Acoustic 1: When she thought of summer rain calling for her mind again, she lost the pain and stayed for more

Artist Song
Steeleye Span  Four Nights Drunk (Ten Man Mop, 1971) 
Phil Ochs  I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (I Ain't Marching Anymore, 1965) 
Belle and Sebastian  Piazza, New York Catcher (Dear Catastrophe Waitress, 2003) 
Richard and Mimi Fari±a  Pack Up Your Sorrows (Celebrations For A Grey Day, 1965) 
The Beta Band  Gone (Hot Shots II, 2001) 
Joanna Newsom  "En Gallop" (The Milk-Eyed Mender, 2004) 
Nick Drake  River Man (Five Leaves Left, 1969) 
Jolie Holland  I Wanna Die (Catalpa, 2004) 
Woody Guthrie  Hard Travelin' (Songs From Bound To Glory, 1977) 
The Carter Family  Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Bye And Bye) (Can The Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family, 2000) 
Billy Bragg  The Only One (Workers Playtime, 1988) 
Kings Of Convenience  I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Quiet Is The New Loud, 2001) 
The David Grisman Quintet  Opus 57 (The David Grisman Quintet, 1977) 
Alex Lloyd  Easy Exit Station (Watching Angels Mend, 2002) 
Sufjan Stevens  Holland (Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State, 2003) 
The Smiths  Back To The Old House (Hatful Of Hollow, 1984) 
Uncle Tupelo  Fatal Wound (March 16 - 20, 1992, 1992) 
Tom Waits  The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (Small Change, 1976) 
Iris DeMent  Pretty Saro (Songcatcher, 2001) 
Ewan MacColl  Ballad Of Accounting (Black And White: The Definitive Collection, 1990) 
Ballboy  Olympic Cyclist (Club Anthems, 2001) 
Kate and Anna McGarrigle  Swimming Song (Kate and Anna McGarrigle, 1975) 

Comment:

Began as a collection of acoustic guitar-based favourites, and gradually, more instruments seeped in, and so did a whole lot of folk and bluegrass...no percussion allowed anywhere, though. Nothing spectacularly original, but it took a long time and a lot of shuffling to get the flow right, and it's interesting to hear more modern tracks placed beside those from the 60s and before. In the middle of making this, there was suddenly a massive crash of thunder and a downpour outside, which was very welcome after days of humidity, so the title, from the Nick Drake track, seemed appropriate! Thanks to French Connection for the Alex Lloyd track - the atmosphere of this mix was partly inspired by his "Rainy Night..." mix, which I would highly recommend.
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Feedback:

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Sean Lally
Date: 6/13/2004
Wow. This is truly beautiful. Nice and moody.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 6/13/2004
Looks like you really nailed the vibe.
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Muzag
Date: 6/13/2004
Lovely looking mix, all the way.
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yertle-the-turtle
Date: 6/13/2004
love it.
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Dirk
Date: 6/13/2004
Looks wonderful!
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p the swede
Date: 6/13/2004
looking nice to me
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12vman
Date: 6/13/2004
beautiful
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G-Sphere
Date: 6/13/2004
So many good picks here. Very nice.
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The Misfit
Date: 6/13/2004
This looks to be a lovely listen.
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PradaMeinhof
Date: 6/13/2004
Looks very good. And got me thinking: is there really no percussion on "Back To The Old House"?

I'm off to the vinyl cupboard to check :)
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Dom1
Date: 6/13/2004
Wot I know I really like....is that u under the waterfall or a scene from Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here...have u been watchin Big Brother?....Good Stuff!
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g.a.b. l@bs
Date: 6/13/2004
Ditto Dom...Good Stuff !
It's mixes like this that really folk things up.
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ardenstreet
Date: 6/14/2004
YOWZA! I'd actually LOVE a copy of this CD... if you have the time! Look me up and let me know.
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Mo Twang!
Date: 6/14/2004
Very nice. I'd love to hear this.
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Bear
Date: 6/14/2004
Very nice indeed. Mmm.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 6/14/2004
This looks positively beautiful. Perhaps we can trade for it sometime.
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Jana
Date: 6/14/2004
This is so nice. Really lovely.
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krautfreak
Date: 6/14/2004
very well executed.
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Siobhan
Date: 6/14/2004
Sorry, I should have clarified, ardenstreet - I used the version of Back To The Old House which is on Hatful of Hollow - ie the John Peel Session - and it doesn't have percussion. However, the version on Louder Than Bombs does. So we're both right! :)
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Siobhan
Date: 6/14/2004
Er, not ardenstreet. PradaMeinhof, rather...
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Media Vixen: Radio Sally
Date: 6/14/2004
Love love love that Phil Ochs tune ... really nice job ... would love to hear it sometime!
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James Jackson
Date: 6/20/2004
I'm late in adding my two cents, but this is an absolutely wonderful mix. As a Kansas City boy, I love to see Iris DeMent turn up on mixes, plus there's so many other wonderful cuts that I can't namecheck them all. Excellent throughout!