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DOWN AT BIG MARY’S

Playlist 8th January, 2009

 

Intro: GOING DOWN TO BIG MARY'S – w/Dave Gonzales from The Paladins/Hacienda Bros.

AUSTRALIAN ‘ROOTS MUSIC’ FAVOURITES:

HOWL & MOAN – Abbe May
A GOOD DAY FOR A MIGRAINE – Jesse Younan
JUNGLE BLUES – C.W. Stoneking
HALF SEAS OVER – Jeff Lang
A FISH OUT OF WATER – Ash Grunwald
RATTLIN’ BONES – Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
NO TIME TO DIE – Fireside Bellows
HEY, SISTER MARY – The Stetson Family
LAND OF THE POWERFUL OWL – The Wilson Pickers
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK – Abbie Cardwell

Song/Writer/Performer/Album/Release Date/Label

1. HEY SISTER MARY (WHAT’D DOIN’ WITH THAT GUN?) - 
The Stetson Family ‘Hey Sister Mary’ 2008 Independent Release

2. HENRY NEARLY KILLED ME (IT’S A SHAME) – Ray LaMontagne ‘Gossip In The Grain’ 2008 RCA

AUSTRALIAN Top 5 BLUES and FOLK Releases:

3. HOWL and MOAN – Abbe May & Rockin’ Pneumonia ‘Howl & Moan’ 2008 Independent Release

4. THE BOTTLE – Ash Grunwald ‘A Fish Out Of Water’ 2008 DeltaGroove

5. JUNGLE LULLABY – C.W. Stoneking ‘Jungle Blues’ 2008 King Hokam/ Shock

6. THE HOUSE CARPENTER – (trad.) Jeff Lang ‘Half Seas Over’ 2008 ABC

7. WHATEVER FLOATS – Jesse Younan ‘A Good Day For A Migraine’ 2008 Vitamin


AUSTRALIAN Top 5 ALT. COUNTRY and BLUEGRASS Releases:

8. RATTLIN’ BONES – Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson ‘Rattlin’ Bones’ 2008 Essence Music

9. I AIN’T GONNA FALL – (by Jordie Lane/Tracy McNeil) Fireside Bellows ‘No Time To Die’ 2008 Vitamin

10. BROTHER HARLAN – (by Nadine Budge) The Stetson Family 2008 Independent Release

11. CAN’T STEAL MY LOVE – (by Andrew Morris) The Wilson Pickers ‘Land Of the Powerful Owl’ 2008 ABC
12. THE DEVIL & ME – Abbie Cardwell ‘By Hook Or By Crook’ 2007 Independent Release (although released 2007, I only discovered it last year)


OTHER FAVOURITE Releases 2008:

THE GOOD LIFE – Justin Townes Earle
GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN – Ray LaMontagne
THE HARD WAY – James Hunter
JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ – Shelby Lynne
MODERN HYMNS – Darrell Scott
JOIN THE BAND – Little Feat & Friends
RECAPTURING THE BANJO – Otis Taylor
BLUES WALKIN’ LIKE A MAN – Rory Block
JENNY SCHEINMAN – Jenny Scheinman
GAMBLIN’ HOUSE – Malcolm Holcombe

13. YOU ARE THE BEST THING – Ray LaMontagne ‘Gossip In The Grain’ 2008 RCA

14. TIL THE END – James Hunter ‘The Hard Way’ 2008 

15. BREAKFAST IN BED – (by Donnie Fritts/Eddie Hinton) Shelby Lynne ‘Just A Little Lovin’ 2008 Lost Highway

16. JOAN OF ARC – (by Leonard Cohen) Darrell Scott w/Mary Gauthier ‘Modern Hymns’ 2008 Appleseed

17. A FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUB – (by Lowell George) Little Feat w/Dave Matthews ‘Join The Band’ 2008 429 Records

18. COME ON DOWN – Jenny Scheinman ‘Jenny Scheinman’ 2008 Koch

19. ABSINTHE – Otis Taylor w/Cassie Taylor ‘Recapturing The Banjo’ 2008 Telarc Blues

20. GRINNIN' IN YOUR FACE – (by Eddie “Son” House) Rory Block ‘Blues Walkin’ Like A Man’ 2008 Stony Plain

20. GAMBLIN’ HOUSE – Malcolm Holcombe ‘Gamblin’ House’ 2008 Echo Mountain/Shock

21. SOUTH GEORGIA SUGAR BABE – Justin Townes Earle ‘The Good Life’ 2008 Bloodshot Records

FAVOURITE Live Performance of 2008:

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE solo in Brisbane @ The Troubadour

FAVOURITE Duet:

22. I’VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN – Rodney Crowell and Joe Henry ‘Sex & Gasoline’ 2008 WorkSong/Shock

FAVOURITE Song:

23. CADILLAC  – (by Gwil Owen/David Olney/Richard Ferreira) Gwil Owen ‘Gravy’ 2008 Rambler Records

Also, the best Australian “Roots” magazine RHYTHMS www.rhythms.com.au





  






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