Back 40 : Spring 2005

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What do I play on Better Days? Whatever sounds right for today.
I have a thing called the Back 40 and it's a good starting place in
further answering that question. There is just too much joy,
education and wisdom available to restrict our ears only to what's
new, so the Back 40 includes a few older recordings. Listings are
in no particular order. Artists' websites are linked below titles.

Remember: the Better Days radio program is heard Thursdays
from ten to midnight PDT at www.coopradio.org
around the corner and around the world...

I'm Wide Awake It's Morning : Bright Eyes
http://www.saddle-creek.com/
Knuckle Down : Ani Difranco
http://www.righteousbabe.com
Hopetown : Jenny Whiteley
http://www.jennywhiteley.com
A Different Life : Emily Smith
http://www.emilysmith.org
The Milk-Eyed Mender : Joanna Newsom
http://www.sfburning.com/jnewsom.html
Live In Glenfarg : Jim Malcolm
http://www.jimmalcolm.com
Dusty : Fred Eaglesmith
http://www.fredeaglesmith.com
Selwa : Choying Drolma/Steve Tibbetts
http://www.starsend.org/tibbetts.html
Mercy Now : Mary Gauthier
http://www.marygauthier.com
The Clarence Greenwood Recordings : Citizen Cope
http://www.citizencope.com
Hotwalker : Tom Russell
http://www.tomrussell.com
Handful Of Earth : Dick Gaughan
http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/
The Graceful Ghost : Grey Delisle
http://www.greydelisle.com/
Drum Hat Buddha : Dave Carter & Tracy Grammar
http://www.daveandtracy.com
Dear Heather : Leonard Cohen
http://www.leonardcohen.com
Faultlines : Karine Polwart
http://www.karinepolwart.com
The Revolution Starts Now : Steve Earle
http://www.steveearle.com/
Beautiful Dreamer: Songs Of Stephen Foster : Various
http://www.americanrootspublishing.org
I Never Heard You Knockin' : Malcolm Holcombe
http://www.malcolmholcombe.com
An Echo Of Hooves : June Tabor
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/june_tabor_topic_records.html
The Duhks : The Duhks
http://www.duhks.com/index.php
A Long Road Home : Mickey Newbury
http://www.mickeynewbury.com
The Waking Hour : David Francey
http://www.davidfrancey.com
1798 The First Year Of Liberty : Frank Harte
http://www.hummingbird.ie/
A Grain Of Sand : Cowboy Johnson
http://www.cowboyjohnson.com
Woman King : Iron & Wine
http://www.ironandwine.com
Broken Freedom Song : Kris Kristofferson
http://www.ohboy.com/kris.html
Bridges : Hans Theessink
http://www.theessink.com/en/
Why The Long Face : Suzzy & Maggie Roche
http://www.roches.com
Man For Galway : Sean Tyrrell
http://www.seantyrrell.com
About Baghdad (soundtrack) : Amer Tawfiq
http://www.aboutbaghdad.com
Must I Paint You A Picture? : Billy Bragg
http://www.billybragg.co.uk
The Many Sides Of Fred Neil : Fred Neil
http://www.wirz.de/music/neilfrm.htm
Redbird : Redbird
http://www.younghunter.com/redbird.html
The Big Session Vol 1 : Oysterband & Guests
http://www.oysterband.co.uk
Seven Swans : Sufjan Stevens
http://www.soundsfamilyre.com
Mowing Machair : Fine Friday
http://www.finefriday.com
Banjoman: Tribute to Derroll Adams : Various
http://www.theessink.com/en/
Underneath The Stars : Kate Rusby
http://www.katerusby.com
Bittertown : Lori McKenna
http://www.lorimckenna.com
Breakfast In Balquhidder : Orchestra Macaroon
http://www.theshipbuilders.com