Wisdom, Joy and Sorrow

Side A
Artist Song
Bob Dylan  Tangled Up In Blue (Blood On The Tracks, 1975) 
Michael Marra  Botanic Endgame (Posted Sober, 2000) 
Kate and Anna McGarrigle  Swimming Song (Kate and Anna McGarrigle, 1975) 
The Carter Family  Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Bye And Bye) (Can The Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family, 2000) 
Jim and Jesse  This World Is Not My Home (Old Country Church, 1964) 
Steeleye Span  Four Nights Drunk (Ten Man Mop, 1971) 
Dan·  PlTarßca an Tulaigh / The Red Bee (Dan·, 1997) 
Ralph Stanley  Old Man's Tears (with Emmylou Harris) (Saturday Night And Sunday Morning, 1992) 
Freakwater  You've Never Been This Far Before (Feels Like The Third Time, 1995) 
Jolie Holland  Sascha (Escondida, 2004) 
Laura Veirs  Chimney Sweeping Man (Carbon Glacier, 2004) 
Richard and Linda Thompson  The Dark End Of The Street (live) (Live (More Or Less), 1976) 
Stuart Duncan & Dirk Powell  Ruby With The Eyes That Sparkle ("Cold Mountain" Original Soundtrack, 2003) 
Iris DeMent  Pretty Saro (Songcatcher, 2001) 
John Renbourn  Alman / Melancholy Galliard (Mediaeval Almanack, 1989) 
James Taylor  You've Got A Friend (Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon, 1971) 
Christy Moore  Nancy Spain (live) (Live At The Point, 1994) 
Eliza Carthy  Cold Wet And Rainy Night / The Grand Hornpipe (Heat Light And Sound, 1996) 
Woody Guthrie  Hard Travelin' (Songs From Bound To Glory, 1977) 
Billy Bragg  Tender Comrade (Workers' Playtime, 1988) 
The Albion Band  House In The Country (Rise Up Like The Sun, 1978) 
Kate Rusby  Let The Cold Wind Blow (Little Lights, 2001) 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
June Tabor & Martin Simpson  Unicorns (A Cut Above, 1980) 
Nick Drake  Pink Moon (Pink Moon, 1972) 
Richard & Mimi Fari±a  Pack Up Your Sorrows (Celebrations For A Grey Day, 1965) 
John Martyn  Over The Hill (Solid Air, 1973) 
Cat Stevens  Into White (Tea For The Tillerman, 1970) 
Leonard Cohen  Suzanne (Songs Of Leonard Cohen, 1968) 
Joanna Newsom  "En Gallop" (The Milk-Eyed Mender, 2004) 
Bert Jansch  Blackwater Side (Jack Orion, 1966) 
Devendra Banhart  When The Sun Shone On Vetiver (Rejoicing In The Hands, 2004) 
Ewan MacColl  Ballad Of Accounting (Black And White: The Definitive Collection, 1990) 
Uncle Tupelo  No Depression (No Depression, 1990) 
Phil Ochs  I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (I Ain't Marchin' Anymore, 1965) 
Susan McKeown  The Hare's Lament (Lowlands, 2000) 
John Fahey  Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain (Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes, 1999) 
Tim Eriksen  John Colby's Hymn (Every Sound Below, 2004) 
Shirley Collins  Banks Of Sweet Mossom (Voices: English Traditional Songs [compilation], 1997) 
Alasdair Roberts  The Magpie's Nest (Crook Of My Arm, 2001) 
Andrew Bird  Don't Be Scared (Weather Systems, 2003) 
Bonnie "Prince" Billy  A Minor Place (I See A Darkness, 1999) 
Pete Seeger  Oh Mary Don't You Weep (live) (Live At Newport, 1994) 
Loudon Wainwright III  Dead Skunk (Album III, 1972) 
Norman Blake  You Are My Sunshine (Music From The Motion Picture "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", 2000) 

Comment:

Two discs of folk and folk-type stuff, made for a curious friend. I must admit that I have used some stuff on mixes before, so in some ways, this is more of a "compilation" - but ultimately they're all tracks which I thought would be the most suitable. The background to the cover is an American Civil War image, and the words of the title, to go with it, can be found in the Tim Eriksen track. And thank you to Laura Koenig who has definitely broadened my knowledge of all of this, and whose wonderful mixes provided a couple of the songs on here!
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oink! good stuff here.
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sport !
Date: 7/9/2005
GREAT stuff! GREAT mix.
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hemizen
Date: 7/9/2005
I agree with sport !
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do your war dance
Date: 7/9/2005
oh, wow, richard thompson, eliza carthy, bert jansch... you've got a good one here.
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Mo Twang!
Date: 7/9/2005
Wonderful! So many favorite artists here....
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The Misfit
Date: 7/9/2005
Lots of great selections!
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lostinthejazzmix
Date: 7/9/2005
Nice to see you back -- and with such an awesome mix. Love the mix of old vs. new/your side of the pond vs. ours. Very nice.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 7/9/2005
This looks great to me.
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Sean Lally
Date: 7/9/2005
This is all beautiful - I love seeing the Farinas and Ochs here, especially.
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James Jackson
Date: 7/9/2005
Lovely job with this, and a fine introduction for a curious friend. The Dylan opener is a fave of mine, and always good to see Kansas City resident Iris Dement pop up on a mix. Also loving the McGarrigles, Steeleye Span, Freakwater, Woody, Leonard, and Mr. Fahey, and great choice by Cat. Nice work.
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laura.witkowski
Date: 7/10/2005
Looks really good -- I remember my mom and grandpa listening to Steeleye Span when I was a child. They had an album that, if I recall correctly, had a whole bunch of little gold figures on the cover and I'd stare at it for hours...
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SMoss
Date: 7/10/2005
Wow Siobahn, this looks really nice.
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Pussy & Grits
Date: 7/10/2005
Excellent Mix!
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Salman1
Date: 7/11/2005
WOW. Quite an impressive mix you've compiled here. Should be a fantastic introduction to your curious friend.
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G-Sphere
Date: 7/11/2005
Wonderful from start to finish.
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Dead Man
Date: 7/11/2005
Looks like an excellent mix of US and UK folk. Your friend should be impressed.
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steelkillie
Date: 7/13/2005
Superb Siobhan.Where have you bee? It's good to have you back.
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p the swede
Date: 7/16/2005
interesting, love to hear it someday
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Laura_K
Date: 6/10/2006
Siobhan - I know you posted these a long, long time ago, but I've just now seen them. What a great introduction for your friend! Nice to see such a wide variety of folky stuff all in one place. Wonderful!