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[In The Pines]
[Emma Swift]
[Tuesday 9-11pm]

folk, neo-folk, anti-folk, folktronica, folk rock, alt-country, slowcore, twee, violindie, singer-songwriter & instrumental music

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Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? Dawn Landes & Justin Townes Earle
Bring Down Midlake
We Could Be Looking For The Same Thing Silver Jews
81 Joanna Newsom
Gold Rush Basia Bulat
Gone Man Eels
King of Spain Tallest Man On Earth
In The Sun She & Him
Home Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Newville Avenue Darren Sylvester
Drawing Smole Leroy Lee
Pale Blue Dot Joe Gideon and the Shark
Everywhere I Go Lissie
Devil In A Teacup Boy Outside
Beverly Clearly's 115th Dream Vandaveer
You & I Wilco
The Morning I Get to Hell The Duke & the King
Dunno Much About Life But I Know How To Breathe AC Newman
Forget About Him Devendra Banhart
Oh Heartland, Up Yours! Owen Pallett
Smokin' Johnny Cash The Blackeyed Susans
Don't Send Your Child To War Charlie Parr
She Rode Me Tindersticks
I Can See The Pines Are Dancing AA Bondy
I Wonder Who We Are The Clientele
Crabapples Bruce Peninsula
Easy Swoop Swoop
The Breeze/My Baby Cries Bill Callahan
From Where You Are Sleeping Emma Russack
Dave Regos'last show, a journey - 26th January

in the pines - leadbelly
the coo coo bird - laura veirs
bad lee brown (cocaine blues) - woody guthrie
mean son of a gun - kitty daisy and lewis
durango jail - paul clayton
she belongs to me - bob dylan
pretty peggy o - paul clayton
I dig dangling participles - the harper valley p.t.a
hey that’s no way to say goodbye - leonard cohen
the lady with the braid - dory previn
martha - tom waits
true love will find you in the end - daniel johnston
the mercy seat - johnny cash
4x10 - loudon wainwright
imaginary love - rufus wainwright
waltz #2 - elliot smith
up - the lucksmiths
random rules - silver jews
out in the night - mekons
person person - mirah
the fray - joanna newsom
sleeping in - the postal service
you took my thing and put it in your place - c w stoneking
our day trip - nina nastasia & jim white
I drive my friend - frida hyvonen
arms - tuung
buffalo country - cloud control
letter from huntsville - micah p hinson
jorge regula - the moldy peaches
ed - chris gillespie
stormers - small sips
wishbone - architecture in helsinki
red yellow & blue - born ruffians
apples & pairs - slow club
in the pines - smog


The second last, the past has passed, and the cast has been laid for whats not yet been made. 19th January.

seeing other people - belle and sebastian
fair and true - festival
have you seen the iron chef? - mr centipede
run leroy run - the crooked fiddle band
light - edwin montgomery
wild blue milk - slow club
hook & ladder - vetiver
cello song - nick drake
little bird - eels'
heart attack romance - nations by the river
nye ideas - oblako lodka
half and half - one ring zero
sunrise - yeasayer
jim - the spooky men's chorale
coloured - yo la tengo
tropics of love - black heart procession
roll away your stone - mumford & sons
the storm - patrick watson
push it - the pigs
the red telephone - love
photographs are not memories - victor berman
acorn factory - the dodos
do animals gets lonely at night - tinyfolk
one glass - chris pickering
the restless waves - dirty three
shabop shalom - devendra banhart
tonight you belong to me - folk uke
marmalade fires - mum
rooks - shearwater
untitled - peter broderick
I can see the pines are dancing - a a bondy
howard - dent may
some things just stick in your mind - vashti bunyan


January in Sydney. Magic. The 12th.

this side of the blue - joanna newsom
everytime I'm with you - sparklehorse
final plight - island of maa
electric wind - elizabeth rose
I'll shoot the moon - tom waits
two - the antlers
wasps in a tree - polyfox
nowhere lullaby - built to spill
shit makes the flowers grow - folk uke
I won't do it back home - johnny took
like castanets - bishop allen
it never changes to stop - the books
special agents - chris letcher
big blonde - aidan moffat
dirt - greg nelson
untitled #7 - realpeople
obadiah in oblivion - death vessel
fangela - here we go magic
the crown - tall tails
many overused cliches - lobster face
white sky - vampire weekend
the forgotten lake - the handsome family
pump up the jam - the pigs
jealous order of the candied knights - matmos
out of the shadows - xyre
deep blue sea - grizzly bear
moving on #3 - wayne hancock
beat - portland cello project
like cars and planes - lauren horton
indicator indicator - faces on film


Welcome to 2010. Tasty leftovers from 2009 and other random older stuff. 5th Jan.

muskrat - the everly brothers
a l'oree des bois - plants and animals
macho moisturiser - the pigs
the road of golden dust - espers
instructions for insomniacs - bachelorette
send my fond regards to lonelyville - elvis perkins
try to remember - the model school
moving on #3 - wayne hancock
my favorite chords - the weakerthans
some - cabaret callado
machinery of the heavens - patrick watson
each star marks a day - molina & johnson
digging in the ground - doug paisley
ballad of the unsent letter - aidan moffat
le beau risque - the family band
brisbane - mum smokes
disappear - the crayon fields
next time - little wings
october - pivot
we won't run - sarah blasko
crying at the zoo - robert lastdrager
knock me up - folk uke
roll away your stone - mumford & sons
trace a line - au revoir simone
animals & the weather - victory at sea
I know what to do with myself - swoop swoop
here we go down the black hole - shady lane
the party's over - phosphorescent
thankful tangle - mckisko
bring it on down - willie nelson


Best of In the Pines 2009 (part deux) 29th December.

when brakes get wet - julie doiron
freckle - elam blackman
you should be real - march of the real fly
throwing away my money - wayne hancock
confessional - bombazine black
summertime - josh armistead
if its true - yo la tengo
the clearing - micah blue smaldone
we found 3 whistlers - the good china
shhh - fred smith and the spooky men's chorale
time and place - the green mohair suits
demon host - timber timbre
clown - dawn landes
love of an orchestra - noah and the whale
storm - grand salvo
dancing in the dust - paul healy
home - edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros
la foule - martha wainwright
my body's a zombie for you - dead man's bones
all we dreamed - nicola lester
down in your valley - dead letter chorus
hummingbirds - a hawk & a hacksaw
oh paris - dent may
blood - the middle east
single file - major chord
city covered - nicola watson
I hear them all - dave rawlings machine
the ocean - alela diane
hung up on me - those darlins
tell me what your heart's made out of - the smallgoods
in between you & me - special patrol
roll bus roll - jeffrey lewis
the Sunday bus - kid sam
giving up on love - slow club


Stocking stuffers and the Best of In the Pines 2009 (part 1)

christmas sucks - tom waits & peter murphy
gentle elf - kes
cold white christmas - casiotone for the painfully alone
assasination on xmas eve - afxjim
happy valley cia - ray wong riley
beers - dee mullins
worn from the fight - castanets
years - attack in black
my needle - the orbweavers
honky donkey - the fantastic terriffic munkle
tenuousness - andrew bird
sweet rose - eileen jewel
this thing in my chest - damon smith
drape those caring arms around me - the bon scotts
young christians lament - m jack dee
dreams come true girl - cass mccombs
I'm ok - gable
mermaid song - the lazy whispers
the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us - fourplay
for beginners - m ward
the orchard - fire on fire
how david attenborough saved my life - kate rowe
rococo zephyr - bill callahan
musician please take heed - god help the girl
in tall grass - tara jane o'neil
country of the future - mirah
land of giants - hooded fang
happy birthday jesus - vorn doolette
jesus on big brother - the bedroom philosopher


