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.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Playlist: July 22, 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: July 22, 2008


Artist – Song – Album – Record Company – Artist Website


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

Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet – It Ain’t Easy – Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet – Nettwerk – www.abigailwashburn.com; www.belafleck.com; www.caseydriessen.com; www.myspace.com/bensollee

The Biscuit Burners – Drank Up All the Whiskey – Take Me Home – Indidog – www.thebiscuitburners.com

Crooked Still – Baby, What’s Wrong with You? – Still Crooked – Signature Sounds – www.crookedstill.com


The Refugees – You Plant Your Fields – Unbound – Wabuko – www.therefugeesmusic.com

Lauren Monroe – My Love – The Freedom Sessions – Lauren Monroe – www.laurenmonroe.com

Star Anna – Bed That I Made – Crooked Path – Malamute – www.staranna.com


Catherine MacLellan – Stronger – Church Bell Blues – True North/High Romance – www.catherinemaclellan.com

Jenn Adams – Love Me Easy – Under the Gypsy Sky – White Boxer – www.jennadams.com

Jenny Goodspeed – Ease Into This Love – Under the Ash Tree – Shearwater – www.jennygoodspeed.com

Susan Gibson – Baby Teeth – New Dog, Old Tricks – For The Records – www.myspace.com/susangibson


Josh Ritter – Leaves & Kings – Josh Ritter – Rural – www.joshritter.com

Jonathan Byrd – Coyote – The Law & the Lonesome – Waterbug – www.jonathanbyrd.com

Jakob Dylan – Everybody Pays as They Go – Seeing Things – Columbia – www.jakobdylan.com

Sun Kil Moon – Blue Orchids – April – Caldo Verde – www.sunkilmoon.com


Tim Grimm (with The Malvinas) – Or Bust – Holding Up the World – Vault – www.timgrimm.com; www.themalvinas.com

Joan Baez – Requiem – Day After Tomorrow – Razor & Tie – www.joanbaez.com

Maria Muldaur (with Jenni Muldaur, Odetta, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, Phoebe Snow, Holly Near, etc.) – Down By the Riverside – Yes We Can! – Telarc – www.mariamuldaur.com; www.jennimuldaur.com; www.mc-records.com/html/odetta_landing.html; www. joanbaez.com; www.bonnieraitt.com; www.phoebesnow.com; www.hollynear.com


Neil Halstead – Witless or Wise – Oh! Mighty Engine – Brushfire – www.myspace.com/neilhalsteadofficial

Archie Fisher – Ride Through the Rainbow – Windward Away – Red House – www.redhouserecords.com

Johnny Flynn – Brown Trout Blues – A Larum – Lost Highway – www.myspace.com/johnnyflynn


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

Inara George with Van Dyke Parks – Rough Design – An Invitation – EverLoving – www.inarageorge.com; www.vandykeparks.com

Rebecca Martin – As for You, Raba – The Growing Season – Sunnyside – www.myspace.com/rebbytunes

Jessie Baylin – Lonely Heaven – Firesight – Verve Forecast – www.jessiebaylin.com


Ben Sollee (with Abigail Washburn) – Prettiest Tree on the Mountain – Learning to Bend – Thirty Tigers – www.myspace.com/bensollee; www.abigailwashburn.com

Mike & Ruthy – Beg & Borrow – The Honeymoon Agenda – Humble Abode – www.mikeandruthy.com

Ry Cooder – Spayed Kooley – I, Flathead: The Songs of Kash Buk & the Klowns – Nonesuch – www.nonesuch.com

Cephas & Wiggins – Step It Up & Go – Richmond Blues – Smithsonian Folkways – www.cephasandwiggins.net

Pat Donohue – Nordeast Rag – Freewayman – Bluesky – www.patdonohue.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

No comments: