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Like the Bark on a Tree

I hope the sounds of today’s show covered you from time to time and allowed your branches to grow and your leaves to fall.

First Breath in a Bean Field-Richard Leo Johnson/Gregg Bendian
Tokyo After Midnight- Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
NYC- Steve Earle
Messin’ w/the Kid-Junior Wells & the Aces (live)
National Ransom- Elvis Costello
Somebody Stole my Santa Claus Suit-Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks

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Fresh Street- Zach Deputy
Stepping Stones- G Love and Special Sauce
Destination Dogfood- Weird War
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Sex & Death- the Reptile Palace Orchestra
Lancaster Gate- Enter The Haggis (live)
Kapka- Uz Jsme Doma
Cette Fille La- Shettah et Les Weissmuller

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Sing- Black Dub
Love’s Gonna Bite you Back- Ray Charles
Sir Duke- Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
Ted Dancin’- GrooveSession
Luckie Street Jam-the String Cheese Incident
(live)
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The Devil’s Dance- Cuban Cowboys
Cuando el Dia se Acaba- Depedro
3am- the pickPocket Ensemble

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Surelere- Duro Ikujenyo
Beleke- Fatai Rolling Dollar
Duppy Train- Dubcheck w/Josh Roseman
No Justice- Method of Defiance
Hotel California- Majek Fashek
Janjaweed- Taj Weekes & Adowa
End of Time- Christopher Ellis & Stephen Marley
I Chase the Devil- Max Romeo
Blind Lights- Kabanjak

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Monk’s Dream- Mike Clark
Worry Later- the Microscopic Septet

Coast to Coast- Sokoband
Misty Mountain Hop- Michael Bellar as is Ensemble
the Sensation of Seeing Light- JFJO
Just Sit- Mojo Mancini w/Jack Hirschman
So What- Q Orchestra

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Mentirosos- Chico Mann
Pillz- Lyrics Born w.the Gift of Gab
Always- Zion I
Falling- Bassnectar
Flats- Dark Party
Worldwide- SonicBloom

An Evening with Jake

I decided to get into the music scene via the radio medium to help spread the word about the artist, not only the art. From the first moment I heard Jake Shimabukuro create his pieces, I was moved immediately to find out more. I reached out to Jake’s people at Hitchhike Records and was instantly embraced as a friend with a since “Aloha”. What I ended up learning was that Jake was not only a virtuoso on the ukulele, but by my accounts he was a virtuoso as a person also. It is easy to see that he is a real person, like you or I, and in a concert setting that comes to the forefront so naturally. His charm and warming wit spread over the crowd, as the ukulele seems to become more than an instrument almost as an added portion of his body extending outward from his heart and soul.
Those in attendance at the majestic Stoughton Opera House were fortunate to hear a few songs off of his new album, “Peace, Love and Ukulele”, which will be released in early January of 2011. The show also featured a bountiful collection of songs ranging in styles from classical, jazz and rock and roll, as well as songs very personal to Jake himself that you could almost feel the emotions in the ukulele’s shine. On that night, there was poetry coming off those strings.

Gogol Bodello w/Forro

A dream line up for my ears. I have been a fan of Forro in the Dark for many years now, interviewing friend of the program, Mauro Refosco on a couple of occasions~most recently this past show on greenarrowradio. Forro opened up the evening with a blend of tradition and danceable party music that had bodies moving instantaneously and this Halloween audience was ready to party. The humble nature of this band settled in nicely with the folks in Madison at the Overture Center, who must have walked away from Forro in the Dark thinking of inviting them back into their community anytime. Next was Gogol Bordello, who was a perfect treat on a night of tricks. The energy dripped off onto the crowd, raucous rowdy organized chaos ensued with heavy rock and hearty rolls that there was no where to go but up up up. The messages rang loud and clear and to people who were listening. I’d have to say that the world of music is a better place for having Gogol Bordello around doing it as they do. Its mayhem that makes pure sense. If the chance arises, theses are acts not to be missed.