December 15th - luke 'tele' telford filling in for mr. regos this week... gonna get you folked up (fairly beat)

cross - james blackshaw
boy lilkoi - jonsi
the idealist - ned collette & wirewalker
steel on steel - j. tillman
too many birds - bill callahan
rush apart - the rural alberta advantage
of bear & i - of bear & i (go to myspace.com/thisisbearandi for free ep!)
linden avenue stomp - jack rose & glenn jones
love is gone - jack ladder
hellhole ratrace - girls
soft porn - bridezilla
tender buttons - broadcast
sleeping in the driveway - brian harnetty
blood - the middle east
dirt in the ground - tom waits
it doesn't exist - songs
service bell - grizzly bear & feist
my home ghost - husky rescue
small metal gods - david sylvian
silence in a can - lauren horton
sudden sun - jonquil
snow days - real estate
new york - the maple trail
home - edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros


December 8th - drenched in the sul;try sounds of

neptune's net - m ward
ballad of the unsent letter - aidan moffat and the best ofs
monster - kevin blechdom
cover - telefonica
old holidays - circle
there she goes - pico
going backwards - henson cargill
death sings - ben reynolds
in pidgin - ganache
tom tales - tom waits
and my eyes blurred - jim dead
all you can - tara simmons
dark sedan - karl blau
small memory - jon hopkins (tuung remix)
and the boys - angus & julia stone
duet minus one - bachelorette
sweet tooth - dave rawlings machine
the chainsaw song - cathy gibson
single ladies - the pigs
rock bottom riser - bill callahan
the Sunday bus - kid sam
summer of fear part 1 - miles benjamin anthony robinson
lost control - david mccormack
I saw the light - bull city red
buggin blues - kitty daisy and lewis
rings and strings - mr rascal
a song to welcome the onset of maturity - chris knox
tree of joy - jeannie c riley


Thus far the weather in December is a raincoat drenched in feathers. Its a monster dressed in leather. Its a ball and you're the tether. 1st December.

you've been so good to me so far - tim rogers
I hear them all - dave rawlings machine
I cannot be saved - tara simmons
hell to pay - chris coole
order in the nothingness - el may
in the avalon/little kitten - molina & johnson
to do this you got to know how - lonnie johnson
animal tracks - mountain man
electricity wants to dance - the electones
right foot from left - the elctones
death with benefits - the electones
your right hand - the steadfast shepherd
empire - brenton manser
gravity - sam buckingham
moan you mourners - the seekers
I love your mind - jack ladder
the princess & the toad - emily loizeau
will you still love me tomorrow - lykke li
boneless - the notwist (Grizzly Bear remix)
after all - jonathan boulet
old man davey - david mccormack
the silver tongued devil and i - kris kristofferson
goodway - monsters of folk
dingo - dan sultan
the original thought - richard swift
the t in tchina - afxjim
c'est toulours - la meme histoire martha wainwright
home - graham coxon
song for you - alexi murdoch

chances - jill barber


When the warmth subsides, wrap yourselves in these on November 24th

reno dakota - magnetic fields
hot young couples - urbantramper
dingo - dan sultan
prelude - mr rascal
que sera - mr rascal
italian boy - chris robsion
whose gonna take your garbage out? - rosie flores
towards the sun - alexi murdoch
more of a composition - peter broderick
sunlight - jack carty
you make the cold disappear - amy stroup
janglin - edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros
ramblin man - guano padano
the love me or die - c w stoneking
watching it all - old man river
fevered paper - exene cervenka
apple of my cheek - nicola watson
a song with an ending - parallel lions
the other side of the river - the steadfast shepherd
song for the sinking ship - corrina repp
l'accordeoniste - martha wainwright
always an anchor - miles benjamin anthony robinson
baby its cold outside - scott matthew
in the ghetto - elvis presley
the autumn of our time - yasser nassr
for angela - matt the electrician
this is death - shady lane
untitled - peter broderick
can't help but smiling - devendra banhart
trying - el duende
when we embraced - micah p hinson
crosswinds - j tillman
when I go deaf - timothy carroll


November 17th. The playlist, if you will.

I know where there's a gaping hole - the blow
up from below - edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros
for you - parallel lions
the final attraction - kris kristofferson
the eyes don't lie - the steadfast shepherd
in the morning - graham coxon
r.i.p - richard swift
when you slee - angie hart
paranoid android - brad mehldau
the cave - mumford & sons
the next village - sleeping states
private lily - moriarty
microwave - cocoon
prescription - scott matthew
colours - nicola lester
you came to me - beach house
tailback - bridezilla
angelika - devendra banhart
far from any road - the handsome family
the fireside - yo la tengo
bright white lights - whitley
so long babe - nancy sinatra
b.p grimnud - kes band
magnetized - angie heart
goodbye california - jolie holland
heart skipped a beat - the xx
goodbye, god bless, and good riddance - the diamond & the thief


Here's what November 10th delivered...

stay - doug martsch
autumn glow - nicola lester
rings of saturn - sleeping states
cowboys - aleesha dibbs
chin chin & muck muck - devendra banhart
baby its cold outside - scott matthew
I don't feel it anymore (george raquet remix) - william fitzsimmons
jimmy - moriarty
the greatest fall - the black ryder
bells and birds - nicola watson
hindsight - built to spill
la foule - martha wainwright
piano haze - broken chip
our most brilliant friends - slow club
winters love - animal collective
all of this - emma davis
maps in the sky - night radio
come back margaret - camera obscura
I know you're real - love connection
might minor - royal chord
debussy - hjaltalin
le petit succes - imbecile
a community service announcement - jonathan boulet
dancing in the dust - paul healy
cover your tracks - blue roses
disaster - besnard lakes
born on - jimmy hawk
funeral face - suburban kids with biblical names


November 3rd - songs to celebrate shocking crime scene and the other french horse.

let me see the colts - smog
city covered - nicola watson
I don't feel anything - the dutchess and the duke
above the tree line - haz
see saw - cocoon
cold white christmas - casiotone for the painfully alone
sunset vines - jimmy hawk
drumroll - tom brosseau
miss lucy - tom brosseau
magic hands - royal chord
horses - sodastream
that certain something spring - orenda fink
lost city of gold - love connection
this song is the mute button - jason lytle
the quest for love aboard the belafonte - telefonica
buried in water - dead man's bones
lady on the water - blitzen trapper
momma couldn't see - david mullholland
linear tableau intersecting surprise - sufjan stevens
petrov, yelena and me - flight of the conchords
black silk ribbon - 7 worlds collide
crazy horse - stereo total
down in your valley - dead letter chorus
peppercorn trees - tinpan orange
last horse on the stand - dirty three
long john - paul clayton


The 27th of October came and went, like dust that was spent on rented carpet vents.

