Artist	Song
Hot Tuna	Death Don't Have No Mercy
Bukka White	Fixin' To Die Blues
Son House	Death Letter
Mississippi Fred McDowell	Standing At The Burial Ground
The Be Good Tanyas	In My Time Of Dying
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Dark As A Dungeon
Bert Jansch	Where Did My Life Go
Bessie Smith	Down-Hearted Blues
John Lee Hooker	No Friend Around
Blind Boy Fuller	Homesick and Lonesome Blues
Bob Dylan	Sittin' On Top Of The World
Phil Ochs	I Kill Therefore I Am
Sonny Boy Williamson	Your Funeral and My Trial
Howlin Wolf	I Asked Her For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
Little Walter	Mean Old World
Johnny Cash	Hard Times
Paul Butterfield	One Room Country Shack
Cream	Born Under A Bad Sign
Rev Gary Davis	You Got To Move
Blind Willie Johnson	Dark Was The Night
Jorma Kaukonen	I Am The Light Of This World

Comment:

This is not a bunch of cheery songs. The selections here describe death, hard times, depression era problems,war, struggle, and loss. However, I love the blues with a passion, and it should be about suffering, I suppose. Not all the songs here are "classic" blues, whatever that means. There are a few more "folky" incursions. Despite the gloomy nature of the mix, I absolutely love these songs and wouldn't be without them. I finished with a cheery one to keep everyone's spirits up! There's something about listening to the blues which can actually cheer you up. I do not profess to understand why or how, but I enjoy the experience, and I truly hope you all will too. Peace and Best Wishes from Scotland.

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