent the new garde,
	and vocalist/banjoist Narvin Kimball, the emeritus at 86, with a 
	stunning (as usual) vocal in this song.
THE FREIGHT HOPPERS - Dark Hollow Blues [WHERE'D YOU COME FROM, WHERE'D
	YOU GO?/Rounder] Threatining to make it into my top 10 of '96,
	this rabble of butt-kickin' old-timey musicians have energy that'd
	put most rock bands to shame.  Deadheads should recognize this song.

BALFA TOUJOURS	- Bee de la Manche [DEUX VOYAGES/Rounder] A cover of the great
	old Canray Fontenot song, with back-door Cajun Kevin Wimmer on vocals.
THE SEGURA BROTHERS - Les Maringouins Ont Tout Mange Ma Belle (The Mosquitoes
	Ate Up My Sweetheart) [LOUISIANA CAJUN MUSIC, VOLUME 1: THE '20s/
	Old Timey-Arhoolie] The lyrics of this song are pure poetry: "The
	mosquitoes ate up my sweetheart/and left nothing but her big toe/
	which I use as a stopper/to cork up my whiskey bottle./And your 
	mother resembles an elephant/And your father resembles an automobile/
	and your brother resembes a (um, I forgot)/And your little sister
	resembles a street corner."
AMEDEE ARDOIN - Les Blues de Basile [I'M NEVER COMIN' BACK/Arhoolie] Finally,
	Arhoolie releases an Amedee compilation!  This track features 
	Dennis McGee on fiddle.  Recorded in New Orleans, in 1930.
BEAUSOLEIL - La Valse de Pont d'Amour (The Love Bridge Waltz) [THE SPIRIT 
	OF CAJUN MUSIC/Swallow] From the first Beausoleil album that was
	released in this country (the third they recorded, though), and a
	very early incarnation of the band (only Michael Doucet remains)
	on this track recorded live at the Jimmy Carter Inaugural Ethnic
	Folk Concert and Dance, in Washington in 1977.

GUY DAVIS - Minglewood Blues [CALL DOWN THE THUNDER/Red House] Great, 
	growling acoustic blues from the son of actors Ossie Davis and
	Ruby Dee.  Deadheads should recognize this one, too.
JERRY DOUGLAS AND PETER ROWAN - Lullaby of the Stars [YONDER/Sugar Hill]
	Sublime.
TIRILTUNGA with David Lindley [THE SWEET SUNNY NORTH, VOLUME 2/Shanachie]
	Lindley and Henry Kaiser have travelled to Norway again, for another
	shimmering collection of Norwegian traditional music, with themselves
	sitting in here and there; Lindley adds some bouzouki to this track.
CORDELIA'S DAD - Fisher [recorded live on Gumbo, 8-5-96] A shape-note song
	from Massachusetts.

GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR - Discovering Japan (live) [SQUEEZING OUT 
	SPARKS and LIVE SPARKS] Rerelease of the album plus a dozen or so
	live tracks that were initially only released as a promo LP for radio.
WILCO - (Was I) In Your Dreams? [BEING THERE/Reprise] I could easily hear
	the Dead doing this song, and Jerry's guitar would have fit right in.
GRATEFUL DEAD - The Wheel [DOZIN' AT THE KNICK/Grateful Dead] The first
	live version on record of this tune ... wish it still had the steel
	guitar on it like the original studio version.
CHARLES BROWN - Crystal Ball [KEYS TO THE CRESCENT CITY/Rounder] Four great
	New Orleans pianists, solo on this record -- also featuring Art
	Neville and Willie Tee.

OUMOU SANGARE - Tiebaw [WOROTAN/World Circuit] The leading voice in Mali's
	Wassoulou sound.
TARIKA SAMMY - Hendry [BALANCE/Green Linnet-Xenophile] The old incarnation
	of Tarika Samma, as opposed to the current/old/proper/whatever one.
	Great stuff still!  Fabulous acoustic roots music from Madagascar, this 
	track being the most mainland-African-sounding track I've ever heard 
	from them.
LYNN AUGUST - Jure #4 [SAUCE PIQUANTE/Black Top] Zydeco and R&B musician 
	August also helps keep alive the ancient musical tradition of the
	"jure'", a syncopated, call-and-response African-American gospel
	singing tradition from black Louisiana Creoles.
BROWNIE McGHEE AND SONNY TERRY - The Killin' Floor [MR. BROWNIE AND MR.
	SONNY, VOLUME 5: THE BLUESVILLE YEARS/Prestige] Dedicated to Dan
	Comeaux, my favorite slaughterhouse owner.

ALIAS RON KAVANA - Gold Ochra at Killarney Point to Points [THINK LIKE A 
	HERO/Chiswick] We don't hear enough from the record that gives us
	our theme tune.  Rollicking stuff, and I love Kavana's tune titles.
TOMMY HAYES - The Gweebarra Bridge [AN RAS/Mulligan] The former whiz-bang
	percussionist of Stockton's Wing assembles a stellar cast for this
	"solo" album, which is actually quite a fine ensemble album, with
	lots of unusual percussion (and stuff like jaw harp and didgeridoo,
	on this track)
SILLY WIZARD - The Parish of Dunkeld [LIVE WIZARDRY/Green Linnet] 
	A delightful ditty and true story of the Scottish parishioners who
	hanged their new minister after he forbade music, dancing and
	whiskey-drinking in the parish. Scotland is not for the squeamish.

THE WHIRLING DERVISHES - You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch [WISH IT WOULD SNOW/
	WM Records] A holiday cover, dedicated to my friends Mark and Deb,
	who were trimming their tree while listening.

JOHN LENNON - Give Peace a Chance [45rpm single/Apple]  For John.  
	December 8, 1980.