Under an EAR-Spell

Big thank yous to Eric Krasno of Soulive and Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark for being live on air guests (discussed the new albums and both acts are in Madison soon) and conGrats to our winners of the pair(s) of EOTO tixx for the show Thursday night at the Majestic, Suzanne and Patrick. Here’s the spell your ears were under on the show today:

Orange World- Jake Shimabukuro (live)
I Believe in Reintarnation- Richard Leo Johnson/Gregg Bendian
Santa gotta Choo Choo- Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
My Baby-Patty Carpenter & the Dysfunctional Family Jazz Band

Leather & Glue- Telephone Jim Jesus
Eyes Above the Clouds- Crazy Mary
Ramble on-the String Cheese Incident
(live)
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Mississippi Queen- Dave Rudbarg
Little Boy Blues- Floyd Dixon
I’m Gonna Keep on Singin’- Ray Charles
The Spell that you Cast- Elvis Costello

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Airline Highway- 7 Walkers
Kovalski- Groove Session
Slow Baby- Black Dub
37 1/2- Soft Machine
Teo- the Microscopic Septet

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Jekalewa- Tony Allen
Revenge of the Flying Monkeys- Ayetoro
Lordy Miss Claudie- Gregory Issacs
One cup of Coffee- Damian Marley
You ain’t Ready for the Heavy- Taj Weekes & Adowa
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Saudades de Manezinho- Forro in the Dark
*On air Chat w/Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark*
Perro Loco- Forro in the Dark
What goes on- Depedro
Vehicle- Reptile Palace Orchestra
Petit Pompier- Magic System
Hagda- Orchestre National de Barbes
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Ilusion de Ti- Chico Mann
Slank- EOTO
Hot Right Now (Bassnectar Remix)- Bassnectar
Coulda Shoulda Woulda- Lyrics Born w/Sam Sparro
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My Way- Q Orchestra
Carbulator- Mojo Mancini
I Want you (She’s so Heavy)- Soulive

**On air conversation with Eric Krasno of Soulive**
Day Tripper- Soulive
Revolution- Soulive
Leaving this Behind- Lubriphonic

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Snabb (fast)- Lars Hollmer

JazzONcholy

Many of the tracks today reflect the mirrored image….

Strode Rode- Sonny Rollins
The Song is You- Charlie Parker
Move- Miles Davis
Perdido- the Quintet (live)
The Mayor of Smoke- David Berkman Quartet (live)
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Capriccio- Brad Mehldau
Ila Frost- Marco Benevento
No Moon at all- Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden

Big Brother- Vijay Iyer Trio
Dog Smiles- Mick Rossi
Get in There- Jason Adasiewicz
Paper Tiger- Jason Robinson
One Man’s Idea- Avishai COhen
Tight Like This- Brad Goode
Outside in- Mason Brothers
Look What you do to me- Eli Degibri
Brilliant Corners- the Microscopic Septet
Gallop’s Gallop- the Microscopic Septet
3 is to 1 as 4 is to 2- Jerome Cooper
Cane:I Togo to Natchitoches- Imani Winds

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Gone- Stefon Harris & Blackout
Water No Get Enemy (Fela Tribute)- Chelsea Baratz
Home Again- Menahan Street Band
Midnight Walk- Tomo Fujita
Gaux Girl- Jacky Terrasson

Funky Cowboy- Skeebo Knight
Mirage- Mose Davis
Family Affair- Christian McBride
Oriental Express- Akiko Tsuruga
A Real Gone Guy- Joe Krown Organ Trio
Goin’ to Town- Deep Blue Organ Trio (live)
Come Together- Soulive
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the (one of a kind) Shimmy- the Either Orchestra
Chains & Water C- Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
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Mountain Greenery- the Gust Spenos Quartet
Blue in Green- Sameer Gupta

We all FALL down

the season….