Dead Queen - Espers
Try to Remember - The Model School
28 Blackbirds - Eirwen Skye
In the Countenance of Kinds - Sufjan Stevens
We Found 3 Whsitlers - The Good China
Perpetual Motion Machine - Modest Mouse
The Kids Are Coming - The Bon Scotts
Safety Net - Broken Chip
My Body's a Zombie for you - Dead Man's Bones
Birds - Emiliana Torrini
Rambling Through the Avenues of Time - Flight of the Conchords
In the Light - Nick Charles
One Evening, in the Middle of the Road - Ned Collette
Dance Dance - Castanets
1945 - Whitley
Poison in our Pocket - Whitely
Just Let Me Hold My Paycheck - Reverend Horton Heat
Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan
The Quest for Love Aboard the Belafonte - Telafonica
Three Lovers - Michael Beach
Here as a Guest - Gordon Gano
Fire Swing - Crooked Fiddle Band
Empty Vessels - Issac Graham
Teenagers - Department of Eagles
The Grave Song - Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen


20ctober.

the lady with the braid - dory previn
trojan horse - exene cervenka
hired gun - gordon gano & the ryans
conscience keep these sacred hearts - michael beach
in the room where you sleep - dead man's bones
goodbye, god bless and good riddance - the diamond & the thief
no se si es amor - aleks & the ramps
reputation - cuthbert & the nightwalkers
home - edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros
talkin' veterinarian blues - corb lund
o deceit - lindsay phillips
accidental - inara george
round midnight - afxjim
small - ivor game
721 - el mopa
death is only a dream - wingdale community singers
advice for young mothers to be - the veils
I don't know - chris smither
gold canary - cloud control
dancing in the dust - paul healy
he's in a hurry to get home to my wife - johnny paycheck
single file - major chord
lay down in the tall grass - timber timbre
elsyium fileds - gostelradio
black veil down - the electones
josephine - magnolia electric co
two medicines - the dodos
the sun shines down on me - daniel johnston
true love will find - beck
you can't stop the wave - rose turtle ertler
diamonds - chris and lisa


Music places are shutting their doors, while people clean their pores nursing their sores. Its money and honey and an unclean dunny. One thing is clear though, we all need to steer slow to the venues who let our bands grow. October 13th.

gassenhauer - carl orff
o deceit - lindsay phillips
baby - devendra banhart
dixie cups in the dead grass - the skygreen leopards
rubberband song - rose turtle ertler
mr. pickwick's camera - cuthbert and the nightwalkers
the high road - the feelies
all or nothing - au revoir simone
for angela - matt the electrician
the diamond and the thief - falloe
elysium fields - gosteleradio
the gypsy tape - paul healy
pardon me I've got someone to kill - johnny paycheck
one machine, one long fight - lou barlow
eat your heart out - scott spark
suli-mon - lisa germano
stay close - tusk tusk
love - dawn landes
lookin for you - admiral of the narrow sea
the dead certainty - el mopa
gravity - sam buckingham
beijing - patrick watson
there works a waitress - leroy lee
warmin' by the devil's fire - charlie parr
tenessee waltz - pete molinari
tiki woronora - john kennedy's
rose - castanets
red wine lips - lisa mitchell
below it - peter broderick
alfred - the small hours
young folks - dawn landes


October 6th. Washing away the long weekend with

song for myla goldberg - the decemberists
driftwood heart - rain machine
chances - jill barber
mountain song - leroy lee
one stolen moment - pete molinari
dick dale - john kennedy's
clown - dawn landes
in spie of ourselves - abbe may & michael dorman
horcharta - vampire weekend
success - afxjim
mean mean son of a gun - john horton
hillbilly music - kitty daisy and lewis
hindsight - built to spill
orange clover - amun ra
last drive in marseilles - ruth roshan & tango noir
goodway - monsters of folk
the darkest side - the middle east
intro & infinity - the xx
dance, dance - castanets
throwing blame - brian campeau
love of an orchestra - noah and the whale
living free part 2 - chase the sun
black silk - nick cave and warren ellis
little bird tell lies - bachelorette
rendez vouz potrero hill - architecture in helsinki
don't get hung up in your soul - richard hawley
new years eve - special patrol
wolves - phosphorescent
beer holder - reverend horton heat


This week was joined in the studio by Catherine Traicos, whose bass player travels with a blanky. Sept 29th.

in the neighborhood - tom waits
rose - castanets
all we dreamed - nicola lester
song for jesse - nick cave & warren ellis
baby boomer - monsters of folk
as the dawn breaks - richard hawley
lights of a plane - special patrol
cry - catherine traicos (live)
4 for a boy - catherine traicos (live)
grow - le loup
beaches - bridezilla
my door is always open - noah and the whale
when we fell through the ice - fireworks night
summer stars - broken chip
ain't no saguaro in texas - reverend horton heat
giving up on love - slow club
carlton north - guy blackman
with the notes in my ears - peter broderick
little lion man - mumford & sons
night parrots - king curly
names - cat power
somebody else's day - president roots
a drink - micah blue smaldone
I forever - sam buckingham
no telling - alexa woodward
too much freedom - lou barlow


September 22nd. Featuring the delightful Major Chord. Check him out in a town near you soon.

range life - pavement
first days of spring - noah and the whale
hummingbird - namatoke
there's a willow - hope sandoval
please don't take the baby to the liquor store - rev. horton heat
what good is that - oh mercy
single file - major chord (live)
self loathing fear and doubt - major chord (live)
farewell this house - jackson mclaren
the morning I get to hell - the duke and the king
anna - taken by trees
beach town - le loup
in between you and me - special patrol
gravity - sam buckingham
I've just seen a face - lecube
when the devil's loose - a. a. bondy
early morning rain - peter, paul and mary
siberia - soft hearted scientists
where the light isn't cruel - crayon fields
thorneymoor woods - james yorkston
polly put the kettle on - kitty daisy and lewis
imagine defeat - j core
4 for a boy - catherine traicos
war rages on - jordie lane
hippie from mississippi - rusty adams


The ghostly sounds of September 15th

panis et circenses - os mutantes
a slow parade - a a bondy
last drinks - catherine traicos
moon - ben riddle
2000 e Agarrum - os mutatntes
day by day - taken by trees
the publicans daughter - jordie lane
straight to hell - major chord
it is something - el perro del mar
where've you been - world champion
hung up on me - those darlins
target - the rhombus
vv - the cave singers
wee willy weazel - portable junk
raggle taggle - a hawk and a hacksaw
behind that locked door - yim yames
sunny in splodges - kyu
silver clouds - bowerbirds
we found 3 whistlers - the good china
mirrorball - the crayon fields
all your secrets - yo la tengo
ghost rides to west - messer chups
not a robot, but a ghost - andrew bird
words - because of ghosts
casper the friendly ghost - daniel johnston
asleep on a train - radical face
nothing changes - country town collective


Respectember the 8th. Respect!

an eagle in your mind - boards of canada
antonia jane - lightning dust
if its true - yo la tengo
winding road - major chord
walk along - vikta fagler
cement - washington
teeth - bowerbirds
little arrows - king curly
canada - themselves and why?
we found 3 whistlers - the good china
worn from the fight - castanets
goodbye - ezra lee
tell me what your hearts made out of - the smallgoods
boat behind - kings of convenience
the life of dreams - julie doiron
snowshoes - throw me the statue
below it - peter broderick
the rip - portishead
shout it out - princeton
3's - the woods themselves
fantasy dog sled with a man's head - denim owl
love is all I am - dawes
little emu - all india radio
long november - thomas north
2 A - the pancakes
look out world - the great white jenkins
willow tree - chad vangaalen
die alone - fred smith & the spooky men's chorale
the judge - tobias cummings
I still think of you - guy blackman
the youth - mgmt


Blakey Blake from Sunday Overhang filled in on September 1st. Here's what he played...

weave myself a dress - bruce peninsula
canon: crackers cracking - oliver mann
road - grand salvo
rye & guy - bill wells & maher shalal hash baz
the akara - beirut
the whole damn thing - those darlins

hambone - the phillips wonders
dragonfly - fleetwood mac
who? - mount eerie
water boy - odetta
slow doomsday - elvis perkins
nobody - chris pickering
ghost city - chris pickering
pushing oars - the whispertown 2000
visiting hours - isaac de heer
when all your silverfish turn to gold - kes band
phantom other - dept of eagles
boat behind - kings of convenience
holy holy holy moses - alec ounsworth
catepillar playground - nurses
gypsy hand - woods
mouth for war - portland cello project
silver moon - blitzen trapper
daddy long legs - leroy lee
gotta get smart - ell perro del mar
squeeze box - fire on fire


