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 22, 2008

WEFT folk, country, bluegrass, etc… top 40: 3rd week of May 2008

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
B: www.folkplaylist.blogspot.com

Folk, country, bluegrass, etc… top 40
3rd week of May 2008

1. Krista Detor – Cover Their Eyes – CoraZong – www.kristadetor.com
2. Beth Wood – Beachcomber’s Daughter – Mehaffey – www.bethwoodmusic.com
3. Rebecca Pidgeon – Behind the Velvet Curtain: Featuring Songs from the Motion Picture Redbelt – Hot Milk/Great American – www.rebeccapidgeon.com
4. Eliza Gilkyson – Beautiful World – Red House – www.elizagilkyson.com
5. Jenny Scheinman – Jenny Scheinman – Koch – www.jennyscheinman.com
6. Robby Hecht – Late Last Night – Old Man Henry – www.robbyhecht.com
7. Sean Hayes – Flowering Spade – Ambient Egg - www.seanhayesmusic.com
8. Maggie Walters – Midwestern Hurricane – Maggie Walters – www.maggiewalters.com
9. Catherine MacLellan – Church Bell Blues – True North/High Romance – www.catherinemaclellan.com
10. The Watson Twins – Fire Songs – Vanguard – www.thewatsontwins.com
11. She & Him – Volume One – Merge – www.myspace.com/sheandhim
12. The Weepies – Hideaway – Nettwerk – www.theweepies.com
13. Angel Band – With Roots & Wings – Appleseed - www.angelband.net
14. Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark – Columbia – www.neildiamond.com
15. John Hiatt – Same Old Man – New West – www.johnhiatt.com
16. James McMurtry – Just Us Kids – Lightning Rod – www.jamesmcmurtry.com
17. Sonny Landreth – From the Reach – Landreth – www.sonnylandreth.com
18. Jack Williams – Don’t Let Go! – Wind River – www.jackwilliamsmusic.com
19. Christine Albert – Paris, Texafrance – MoonHouse - www.christinealbert.com
20. Rachael Davis – Antebellum Queens – EarthWork – www.rachaeldavis.com
21. Steppin’ In It – Simple Tunes for Troubled Times – EarthWork – www.steppininit.com
22. Old Man Luedecke – Proof of Love – Black Hen – www.oldmanluedecke.ca
23. The Stairwell Sisters – Get Off Your Money – Yodel-Ay-Hee – www.stairwellsisters.com
24. Northern Lights – One Day – Fifty Fifty – www.northernlightsband.com
25. The Deadly Gentlemen – The Bastard Masterpiece – Deadly Gentle – www.deadlygentlemen.com
26. Hungrytown – Hungrytown – Listen Here! – www.hungrytown.net
27. Kate Power & Steve Einhorn – Brick & Mortar – Quality Folk – www.qualityfolk.com
28. Peter Siegel – Living in Rome – Real Peoples – www.petersiegel.com
29. Michael Doucet – From Now On – Smithsonian Folkways – www.folkways.si.edu
30. Tony Trischka – Territory – Smithsonian Folkways – www.tonytrischka.com
31. Jeff Coffin & Charlie Peacock – Arc of the Circle – Runway – www.jeffcoffin.com; www.charliepeacock.com
32. Lucy Wainwright Roche – 8 More – Lucy Wainwright Roche – www.myspace.com/lwrlwr
33. Sally Barris – Restless Soul – Wrensong – www.sallybarris.com
34. Kris Delmhorst – Shotgun Singer – Signature Sounds – www.krisdelmhorst.com
35. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus – Plans Gang Aft Agley – Edge City – www.edgecitytx.com
36. Kathy Mattea – Coal – Captain Potato/Thirty Tigers – www.mattea.com
37. Rachel Sage – Chandelier – MPress – www.rachelsage.com
38. Lissa Schneckenburger – {Song} – Footprint – www.lissafiddle.com
39. The Waifs – Sundirtwater – Compass – www.thewaifs.com
40. Dick Gaughan – Live! At the Trades Club – Greentrax – www.dickgaughan.co.uk

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

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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