American Dream- Danielle ate the Sandwich
Dirty Cantina- Moonlight Wranglers

Hell or High Water- Hundred Year Flood w/Taj Mahal
Saint Isabelle- Tom Morello
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Groom’s Still Waiting at the Alter- Dave Rudbarg
Pendergast Machine- Ha Ha Tonka
We felt Alive- the 88
Concrete & Stone- Dave Diamond
Christmas Morning- Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
Hey Bo Diddle- 7 Walkers
Jungle- Randall Bramblett/Geoff Achison & Friends
(live)
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Throwin’ Stones- Grateful Dead 11/92 Montego Bay (live)
Danced in the Moonlight- Bandallamas
Broken Down Piece of Junk- Brian Setzer
Yearnin’- the Black Keys (live)
Voices- Black Mountain
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Sunday Afternoon- the Black Angels
Big Mouth- the Dollyrots
Sugar Baby- Legendary Shack Shakers
Big Branch- GangstaGrass ft. Tomasia

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Kingston State of Mind- Cherine Anderson
Waiting in Vain- Northern Lights feat. Jonathan Edwards
Run for Cover- Lee SCRATCH Perry

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Lithuania- Rithma
Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti- the Daktaris (Mad Professor Mix)
Harmonia- Chico Mann
Rafiki (Township Remix)- Bob Holroyd
Beat Freak- Scott Hardkiss (Q Burns Abstract Message Mix)
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Wildstyle Method- Bassnectar ft. 40 Love
Bo Be Easy- Soulico ft. Axum & C. Le
Angonde (remix)- the Very Best ft. Mo Laudi
Flying Horses- DJ Dolores
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It’s More Expensive for this- Snooze
Alley Trap- Q Orchestra
Taxman- Soulive
Kings- the Apples feat. Fred Wesley
Scoring Position- Steez

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Sunday in Sausalito- Out to Lunch
Quiet Defiance- the Hue
Milk Truck- the Julien Kasper Band
Hard Times Celebrate (Instr)- Bazaar Royale
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Salaam- Sameer Gupta

Find the Inner Light

I want to thank Yonrico Scott for being a guest on the show today. His positive energy was refreshing and it is clear to me why so many people love the music certain people make, it’s the person behind it many times. I also had the chance to chat with Sam Robinson and Giles Corey, two guys with different bands working the rock & soul scenes over with hard work and keepin’ it real, for the feel. Here’s what happened midst the conversations:

Invitation to the Blues- D.W. Ditty
Bill’s Song- Michael Pickett (live)
Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad- Marshall Lawrence
Crosseyed Cat- Joe Pitts
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Cottontail- Floyd Dixon
Smell Something- Mem Shannon (live)
Shed no Tears- Sugar Blue
New Orleans Crawl- 7 Walkers
Acid Reflux- Bad Apples
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Celebration- Tommy James & the Shondells
Take me Back- Jackie Greene
Video Nasty- Lisa Loeb/Steve Reynolds
Thank you(forlettin me be Mice Elf again)- Barry White
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Well- Laura Reed & Deep Pocket (live)
Don’t that Bring you Back- Diane Durrett
Couldn’t be Him- the Transatlantics
Drive my Car- Soulive

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Sent to the Edge-Randall Bramblett/Geoff Achison & Friends (live)
Mahjoun- the Derek Trucks Band
I Wish I Knew(how it would be to be Free)- the Derek Trucks Band
Elegant People- the Yonrico Scott Band
**On air Conversation w/Yonrico Scott**
Crazy- the Yonrico Scott Band
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I got it Right- Five Gallon Groove
*Sam Robinson of Five Gallon Groove on air chat*
North- Widespread Panic
Bongo Bong- Delta Nove
Baby you Know-Mohammed Alidu & the Bizung Family
Innocent- Buju Banton
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Pariah- Lubriphonic
Devil’s in the Details- Lubriphonic

**Giles Corey of Lubriphonic on air conversation**
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All Right, All Right- the Apples feat. Fred Wesley
Boogie Nights- Q Orchestra
Daytripper- Soulive

