Better Days

Welcome to the blog of Doug "Duke" Lang, songwriter and host of Better Days, a radio show spinning journeys from music and language, heard Thursdays ten-to-midnight Pacific time at www.coopradio.org Listen to songs at www.myspace.com/dukelang

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Back 40 : Summer 2005 Update

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 tour de force, and Emilíana Torrini´s beautiful return
on Fisherman´s Woman, a triumph for this Icelandic singer.

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. Remember, the show goes every Thursday night from
10:00 pm to midnight Pacific Daylight Saving Time at 102.7 FM and
live on the web at

www.coopradio.org

Here´s your Back 40...

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

A : 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

People's Spring : Warsaw Village Band
http://www.worldvillagemusic.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

I Watched The Devil Die : Chris Cotton
http://www.cottonchris.com

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

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

DL