The seasons cease to exist and still we persist in polluting and shooting, uprooting the nature that one day will fate us, and we wonder why bad things happen on August 25th.

static crate - b fleischmann
in a garden barely looked at - caethua
night parrots - king curly
wilpena pound - tex perkins and murray paterson
baby, you're bored - throw me the statue
I'm the same as you - broderick smith
glad to be alive - julie doiron
holiday - pink mountaintops
summer light - the cave singers
we found 3 whistlers - the good china
it's not who - royal chord
troll nacht - the dodos
anger - brian campeau
martinmas time - james yorkston
jane and jenny - the pancakes
love betray me - the spoils
trout fishing in australia - apricot rail
dui or die - those darlins
la la la - tinpan orange
this is death - shady lane
happy go lucky me - paul evans
spoon - alexa woodward
somewhere there is a record of our actions - psapp
going up the country - kitty, daisy and lewis
south atlantic right whale - alps of new south wales

don't be afraid you're already dead - akron family
honky donkey - the fantastic terrific munkle
accuse me - holly golightly
a woman's world - teresa brewer


On August 18th, celebrating Woodstock's 40th anniversary with

brand new key - melanie
hills of greenmoor - james yorkston
want to want - adrian heath
where are we going? - paul charlier
what are you up to? - paul charlier
island is - volcano choir
who's that knockin at my window - those darlins
the judge - tobias cummings
violet - portland cello project
furr - blitzen trapper
another town - tinpan orange
koeaddi there - the incredible string band
one full day of learning things - shady lane
tailor - julie doiron
s.e.b. 10 - squarepusher
great big old world - holidays on ice
falling down - burgers of beef
a drink - micah blue smaldone
danielle steel - the lucksmiths
hiccups - darren hanlon
me and bobby mcgee - janis joplin
song for willie - magnolia electric co
how very good this feeling is - lessons in time
the Sunday bus - kid sam
lost swedish penpals - julian nation
goin up the country - canned heat
drape those caring arms around me - the bon scotts
daisy bell - tin hat trio
there is no good way to say I'm leaving you - slow club
east virginia - joan baez


El Guapo's plethora of songs from August 11th.

the great dividing range - the lucksmiths
the clearing - micah blue smaldone
beat (health, life and fire) - portland cello project
book of regrets - grimacey riffs
when brakes get wet - julie doiron
borrowed minivans - julie doiron
nobody knows - emotional park vandals
calling out to you - anders parker
keep my skillet good and greasy - those darlins
dolphin in the andes - el caballo blanco
walkabout - atlas sound
shenandoah - magnolia electric co
the intoxicated rat - cisco houston
skeletons - mikelangelo & the black sea gentlemen
roll bus roll - jeffrey lewis
flexing in the dust - subaudible hum
two weeks - grizzly bear
trophy room - slow club
here we go down - shady lane
here on in - ernest ellis
tonight - laura jean
blood - the middle east
plunkett st push - holidays on ice
bring it on down to my house - willie nelson
the darkest day - eileen jewell
farcy - decorated generals
you're gonna make me lonesome when you go - elvis costello
the greenway - emily barker
pale light - micah blue smaldone
hartford blues - fire on fire
right on - special patrol


On August 4th, no matter how far you push the envelope, it will always be stationary.

wise up - aimee mann
redcoats at the shore - subaudible hum
giving up on love - slow club
kitten gloves - denim owl
like this one - brian campeau
when I see you - laura jean
deadman's lullaby - mikelangelo & the black sea gentlemen
the devil's wedding - mikelangelo & the black sea gentlemen
st christopher is coming home - frank turner
hung up on me - those darlins
the whole damn thing - those darlins
teddy bears picnic - king curly
castlelights - the bats
eat a peach - holidays on ice
I ain't gonna give nobody none of this jelly roll - willie nelson
queen of the house - jody miller
what is the light - nobody
monsters - sons and daughters
rain - grand salvo
you can have what you want - papercuts
hey ya - no through road
the loving bells - william gardiner
lonesome new mexican nights - casiotone for the painfully alone
musician, please take heed - god help the girl
the vampire song - the slowdowns
lime juice - unkle ho
tell me what your heart's made out of - the smallgoods
the ocean - alela diane
letters - matt corby
beautiful dreamer - mates of state
in tall grass - tara jane o'neil
mrs coopers tea party - margaret lewis


Ideas in the form of music from July 28th

groovy grubworm - harlow wilcox & the oakies
tonight - laura jean (feat. ned collette)
hey - elvis perkins
love ire and song - frank turner
way up in nyc - loudon wainwright III
lovely - tinpan orange
at the risk of succeeding - seekae
when I go - slow club
white house blues - charlie poole
irene - marcy playground
winter skin - a casual end mile
fix - james blackshaw
sweet jennie lee - willie nelson
out the airlock - paul dempsey
doorway - aleesha dibbs
its not the worst - lali puna
poke - frightened rabbit
vasalia carries - a hawk & a hacksaw
storm - grand salvo
god help the girl - god help the girl
brisbane - mum smokes
red receiver - sons and daughters
tomorrow we triumph - swoop swoop
light has a lean - lauren horton
its just the end of the world - green mohair suits
a computer au palais - finn
tiger mountain peasant song - first aid kit
the call of spring - ivy york
a grain of truth - fourplay
there was a boy - meg baird


July 21st

emily - joanna newsom
diamonds - chris and lisa
when all your silverfish turn to gold - kes band
apples and pairs - slow club
fangela - here we go magic
hedonistic paradise - christina courtin
hushabye mountain - mark moldre
down in your valley (dead letter disco remix) - dead letter chorus
don't haunt this place - the rural alberta
assanine race - fire on fire
last drinks - the woohoo revue
migraine - jesse younan
my needle - the orbweavers
queen me - gable
on the trolley - apricot rail
road - grand salvo
long time gone - bachelorette
land of giants - hooded fang
summertime - josh armistead
san francisco bc - silver jews
the predatrory wasp of the palisades is out to get us - fourplay
it doesn't have to be beautiful - slow club
brief history of my life - steve poltz


Vibrations from the 14th of July

bowl me over - acid casuals
indicator indicator - faces on film
mother's desk - jen cloher
lime juice - unkle ho
wild one - those darlins
cupcakes for the army - hezekiah jones
wonder stranger - via tania
technology boy - bachelorette
chimney - grand salvo
musician, please take heed - god help the girl
the weakest part - yo la tengo
demon host - timber timbre
fox & a prayer - a casual end mile
my perfect storm - me and the grownups
fall leaves - hooded fang
turkiye - a hawk and a hacksaw
ou of the mud - holidays on ice
when I go deaf - timothy carroll
aimlessly - cabaret callado
swamp trotter - norse horse
violins, riots and satan - gable
mon cote feminin - gable
walking the cow - tv on the radio
when I go - eleanor garran
god made the automobile - iron and wine
drinking and shouting - the bon scotts
don't feel bad - circle
the alder trees - alela diane
ain't that bad about mrs jones - lawton williams


7th July and feeling fly.