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Sincope Joaobim- Tom Ze

Open mind Harvest

Stopped through at Library Mall (yes, the same place President Obama was less than a week earlier)for the 40th annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival for a little bit and caught some tunes, but mostly caught on to some good vibes from people who are working on a cause. Whether it is a cause you personally believe in or not, the times surrounding this festival are certainly peaceful high times. I had a chance to listen to some speakers discuss why medical marijuana is still needed to be taken more seriously, and others about how we could balance the budget with some swift smart moves based around this free growing source. Caught some of Nama Rupa‘s happy time good vibe music and the day was picture perfect to just lay down and look up.

Hardy Har Harvest

This weekend marks the 40th Annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival. I want to make sure to thank Manny Sanchez from Groove Session for being a part of today’s show. Groove Session will be funking it up tonight at the Majestic to end Saturdays festivities. We talked about some new music they have available and the project known as Wahnderlust when getting together with (friends of the show and fellow Steel Bridge Song Festers Kim Manning & Lantz Lazwell. Here was the selected sound for today’s sessions:

Pulled Pork-Whitewater Ramble w/Steve Molitz/Pete Wall
We the People- Catherine Russell

Kantoi- Zee Avi
Put the shoe on the Other Foot- Joe Pitts
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I go to Rio- Tommy Emmanuel (live)
Initiation- Tommy Emmanuel (live)
Get a Life- Mike Massey (live)
Night Club- Mose Allison (live)
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Weirdo- Gary Jules & the Section Quartet
All we Make is Enemies- Axis of Conversation
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Baja ( I Drove my Car down to)- TriBeCaStan
For the Love of Mr. Okra- 7 Walkers
One Ticket, One Ride-Randall Bramblett/Geoff Achison & Friends (live)

got the Devil in ya- King Johnson (live)
Tell you a Story- Sol Creech Band
Solid Ground- Five Gallon Groove
Things Can Only get Better- The Transatlantic
In the Air- the Apples feat Fred Wesley
the Pink Rider- the Q Orchestra

I Wish I could be Beautiful- Rithma
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Daraboukaton- Soulico
Gats- Tabla Ecstasy
In the Air- Buju Banton
Jungle Fever- Dubtronic Kru feat Dean Fraser
Love we a deal wit- Military Man
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Four Dreams- Jesca Hoop
En El Cielo- Alex Cuba
Come Get Some- Groove Session
The Chicken is Worth More- Lubriphonic

**On air conversation w/Manny Sanchez from Groove Session**
Burt’s Jam- Groove Session (live)
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Jungle Symphony- the Ananda Shankar Experience (live)
Area Code- Toubab Krewe
Wakandi Nola- John Pounds
Salam- Orchestre National de Barbes
Batkallim- Natacha Atlas
Cerulean- Ben Leinback & Geoffrey Gordon

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Agnus- Axel Krygier
La Fiera- Axel Krygier
Opa Cupa Fly- Brass Menazeri
Top Shelf- Ken Vanderman’s Sound in Action Trio

Autographed TIN PAN CD.

I have recently been spinning some of the new album “If the Sea was Whiskey” from TIN PAN on the show, and it seems to be a big hit with the regular listeners. Tin Pan conjures the world of the speak-easy: Jazz, Blues and the history of American song mix in a sultry, candlelit bordello. Think Ray Charles and Tom Waits hanging out on Bourbon Street.
Hey, wanna win an Autographed CD from Tin Pan? Here is how you can enter:
Go to http://www.tinpanband.com/wordpress/ and sign up to receive “If the Sea was Whiskey” from their free download widget on their homepage and you have been entered!

Contest starts Thursday Sept 30th and will run until Friday at Oct 1st at 10pm EST.

Winner will be emailed and announced on Tin Pans Facebook and Twitter Page

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Good luck and tell them MisterG and greenarrowradio sent ya along.

