Sing Out salutes National | Donut Day (on Friday), Accordion | Awareness Month (June) and | yet more Dylan residue from his 78th birthday |
John McCutcheon | All God's Critters | Howjadoo | Rounder |
Bonzo Dog Band | The Intro and the Outro | History of the Bonzos | BGO |
Shovels and Rope | Mississippi Nuthin | By Blood | Dualtone |
yet another round of Dylan-oriented | songs re next week's Martin Scorse | film "Rolling Thunder Revue" | and the ROlling Thunder box set release |
Cat Power | Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again | "I'm Not There" (soundtrack) | Columbia |
Bob Dylan | Cross the Green Mountain | "Gods and Generals" soundtrack | Sony Classical |
Nanci Griffith (Bob Dylan on harmonica) | Boots of Spanish Leather | Other Voices Other Rooms | Elektra |
Hoodoo Rhythm Devils | Tangled Up in Blue | Safe in Their Homes | World Records (Fantasy) |
Bob Dylan | Highway 61 | Live at Erb Memorial Union, University of Oregon 6-14-99 | n.a. |
we salute National Doughnut Day | (Friday June 7) with this song, whose lyrics | includes the lines "That's when that little love of mine / | Dips her doughnut in my tea" |
The Band | Up on Cripple Creek | The Last Waltz | Rhino/Warner Bros |
Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa | Linda Paloma | Various: Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne | Music Road Records |
Patty Larkin | Justine | I'm Fine | Philo |
Kronos Quartet | Purple Haze | Released/Unreleased | Nonesuch |
And now: A salute to June: | National Accordion Month | | |
James Crabb & Geir Draugsvoll: accordions | Mussorgsky: Promenade from "Pictures at an Exhibition" | Duos for Classical Accordion: Stravinsky/Mussorgsky | EMI Classics |
Ranch Romance (Nova Devonie: accordion) | Racing Burning Bridges | Blue Blazes | Sugar Hill |
Roswell Rudd & Yomo Toro (Raul Juarena: bandoneon) | Tango for Chris | El Espirito Jibaro | Soundscape |
Los Cenzontles with Los Texmaniacs (Josh Baca: accordion) | Una Pagina Mas | Carta Jugada | loscenzontles.com |
Kronos Quartet with accordionist Tony MacMahon | An Buachaillin Ban (Fair-haired Boy) | A Thousand Thoughts | Nonesuch |
Mark Atkins (didjerido) with accordionist Mirima Karat | Ghan | Ankala: Australia Rhythms from the Outer Core | World Network |
Carmen McRae (Matt Mathews: accordion) | You Took Advantage of Me | Sings Great American Songwriters | Decca |
Santiago Jimenez Jr, accordion; with La Familia Pena-Govea | Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio (live at Freight Feb 2011) | They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th (box) | Arhoolie Records |
Creole Belles (Maureen Karpan: accordion) | La Fond De Culottes & La Danse de la Misere | They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th (box) | Arhoolie Records |
Astor Piazzolla: bandoneon, with New Tango Quintet | Milonga Loca | Planet Squeezebox (box) | Ellipsis Arts |
James Crabb & Geir Draugsvoll: accordions | Great Gate of Kiev from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" | Duos for Classical Accordion: Stravinsky/Mussorgsky | EMI Classics |
Renato Bhargetti | Hospitalieria Vacaria | Planet Squeezebox (box) | Ellipsis Arts |