the garden rose - lavender diamond
some - cabaret callada
aimlessly - cabaret callada
god help the girl - god help the girl
storm - grand salvo
needles - grand salvo
deja - helado negro
thoughts - the bon scotts
cm - tiny vipers
raggle taggle - a hawk and a hacksaw
ghost - radical face
old leather - issac de heer
sogg - amiina
to be still - alela diane
something else - timothy carroll
instructions for insomniacs - bachelorette
100 suns - decoder ring
train station - hooded fang
I'm ok - gable
bad news - courtney tidwell
letters - matt corby
time is kindling - niobe
single file - major chord
famous blue raincoat - fourplay
keep you warm - art rush
strange victory strange defet - silver jews
colours - brian bell and scott collins
hello, I'm johnny credit - johnny credit


Big love to everyone who signed up this eve. You're boss. 30th June. Happy financial new year.

hope - dirty three
drape those caring arms around me - the bon scotts
dry grass and shadows - alela diane
queen me - gable
the pageant - hooded fang
single file - major chord
hey, that’s' no way to say goodbye - the lemonheads
painting pictures - justin carter
when all your silverfish turn to gold - kes band
hummingbirds - a hawk and a hacksaw
the rain pauly - boat beam
the orchard - fire on fire
a new binding - tara jane o'neil
radio - one ring zero
act of the apostle - god help the girl
nightlife - art rush
new years kiss - casiotone for the painfully alone
solenzara - sir richard bishop
donkey - bachelorette
remember bethlehem - dee mullins
the greenaway - emily barker
be good or be gone - fionn regan
flowers - grand salvo
my town - winter people
age old blue - alela diane
shhh - fred smith and the spooky men's chorale
gloom uprising - don cavalli
its just the end of the world - the green mohair suits
farcy - decorated generals
waitin for a superman - iron and wine

Blakey Blake Thompson filling in on June 23rd played

squeeze box - fire on fire
crabapples - bruce peninsula
shark fin blues - drones
wisconsin - the maple trail
wisconsin - bon iver
the good life - justin Townes Earle
lover's carvings - bibio

hey - elvis perkins
Kids of Equador - KES band
they will appear - akron/family
ps I love you - RIYM
eternal day - acred harp singing group
now I'm even further away - the lucksmiths
needles - grand salvo
trades and tarrifs - the dodos
always somnething there to remind me - tinyfolk
for an age - sparrow hill
foreground - grizzly bear
natural decline - smog
systematic death - jeffery lewis
soft - capybara
mr gowrie - charles spearin
my town - the winter people
heart heart heart out - the seabellies


When the crunch hits the air, you shoot up a flair wanting someone to care. There's a way to repave and continue the wave of important music that gets delivered to your ears, revered like apple pie. So please, help save fbi. June 16th

step right up - tom waits
if its all night long - emily barker
bloated blistered aching heart - emily barker
assinine race - fire on fire
deep deep river - fred smith and the spooky men's chorale
phone call - the high highs
once I was a lady - lucky fonz III
the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us! - fourplay
silence in a can (live) - lauren horton
like cars and planes - lauren horton
astrozero - fridge
sunrise - yeasayer
my town - winter people
color him father - linda martell
I don't like you (anymore) - gregory page
the dangling conversation - simon and garfunkel
afterglow - arthur and yu
if this journey - tom hanford
visiting hours - issac de heer
untitled - all time quarterback
river of dirt - marissa nadler
sweet rose - eileen jewell
october - pivot
in a turkish town - ritchie valens


Its the June 9th show, starring

heart design - aqueduct
c & o canal - john vanderslice
cigarettes burn - donne
Saturday evening sinner, Sunday morning saint - the wedded bliss
your love and his blood - wayne hancock
egon hosford - connan mockasin
until morning - howard elliot payne
I've been out walking - nina nastasia and jim white
all I want - sarah blasko
ordinary man - eels
how to rob a bank - willy porter
walking in the garden - aleks and the ramps
my needle - the orbweavers
the mermaid song - the lazy whispers

later operator - all girl summer fun band
time and place - the green mohair suits
like cars and planes - lauren horton
vid og vid - olof analds
lonely marie - anvil rabbit
meet me in between - john flanagan
pharoah's army - paul clayton
pascovale - josh armistead
big titty bee girl - baby dee
private joseph skilling - lee memorial
until the night is over - timber timbre
coats - painted stones
jim cain - bill callahan
mary jane - dieter schoon
el condor pasa - simon and garfunkel
crying at the zoo - robert lastdrager


Marooned, like the month of June. 2nd.

in love with a view - mojave 3
light has a lean - lauren horton
don't vote - cass mccombs
merimbula - phil mckenna
two doves - dirty projectors
none of my business - henson cargill
renovator's dream - d rogers
my needle - the orbweavers
water/light/shifts - belle orchestre
shaken by love - jimmy hulst
serve me my food - steve poltz
night light - march of the real fly
drowning - tara jane o'neil
right on - special patrol
wedding cake - bearhug
sleep - soap & skin
by dream - daniel martin moore
shed ballad - second best foot
emotional champ - new buffalo
you won't be forgotten - jack ladder
would you - holly throsby
big bird in a small cage - patrick watson
et & me - shiver like timber
underwear - magnetic fields
concrete heart - great lake swimmers
terror - kath bloom
ode to jeff - the green mohair suits
the weight - sgt dunbar and the hobo band
changing of the guard - happy shahan

Ponder, if you will , the grace of your existence through these sounds on the 26th May.

danielle steele - the lucksmiths
sort of revolution - fink
don't hurry for heaven - devon sproule
the chorus in the underground - great lake swimmers
all we ask - grizzly bear
shaken by love - jimmy hulst
down in the valley (disco remix) - dead letter chorus
blue lips - regina spektor
dreams come true girl - cass mccombs
brief history of my life - steve poltz
into the light - in valour
reputation - green mohair suits
dig in - tara jane o'neil
here with you - the kahn brothers
you always do - james yuill
I could sie looking at you - jordie lane
home is where the home studio is (risa and matt remix) - the desks
gulf coast blues - eric von shmidt
fading memory - eileen jewell
lonely - the middle east
been true - tom brosseau
instrumental in g sharp - oh mercy
overalls - valar
the ruby ring man - page france
messenger bird - attack in black


This week joined live in the studio by Jayhawks founders Mark Olson and Gary Louris. 19th May.

hotcha girls - ugly cassanova
left handed girl - james yuill
time and place - the green mohair suits
the mermaid song - the lazy whispers
dreams come true girl - cass mccombs
trace a line - au revior simone
shakin all over - eileen jewell
Saturday morning on Sunday street - mark olson & gary louris
chamberlain, south dakota - mark olson & gary louris
red's song - mark olson & gary louris
the devil dressed me - fee brown
my friend - blame ringo
its not easy - joe robinson
such great heights - iron and wine
the red tree - ziah
one way ticket - the model school
et & me - shiver like timber
the food chain #2 - dragging pianos
the baltimore incident - george kent
circa 1992 ideas - aleks & the ramps
honey in the sun - camera obscura
down in your valley - dead letter chorus
its just the end of the world - the green mohair suits


12th May. Doing it for Richard Branson. Cos we want/need his money. askrichard.com.au

pray for me - the jayhawks
cry wolf - soap and skin
sweet rose - eileen jewell
the red tree - ziah
finders keepers - the long lost
standing bare - mister sunbird
overalls - valar
explaining the offside rule to you - mick thomas
favourite colour blue - tom brosseau
out the airlock - paul dempsey
I am leaving - blue roses
in my stride - oh mercy
ondine - charles spearin
criminal - felicity groom
the clearwater - pete seeger
fools gold - middle east
rich man blues - c w stoneking
the alps and their orange evergreen - akron family
I could die looking at you - jordie lane
mister richard smoker - ween
dressed up for the letdown - richard swift
tonight the streets are ours - richard hawley
the green sun - richard in your mind
nannou - richard james (aphex twin)
james alley blues - richard "rabbit" brown
distant dove - richard easton
…& and the clouds've lied - richard buckner
no edge - richard youngs
andante - richard strauss
i am the grass - dee mullins


