Freight Train Boogie Podcast #43

The new CD by SAM BUSH entitled Circles Around Me is featured on Show #43. Also new releases from MALCOLM HOLCOLME, ELLIOTT BROOD and EXENE CERVENKA. The full playlist is posted below.  Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe or download the show and here’s the direct download link to listen right now on your computer. Check the artist’s websites and order their CD’s or downloads and tell ‘em you heard the songs on the FTB podcast. Please  email me with any questions, comments or suggestions for the podcasts.

Show #43

SAM BUSH - You Left Me Alone Circles Around Me
MALCOLM HOLCOLME – Leonard’s Pigpen For The Mission Baby
SONS OF BILL – Broken Bottles One Town Away
EXENE CERVENKA – Trojan Horse Somewhere Gone
(mic break)
RED ROOSTER – Black Point Road Walk
SAMANTHA CRAIN – Scissor Tales Songs in the Night
GUY CLARK - Wrong Side Of The Tracks Somedays The Song Write You
SAM BUSH - Circles Around Me Circles Around Me
(mic break)
SARA PETITE – Doghouse Rose Doghouse Rose
OWEN TEMPLE - Making a Life Dollars and Dimes
THE ROSELINE – Profit Lust for Luster
ELLIOTT BROOD- Without Again Mountain Meadows
(mic break)
SAM BUSH - The Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle Circles Around Me

Bill Frater
Freight Train Boogie

Americana Releases for Sept. 22nd, 2009

Here’s the list of some of the better new releases for the week of September 22nd, 2009.  The artist’s names link to their websites or MySpace pages and the CD title links go to either Amazon or CD Baby for easy ordering.

GUY CLARK – Somedays the Song Writes You (Dualtone)
What can I say about the great song craftsman Guy Clark… he’s as soft and comfortable  as an old pair of boots.  You know what you’re getting form Guythese days and it’s always good.  Recommended!

MONSTERS OF FOLK – Monsters Of Folk (Shangri-La)
Monsters of Folk is a collaboration of Conor Oberst, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward- three of th better young singer/songwriters and Mike Mogis. It’s ain’t folk but it pretty nice.

GEOFF MULDAUR – Texas Sheiks (Tradition & Moderne)
Geoff made a series of highly influential recordings as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Paul Butterfield’s Better Days group, as well as collaborations with then-wife Maria and other notables. This new one features pieces of classic blues, string band, Texas swing and jump blues repertoire, with guests like Stephen Bruton, Johnny Nicholas, Cindy Cashdollar, Suzy Thompson and special guest Jim Kweskin.

THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Speed of Life (Sugarhill)
These guys have been around in one form or another since the 60’s. This is their first new release in quite some time.  Easy-going country rock here, they re-do Canned Heat’s “Goin’ Up The Country” and have a song about Jimmy Martin.

RALPH STANLEY AND THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS – Can’t You Hear the Mountains Calling (Rounder)
Originally released with modest regional goals for success in 1985, Can’t You Hear the Mountains Calling is Ralph Stanley at his most soulful and most vital, with the band accompanying him one of his most definitive and solidly-based. Charlie Sizemore’s understated and haunting lead vocals take center stage.

MARK STUART AND THE BASTARD SONS – Bend In The Road (Dualtone)
They’ve dropped the “Johnny Cash” from thier name and lead singer/songwriter Mark Stuart has stepped forward with a fine collection of Americana with a hint of Roots Rock.  Good Stuff!

…coming soon:  ROBERT EARL KEEN, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, PATTY LOVELESS, CHRIS SMITHER…  more new releases.

Here’s a link to this week’s Americana Music Association’s Americana Airplay Chart

Bill Frater
Freight Train Boogie

Freight Train Boogie podcast #35

Show #35  features the new CD by KIERAN KANE called Somewhere Beyond The Roses. Also new songs from GUY CLARK, KATE REDGATE and STILLHOUSE HOLLOW. The full playlist is posted below.  Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe or download the show and here’s the link to the direct download link to listen right now on your computer. Check the artist’s websites and order their CD’s or downloads and tell ‘em you heard the songs on the FTB podcast. Please email me with any questions, comments or suggestions for the podcasts.

Show #35

KIERAN KANE - More To It Than This Somewhere Beyond the Roses
AMANDA SHIRES – Keep Them Dogs From Barkin’ West Cross Timbers
LOY SIMMERS – Hardlife Westward Bound
LEO RONDEAU – No Friend To Louisiann Down At The End Of The Bar
(mic break)
GUY CLARK – All She Wants Is You Somedays The Song Write You
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW -Whiskey Dakota
KELLEIGH McKENZIE – Call It A Day Chances
KIERAN KANE – Don’t Try To Fight It Somewhere Beyond the Roses
(mic break)
SCOTT WARREN – Before You Say Goodbye Quick Fix Bandage
KATE REDGATE – Last To Know Nothing Tragic
OWEN TEMPLE -Making a Life Dollars and Dimes
WEBB WILDER - More Like Me More Like Me
(mic break)
KIERAN KANE – Unfaithful Heart Somewhere Beyond the Roses

Bill Frater
Freight Train Boogie