GUMBO #205
Sunday, January 15, 1995 / Midnight - 3:00am
The (about half) Best of '94, mixed with lots of new stuff 

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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]

KEITH FRANK - What's His Name? [WHAT'S HIS NAME/Maison de Soul]  Debut 
     album by the son of zydeco great Preston Frank
KATELL KEINEG - Destiny's Darling [O SEASONS O CASTLES/Elektra] B. o'94.
GEORGE PORTER JR. & RUNNING PARDNERS - Woogie Boogie [THINGS AIN'T WHAT
     THEY USED TO BE/Tranvideo]  The funkiest bass player alive (of the
     funky Meters] with his own band's 2nd outing, recorded live at
     Jazzfest.  B. o'94.
THE CHIEFTAINS with STING - Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) [THE LONG BLACK VEIL/
     RCA]  You haven't lived until you've heard Sting sing in phonetic
     Irish ... and until you've seen the staid-looking Chieftains posing
     with the Rolling Stones.  Bizarre as the concept is, this is a very
     good album, with additional appearances by Ry Cooder, Sinead O'Connor,
     Van the Man, et al.
THE BOTHY BAND - The Kesh Jig/Give Us a Drink of Water/The Flower of the
     Flock/Famous Ballymots [LIVE IN CONCERT/BBC Records]
 
THE JAYHAWKS - Blue [TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS/American]  Brand-spanking
     new, and mighty fine stuff.
HIGH NOON - Crazy Mixed Up World [TEXAS STYLE/Exile Records]  Terrific
     country/rockabilly band from Austin.  Picked up this 10" vinyl blind
     on a trip to Aron's.
COWBOY MOUTH - Hey Bartender [IT MEANS ESCAPE/Monkey Hill-Ichiban]  A Paul
     Sanchez song from his solo album, done up country-style with some great
     pedal steel here.  
BECK - Rowboat [STEREOPATHETIC SOULMANURE/Flipside]  Quiet, acoustic stuff
      like he played opening for Johnny Cash the other week.  Guitar,
     slide guitar, a drum with brushes.  Great.  (The day after the Cash
     gig, my friend Terry saw Beck at the Virgin Megastore looking for
     Johnny Cash box sets ...)
ROSE MADDOX - Sin City [$35 AND A DREAM/Arhoolie]  Brand new stuff from
     the Queen of the West, sounding as great as ever.  I thought this 
     Gram Parsons tune was appropriate, on the eve of the anniversary
     of the ol' earthquake that didn't quite put me in the poorhouse ...
 
JUNE TABOR - Shameless Love [AGAINST THE STREAM/Green Linnet]  Quiet and
     dark, this new one.  I love it, though!
DAVID GRISMAN & TONY RICE - I Don't Want Your Mandolins, MIster [TONE POEMS/
     Acoustic Disc]  B. o'94.
 
The 1:00am feature .. The Man in Black.
JOHNNY CASH - Folsom Prison Blues [THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH/Columbia]
JOHNNY CASH - Orange Blossom Special [ESSENTIAL]
MINGO SALDIVAR Y SUS QUATROS ESPADAS - Rueda de Fuego [MARIE/Espada]
     A norteno version of "Ring of Fire", in Spanish with accordion!
JOHNNY CASH - Five Feet High and Rising [ESSENTIAL]  By request.
THE GRATEFUL DEAD - Big River [ONE FROM THE VAULT/Grateful Dead Records]
PANSY DIVISION with CALVIN JOHNSON - Jackson [7" single/B Records]
     June Carter came out and sang this with Johnny at the show last week.
     This version is by a San Fransicso homocore punk band, with former
     Beat Happening and current Halo Bender (and owner of B Records, who
     put out Beck's ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE release).  Saw this in the
     singles bin at Aron's and couldn't resist.  Wild stuff!
JOHNNY CASH - Rock Island Line [ESSENTIAL]
JOHNNY CASH - Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues [ESSENTIAL]
JOHNNY CASH - Redemption [JOHNNY CASH/American Recordings]
 
CHRISTY MOORE - Knock [CHRISTY AT THE POINT LIVE!/Newberry-Columbia UK]
SEAMUS BEGLEY & STEPHEN COONEY - Kings of Kerry [MEITHEAL/Hummingbird]
TADHG MAD DHOMHNAILL - Mo Mhaire [RAIFTEIRI SAN UNDERGROUND/Clo Iar-
     Chonnachta]
THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS - The Log Spiltter Set [CAPERNAUM/Green Linnet]  
     B. o'94.
 
KRISTI GUILLORY & BILL GRASS - Allons au Fais Do-Do [REVEILLE/Swallow]
     Amazing stuff.  Guillory is 15 years old, plays the accordion
     brilliantly already, and has a powerful voice.  Grass is 18, a
     recent high school grad, and a Louisiana All-State filddle champion.
     They play traditional and newly-written songs in the tradition,
     and no member of the gband is over 20.  The future of Cajun music
     is assured.
STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS - La Pointe aux Pis [LIVE!/Rounder] B. o'94.
DENNIS McGEE - La Valse du Vacher (The Cowboy Waltz) [THE COMPLETE EARLY
     RECORDNGS/Yazoo]  A Best of '94 release of songs from the '20s and '30s.
     Finally gathered and remastered, this is brilliant stuff.  McGee
     wsa the godfather of Cajun fiddlers, and is highly revered.  Essential.
BEAUSOLEIL - Chez Denouse McGee [L'ECHO/Forward-Rhino]  Mike Doucet
     sings of the good times, great music and strong coffee he had over
     the years at Dennis' house.  B. o'94.
THE BALFA BROTHERS - Parlez-Nous a Boire [THE BALFA BROTHERS PLAY TRADITIONAL
      CAJUN MUSIC/Swallow]
 
MARIACHI REYES DEL ASARREDERO - El Pasajero [SONES FROM JALISCO/Corason]
LOS PREGONEROS DEL PUERTO - La Guacamaya [MUSIC OF VERACRUZ/Rounder]
PEDRO ROCHA y LUPE MARTINEZ - Gregorio Cortez [CORRIDOS Y TRAGEDIAS DE LA
     FRONTERA/Arhoolie]  New box set with CD and huge booklet.
 
RINKEN BAND - ??? (in Japanese) [RINKEN BAND]  Music from Okinawa, 
     by request.  I don't know the title.
SHOUKICHI KINA - Subete No Hito No Kokoro Ni Hanna O (Flowers of My Heart)
     PEPPERMINT TEA HOUSE/Luaka Bop]
HUUN-HUUR-TU - Chiraa-Khoor [THE ORPHAN'S LAMENT/Shanachie]  More great
     khoomei (throat-singing) from Tuva, in a band setting.
PETE SEEGER - Russian Folk Themes & Yodel [DARLING CORY & THE GOOFING-OFF
     SUITE/Smithsonian-Folkways]
 
THE POGUES - Dirty Old Town [RUM, SODOMY & THE LASH/Rough Trade]  By request.
REBIRTH BRASS BAND - Rollin' [ROLLIN'/Rounder]