Hooray for May 5th

family functions - that dog
the big surprise - the felice brothers
the ballad of sation - the lazy railway
death part 1 - graveyard train
boneyard - graveyard train
tracy's waters - patrick watson
selling the cool car for you - mick thomas
rococo zephyr - bill callahan
crooked legs - the acorn
vanessa - charles spearin
I don't belong to anyone - bonnie prince billy
the sound of someone leaving - the exiles
summertime - josh armistead
are you a hypnotist - the flaming lips
beers - dee mullins
my other dream of you - joe neptune
you told a lie - camera obscura
good ol pig gone to avalon - jeffrey lewis
pigs that ran straightaway - mountain goats
piggies - the beatles
1922 blues - charlie parr

bigger fish - jordi james
messy room - mum smokes
island song - ivy york
asleep - angie hart
think I always thought - brendan welch
freckle - elam blackman
close your eyes and it all goes black - kid sam
overalls - valar
I dig dangling particles - the harper valley valley p.t.a


If you watch out for the swine, don't push in line and appreciate the divine you just might find that life can be pretty grand on April 28th.


today is the day - yo la tengo
think I always thought - brendan welch
yours truly, the commuter - jason lytle
liquorice tics - bill wells & maher shalal hash baz
light a candle - neil young
how very good this feeling is - lessons in time
the call of spring - ivy york
swing lite alright - luke vibert & bj cole
you can have what you want - papercuts
this dream of you - bob dylan
ten women - connor oberst
drift away - joe neptune
icicyles/bicycles - bell orchestre
get up and fall down - holidays on ice
truck drivers sweetheart - marcie dickerson
the darkest side - the middle east
like a dog - josh armistead
nothings - sin fang bous
the wind and the dove - bill callahan
what you know - mum smokes
window - mick turner & peggy frew
little tapioca (part timer remix) - underlapper
miss these things - the bats
9 songs a problem - vorn doolette
the band played waltzing matilda - the pogues
beware your only friend - bonnie prince billy



Songs from April 21st

riptide - laura veirs
come here - marble sounds
a most disgusting song - rodriguez
vessel - jon hopkins
goodtown - wagons
coin laundry - lisa mitchell
nikorette - connor oberst
lullaby - king curly
my name - melanie pain
paris 1994 - born in autumn
hey - elvis perkins
shaelem relagh - grand salvo
old panda days - casiotone for the painfully alone
antique limbs - aleks and the ramps
uncle ho - pete seeger
I don't belong to anyone - bonnie prince billy
half asleep - school of seven bells
the Sunday bus - kid sam
look at me - josephine foster
mum and dad's waltz - tokyo matsu
curtain smile - mum smokes
marcel - mckisko
you should be real - march of the real fly
deep blue sea - dan rossen
until the night is over - timber timbre
it might rain - m jack dee
on the badmington court - the two man gentlemen band
the loneliness of magnets - handsome family
the late night sound - silver dreamers
left wing guardian (karoshi remix) - underlapper


Stimulating the economy on April 14th with...

eggs - the trachtenburg family slideshow players
tiger mountain peasant song - first aid kit
landslide - kid sam
c & o canal - john vanderslice
crouch end - deep sea arcade
linger, let me linger - the handsome family
spoon - alexa woodward
big fanny - neil ray
shoulders and floors - lee memorial
the only ghost in the room - st helens
roll bus roll - jeffrey lewis and the junkyard
lesley gore on the t.a.m.i show - casiotone for the painfully alone
wedding song - old man river
doomsday - elvis perkins
exit - josh armistead
leaving your death in a flowerbed - attack in black
eid ma clack shaw - bill callahan
happy valley cia - ray wong riley
night night - leroy lee
pillowman - alien zoo
and the days were just packed - darren hanlon
drive all night till dawn - wagons
broken wing - chris pickering
lay down in the tall grass - timber timbre
instrumental #1 - the maple trail
new stranger blues - ramblin' jack elliott
below it - peter broderick
skimming rooftops - firekites
farewell this house - jackson mclaren
sold to the highest bidder - johnny moore and col. tex herring

April se se seventh.

a man/me/then jim - rilo kiley
goodtown - wagons
back when I was 4 - jeffrey lewis
the akara - beirut
my wife - beirut
coin laundry - lisa mitchell
hey - elvis perkins
how we are - mckisko
dopplerton - bibio
messenger bird - attack in black
death part 1 - graveyard train
boneyard - graveyard train
optimist vs the silent alarm - casiotone for the painfully alone
when you say that I don't care about you - tara simmons
summertime - josh armistead

antique limb - aleks and the ramps
the hindenberg disaster the - two man gentlemen band
what may kill - brian campeau
the perfect day - darren hanlon
spaghetti eastern - unkle ho
I'v ebeen thirsty I haven't found any yet - the devil and abbe may
why don't you write me - simon and garfunkel
the boxer - simon and garfunkel
middle cyclone - neko case
two - the antlers
drifting - lee memorial
brain damage - jeffrey lewis and laura marling
legion - lindsay phillips
thought I was a gun - tim fite
chuggabug - fantastic terrific munkle


Don't be a fool tomorrow. Stay informed. 31st March.

whore - low
by and by - lay low
when you say that I don't care about you - tara simmons
years - attack in black
rococo zephyr - bill callahan
private joseph skelling - lee memorial
the west coast - anni rossi
mandy - beachfield
april fools - rufus wainwright
the loaf - darren hanlon
we'll find out - timber timbre
stay - the do
silver revolver - lady of the sunshine
young christians lament - m jack dee
shells - mirah
this thing in my chest - damon smith
today - gentle river band
way down in the hole - tom waits
body of an american - the pogues
so long - little red

freckle - elam blackman
boston - alexa woodward
all about love - the sun blindness
victory garden - the red crayola
abigail - the gin club
the whole is wide - marissa nadler
goodnight irene - the devil and abbe may


This week featured the live antics of The Fantastic Terrific Munkle. 24th March.

story of an artist - daniel johnston
I don't want to fight you - m jack dee
two weeks - grizzly bear
video party sleepover - darren hanlon
below it - peter broderick
howard moon - the devil and abbie may
non commercial lifestyle activities - mum smokes
pity dance - d m stith
rococo zephyr - bill calahan
chuggabug - the fantastic terrific munkle (live)
the 3 numbs - the fantastic terrific munkle (live)
the joy of the traffic king - the fantastic terrific munkle
lady - dennis wilson
mary come alive - marissa nadler
doubtful comforts - blue roses
cross oceans - first aid kit
you don't have to be a scientist - jeffrey lewis
lines are made for standing in - damon smith
the rodeo - vorn doolette
jose fernandez - the heart strings
dust bath birds - the balky mule
gone are the days - mirah
I do - swoop swoop
some perfext lie - maxine kauter
harpsichords - bombazine black
I had to tell you - the 13th floor elevators


Music from March 17th.

I might be wrong - radiohead
this thing in my chest - damon smith
heart paper lover - marissa nadler
in the indian ocean - swoop swoop
walk out - justin townes earle
these lights - blackchords
fool - little red
demon host - timber timbre
range - balky mule
doubtful comforts - blue roses
pigs - dm stith
the 3 numbs - the fantastic terrific munkle
oh sweet jaysus - the devil and abbe may
country of the future - mirah
a community service announcement - jonathan boulet
kate and gene - the gilbert gantry union
sau sos n tinnies - the little stevies
the old camera - rubi and jude
girls on the square - dent may
lucky number nine - the moldy peaches
thankful tangle - mckisko
jesus on big brother - the bedroom philosopher
confessional - bombazine black
fences - elam blackman
watermark - our broken garden
dark was the night - kronos quartet
la vieux soulard et sa femme - cleoma breaux and joseph falcon
rave on - m ward


A handsome family to a mongoose and everything in between on March 10th.

