PLAYLIST TRADITIONS FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Both Ron Olesko and I were in attendance and alternated our hosting duties while we asked for your support in the annual WFDU fund-drive. The drive lasts for only 3 short weeks---not even close to the amount of time other non-commercial stations spend in fund drives yearly. I am certain that many of you will also agree that WFDU---and WFDU alone---has a personal relationship with the listeners. As I always say on the SUNDAY SIMCHA program--"..the eclectic weekend sound of WFDU"---which is accurate given the diversity of programming---Yiddish, Beatles, Americana, Doo Wop, Folk, etc;

Our sincere thanks for the support many of you showed us yesterday---actually "some" would a better word. Hopefully we will hear from more of you next week so that we can continued doing what we love and you can keep getting something I believe you treasure on the air---music with commentary and humor and not just music with the title scrolling along the bottom of your car radio dial.

If you would like to pledge via the web you can do this by going to http://www.wfdu.fm/ and following the prompts---you can also do it by writing to me at wfdutraditions@yahoo.com and just give me your name, address, amount and we will send you an envelope so you can fulfill your pledge.

Now a few faces to go with the voices you heard today:

THE YELLOW ROOM GANG

DAN BERGGREN





















And since we forgot to list John Prine and the song In Spite of Ourselves why not a shot of him and Iris DeMent ( who sang with him)


JOHN PRINE










IRIS DeMENT

















ARTIST/
PIECE/
ALBUM/
LABEL -/
Website/

Theme: HARVEY REID
Dirty Dish Rag
Solo Guitar Sketchbook
Woodpecker Records -
http://www.woodpecker.com/

DIRDY BIRDIES JUG BAND
Give to the Cause
Endangered Species
self -

ZACHARY STEVENSON
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
While I'm Here
self -
http://www.zacharystevenson.com/

JOHN GORKA
House in the Fields
Pure
Windham Hill -
http://www.johngorka.com/

RANDALL WILLIAMS
I Will Come for You
Praying for Land
self -
http://www.whereisrandall.com/

STEPHANIE BETTMAN
Evening Prayer Blues
Get Close To Me
self
http://www.stephaniebettman.com/

ELLIS
Coffee song
demo
self -
http://www.ellis-music.com/

RED MOLLY
The Mind of a Soldier
Love and Other Tragedies
self -
http://www.redmolly.com/

AMY SPEACE
Weight Of the World
2008/2009 Music to Life
Public Domain Foundation -
http://www.ellenbukstel.com/

DAN BERGRREN, PEGGY LYNN, DAN DUGGAN
Simple Faith
Jamcrackers
self
http://www.berggrenmusic.com/

TOM RUSH
River Song
What I Know
Appleseed Recordings
http://www.appleseedmusic.com/

DAVE VAN RONK
Entering Marion
To All My Friends Inn Far Flung Places
Gazzelle

ERIC BRACE & PETER COOPER
Omar's Blues #2
You Don't Have to Like Them Both
Red Beet Records -
http://www.redbeetrecords.com/

THE STAIRWELL SISTERS
Swing Low
Get Off Your Money
Yodel-ay-hee-
http://www.stairwellsisters.com/

GUY DAVIS
Ain't Goin' Down
Sweetheart Like You
Red House Records -
http://www.guydavis.com/

HANK WILLIAMS
Lovesick Blues
24 Hank Williams Greatest Hits
Polydor

THE YELLOW ROOM GANG
They Used To Play Baseball Here
Happy New Day
self
http://www.yellowroomgang.com/

KATE CAMPBELL
Galaxie 500
The Portable Kate Campbell
http://www.katecampbell.com/

ANTJE DUVEKOT
South
Big Dream Boulevard
Black Wolf Records -
http://www.antjeduvekot.com/

CAROLYN DOCTOROW
Mainline Prosperity Blues
Another Country
self -
http://www.carolinedoctorow.com/

REV. GARY DAVIS
Lovin' Spoonful
Rev. Gary Davis Live At Newport

Of course the final thought----the diversity which you proably see here. SO -- wfdutraditions@yahoo.com if you are so inclined---or even if your are standing up