Kevin Elliott corresponds with musicians, scours music magazines, contacts record companies, tracks down indy labels, listens for hours on end and finally culls the best of the best. His playlist influences DJs and music lovers from around the globe.

For 12 years Kevin has hosted "From The Joshua Tree Inn" which airs on Tuesday’s from 6-8pm on WEFT 90.1FM in Champaign IL.

All the years of listening have not only resulted in a radio program that has touched many, but have materialized in Kevin’s own unique take on the sound of contemporary folk in his own compositions.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

WEFT folk, country, bluegrass, etc… top 30: 2nd week of January 2007

WEFT - 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL, US

Kevin Elliott, From the Joshua Tree Inn

P: 217-359-9338

E: kelliott28@hotmail.com

W: www.kevinelliottmusic.com

Folk, country, bluegrass, etc… top 30

2nd week of January 2007

1. Vince Gill – These Days – MCA Nashville

2. Abigail Washburn – The Sparrow Quartet

3. Mad Agnes – Revenants – Mad Agnes

4. Chris Pureka – Dryland – Sad Rabbit

5. Natalia Zukerman – Only One – Talisman

6. Jenny Bruce – Left of July – www.goodgirl.com

7. Amy Speace – Songs for Bright Street – Wildflower

8. Ralston Bowles – Carwreck Conversations – Soft Butter

9. JP Jones – Magical Thinking – Vision Company

10. Joe Strell – Enormous Morning – Dansbane

11. Claudia Schmidt – Spinning – Pragmavision

12. Erin McKeown – Sing You Sinners – Nettwerk

13. Kim & Reggie Harris – Get on Board! – Appleseed

14. Carly Simon – Into White – Columbia

15. Isobel Campbell – Milkwhite Sheets – V2

16. Richard Thompson – 1000 Years of Popular Music – Cooking Vinyl

17. Del McCoury Band – The Promised Land – Sugar Hill

18. Alecia Nugent – A Little Girl … A Big Four-Lane – Rounder

19. Norah Jones – Not Too Late – Blue Note

20. Lucinda Williams – West – Lost Highway

21. America – Here & Now – Burgundy

22. Bill Kirchen – Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods – Proper

23. Ray Mason Band - Don't Mess with Our Routine - Hi-N-Dry

24. Jon Dee Graham – Full – Freedom

25. Leigh Nash – Blue on Blue – One Son

26. Bird York – Wicked Little High – Narada

27. Charlotte Martin – Stromata – Dinosaur Fight

28. Alice Peacock – Who I Am - Universal

29. Steffen Basho-Junghen – Late Summer Morning – Strange Attractors

30. Ottmar Liebert – One Guitar – SSRI (tie)

30. David Qualey – One Way Home – DQMusic (tie)

30. Keith Jarrett – The Carnegie Hall Concert – ECM (tie)

Compiled by:

Kevin Elliott

From the Joshua Tree Inn - the best in contemporary folk,

country & bluegrass ... & all those regions in between.

Tuesday 6-8 pm

WEFT, Community Radio 90.1 FM

113 N. Market St.

Champaign, IL, US 61820

217-359-9338

www.weft.org

www.kevinelliottmusic.com

kelliott28@hotmail.com

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