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.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Playlist: May 13, 2008

From the Joshua Tree Inn – the best in contemporary folk,
country & bluegrass ... & all those regions in between.

Now in its 22nd year ... hosted by Kevin Elliott for the past
12 years ... every Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM central time.

LISTEN TO THE PROGRAM ON-LINE AT: www.weft.org

WEFT, Community Radio 90.1 FM
113 N. Market St.
Champaign, IL, US 61820
217-359-9338

www.weft.org
www.kevinelliottmusic.com
www.folkplaylist.blogspot.com

kelliott28@hotmail.com


Playlist: May 13, 2008


Artist – Song – Album – Record Company – Artist Website


The Allman Brothers – Little Martha – Eat a Peach – Polydor – www.allmanbrothersband.com

The Infamous Stringdusters (with Tim O’Brien) – Get It While You Can – The Infamous Stringdusters – Sugar Hill – www.thestringdusters.com; www.timobrien.net

The Stairwell Sisters – Fitch Mountain Waltz – Get Off Your Money – Yodel-Ay-Hee – www.stairwellsisters.com

Kathy Mattea – Coming of the Roads – Coal – Captain Potato/Thirty Tigers – www.mattea.com

Old Man Luedecke – Wake Up Hill – Proof of Love – Black Hen – www.oldmanluedecke.ca

Mason Jennings – How Deep Is That River – In the Ever – Brushfire – www.masonjennings.com


Lucy Wainwright Roche – University Drive – 8 More – Lucy Wainwright Roche – www.myspace.com/lwrlwr

Eliza Gilkyson – Clever Disguise – Beautiful World – Red House – www.elizagilkyson.com

Robby Hecht – Chemicals – Late Last Night – Old Man Henry – www.robbyhecht.com

Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark – Home Before Dark – Columbia – www.neildiamond.com


Krista Detor – Icarus – Cover Their Eyes – CoraZong – www.kristadetor.com

Catherine MacLellan – Emily’s Song – Church Bell Blues – True North/High Romance – www.catherinemaclellan.com

Beth Wood – Strangest Angel – Beachcomber’s Daughter – Mehaffey – www.bethwoodmusic.com


Rebecca Pidgeon – Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Behind the Velvet Curtain: Featuring Songs from the Motion Picture Redbelt – Hot Milk/Great American – www.rebeccapidgeon.com

She & Him – Sentimental Heart – Volume One – Merge – www.myspace.com/sheandhim

The Weepies – Old Coyote – Hideaway – Nettwerk – www.theweepies.com


Annie Keating – Belmont (Alternate Version) – Belmont – Annie Keating – www.anniekeating.com

Maggie Walters – Anne Marie – Midwestern Hurricane – Maggie Walters – www.maggiewalters.com

Rain Perry – Girl on the Side – Cinderblock Bookshelves – Precipitous – www.rainperry.com

Jenny Scheinman – Shame Shame Shame – Jenny Scheinman – Koch – www.jennyscheinman.com


Boulder Acoustic Society – Walk – Boulder Acoustic Society – Boulder Acoustic Society – www.boulderacousticsociety.net

John Hiatt – Love You Again – Same Old Man – New West – www.johnhiatt.com

James McMurtry – The Governor – Just Us Kids – Lightning Rod – www.jamesmcmurtry.com


Jack Williams – Sittin’ on Top of the World – Don’t Let Go! – Wind River – www.jackwilliamsmusic.com

Steppin’ In It – Charles Hatfield’s Blues – Simple Tunes for Troubled Times – EarthWork – www.steppininit.com

Rachael Davis – Lonely When You’re Gone – Antebellum Queens – EarthWork – www.rachaeldavis.com

Aimee Mann (with Sean Hayes) – Ballantines – @#%&*! Smiler – SuperEgo – www.aimeemann.com; www.seanhayesmusic.com


Tony Trischka – Eighteen – Territory – Smithsonian Folkways – www.tonytrischka.com

Newton Faulkner – Sitar-y Thing – Hand Built By Robots – Aware/Columbia – www.newtonfaulkner.com

Michael Doucet – Le Two-step de Basile – From Now On – Smithsonian Folkways – www.folkways.si.edu

Victor Wooten – The Lesson – Palmystery – Heads Up – www.victorwooten.com


Kevin Elliott
From the Joshua Tree Inn – the best in contemporary folk,
country & bluegrass ... & all those regions in between.
Tuesday 6-8 pm central time.

LISTEN TO THE PROGRAM ON-LINE AT: www.weft.org

WEFT, Community Radio 90.1 FM
113 N. Market St.
Champaign, IL, US 61820
217-359-9338

www.weft.org
www.kevinelliottmusic.com
www.folkplaylist.blogspot.com
kelliott28@hotmail.com

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