Merle Haggard (pictured here with my good
friend, Cowboy Johnson) is in fine voice on his
new record, Chicago Wind.

The Back 40 : November 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; it's
not a contest. Recent additions have the artist's name in
red. Every one of these recordings has something to give us.
Please visit the linked artists' websites, and support their
commitment and genius by purchasing a copy of the music.

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*****The Back 40*****

Hands Across The Water : Various Artists
http://www.handsacrossthewater.com

Burning Times : Christy Moore
http://www.christymoore.com

Seattle Songs : Jim Page
http://www.jimpage.net

Let It Go : Alastair Moock
http://www.moock.com

Year Of Meteors : Laura Veirs
http://www.lauraveirs.com

Amen : Arthur Godfrey
http://www.arthurgodfreyonline.com

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

Moments From This Theatre : Dan Penn
http://www.properamerican.com

The Red Thread : Lucy Kaplansky
http://www.lucykaplansky.com

Red Dog Tracks : Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
http://www.trainwreckrecords.com

Iron Flowers : Grey De Lisle
http://www.greydelisle.com

Color Came One Day : Chuck Brodsky
http://www.chuckbrodsky.com

Stripping Cane : Jeffrey Foucault
http://www.jeffreyfoucault.com

Flower Of Avalon : Tracy Grammer
http://www.tracygrammer.com

Humming By The Flowered Vine : Laura Cantrell
http://www.lauracantrell.com

My Better Self : Dar Williams
http://www.darwilliams.com

Hair In My Eyes... : Corb Lund Band
http://www.corblund.com

The Outsider : Rodney Crowell
http://www.rodneycrowell.com

Since Kyabram : Declan O'Rourke
http://www.declanorourke.com

I Am A Bird Now : Antony & The Johnsons
http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com

Here Come The Choppers : Loudon Wainwright
http://www.loudonwainwright.net

Land Of The Plenty : JL Stiles
http://www.JLStiles.com

Crashyertown : The Believers
http://www.thebelieversUSA.com

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

Cripple Crow : Devendra Banhart
http://www.xlrecordings.com

My Father's Wildest Dream : TR Ritchie
http://www.trritchie.com

Song Of The Traveling Daughter : Abigail Washburn
http://www.abigailwashburn.com

Chicago Wind : Merle Haggard
http://www.merlehaggard.com

Four Songs : Alexi Murdoch (EP)
http://www.aleximurdoch.com

Come Feel The Illinoise : Sufjan Stevens
http://www.sufjan.com

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

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

Early Hours : Eleanor McEvoy
http://www.eleanormcevoy.net

American Jukebox Fables : Ellis Paul
http://www.ellispaul.com

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

Badlands : Marty Stuart
http://www.martystuart.net

Exploration : Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com

The Girl Who Couldn't Fly : Kate Rusby
http://www.katerusby.com

Childish Things : James McMurtry
http://www.jamesmcmurtry.com

Paradise Hotel : Eliza Gilkyson
http://www.redhouserecords.com

Front Parlour Ballads : Richard Thompson
http://www.richardthompson-music.com

DL