Back 40 : August 2005

The Back 40 is a way of letting you know what I've been playing on
the show. Listings are in no particular order. Of the new additions,
two cds come from the Mickey Newbury songwriters gathering I
attended last June in Texas - I Came To Hear The Music and When
I Heard Newbury Sing, the first a two-cd set by various artists, the
second a set of Newbury songs delivered by Jonmark Stone and
Marie Rhines. Also, check out Austin songwriter Sam Baker´s new
one, Mercy, a quiet triumph, and Emilíana Torrini´s beautiful return
on Fisherman´s Woman, a triumph for this Icelandic singer. Eivør
Palsdottir is from the Faroe Islands, and her record, Eivør, is just
out of this world.

I´m on a mission in northern Europe for the summer, so kudos to
Ruth and my guest hosts - Paul, Jim, Skyy and Eve - and I´ll see
you in September. I expect to return to Canada with an armload
of new cds from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, England, Ireland and
Scotland.

Remember, every Thursday night from 10:00 pm to 12 midnight
Pacific Daylight Saving Time at 102.7 FM and live on the web at
http://www.coopradio.org/ it´s Better Days, heard around the corner
and around the world!

Fair & Square : John Prine
http://www.ohboy.com

Who Is This America? : Antibalas
http://www.antibalas.com

I Came To Hear The Music : Various Artists
http://www.jonmarkstone.com/g4cd.html

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning : Bright Eyes
http://www.saddle-creek.com/

Fisherman´s Woman : Emilíana Torrini
http://www.emilianatorrini.com

The Milk-Eyed Mender : Joanna Newsom
http://www.sfburning.com/jnewsom.html

Sit Down & Sing : Roy Bailey
http://www.folktrax.com/folktrax2/H_BAI001.php

Suit Yourself : Shelby Lynne
http://www.shelbylynne.com

When I Heard Newbury Sing : Jonmark Stone & Marie Rhines
http://www.jonmarkstone.com/WIHNS.html

Mercy Now : Mary Gauthier
http://www.marygauthier.com

Mowing Machair : Fine Friday
http://www.finefriday.com

Woman King : Iron & Wine
http://www.ironandwine.com

Hotwalker : Tom Russell
http://www.tomrussell.com

Dear Heather : Leonard Cohen
http://www.leonardcohen.com

Faultlines : Karine Polwart
http://www.karinepolwart.com

Knuckle Down : Ani Difranco
http://www.righteousbabe.com

Martha Wainwright : Martha Wainright
http://www.bradthegame.com/martha-wainwright/

Hopetown : Jenny Whiteley
http://www.jennywhiteley.com

I Never Heard You Knockin' : Malcolm Holcombe
http://www.malcolmholcombe.com

The Waltz Of The Leaves : Eamon Friel
http://www.eamonfriel.com

The Duhks : The Duhks
http://www.duhks.com/index.php

Live At The Talbot : Various Artists
http://www.redkiterecords.co.uk

A Brief History : The Waifs
http://www.thewaifs.com/

Mercy : Sam Baker
http://www.sambakermusic.com

Funeral : The Arcade Fire
http://www.arcadefire.com/

The Waking Hour : David Francey
http://www.davidfrancey.com

Why The Long Face : Suzzy & Maggie Roche
http://www.roches.com

A Different Life : Emily Smith
http://www.emilysmith.org

Must I Paint You A Picture? : Billy Bragg
http://www.billybragg.co.uk

Redbird : Redbird
http://www.younghunter.com/redbird.html

Á : Knut Hamre & Steve Tibbetts
http://www.hollowear.com/feature/hamre-tibbetts.html

Fishes & Fine Yellow Sand : Waterson-Carthy http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/index2.html

Eivør : Eivør Palsdottir
http://www.eivor.com

Oval Room : Blaze Foley
http://www.lostartrecords.com

A Grain Of Sand : Cowboy Johnson
http://www.cowboyjohnson.com

Bittertown : Lori McKenna
http://www.lorimckenna.com

Clouds Without Rain : Bobby Taylor
http://www.songnovel.com

Breakfast In Balquhidder : Orchestra Macaroon
http://www.theshipbuilders.com

About Baghdad : Amer Tawfiq
http://www.aboutbaghdad.com

Lucky Burden : Kim Barlow
http://www.caribourecords.com

Banjoman: Tribute To Derroll Adams : Various
http://www.theessink.com/en/

DL