Harmony Junction on WKZE 12/31/2005

Herdman/Hills/Mangsen ‘At the Turning of the Year’
Susan McKeown/Lindsay Horner ‘Bold Orion’
Davy Spillane ‘Starry Night’
Strength in Numbers ‘One Winter’s Night’
Michael Hedges ‘Ragamuffin’
Tony Rice ‘Scarborough Fair’
Drew Emmitt ‘Out in the Woods’
Tom Russell/Dolores Keane ‘The Dreamin’
Martin Simpson ‘Dreamtime’
The Wayfaring Strangers ‘Shifting Sands of Time’
Bruce Cockburn ‘Messenger Wind’
Boz Scaggs ‘Fly Like a Bird’
Brooks Williams ‘Birth of the True’
Susan Werner ‘Yes to You (Tappan Zee)’
Dave Alvin ‘Evening Blues’
Bill Frisell ‘Shenandoah’
Sam Pacetti ‘Ascension’
Vance Gilbert ‘High Rise (live)’
Ani DiFranco ‘Rockabye’
Pete Seeger & Friends ‘Of Time and Rivers Flowing’
Bruce Springsteen ‘We Shall Overcome’
Dee Carstensen ‘Compass’
Dave Van Ronk/Frank Christian ‘The Amoeba Hop’
Four Bitchin’ Babes ‘Dyslexic’
Andy Breckman ‘Don’t Get Killed’
Wolfstone ‘Heart & Soul’
David Gray ‘Everytime’
Karen Savoca ‘Somedays’
Terry Callier ‘Be a Believer (live)’
Scott Cossu ‘Gypsy Dance’
George Winston ‘Peace’

Harmony Junction on WKZE 12/24/2005

George Winston 'Carol of the Bells'
Johnny Cunningham 'I Saw Three Ships/Bells No Bells'
Kate and Anna McGarrigle 'Seven Joys of Mary'
Ethan James 'From Church to Church/A Virgin Most Pure/When Christ was Born of Mary Free'
Bruce Cockburn 'Mary Had a Baby'
Five Chinese Brothers 'Make the Rafters Ring'
Chris Smither 'Coventry Carol'
New Grange 'Christmas Eve'
Jorma Kaukonen 'Christmas Rule'
Leon Redbone With Dr. John 'Frosty the Snowman'
The Persuasions 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'
Tony Trischka With Charles Osgood 'Banjo Cheer'
Modern Mandolin Quartet 'Nutcracker Suite Overture'
John Fahey/Richard Ruskin 'Russian Christmas Overture'
Leward Kaapana 'The Meaning of Christmas'
Stan Freberg 'Green Christmas'
Christine Lavin 'The Runaway Christmas Tree'
Gil Scott-Heron 'Spirits Past'
The Blue Nile 'Family Life'
Anne Dudley 'The Holly and the Ivy'
Thomas Moore With Johnny Cunningham and Friends 'The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration'

Thanks to all the listeners near and far for the kind words thru these past few weeks.

One more to go...

Christmas Eve Harmony Junction on WKZE

Well, it's coming soon. The only time of the year where I break out the unusual holiday fare. Being my first time back on the radio during Christmas, this X-mas eve Harmony Junction will be diverse. Since KZE's online stream is just "Windows Friendly" (Shoutcast stream is gone and the Mac WMP is of no help), those with Macs that want to hear it should be prepared to find a PC friend.

It's pre-recorded, but I'll post the playlist just before the show wraps up Saturday morning.

Harmony Junction on WKZE 12/17/05

Herdman/Hills/Mangsen 'Voices of Winter/Red & Green'
Paul Winter Consort 'Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day'
Ralph Towner 'Winter Solstice'
Phillip Aaberg 'High Plains (Christmas on the High-Line)'
Drew Emmitt 'All That You Dream'
Adrian Legg 'Bayou Belles'
Martin Sexton 'Do You Hear What I Hear'
Berroguetto 'Nadal de Luintra'
Kate & Anna McGarrigle 'Il Est Ne/Ca Bergers'
Susan McKeown/Lindsay Horner 'Winter King'
Bruce Cockburn 'Down In Yon Forest'
Leon Redbone 'Christmas Island'
Eddie G 'Mele Kalikimaka'
Bebel Gilberto 'Winter'
Keola Beamer 'Keiki's Dream'
Dar Williams 'The Christians and the Pagans'
The Bobs '50 Kilowatt Tree'
Donna the Buffalo 'These Are Better Days'
NRBQ 'Here Comes Santa Claus'
Michael Occhipinti 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Ben Swift 'Snowflakes'
Bill Morrissey 'Winter Laundry'
Joshua Bell/Edgar Meyer 'In the Nick of Time'
Strength in Numbers 'One Winter's Night'
Patrick Street 'Music for a Found Harmonium'
Johnny Cunningham 'In Excelsis Deo'
Kate & Anna McGarrigle 'Rebel Jesus'
Ethan James 'Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella'
The Chieftans 'Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve'
The Chenille Sisters 'Blowin' in the Wind(from a female perspective)'
Walter Hyatt 'Situe'
Stephen Fearing 'Lark and Duke'
Irma Thomas 'O Holy Night'

Bob Dylan Signs On With XM As A Host

From RadioINK

XM Satellite Radio has announced that Bob Dylan will host a new music show for XM, marking the first time Dylan has hosted a radio show.