Madison World Music Fest

The 2010 Madison World Music Festival once again had a brilliant line-up that kept the innovative movers and shakers around here very happy. The smell of foods and incense filled air coupled with mini-parades and street acts made the intermission times as easy to celebrate as the acts I went out to catch this year. I was pleased to catch two separate performances by Cimarrón. They are the most accomplished llanera group in Colombia. A seven piece led by harpist and composer Carlos Rojas, they have been working for over twenty years and have performed the world over. These musicians are immersed in the sounds of ‘los llanos’; they seek to explore and experiment with their rich heritage whilst retaining the essence of the tradition. And it really had a feel to it that was unearthly at times, too rich and true to be of here. Then, called the “Nightingale of the North”, Khaira Arby from Mali brought her rockin’ band here for some business. Her beautiful voice cements the sound of a tight, jammin’ of traditional Malian bluesy riffs (more like Vieux Farka Toure than his Father Ali), combined with a colorful modernization makes her stop her very pleasing to me. I would have to say, look on her calendar and see when\/where you might get the chance to be a witness. Her new album “TIMBUKTU TARAB” will lead you there, but it’s the live sound that really clears things up. She’s got it! The final act for me on such a night (with the local brews flowing like the Mississippi River), I was psyched to get my dose of the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars….there was the kitchen sink for me. Filled to the rim with danceable afro-rock sounds with a message of oneness and rebel spirit….I immediately felt that connection I search for with music. Their groove is my groove and I share their celebration of culture with a breath of unity, and the sound of their music….the roots, the stems, the seeds……the whole plant and the soil is where the Sierra Leone Refugee All Star’s sound comes from, it creates.

Cleaning the Parts on wSUM

A big scrubbin’ thank you to Miss Meaghan Owens for being trooper and being a part of the first ever “In Shower” interview on greenarrowradio. We discussed her newest album “Gun Shy of a Kiss”, her involvement in the Steel Bridge Songfest as well as her recent opening up for Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and about to over for Junior Brown. There was some music in the midsts of the shower fogg:

Chicken Bone- Annie Lou
One Horse Down- Baskery
Soakie Van Soakerman- Keller Williams

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A Complete Unknown- A.M.
Driving Song- Undersea Poem
Playground Hustle & Bustle- the Do

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Whole Lotta love- Zydecosis
Walk this Way- Zydecosis
New South Africa- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (live)
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Use Me- Pete Yorn & Kinky
Knock ’em Out- Lily Allen
Dancing Days- STP
Heathen Child- Grinderman
Wear you Out- TV on the Radio
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You Drive me Wild- the Runaways
Don’t Abuse me- Joan Jett

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Trouble- Five Gallon Groove
It’s a Man’s Man’s World- MC5 (live)
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Shake- Kodo
Bade- Albino! Band
Je Je L’aiye- Akoya Adfrobeat
Baba L’oun S’ohun Gbogbo- King Sunny Ade
Nirvana the Buffalo- Toubab Krewe

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Afro Fred- Ikebe Shakedown
Howlin’ w/Fred- the Apples featuring Fred Wesley

I Got it- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Hard Times- Bonerama
Shake it Off- Dumpstaphunk
What a Man- Soul Summit feat. Maysa/Karl Denson (live)
I Can’t Wait to Meetchu- Macy Gray (live)
But you Can’t Run- Youngblood Brass Band
Legalize it- MSMW
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Gun Shy of a Kiss- Miss Meaghan Owens
My Bad News- Miss Meaghan Owens

*In the Shower interview Exclusive w/Miss Meaghan Owens*
Honey Bee- Miss Meaghan Owens
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Trouble Everywhere- Gangstagrass
Fu Gee La- the Fugees (live)
De Dar Do- DJ Dolores
the Candle & the Moth- Sussan De Yhim/Bill Laswell
Mahala Rai Banda-Morcean D’aMour/Spoitonesa(Russ/ROC Remix)

