Airing on Tuesday December 26, 2017 from 10pm-1am
and Saturday December 30, 2017 from 6:30-9:30pm BluesAndRootsRadio.com
A two hour edited version was re-broadcast on Sunday December 30, 2017 on WFDU-FM

With the year coming to a close, I shared my 10 favorite folk recordings from 2017. To read more about my selections, please visit the accompanying story in the Folk Music Notebook by clicking HERE.

Theme: HARVEY REID “Dirty Dish Rag”
Solo Guitar Sketchbook Woodpecker Records – www.woodpecker.com
VARIOUS “New Year’s Round”
‘Twas on A Night Like This Folk Legacy –

ZOE MULFORD “Won’t You Come on In”
Small Brown Birds Azalea City Recordings – www.zoemulford.com
ZOE MULFORD “The President Sang Amazing Grace”
Small Brown Birds Azalea City Recordings – www.zoemulford.com
ZOE MULFORD “Answer the Knock at the Door”
Small Brown Birds Azalea City Recordings – www.zoemulford.com

PAT WICTOR “Knock on the Door”
This is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs Riskydisc Records – www.patwictor.com
PAT WICTOR “City Boy”
This is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs Riskydisc Records – www.patwictor.com
PAT WICTOR “There But For Fortune”
This is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs Riskydisc Records – www.patwictor.com

SAM GLEAVES & TYLER HUGHES “When We Love”
Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes self – www.tylersammusic.com
SAM GLEAVES & TYLER HUGHES “Bread An Roses”
Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes self – www.tylersammusic.com
SAM GLEAVES & TYLER HUGHES “Sit Down”
Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes self – www.tylersammusic.com

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS “Light of A Clear Blue Morning”
Fifteen Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com , www.thewailinjennys.com
THE WAILIN’ JENNYS “Boulder to Birmingham”
Fifteen Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com , www.thewailinjennys.com
THE WAILIN’ JENNYS “Loves Me Like A Rock”
Fifteen Red House Records – www.redhouserecords.com , www.thewailinjennys.com

THE DOWN HILL STRUGGLERS “John Henry”
Lone Prairie and Other Old Time Songs Jalopy Records – www.downhillstrugglers.com
THE DOWN HILL STRUGGLERS “Last Shot Got Him”
Lone Prairie and Other Old Time Songs Jalopy Records – www.downhillstrugglers.com
THE DOWN HILL STRUGGLERS “Goodbye Booze”
Lone Prairie and Other Old Time Songs Jalopy Records – www.downhillstrugglers.com

HOUR 2
TOM CHAPIN “Here is A Song For You”
Threads Sundance Music – www.tomchapin.com
TOM CHAPIN “That’s What Grandpas Do”
Threads Sundance Music – www.tomchapin.com
TOM CHAPIN “We Will Not Stop”
Threads Sundance Music – www.tomchapin.com

THE MALVINAS “Light (O, Let Your Light Shine Bright)”
God Bless the Grass Soona Songs – www.soonasongs.com
THE MALVINAS “Surrender Love”
God Bless the Grass Soona Songs – www.soonasongs.com
THE MALVINAS “How Can I Keep from Singing?”
God Bless the Grass Soona Songs – www.soonasongs.com

JOEL MABUS “God Don’t Like It – I Don’t Either”
Different Hymnals Fossil Records – www.joelmabus.com
JOEL MABUS “Stand By Me”
Different Hymnals Fossil Records – www.joelmabus.com
JOEL MABUS “One Simple Song”
Different Hymnals Fossil Records – www.joelmabus.com

WINDBORNE “Song on the Times”
Song on the Times self – www.windbornesingers.com
WINDBORNE “Stole and Sold”
Song on the Times self – www.windbornesingers.com
WINDBORNE “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”
Song on the Times self – www.windbornesingers.com

JOE JENCKS “Let Me Sing You A Song”
Poets, Philosophers, Workers & self – www.joejencks.com
JOE JENCKS “Best of Friends”
Poets, Philosophers, Workers & self – www.joejencks.com
JOE JENCKS “Solidarity Forever”
Poets, Philosophers, Workers & self – www.joejencks.com

HOUR 3
LOU AND PETER BERRYMAN “New New Year Year”
Rocky Frontier self – www.louandpeter.com

NOWELL SING WE CLEAR “Bring the New Year In”
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell Golden Hind Music – www.goldenhindmusic.com
NOWELL SING WE CLEAR “Song for the New Year”
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell Golden Hind Music – www.goldenhindmusic.com
ANNE LISTER “New Year’s Day”
Singing on the Wind self – www.annelister.com
THE ITINERANT BAND “Carol for New Year’s Day”
Apples in Winter self – www.itinerentband.com

MEG BRAUN “New Year’s Eve”
Hudson Harding Happy Holidays Volume 4 Hudson Harding – hudsonhardingmusic@yahoo.com-
PAT HUMPHRIES “Another New Year”
Hands Appleseed Recordings – www.appleseedmusic.com
SCOTT DAMERON & JAY LAD “New Year’s Day”
Walker 904A self – www.scottandjay.com
CHRISTOPHER SHAW & BRIDGET BALL ” Years”
Mountain Snow and Mistletoe 2 Hudson River Company – www.chrisandbridget.com

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT “What Are You Doing on New Year’s Eve?”
The McGarrigle Christmas Hour Nonesuch – www.nonesuch.com
LORETTA HAGEN “As We Count (On New Year’s Eve)”
Hudson Harding Happy Holidays Volume 4 Hudson Harding – hudsonhardingmusic@yahoo.com
DEIRDRE FLINT “We’ll All Mee Up Next Year (a New Year’s Song)”
Just One Angel Yellow Tail Records – www.yellowtailrecords.com
NOWELL SING WE CLEAR “Song for the New Year”
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell Golden Hind Music – www.goldenhindmusic.com

KATE TAYLOR “Auld Lang Syne”
Hudson Harding Happy Holidays Volume 10 Hudson Harding – hudsonhardingmusic@yahoo.com
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