Labor Day 2006
Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for September 2, 2006
Labor Day
Opening Set
The Cottars, "Byker Hill," Forerunner, 2:48 Rounder
Seth Lakeman, "Blood upon Copper," Kitty Jay, 3:00 Fish
First Set
Martin Carthy, "New York Mining Disaster," Signs of Life, 3:39 Topic
June Tabor & Maddy Prior, "The Old Miner," No More to the Dance, 6:12 Shanachie
Niamh Parsons, "He Fades Away," The Old Simplicity, 3:59 Green Linnet
Second Set
Niamh Parsons, "Blue Murder," The Old Simplicity, 1:52 Green Linnet
Seth Lakeman, "The Colliers," Freedom Fields, 3:17 Relentless
Third Set
James Keelaghan, "Hillcrest Mine," Small Rebellions, 3:09 Tranquilla Music/Valerie Enterprises
Solas, "A Miner's Life," The Hour Before Dawn, 4:49 Shanachie
John McCutcheon, "Hangman's Reel," Sprout Wings and Fly, 2:32 Rounder
Fourth Set
Hazel Dickens, "Black Lung," Harlan County U.S.A., 3:30 Rounder
John Doyle, "Blue Diamond Mines," Evening Comes Early, 4:30 Shanachie
Doc Watson, "And Am I Born to Die," Harlan County U.S.A., 3:30 Rounder
Maddy Prior, "The Dead Are Not Dead," Bib & Tuck, 1:06 Park Records
Documentary on Bruce Springsteen and his latest CD,
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Song excerpts from the We Shall Overcome CD:
"Oh Mary Don't You Weep"
"Erie Canal"
"John Henry"
"Eyes on the Prize"
"How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live"
"Old Mrs. McGrath"
"Bring 'em Home"
"We Shall Overcome"