24 hour store - handsome family
what am I supposed to be doing? - bedroom philosopher
honkey donkey - the fantastic terrific munkle
faorite colour blue - tom brosseau
leaves in the river - sea wolf
fire on peshtigo - o'death
9 songs a problem - vorn doolette
cello song - the books feat. jose gonzalez
golden web - howling bells
generosity - mirah
freckle - elam blackman
wireless - the balky mule
oh paris - dent may
stories - bombazine black
sean gorman's dream #123 - swoop swoop
fire on fire - hangman
day - bill callahan
sau sos n tinnies - the little stevies
his mother's ring - jessica says
a window - learning music
I'm gonna get there - benfink
porquoi pas moi - stella
goodbye east, good bye west - madagascar
sad intro - c j shaw
borderline on fire - des miller
easy come easy go - marianne faithful
spirit to the bone - leader cheetah
raggedypack - mr silla & mongoose


Here's your stimulus package of songs for Tuesday March 3rd.


aspiration - yung wu
happy birthday jesus - vorn doolette
hey - elvis perkins
dust bath birds - the balky mule
jesus on big brother - the bedroom philospher
white as diamonds - alelea diane
I've smoked too much - lawrence arabia
my favorite boxer - of montreal
doubtful comforts - blue roses
never goin back - steve grady & cameron mckenzie
how david attenborough saved my love life - kate rowe
college town boy - dent may
jungle blues - c w stoneking
wasted life and times - leader cheetah
how many worlds - marianne faithful
the storm - high places
late of light - touch typist
un baiser une bombe - david lafore cinq tetes
no answer - elam blackman
confessional - bombazine black
the last of the kings - juke baritone
stars of leo - m ward
carnies - deep sea arcade
lawn bowls and linda rondstadt (ghost and tape remix) - underlapper
said one to the other - lisa mitchell
phenomena - akron family
what may kill - brian campeau
bastard eyes - s j esau


I'm in for the full amount for zero per cent on 24th February.

the crane wife 3 - marianne faithful
let it go - mardi lumsden & cameron mckenzie
around the lion legs - dm stith
harpsichords - bombazine black
freckle - elam blackman
landslide - kid sam
la bibliotheque - soy un caballo

no occasion - j tillman
don't forget me - neko case
digging in the ground - doug paisley
ask all - stuart o'connor
brother sport - animal collective
then came the sun - brian campeau
crying at the zoo - robert lastdrager
first love - emmy the great
fisher of man - m ward
the sleeping one beside me - jessica says
down from above - vetiver
the house under the hill - the finches
come down - beachfield
harmless lover's discourse - odawas
little tapioca (part timer remix) - underlapper
a difficult crossing - mckisko
from enemies - pork pies
sunny situation - elam blackman
just fry - peter jospeh head
we both have a feeling that you still want me - one ring zero
date to a funeral - the leaning towers


A fillet of folk, a side of psych, a courtesy to country on February 17th.

the dogs of b.a - mirah
then came the sun - brian campeau
crying at the zoo - robert lastdrager
deep blue sea - grizzly bear
to save me - m ward
hangman - fire on fire
august moon - gregory and the hawk
the wanting fire - girl most likely
mutiny - william elliot whitmore
pirate's gospel - alela diane
the sleeping one beside me - jessica says
side of the road - stuart o'connor
grey young amelia - b c camplight

from enemies - pork pies
contagious - learning music
amiss (tunng remix) - the long lost
how to rest - peter joseph head
blood - the middle east
love song for a play - cuthbert and the nightwalkers
river of dirt - marissa nadler
farewell this house - jackson mclaren
while you were sleeping - elvis perkins
the hollow boat - mckisko
moonlit suite - the lovetones
infinality - lindsay phillips
lay your head down - keren ann
sleepy tigers - her space holiday


This week joined live in the studio by Kate Rowe. Feb 10th.

arms - tunng
gypsy rose - ben kweller
from enemies - pork pies
i was young when i left home - antony and bryce dessner
star - jackson mclaren
i'm gonna get there - benfink
how david attenborough saved my love life - kate rowe (live)
song for frank - kate rowe (live)
a loree des bois - plants and animals
like dylan in the movies - belle and sebastian
thinking about you - tegan northwood
masterswarm - andrew bird
you painted yourself in - jolie holland
look a bleached coral faced crow with jewels for eyes - bearsuit
mess of me - buster fantastic
infinality - lindsay phillips
yesterdaysgarden - tim fite
i'd understand why - the hotclub of cowtown
no occasion - j tillman
psycho - lola flash
train song - feist and ben gibbard
dogsville - dirtweed
ben lee - ben lee
crouch end - deep sea arcade
somewhere there is a record of our actions - psapp
the suv song - dan kelly
sea of doubts - azure ray


February 3rd has come around like a merry go round.

the partisan - leonard cohen
down from above - vetiver
in a strange country - john gordon
legion - lindsay phillips
in a mirror - born ruffians
half full - dom cooley
the stallion - lucy lehmann
time takes its toll - ernest ellis (live)
kings canyon - ernest ellis (live)
the sound of someone leaving - the exiles
les jeunes pousees - francoiz breut
fitz and dizzyspells - andrew bird
ballade at thirty-five - carla bruni
done with love - whispertown 2000
a twist in the sky - lesser gonzalez alvarez
over the hill - john martyn
one glass - chris pickering
beach baby - bon iver
don't get too close - ryan morrison
nacho verduzco - kronos quartet
oh my god - jordy lane
drinking to forget - trevor ludlow and the hellraisers
last winter - fergus brown
little life - josephine foster
the barber - tim fite
reasons to quit - phospherescent
billy - texas tea
here we go - essie jain
polly put the kettle on - kitty daisy and lewis
family outing - kate rowe


When you fly the flag and it starts to sag, and the southern cross looks lost because people are being tossed, don't use it as an excuse for aggressive behaviour - its not your saviour its not a right to fight a raver, its just a rag with history that has displaced and disgraced, chased by its lovers who use it for cover. 27th January.

magnificent seventies - the american analogue set
before telling dragons - karl blau
the suv song - dan kelly
because - portal window
count on this - the frail
invincible - chris pickering
effigy - andrew bird
marshrat - psapp
a twist in the sky - lesser gonzalez alvarez
closing time - trevor ludlow & and the hellraisers
mean son of a gun - kitty daisy and lewis
halley wars - seekae
the party's over - phosphorescent
the ferry song - texas tea
wonderful - rufus wainwright
the sweet life - catherine traicos
as serious as your life - fourtet
nobody knows - the green mist
devices - the terrordactyls
closed on sudays - murrumbidgee jones
little garcon - born ruffians
fisherman's son - port o brien
a thousand stars at night - an emerlad city
wil bill jones - charlie parr
it can never be, it just is - james mccann
criminal - felicity groom
brand new age - ernest ellis
helicopter - m ward


20th January, 2009.

