WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for October 19, 2014

The spirit of the Rose Tattoo permeated today’s show. With the passing of one of the members of this nomadic collective of artists who shared a camaraderie with the traveling hobo, songs about the rails were sprinkled throughout the show.

Larry Penn

The 3pm hour featured a tribute to Larry Penn, aka Cream City Slim (for more about Larry Penn, please click here), who passed away earlier this month. Included in the tribute were excerpts from an interview I conducted with Larry in 2002 at the Old Songs Festival in Altamont, NY.

I also shared some songs created by the late Bruce “Utah” Phillips, the spiritual leader of the group who carried the moniker of Bow Tie.

Near the end of the show, I played selections from Spuyten Duyvil and the Gaslight Tinkers, who will be appearing at the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club at the Fair Lawn Community Center in Fair Lawn, New Jersey on Saturday November 1. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org

New and Recommended:
Adler & Hearne Second Nature (Spring Hollow) and Hog-Eyed Man 1 (self).

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ARTIST Tune / Song
ALBUM LABEL – Website
3PM
Theme: HARVEY REID “Dirty Dish Rag”
Solo Guitar Sketchbook Woodpecker Records – www.woodpecker.com
BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN “Railroad”
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn Rounder – www.rounder.com

MAC WISEMAN “Wreck of the Old 97”
Mac Wiseman Sings Old Time Country Favorites Rural Rhythm Records – www.ruralrhythm.com
JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON “Bob Wills Medley”
Relax Your Mind self – www.jayandmolly.com
LORETTA HAGEN “When My Years Are Stacked”
Mud and Stone self – www.lorettahagen.com

THE EARLY MAYS “Dear Companion”
The Early Mays Bird on the Wing Records – www.theearlymays.com
THE GOODBYE GIRLS “Pretty Little Miss”
Going to Boston self – thegoodbyegirlsmusic.bandcamp.com/releases
HOG-EYED MAN “Bill Cheatum”
1 self – www.cdbaby.com/cd/hogeyedman

CARY COOPER “Aticus Taught Me”
Mission Street Project: Make Levees (USA 2008) Songs from the American Kitchen Table Vol. 2 Hudson Harding – www.carycooper.com
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III “Fear Itself”
10 Songs for the New Depression Cumberbund Music – www.lw3.com

ADLER & HEARNE “Second Nature”
Second Nature Spring Hollow Records – www.adlerandhearne.com
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE POOR FOOLS “Beneath Still Waters”
Songs From the Barn Leroy Records – www.thepoorfools.com
ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS “Boots of Spanish Leather”
Back 40 Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com, www.robinandlinda.com

TIM GRIMM “Roving Gambler”
The Turning Point self – www.timgrimm.com
JOEL MABUS “Rising Sun Blues”
American Anonymous Fossil Records – www.joelmabus.com

3PM
A Tribute to Larry Penn, who passed away on October 7, 2014 at the age of 87. Excerpts from a 2002 interview with Larry, recorded at the Old Songs Festival, were featured during the tribute.
LARRY PENN “Sing Me A Railroad Song”
A Ride on the Westbound Cookie Man Music – my.execpc.com/~cookeman/

LARRY PENN “End of Train Device”
The Rose Tattoo Cookie Man Music – my.execpc.com/~cookeman/
LARRY PENN “I’m a Little Cookie”
I‘m A Little Cookie and Other Songs That Taste Just as Good Cookie Man Music – my.execpc.com/~cookeman/
LARRY PENN “On My Grandma’s Patchwork Quilt”
The Whiskey’s Gone Cookie Man Music – my.execpc.com/~cookeman/
LARRY PENN “It’s Time to Go”
The Whiskey’s Gone Cookie Man Music – my.execpc.com/~cookeman/

LARRY HANKS & DEBORAH ROBINS “Nevada Jane”
No Hiding Place self – www.larryhanks.com
KATHY MATTEA “Green Rolling Hills”
Coal Captain Potato Records – www.kathymattea.com
UTAH PHILLIPS “All Used Up”
All Used Up Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com

4PM
SEAN TYRRELL “Side By Side”
Moonlight on Galway Bay self – www.seantyrrell.com

CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER “Bye Bye Blackbird/ Red Red Robin”
Rockin’ the Uke Community Music Inc. – www.cathymarcy.com
THE STRINGBUSTERS (THE KENNEDYS) “Rhapsody in Blue”
Rhapsody in Uke self – www.kennedysmusic.com
JAKE SHIMABUKURO “Rolling in the Deep”
Grand Ukulele Mailboat Records – www.jakeshimabukuro.com

SWEET POTATOES “Sweet Thing”
Faith, Good Neighbors and a Telephone self – www.thesweetpotatoes.com
RED MOLLY “End of the Line”
James self – www.redmolly.com
MAC WISEMAN “I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight”
Mac Wiseman Sings Old Time Country Favorites Rural Rhythm Records – www.ruralrhythm.com

ROY BOOKBINDER “What You Gonna Do”
The Good Book Pegleg Records – www.roybookbinder.com
DAVE VAN RONK “Candy Man”
Live in Monterrey Omnivore Recordings – www.omnivorerecordings.com
JOSH WHITE JR. “Betty and Dupree’s Blues”
Josh White Jr. Live Silverwolf – www.joshwhitejr.com

THE GASLIGHT TINKERS “Quite Early Morning”
The Gaslight Tinkers self – www.thegaslighttinkers.com
SPUYTEN DUYVIL “I’ll Fly Away”
Temptation self – www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com

GROUP “Ship’s Gonna Sail”
Long Gone: Utah Remembers Bruce “Utah” Phillips Waterbug – www.waterbug.com
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