GUMBO #204
Sunday, January 8, 1995 / Midnight - 3:00am
The (Mostly) Best of 1994 Special, Part Two
 
KCRW Santa Monica, 89.9 FM
KCRY Indio - Palm Springs, 89.3 FM
KCRU Oxnard - Ventura County, 89.1 FM
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     Opening Theme:  
     ALIAS RON KAVANA - Soweto Trembles (The Jo'burg Jig)
                        [THINK LIKE A HERO/Chiswick Records]

COWBOY MOUTH - Here I Sit In Prison [IT MEANS ESCAPE/Monkey Hill-Ichiban]
BOOZOO CHAVIS - Motor Dude Special [LIVE! AT THE HABIBI TEMPLE, LAKE 
     CHARLES, LA./Rounder]
DEAN MAGRAW - Saturn [BROKEN SILENCE/Red House]  Stunning guitar work, one
     of my favorites of 1994.  Guest appearance by Peter Ostroushko on
     several tracks.
THE GERALDINE FIBBERS - Fancy [7"/Big Jesus Enterprises]  Their 10" vinyl
     EP GET THEE GONE was on my faves list, but his one just came in,
     in a limited edition of 1000, right on the heels of their getting
     signed.  Alternative country/punk, sublime and riotous.  And great!
THE BUCKS - The Bucks Set: The Maid of Mt. Cisco/Bird in the Bush/ The
     Star of Munster/The Bucks of Oranmore/The Hunter's House [DANCIN' TO
     THE CEILI BAND/WEA Ireland]  The brilliant debutfrom the new band
     fearturing Ron Kavana and Terry Woods.  One of the best of '94, and one
     of the best contemporary Irish albums in years.  Too bad Woods has
     bailed already, but Kavana and the rest will continue.
 
THE NEVILLE BROTHERS - Brother Jake [LIVE ON PLANET EARTH/A&M]
CRESCENT CITY GOLD - Hang Tough [THE ULTIMATE SESSION/High Street] Allen
     Toussaint, Mac Rebennack, Lee Allen, and many more great New Orleans
     musicians combine talents for this appropriately titled recording.
THE RADIATORS - Little Paradise [BUCKET OF FISH/Croaker Records]  Another
     sizzling live set from the Fish Head Music guys.  Tops of '94.
SONNY LANDRETH - Creole Angel [SOUTH OF I-10/Zoo/
 
DAMA & D'GARY with MICHAEL DOUCET - Mpanjono Mody (The Fisherman's Return)
     [THE LONG WAY HOME/Shanachie]  Brilliant acoustic Malagasy roots
     music.   Beausoleil's Doucet sits in on fiddle on this one, and it
     works perfectly.
SHEILA CHANDRA - Speaking in Tongues III [THE ZEN KISS/Real World]
MAC-TALLA - Puirt-a-Beul (Domhnall Dubh an Domnallach ... etc) [MAIRIDH
     GAOL IS CEOL/Temple]
 
This week's 1:00am feature ... more cool country music among my faves of '94.
JOE ELY - White Line Fever [TULARE DUST: A SONGWRITER'S TRIBUTE TO MERLE
     HAGGARD/Hightone]
BOTTLE ROCKETS - Welfare Music [THE BROOKLYN SIDE/East Side Digital]
PALACE SONGS - Agnes, Queen of Sorrow [HOPE/Drag City]
WILCO - Passenger Side [demo]  By request.
UNCLE TUPELO - Anodyne (live) [THE LONG CUT + FIVE LIVE/Sire]  By request.
PETER ROWAN & THE ROWAN BROTHERS - Fair and Tender Ladies [TREE ON A HILL/
     Sugar Hill]
IRIS DeMENT - BIG CITY [TULARE DUST/Hightone]
 
DAVID LINDLEY & HANI NASER - She Took Off My Romeos/Pretty Girl Rules the
     World [OFFICIAL BOOTLEG - LIVE IN TOKYO/Pleemhead]  A '93 release,
     but it carries over to this year.  One of the best albums I've bought
     in years, and the #1 most-requested album in '93 (the year I didn't
     get to do a best-of show ...)  By request.
the subdudes - Angel To Be [ANNUNCIATION/High Street]  Wonderful third
     album from these New Orleanians expatriate in Colorado.  Soulful,
     funky folk-rock with a second-line groove.
LUKA BLOOM - Sunny Sailor Boy [TURF/Sire-Reprise]
DAVID GRAY - Made Up My MInd [FLESH/Hut USA]
 
Some favorite Irish and Scottish releases of '94, starting with a few new 
ones:
THE BOTHY BAND - Lucy Campbell/The Laurel Tree [LIVE IN CONCERT/BBC Records]
CHRISTY MOORE - Delirium Tremens [CHRISTY AT THE POINT LIVE/Newberry-Sony UK]
DEANTA - Hammy's Jigs [READY FOR THE STORM/Green Linnet]
ANDY M. STEWART - The Errant Apprentice [MAN IN THE MOON/Green Linnet]
ALTAN - Fermanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's/King George IV
     [ISLAND ANGEL/Green Linnet]  In omos do Fhrankie Kennedy, suaimhneas
     siorai da anam.
 
CHRIS DUARTE BAND - My Way Down [TEXAS SUGAR, STRAT MAGIK/Silvertone]
KEB' MO' - Come On In My Kitchen [KEB' MO'/OKeh-Epic]
TED HAWKINS - The Good and The Bad [THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS/Geffen]
GENO DELAFOSE - Ris et la Gres [FRENCH ROCKIN' BOOGIE/Rounder]
 
OYSTER BAND - Cry Cry [HOLY BANDITS/Ryko]
THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - What Would You Say [UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING/RCA]
RICHARD THOMPSON - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (live) [I MISUNDERSTOOD
     CD single/Capitol]  Not a part of the best of '94 or a new release, 
     but anyone with a decent request at 2:24am gets it played ...
LOS LOBOS - What's Going On? [JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM EAST L.A./Slash]