Story Time

From the desk of Peter Crowley:

 

By now, Hobofest is over, but it was in full hitch down by the tracks when this show went out on the airwaves. You can see my photos of it here.

Amid this blast of local talent and zeal for music, as powerful as the rippin'est train, Brian Dewan (pictured, at Hobofest), a quirky guy from Catskill, brought his autoharp and accordion into our bomb-shelter studio. He sang songs related to elementary school, home movies, hobos and a colonial-era sermon on the evils of tobacco. Great stuff.

 

Also on this show is a block previewing Kris Delmhorst's local gig this coming Saturday at Saranac Lake's Bluseed Studios, plus a small dose of Southern rock: new releases by Drive-By Truckers and the Black Crowes (who, by the way, are gathering affection for the Northeast as they record at Levon Helm's studios in Woodstock. I'll see them this coming Saturday in Utica. I'll say hi for you).

Looking back on the show, story songs seemed to be the order of the day, from Mr. Dewan to the Truckers to John Doe.

 

The Ten Dollar Radio Show - sounds like a Big Rock Candy Mountain daydream and plays for free.

 

This week's playlist:

---Enter Brian Dewan

Words of Wisdom

Kettle Valley Line

First Day of School

Rumpelstiltskin

Home Movies

Big Rock Candy Mountains

Poor Little Zero

The True Lover's Farewell

Tobacco Is an Indian Weed

Charlie on the MTA

---Exit Brian Dewan

Tavern - Kris Delmhorst

Moonglow - Redbird

Patience - Redbird

Don't Look for Me - Jeffrey Foucault

Growin' Trade - Levon Helm

A Train Still Makes a Lonely Sound - The Black Crowes

Greenhorn - The Black Crowes

Roll Old Jeremiah - The Black Crowes

Stars - Joe Henry

Doreen - James Jackson Toth

George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues - Drive-By Truckers

Little Pony and the Great Big Horse - Drive-By Truckers

Diddley Daddy - Super Super Blues Band (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley)

The Cold, Hard Facts of Life - John Doe & The Sadies

Malted Milk - Robert Johnson

Gimme My Dime Back - Blue Ridge Playboys

 

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