Harmony Junction on WKZE 11/26/2005

Loudon Wainwright III ‘Thanksgiving’
Jay Ungar/Molly Mason‘Thanksgiving Waltz’
Robin & Linda Williams ‘Things I’ve Learned’
Sam Bush ‘Hold On’
Bonnie Raitt/Jackson Browne ‘Kisses Sweeter Than Wine’
Salamander Crossing ‘Five days in May’
Tim O’Brien ‘House of the Rising Sun’
Laurie Lewis ‘When I Get Home’
Barry & Holly Tashian ‘Heaven With You’
Alison Krauss with the Cox Family ‘I Know Who Holds Tomorrow’
Maria McKee ‘I’ve Forgotten What it Was In You’
Steve Earle/DelMcCoury ‘Carrie Brown’
Peter Rowan ‘A Jealous Heart and a Worried Mind’
Hot Rize ‘Walk the Way The Wind Blows’
Guy Clark ‘Sis’ Draper’
Drew Emmitt ‘All Night Ride’
Dave Alvin ‘King of California’
Charlie Haden/Pat Metheny ‘The Precious Jewel’
Patty Larkin ‘The Book I’m Not reading’
Ellis Paul ‘Paperback Man’
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott ‘Cup of Coffee’
Vance Gilbert ‘Good Cup of Coffee’
George Winston ‘Thanksgiving’
McCandless/Aaberg/Manring ‘We Gather Together’
Chris Whitley ‘Big Sky Country’; ‘End Game Holidayy’
Kelly Joe Phelps ‘Roll Away the Stone’
John Fahey ‘America’
Psychograss ‘Look What the Dog Brought Home’
Bele Fleck ‘The Great Circle Route’
Tim Story ‘Caranna’

Harmony Junction on WKZE 11/19/2005

Joshua Bell and Edgar Meyer ‘BT’
Louise Taylor ‘Run the Wild Country’
John Hartford and the Hartford String Band ‘On the Radio’
Doc Watton/David Grisman ‘All About You’
Garnet Rogers ‘Better Days’
Mary Chapin Carpenter ‘Stones in the Road’
James McMurtry ‘Childish Things’
Danko/Fjeld/Andersen ‘Ridin’ on the Blinds’
Kate & Anna McGarrigle ‘Goin’ Back to Harlan’
Peter Mulvey ‘Rapture’
Martin Simpson ‘Darling Corey’
Mary Black ‘Shine’
Davy Spillane ‘Sea of Dreams’
Ashley MacIsaac ‘MacDougal’s Pride’
Cherish the Ladies ‘Broken Wings’
Nightnoise ‘The Swan’
Brandi Carlisle ‘What Can I Say’
Cliff Eberhardt ‘Walk Down the Street With You’
Jackson Browne ‘Your Bright Baby Blue Eyes’
Jim’s Big Ego ‘Stress’
Vance Gilbert ‘The Hey La Dee Dah Song’
Nancy Tucker ‘Everything Reminds Me of My Therapist’
Kate Campbell ‘Miles of Blues’
Jimmy LaFave ‘Shinin’ on Through’
Lynn Miles ‘Middle of the Night’
Jesse Winchester ‘Just Like New’
Drew Emmitt ‘All That You Dream’
Mark Knopfler ‘Sailing to Philadelphia’
Brooks Williams ‘May You Never’
Michael Hedges ‘The Funky Avacado’

Michael Brecker's Current Challenge

I was tuning into Aron Michalski's Parking in Bitterman Circle podcast and he mentioned that he was keeping Michael Brecker in his thoughts, briefly describing his battle with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome).

It's amazing how those people you least expect suddenly need the most help.

To find out more, visit http://www.michaelbrecker.com/

WFMU's On the Download

Simply another great treasure trove, including the Beatle Barkers!

Congrats to Immi

Another artist I've found time to appreciate over the years is finally getting more exposure. Since her first album, 'I Megaphone,' I recognized a unique personal direction in Imogen Heap, as comparisons to Tori and Kate came her way at that time. She's grown into such an engaging writer, crafting some really great songs. Here's a profile she did for Billboard, where 'Speak for Yourself' entered the Top 200 this week at 182. She's also contributed a song, titled 'Can't Take It In,' to the soundtrack for 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.'

Imogen Heap
Frou Frou

Harmony Junction on WKZE for 11/11/2005

Darrel Scott/Tim O’Brien ‘Long Time Gone’
Walter Hyatt ‘In November’
Sam Pacetti ‘Ascension’
Dar Williams ‘I’ll Miss You Till I Meet You’
John Gorka ‘The One That Got Away’
Jennifer Kimball ‘An Ordinary Soldier’
Brooks Williams ‘Birth of the True’
Peter Case ‘Let Me Fall’
Sharon Shannon ‘Cavan Potholes’
Mick McAuley ‘The House Carpenter’
Susan McKeown ‘To Fair London Town’
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder ‘Black Eyed Suzie,’
'How Mountain Girls Can Love,’ ‘On a Lonesome Night’
Alison Krauss & Union Station ‘So Long So Wrong’
Yo Yo Ma/Edgar Meyer/Mark O’Connor With James Taylor
‘Hard Times Come Again No More’
Alison Brown ‘Hummingbird’
David Amram ‘Once You’ve Been to Texas’
Lyle Lovett ‘That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas)’
George Winston ‘Highway Hymn Blues,’ ‘Song’
Alex DeGrassi ‘St. James Infirmary’
Leo Kottke ‘Jesus Maria’
Michael Hedges ‘After the Gold Rush’
Adrian Legg ‘Lunchtime at Rosie’s’
Strength in Numbers ‘Macedonia’
Loudon Wainwright III ‘Suddenly It’s Christmas’
Patty Larkin ‘At the Mall’
Christine Lavin ‘Fly on a Plane’
Iain Matthews ‘Timing’
Stephen Fearing ‘That’s How I Walk’
Rob Hyman/Joan Osborne ‘Hand in Mine’
The Roches ‘Everyone is Good’
Tom Chapin/John McCutcheon ‘Doing Our Job’

Peter Gabriel Says Odds May Be In Genesis' Favor

FMQB.com

For years, Peter Gabriel has been the lone hold out in a potential Genesis reunion. But now, Gabriel tells Rolling Stone that a reunion may be imminent. "The odds [of a Genesis reunion] are better now than before," Gabriel said. "We're going to have the conversation."

Aside from a one-off concert in 1982, Gabriel has not stood on stage with the classic five-man lineup of Genesis since the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway tour ended in May of 1975. The band finally called it quits in 1998. "When we got back together in 1982, I don't think we rehearsed," Gabriel said. "To really do it properly, we'd have to take more time. It's quite a commitment."

Phil Collins recently expressed his desire to reunite the band at a Tel Aviv press conference. "I'm happy to sit behind the drums and let Peter [Gabriel] be the singer," Collins said. And just last month, guitarist Steve Hackett told the Chicago Sun-Times that he received a phone call from Genesis management. "There's a movement to put us all together again," he said. "I do think it will happen."

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Interesting news. For early Genesis devotees in the meantime, there's always The Musical Box.

Hosting Harmony Junction for a while

WKZE gets me back for a little while, starting Saturday, November 12th.

While Dick Hermans heads to Spain from November to early January, I'll be hosting his fine mostly-acoustic show, 'Harmony Junction,' which is heard Saturdays from 9a to noon, and rebroadcast Sunday mornings from 6am to 9am.

Listen to WKZE live online here. (AbaCast plugin and Windows Media Player required)

I'll post a few playlists while I'm sittin' it.