Freestyle Records

I am pleased to introduce you to Freestyle Records. It is a place where I hope to keep getting all kinds of fresh funk -N- soul tunes to spin for you. They have quite the list of music that is funky ear friendly & foot groovin’ slide steppin’ get down to the other side of town move your ass to or you must ain’t got no ass to move…….This one is soemthign fresh I will be sharing this week coming, hope you can listen live as I make it part of a set. But here is a look at the Apples featuring Fred Wesley ~~~ “KINGS” off of Freestyle and happily shared by greenarrowradio on air Saturdays 9am-High Noon CST on WSUM.
THE APPLES present: KINGS. The brand new release from the nine piece instrumental Juggernaut. In a musical first for the band, they wrote, arranged and recorded music with specific collaborators in mind. Fred Wesley – ex James Brown, The JBs, Parliament-Funkadelic and The Horny Horns and, SHLOMO BAR – Vocalist, Percussionist, Godfather of Israeli world music.

all that jam-n-it

Filled the airwaves with some jams today that helped people move it, dance in the lucky chair and sculpt with earth….

Horseback Rider- Keller Williams
Connemara Breakdown- Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band
Pepper- Keller & the Keels
Salty Dog- Cat Power
Bie Mir Bist du Schoen- Tin Pan
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Sarita- the Subdudes (live in WDET studio)
Thriller- Jake Shimabukuro (live)
Beatles Medley- Tommy Emmanuel (live)
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Bare Necessities- Los Lobos
City Livin’- G Love & Special Sauce
Que Pasa Lola- Alex Cuba
Ricardo- the Brazilian Girls
On it On it- Javelin
the Real Thing- Sergio Mendes
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Have a Lucky- Day- Morphine (live)
Horsemeat- Scrapomatic
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End up Getting Down- Saltwater Grass
Hide Away- the Deep Fried 5
Dope Man- Lubriphonic
B.A.- the Jive Turkeys

Dance of the Wild Koba- Afroskull
Folly- Bonerama
Almost Human- Calibro 35
Memoria- Five Gallon Groove
Rock me baby-BB King/Trey Anastasio/The Roots (live)
Sacrifice- DJP & the Milky Way
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World Party- Larry McDonald w/Shaza
Plot a Little- Camu Tao
Commodities- Atmosphere

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Everything Scatter-Fela! Original Broadway Cast
Baba Feran Mi- King Sunny Ade
Adje! Adje!- Elikeh
Tika Kondima Na Zolo- Franco
Taalet- Natacha Atlas

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the Petrograd Revision- the Either Orchestra
As a Sprout- Esperanza Spalding

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Gone without Being Away- Valravn (Carmen Rizzo mix)
Buddha Nature- Buddha Nature
Word up- Cameo (edit)
Feel- Teddy Rok Seven feat Okou
Got the Hunger- Alice Russell (DJ Vadim mix)
River Song- Bebel Gilberto (Grant Nelson Mix)

Ramblin’ w/Jack Elliott

In my days as a radio show host, I have met up with many interesting people and shared many interesting tales. On a night like this I was able to share words with another legend, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. We shared stories of life together (I did a lot of listening), we caught the opening act together after sneaking around the underworld of the Stoughton Opera House from the backstage to the front room, and we made a “Cowboy” like connection. Hanging out in a stairwell telling stories has never been such a good time as it was with Jack, he is captivating beyond believe and genuine and sincere as a gentleman could be. Oh, and he ended up ditching me to go on stage and play a show that was much like the stairwell, opening the cover of the old book to add some new pages into it. His arrangements of other’s tunes has you in the prairie at times, riding a stallion at others but most of all, you, like me……could feel as if you were side by side with Jack living it for the first time together. Opening the show was friend of the proGram, Miss Meaghan Owens. Meaghan is a sweet songwriter with a Nashville appeal that captivated this night’s audience and is sure to make more splashes down the road with her beauty on stage as a person, her witty stylings and songs that ring true and remain in your mind after the show has ended. Oh yes, this was a good night.


all images by SWEET WILLIAM images.