in the pines - smog
you - essie jain
down to the shore - texas tea
aeon - antony and the johnsons
john, she was never only dancing - fergus brown
in ear park - department of eagles
reasons to quit - phosphorescent
to build a home - cinematic orchestra
fred the dog - kate rowe
nobody knows - the green mist
dogsville - the green mist
everybody knows - leonard cohen
tenuousness - andrew bird
san francisco bc - silver jews
bluish - animal collective
will you follow me? - luke webb
beach baby - bon iver
tiago la - tiago la is losing the plot
some perfect lie - maxine kauter
chasing waterfalls - faux pas
1922 blues - charlie parr
the love me or die - c w stoneking
deep frieze - chris letcher
a pawn in their game - bob dylan
today - gentle river band
a widow's song - holly throsby
oh my god - jordy lane
california in popular song - the lucksmiths
the kombi song - emma davis and jack carty
clowne towne - xiu xiu


Dave's fave albums of 2008:

Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue
The Breeders - Mountain Battles
Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra
CW Stoneking - Jungle Blues


18th November. (Sad violin music). The last "In the Pines" for 2008. We pick up where we left off last week, playing the highlights of the year.

sleepdrunk - hjaltalin
the stallion - lucy lehmann
drops of water - lucky fonz III
red, yellow and blue - born ruffians
would you - holly throsby
ghost ships - nedelle
lady was a gypsy - howlin mary
we won't have to be lonesome - micah p hinson
october - pivot
dance dance dance - lykke li
ship made of stone - the dutchess and the duke
limbs may fall - khancoban
shaelem relagh - grand salvo
walking - the dodos
if you can't join them beat them - apricot pail
the milkman - the crooked fiddle band (live)
run leroy run - the crookeed fiddle band
b's jig - james yorkston
last ships - firekites
honey - chris pickering
furr - blitzentrapper
life is a dream - the kahn brothers
lenders in the temple - conor oberst
along the way - devotchka
the blizzard's never seen the desert sands - the tallest man on earth
dust storm - seagull
willow tree - chad vangaalen
party barge - silver jews


11th November. Yes its too early but for various reasons, here it is...Best of "In the Pines" 2008 - Part One.

the rip - portishead
hook and ladder - vetiver
fair and true - festival
the catcher's call - the sea thieves
love machine - the justin walshe folk machine
I still think of you - guy blackman
mr policeman - aleesha dibbs
it cam out of the wilderness - pete molinari
tane mahuta - the ruby sons
whatever floats - jesse younan
regalame esta noche - the breeders
red gumboots - hazzy bee
flume - bon iver
here's to everything - oblako lodka
inner island - el perro del mar
user to a carrier - clue to kalo
oh christine - the cave singers
objects in the mirror - sophie koh
this world is crazy - lonely drifter karen
for every field there's mole - bonnie prince billy
can I see you - frontiers in photography
klara - olof arnalds
veidiljod - benni hemm hemm
somewhere there's a place where I'll be fine - the darling downs
I remember - el may
here on in - ernest ellis
twighlight - dawn landes
he doesn't know why - fleet foxes
the love me or die - c w stoneking
rom rebellion - crooked fiddle band



The Obama vs McCain whithouse political election special. November 4th.

your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore - john prine
the flood pt 1 - the acorn
somethings wrong - john columbus
somewhere there is a record of our actions - psapp
magnolia farm - dead letter chorus
the national mitten registery - the lucksmiths
I've got my eye on you - streaky jake
sweetie pie - basic shape
green apples - matt church and the green apples
my crooked crown - her space holiday
an invitation - telefonica
democracy - leonard cohen
washington dc - the magnetic fields
vote the bastards out - the spooky men's chorale
loose lips - kimya dawson
brave son of america - c w stoneking
21st century pop song - hymie's basement
oxygen - willy mason
leaders of some - small sips
war on war - wilco
christ for president - billy bragg and wilco
america - allen ginsbourg and tom waits
white house blues - charlie poole
good morning hypocrate - electric president
only a pawn in their game - bob dylan
white people for peace - ben lee
your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore - mirah


28th October. Some spooky songs in the lead up to Halloween...

monster mash - hayseed dixie
from the start - the whispertown 2000
the passing - skipping girl vinegar
birds - frida hyvonen
premonition - nagisa ni te
the day in review - her space holiday
down to the river - kill devil hills
climbing giant numbers - the rectifiers
they are night zombies!they are neighbours! - sufjan stevens
is there a ghost - band of horses
and I love her - the spooky mens chorale
teenagers - department of eagles
talkin lion blues - c w stoneking
tomorrow we triumph - swoop swoop
bastard eyes - s j esau
good light - the lucksmiths
run leroy run - crooked fiddle band

only in your mind - everest
just for now - jill barber
can do - giant sand
the girl who threw her man into the deep - we grow up
radiant - benedict moleta
shake that devil - anthony and the johnsons
yesterdays garden - tim fite
convenience store - james mccann
a plateful brain - messer chups
dead man - m ward
heroes are people too - because of ghosts
bonecrusher - kirsty mcgee


On this day five years ago the world lost the physical presence of a man named Elliot Smith. 21st October, 2008.

oh well, okay - elliot smith
ed is a portal - akron family
shake that devil - anthony and the johnsons
good morning sun - qua
wedding song - old man river
night and day - the moondoggies
hillbilly music - kitty, daisy and lewis

wonder now - loveletting
the storm - high places
gone gone gone - the donkeys
jailhouse blues - c w stoneking
mother - jack ladder
somebody I used to know - elliot smith
I'm going to hell - chase the sun
the well - smog
sleepy tigers - her space holiday
raymond carver was never a friend of mine - the understudy
mulberry tree - we grow up
I rose again - dirtbird
last winter - fergus brown
happy bats - children of the wave
jessica simpson - adam green
drops of water - lucky fonz III
down by the river - low and dirty three
new disaster - elliot smith



14th October and this week Lisa Mitchell dropped by the studio and graced us with a couple of live songs...

space moth - stereolab
criminal - felicity groom
frustrating - s j esau
red, yellow and blue - born ruffians
mountains in the sky - tom cooney
talkin lion blues - c w stoneking
nothing's the same - koushik
o hark - lisa mitchell (live)
neopolitan dreams - lisa mitchell (live)
a belly to the sea - page france
the girl who threw her man into the deep - we grow up
pretty peggy o - paul clayton
the content is irrelevant - because of ghosts
you don' scare me - josh pyke
smells like teen spirit - patti smith
that'll be the plan - daniel martin moore
spoonstabber - borko
angelique - crooked fiddle band
nervous tonic - fletch's anecdote
everyone's eyes are much smaller - the aerial maps
furr - blitzentrapper
bloom - greg nelson
asa banca - forro in the dark


Tunes from the 7th October...

out in the night - the mekons
by dream - daniel martin moore
fleets in the fog - the curse of company
don't go dancin down the darktown strutter's ball - c w stoneking
furr - blitzen trapper
because - portal window
szomoru vasarnap - the unbending trees
convenience store - james mccann
run leroy run - crooked fiddle band
fanatics unplugged - woody woodham
joan of arc - leonard cohen
moonglow, lamp low - eleni mandell
the national mitten registry - the lucksmiths
everything is imminent - the sun blindness
mountains in the sky - tom cooney
spin theory - mountains in the sky
enjoy yourself - jolie holland
last cigarette - paul clayton
oppresions each - bright back morning light
my love - lykke li
the ark - the woods themselves
demarrer - the barons of tang
gypsy throttle - the barons of tang
into the stream - the tallest man on earth
postcard - karma county
from the mountain - lucky fonz III
mumma the rubber - made for chicken by robots
willow tree - chad vangaalen
love will come back again - calvin johnson

neopolitan dreams - lisa mitchell


The fasting is over, the new year is here, the economy is collapsing, but no need to fear. The sun will still rise, the world keeps on turning, just don't come around when my sheets are all burning. 30.9.08.

new years kiss - casiotone for the painfully alone
b's jig - james yorkston
happy