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

WEFT folk, country, bluegrass, etc… top 40: 2nd 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
2nd week of May 2008

1. Beth Wood – Beachcomber’s Daughter – Mehaffey – www.bethwoodmusic.com
2. Catherine MacLellan – Church Bell Blues – True North/High Romance – www.catherinemaclellan.com
3. Robby Hecht – Late Last Night – Old Man Henry – www.robbyhecht.com
4. Krista Detor – Cover Their Eyes – CoraZong – www.kristadetor.com
5. Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark – Columbia – www.neildiamond.com
6. Eliza Gilkyson – Beautiful World – Red House – www.elizagilkyson.com
7. Rebecca Pidgeon – Behind the Velvet Curtain: Featuring Songs from the Motion Picture Redbelt – Hot Milk/Great American – www.rebeccapidgeon.com
8. Lucy Wainwright Roche – 8 More – Lucy Wainwright Roche – www.myspace.com/lwrlwr
9. The Weepies – Hideaway – Nettwerk – www.theweepies.com
10. She & Him – Volume One – Merge – www.myspace.com/sheandhim
11. Jenny Scheinman – Jenny Scheinman – Koch – www.jennyscheinman.com
12. Kathy Mattea – Coal – Captain Potato/Thirty Tigers – www.mattea.com
13. Rachael Davis – Antebellum Queens – EarthWork – www.rachaeldavis.com
14. Steppin’ In It – Simple Tunes for Troubled Times – EarthWork – www.steppininit.com
15. Boulder Acoustic Society – Boulder Acoustic Society – Boulder Acoustic Society – www.boulderacousticsociety.net
16. The Infamous Stringdusters – The Infamous Stringdusters – Sugar Hill – www.thestringdusters.com
17. The Stairwell Sisters – Get Off Your Money – Yodel-Ay-Hee – www.stairwellsisters.com
18. Old Man Luedecke – Proof of Love – Black Hen – www.oldmanluedecke.ca
19. Tony Trischka – Territory – Smithsonian Folkways – www.tonytrischka.com
20. Michael Doucet – From Now On – Smithsonian Folkways – www.folkways.si.edu
21. John Hiatt – Same Old Man – New West – www.johnhiatt.com
22. James McMurtry – Just Us Kids – Lightning Rod – www.jamesmcmurtry.com
23. Jack Williams – Don’t Let Go! – Wind River – www.jackwilliamsmusic.com
24. Annie Keating – Belmont – Annie Keating – www.anniekeating.com
25. Maggie Walters – Midwestern Hurricane – Maggie Walters – www.maggiewalters.com
26. Rain Perry – Cinderblock Bookshelves – Precipitous – www.rainperry.com
27. Newton Faulkner – Hand Built by Robots – Aware/Columbia – www.newtonfaulkner.com
28. Mason Jennings – In the Ever – Brushfire – www.masonjennings.com
29. Aimee Mann – @#%&*! Smiler – SuperEgo – www.aimeemann.com
30. Victor Wooten – Palmystery – Heads Up – www.victorwooten.com
31. Rachel Sage – Chandelier – MPress – www.rachelsage.com
32. Christine Albert – Paris, Texafrance – MoonHouse - www.christinealbert.com
33. Kris Delmhorst – Shotgun Singer – Signature Sounds – www.krisdelmhorst.com
34. Lissa Schneckenburger – {Song} – Footprint – www.lissafiddle.com
35. Sally Barris – Restless Soul – Wrensong – www.sallybarris.com
36. The Waifs – Sundirtwater – Compass – www.thewaifs.com
37. Dick Gaughan – Live! At the Trades Club – Greentrax – www.dickgaughan.co.uk
38. Chip Taylor – New Songs of Freedom – Train Wreck – www.trainwreckrecords.com
39. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus – Plans Gang Aft Agley – Edge City – www.edgecitytx.com
40. Pat Wictor – Sunset Waltz – Blue Risky Disc – www.patwictor.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

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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