Influenced by the feel

I really enjoyed the heartbeat of the show today, there were many different moments to feel, and I hope you felt that! Big thanks to Phanie Diaz of Girl in a Coma for being a part of the program today. We spent time talkin’ about the show this Monday 9/13 at the High Noon Saloon, the Blackheart Records affiliation and the new album to be released mid-October. Feel your way right here:

Texas Girl Storm- Miss Meaghan Owens
Mask of Moses- Carrie Rodriguez
You Make me Feel like Dancing- Hot Buttered Rum (live)
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Word up- Deni Bonet
You’re Gonna Change (or I’m gonna Leave)- Tom Petty
If the Sea was Whiskey- Tin Pan
Free Soul Spirit Symphony- Buzzy Linhart
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Struttin’ Tommy Emmanuel
Bad Reputation- Pierre de Gaillande
Varaha’s Boogie- TriBeCaStan

Zebra- the John Butler Trio (live)
Dark Shades of Blue- Xavier Rudd
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I got it Right- Five Gallon Groove
Swell- Cameron Mizell

Moneyshot- Cadillac Jones
In Case the World Changes its mind- MSMW
Fire on the Bayou- the Meters
Punk- Lubriphonic with Ivan Neville
Skin I’m in (alt mix)- Sly & the Family Stone
Keep on Dancin’ (alt mix)- Sly & the Family Stone
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Give up the Funk/Flashlight/One Nation Under a Groove/Atomic Dog- George Clinton & Parliment Funkadelic w/Mary J Blige (live)
Power of Soul- Marcus Miller
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the Revenge of the Black Widow- the VooDoo Organist
Cette Fille la- Sheetah et Les Weissmuller
Angel is the Devil- Steve Earle & the Supersuckers
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Hot Boxin’- the Donnas
Some Girls- the Dollyrots
Pour Tous Jours- the Dollyrots

**On air Chat w/Phanie Diaz of Girl in a Coma**
Vino- Girl in a Coma
Joanie in the City- Girl in a Coma w/Joan Jett
in the Background- Girl in a Coma
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Yell- Jesca Hoop
Come Live with me- Dorothy Ashby
Firecracker- the Waitiki 7
Je T’aime Mon Amour- Rachid Taha

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Some other Place- Karen Gibson Roc
Intervention- Camo Tao
King of Hearts- Camo Tao
Swing Swing- Bibi Tanga & the Selenites

Cumbe- Batidos
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Fire Power- Lee SCRATCH Perry
Mellow Mood- Julie Crochetiere

Atmosphere in here…

Well, let me first thank the fine people at Rhymesayers Entertainment for bringing the Minneapolis feel of hip hop/rhythm & Blues and some damn heavy soulfulness to Madison. We sold out the Orpheum with a sea of ready for action fans of the heavy hitting group Atmosphere. This was the first night of their “To all my Friends” tour and it was easy to see how electric the crowd made the band feel and come to life as the building became one united front conquering rhyme, rhythm and beats together. One of the most accomplished MC/producer duos Slug & Ant certainly are the blood within the touring bands heart but man, the heart itself on stage is a sick combination that brings some sweet sounding old soul and R -n- B to the front while being painted with deeply thought out, story boarding lyrics that are at times heavy on the mind and other times catchy to the vocal cords….many chances for a great crowd like we had in Madison to be in the driver seat along with Atmosphere. The extra heart pieces on the tour front are: Mankwe Ndosi on Vocals and Spirit, Nate Collis on guitar & Erick Anderson on keys. Surely a show to catch if you get a chance, as is any artist associated with this Minneapolis independent entertainment group known as Rhymesayers.


Big Thanks to J Web for all she does!!

