"DOWN HOME" #154 Saturday, January 27, 2001 Dedicated to the memory of Deirdre O'Donoghue, 1948-2001 Hosted by Chuck Taggart, email chuck (at) downhome (dot) org Visit The Gumbo Pages

BEAUSOLEIL - J'ai Été au bal [LOOKING BACK TOMORROW/Rhino] A new Beausoleil album! That's always a pretty big deal for me, and this one doesn't disappoint. It's so new that I still haven't listening to it yet, but what I've heard so far is wonderful, catching this wonderful band's live spirit on record. POI DOG PONDERING - Pulling Touch (live) [SAFE AT HOME IN THE '90s/ cassette-only release] A fantastic performance of a beautiful song, from Deirdre O'Donoghue's "SNAP" in 1989 (I was there for this one). DOLLY PARTON - Little Sparrow [LITTLE SPARROW/Sugar Hill] Brand-new, and continuing in the vein of "The Grass is Blue" UNCLE TUPELO - Slate [ANODYNE/Warner Bros.] This is now the only UT album still in print. I'll do a retrospective next week, now that the first three are out-of-print. LYLE LOVETT - If I Had A Boat (live) [SAFE AT HOME IN THE '90s] Another gorgeous performance for Deirdre, from 1989. FIDDLIN' DOC ROBERTS - New Money [COMPLETE RECORDED WORKS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, VOL. 1/Document] WOODY GUTHRIE - Tom Joad, Parts 1 & 2 [DUST BOWL BALLADS/Buddha] After hearing Patrick Street's fine version last week, I thought you might want to hear Woody's original version, with the original melody. JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON - The Lovers' Waltz [LOVERS' WALTZ/Angel] A very sweet tune that I First heard from the playing of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, who recorded it on one of their albums. (I swear I don't have a case of title-track-itis today...) PLANXTY - Smeceno Horo [JOURNEY: THE BEST OF DONAL LUNNY/Rounder] I can't even dance to a 4/4 two-step; I don't get how Bulgarians dance to tunes in 9/16 time, like this one. Collected by Andy Irvine during one of his many trips to Eastern Europe and the Balkans. DÉANTA - Lone Shanakyle [WHISPER OF A SECRET/Green Linnet] MILLADOIRO - O Santo de Pólvora [AUGA DE MAIO/Green Linnet] New release; Celtic music from Galicia in Spain. STEVE JORDAN - El Alacran [THE RETURN OF EL PARCHE/Rounder] An old favorite of mine that I first heard performed by The Iguanas in New Orleans. LOS LOBOS DEL ESTE DE LOS ANGELES - Guantanamera [JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM EAST L.A./Hollywood] Their very first recording, long thought lost, and then found buried in the record's producer's garage. GENO DELAFOSE - Let's Say Goodnight [THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!/ Rounder] Geno's terrific zydeco cover of the Los Lobos song. ALISON KRAUSS - Down To The River To Pray [O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/Mercury] A gorgeous performance by Alison, accompanied by the First Baptist Church Choir of White House, Tennessee] [WRITER'S ALMANAC, with Garrison Keillor] THE FLATLANDERS - Dallas [MORE A LEGEND THAN A BAND/Rounder] Or, "Did You Ever See Dallas From A DC-9 At Night?" Oddly enough, I had never heard this song until about 10 years ago, when I heard Michael Stipe sing it with R.E.M. in a live acoustic performance on "SNAP", for which I was very lucky to have been in attendance. JOHN HARTFORD - I Wish We Had Our Time Again [LIVE FROM MOUNTAIN STAGE/ Blue Plate Music] Some friends of mine said this was one of their very favorite records of last year, and I missed it entirely. Oh well, better late than never. It's mighty good. A set for Deirdre. DANIEL LANOIS - Acadie (live) MARTIN STEPHENSON - The Big North Lights (live) NANCI GRIFFITH - I Would Bring You Ireland (live) PETER CASE - Two Angels (live) [SAFE AT HOME IN THE '90s] Four amazing performances, as performed on "SNAP" in 1988 and 1989. THE VOICE SQUAD - The Parting Glass [BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME/ BBC Records-Hummingbird Records] One more for Deirdre... (even though she would think it sappy)

 

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