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: 3rd week of February 2007

WEFT - 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL, US

Kevin Elliott, From the Joshua Tree Inn

P: 217-359-9338

E: kelliott28@hotmail.com

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Folk, country, bluegrass, etc… top 30

3rd week of February 2007

1. Tony Trischka – Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular – Rounder

2. Peter Rowan & Tony Rice – Quartet – Rounder

3. Anaïs Mitchell – The Brightness – Righteous Babe

4. Patty Griffin – Children Running Through – ATO

5. Norah Jones – Not Too Late – Blue Note

6. Lucinda Williams – West – Lost Highway

7. Matt the Electrician – One Thing Right – www.matttheelectrician.com

8. Jory Nash – Folk Jazz Blues & Soul – Thin Man

9. Eleni Mandell – Miracle of Five – Zedtone

10. David Bromberg – Try Me One More Time – Appleseed

11. Roy Forbes – Some Tunes for that Mother of Mine – AKA

12. Roddy Hart – Bookmarks – Compass

13. Holly Figueroa – Gifts & Burdens – www.hollyfigueroa.com

14. Martha Scanlon – The West Was Burning – Sugar Hill

15. Po’ Girl – Home to You – Nettwerk

16. Eric Bibb – Diamond Days – Telarc

17. Elisabeth Ames & the Countrypolitans – Anytime – Ultrapolitan

18. Southern Culture on the Skids – Countrypolitan Favorites – Yep Roc

19. Joe Goldmark – Seducing the ‘60s – Lo-Ball

20. Viktor Krauss – II – Back Porch

21. Eddi Reader – Peacetime – Compass

22. Chris Proctor – Ladybug Stomp – Sugarhouse

23. De Grassi/Manring/Garcia Trio – Demania – Tropo

24. Jane Hunt – Rebirth – www.violinvenus.com

25. Belinda Carlisle – Voila – Rykodisc

26. The Roches – Moonswept – 429 Records

27. Arlington Priest – The Memory of your Company – Crazy Neighbor

28. Jess Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter – Like, Love, Lust… – Barsuk

39. Storyhill – Storyhill – Red House

30. Art Garfunkel – Some Enchanted Evening – Rhino (tie)

30. JJ Grey & Mofro – Country Ghetto – Alligator (tie)

30. Jim Byrnes – House of Refuge – Black Hen (tie)

30. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha – Fat Possum (tie)

30. Julie Doiron – Woke Myself Up – Jagjaguwar (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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