Rhythm Review

Featured a lot of female vocals and artistry on this show, ended with a live on air conversation with the brilliant Catherine Russell. We chatted about her heading out on tour with Donald Fagan/Michael McDonald/Boz Scaggs as part of the Dukes of September Rhythm Revue…..on September 15th, they will bring the show to the Riverside in Milwaukee and I made sure to be the first to welcome her to Wisconsin. Check how I got to her musically:

I Can’t get you off my Mind- Bob Dylan
Pilgrim- Steve Early & the Del McCoury Band
Can’t let go- Lucinda Williams
Oh Atlanta!- Alison Krauss
It is What it is- Diane Durrett
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The one who got Away- Devil Doll
Race Car Driver- Girl in a Coma
Crimson & Clover- Evil Stig
Good Times, Bad Times- Cracker
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Dark Night- the Blasters
hora Anicuta draga/Don’t let me be Misunderstood-Les Triaboliques
Novi- Bandallamas
Wang Dang Doodle-Sam Moore/Keb Mo/Angie Stone

Limousine- Shemekia Copeland
It’s Hot in Here- E.G. Kight
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Time won’t Tell- Oteil & the Peacemakers
Tomorrow Never Knows- Herbie Hancock w/Dave Matthews
La Villette- Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway
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Daisy Chain- N’dambi
Leaving Soon- Meklit Hadero
Turn & Run- Alice Russell
Give it Back- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
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Dark City- Cochemea Gastelum
Extra Sauce- the Deep Fried 5
Getting Dirty- the Deep Fried 5
Where Y’at?- Trombone Shorty

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Lint of Love- Cibo Matto
Mai’s Space- Pop Levi
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Hang on in There- Mike James Kirkland
Swallow- Supreme Beings of Leisure
Love- Lovespirals
the Gun & the Knife- Cibelle
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Minimum Wage- Lila Downs (live)
Tres Cosas- Juana Molina
Sara Smile- Sara Wasserman w/Vernon Reid/Rob Wasserman
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Same old Blues- Missy Anderson
Let the Good Times Roll- Joyce Randolph (live)
Put me Down Easy- Catherine Russell
**On air Conversation w/Catherine Russell**
Just Because you can- Catherine Russell
November- Catherine Russell

Gin House Blues- Nina Simone

Back with a Wristband.

Saturdays “Show” was back with some G-Styles…

Steel Yourself- Bandallamas
Uncle- Xavier Rudd
a 4th World- Xavier Rudd
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One More Day- the Wood Brothers
Too Many Times- Oteil & the Peacemakers
Better World- Davis Coen
Thrill of it- Robert Randolph Family Band
Alone-E.McCain/O.Burbridge/J.Herring/J.Popper/D.Barnes (live)
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La Caverne- Sheetah et Les Weissmuller
Rock Control- the Dollyrots
Misty Mountain Hop- 4 Non Blondes
Haunting at 1300 McKinley- the Black Angels
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Frankenstein- Marcus Miller
Miss B.- the funkmasters
Brass Bullet- Cadillac Jones
You got Me- the Macpodz
Rockers Galore- Western Roots
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Juicy Peach- Teddy Presberg
Ffeh- Ed Alstrom
Clap yo’ Hands- Organissimo
(live)
Celebrity- Snarky Puppy
Space Captain- Herbie Hancock w/Susan Tedeschi/Derek Trucks
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Africa Unite- Freshlyground
Optimistic Soul- Buju Banton
Let Down- Easy Star All Stars w/Toots & the Maytals
Jah Calling- Mt. Zion Soundsystem
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Percepto- Club d’Elf (live)
Ah Ya Win a Win- Club d’Elf (live)
Behind the Mask- Eccodek
Shimla- David Starfire
the Loss- Daniel Bernard Roumain

Aja Maji- Ustad Sultan Khan (Joe Claussell Mix)
Dirty Disco Dub- the Orb
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Be a Big Girl- Camu Tao
Dance or Die- Janelle Monae w/Saul Williams
Change the Game- DoodleBUG & DJ Alex J

Infinity Remix- Desdamona
Chapter 7- Mister Rourke’s Terrorvision