The weekly, hour-long show will feature a mix of music selected by Dylan. In addition, Dylan will offer regular commentary on music and other topics, host and interview guests and read e-mails from listeners. The show will debut in March on XM’s album rock channel Deep Tracks.

“Songs and music have always inspired me. A lot of my own songs have been played on the radio, but this is the first time I’ve ever been on the other side of the mic,” said Dylan. “It’ll be as exciting for me as it is for XM.”

“Bob Dylan epitomizes the American music experience and his unflagging integrity and vision defines everything we hope for XM to be,” said Lee Abrams, chief creative officer, XM Satellite Radio. “It is an honor to count Bob Dylan among the members of the XM artist family, and is further testimony of XM’s commitment to create original music programming that makes a difference.

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Now THAT just might persuade me to give XM a whirl. Many other factors are present for both XM and Sirius, but I'm still not sure which is right for me.

WXCI Memories online

Growing up in Ridgefield CT, this great radio station from Danbury would be my friend in more ways than one. WXCI's history and musical influence was already well known and admired, but when I came to WestConn in 1988, I had no clue that I would contribute a small part of that history. My old friend, Rich Frohlich, who founded the award-winning Texas Radio Theatre Company, was getting his fet wet in production, eventually co-creating 'WXCI's Reality Break' and creating some wonderful audio, which can now be heard on a new podcast featuring some archived programs and excerpts from the station's 30 plus years.

Check it out!

Harmony Junction on WKZE 12/10/2005

Metamora ‘Morning Walk’
Susan McKeown/Lindsay Horner ‘Through the Bitter Frost and Snow’
Pat Metheny ‘North’
New Grange ‘Round Trip’
Susan Werner ‘Time Between Trains’
Dar Williams ‘You Rise and Meet the Day’
Mindy Jostyn ‘Different Light’
Dougie MacLean ‘This Love Will Carry (live)’
Nickel Creek ‘Tomorrow is a Long Time’
Caitlin Cary/Thad Cockrell ‘Something Less Is Something More’
Randall Bramblett ‘I Burn For Someone’
James McMurtry ‘Slew Foot’
Sam Pacetti ‘The First Ride’
David Qualey ‘Jesu Jou of Man’s Desiring’
Pierce Pettis ‘Love Will Find You Again’
Eddie From Ohio ‘From Dacca’
The Waybacks ‘Bright Place (live)’
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones ‘Oh Darling’
The Roches ‘Winter Wonderland’
Herdman/Hills/Mangsen ‘The Frozen Logger/Proper Cup of Coffee’
Malcolm Dalglish & the Ooolites ‘Reel a Bouche’
John McCutcheon ‘Willie’s Waltz’
Tuck and Patti ‘Love Warriors’
Terry Callier ‘Lazarus Man’
Loreena McKennitt ‘Snow’
Tony Rice ’Song for a Winter’s Night’
Andrea Zonn ‘While Roving on a Winter’s Night’
Drew Emmitt ‘Big Ice’

Thanks to many of you who have called in with your kind words.
It feels good to back havin' some musical fun.

New Solo Release for Donald Fagen

Steely Dan principal Donald Fagen finds love in an airport security line, mulls the ramifications of a ghostly feline, chats up the late Ray Charles and ruminates on aging and death on "Morph the Cat," his first solo album in 13 years. The nine-track set is due early next year via Reprise.

I loved 'The Nightfly,' and enjoyed 'Kamikiriad,' so I'm excited for this third time at bat.

Harmony Junction on WKZE 12/2/2005

Patty Larkin ‘Tango’
Drew Emmitt ‘All That You Dream’
The Wayfaring Strangers ‘High on a Mountain’
John Prine ‘Glory of True Love’
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer ‘Happytown (All Right With Me)’
Iris DeMent ‘That Kind of Happy’
Kristin Hall ‘Thru Cryin’
Darden Smith ‘Skin’
Brandi Carlisle ‘What Can I Say’
The Kennedys ‘Common Bond’
Bruce Cockburn ‘Water Into Wine’
Natalie MacMaster ‘Blue Bonnets Over The Border’
The Rankins ‘One Day I Walk’
Blue Rodeo ‘Up On That Cloud’
Jerry Jeff Walker ‘She Made Herself a Promise’
Eric Bibb ‘Right Where We Are’
Dee Carstensen ‘The Map’
Alison Brown ‘(I’m Naked and I’m) Going to Glasgow’
Victor Wooten ‘Amazing Grace’
Jim Henry/Brooks Williams ‘I Think It’s Going to Work Out Fine’
Greg Brown ‘Just By Myself (live)’
Herdman/Hills/Mangsen ‘The Druggist’
Moxy Fruvous ‘My Baby Loves A Bunch of Authors (live)’
John Hiatt ‘When My Love Crosses Over’
Martin Sexton ‘Glory Bound’
Nickel Creek ‘Best of Luck’
Michael Hedges ‘Follow Through’
Donovan ‘Please Don’t Bend’
Terry Callier ‘It’s About Time’
Patty Larkin ‘Solo Flight’