River Songs
Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for November 20, 2021
River Take Me Away
First Set
Arcady, “The River,” After the Ball, 4:31 Shanachie
The Bottle Rockets, “Get Down, River,” The Mississippi River of Song, 3:02 Smithsonian Folkways
Sharon Shannon, “Maguire and Patterson,” Out the Gap, 2:43 Green Linnet
Second Set
Bert Jansch, “Silly Woman,” Bert Jansch, 3:12 Transatlantic Records
Olivia Chaney, “Swimming in the Longest River,” The Longest River, 4:30 Nonesuch
Sheila Chandra, “Ever So Lonely,” Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices, 3:25 RealWorld
Donovan, “The River Song,” Hurdy Gurdy Man, 2:10 Epic
Peter Paul & Mary, “Bamboo,” Peter Paul & Mary, 2:30 Warner Bros.
Third Set
Tim O’Brien, “Where the River Meets the Road,” Where the River Meets the Road, 3:27 Howdy Skies Records
Raye Zaragoza, “He Calls Me River,” Woman in Color, 3:25 (self-produced)
Sierra Hull, “Black River,” Weighted Mind, 3:55 Rounder
Fourth Set
Buddy & Julie Miller, “The River’s Gonna Run,” Buddy & Julie Miller, 3:59 Hightone Records
Janis Ian, “All Roads to the River,” Breaking Silence, 3:05 Morgan Creek Music
Richard Shindell, “Waiting for the Storm,” Somewhere Near Paterson, 3:31 Signature Sounds
Closing
Davell Crawford, “Gather by the River,” My New Orleans, 3:38 Nonesuch
Allen Toussaint, “Tipitina and Me,” My New Orleans, 2:48 Nonesuch