Darkling Eclectica Playlists

Is slowly wending its way toward March, but remember it's got that extra day in at the end this year. Oh, those sneaky astronomers!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                      Episode 1873                     Sun., February 23, 2020                     4PM to 6PM

Artist                                  Title                                    Album                                Genre     New?
Charlie Haden Quartet West              The Long Goodbye                         Haunted Heart                        Jazz
Andy Statman                            On the Narrow                            Andy's Ramble                        Country
The Klezmorim                           Firen                                    Jazz Babies of the Ukraine           Jazz
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Bria Skonberg                           Blackbird Fantasy                        Nothing Ever Happens                 Jazz        XX
Danilo Perez                            Elegant Dance                            Motherland                           World
John Moreland                           In Times Between                         LP5                                  Folk        XX
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Andrei Petrov; Arvid Jansons,
  Leningrad Philharmonic Orch.          Songs of Our Days                        Andrei Petrov                        Classical
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Sinne Eeg & the Danish Radio Big Band   We've Just Begun                         We've Just Begun                     Jazz        XX
John Renbourne & Stefan Grossman        Snap a Little Owl                        Snap a Little Owl                    Folk
Oliver Nelson & his Orchestra           3, 2, 1, 0                               A Dream Deferred                     Jazz
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Jonathan Ng                             Rockhouse, Pt 1 & 2                      The Sphinx                           Jazz        XX
Frigg                                   Halling                                  Frigg                                World
Ed Palermo Big Band                     The Cowboy Song                          A Lousy Day in Harlem                Jazz        XX
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John McCutcheon                         Sculley's Reel/Morrison's Jig            Wind That Shakes the Barley          Folk
Andrea Petrity                          Conversations in my Head                 What If I                            Jazz        XX
Robert Earl Keen                        Farm Fresh Onions                        Farm Fresh Onions                    Country
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David Grisman Quintet                   Sea of Cortez                            Quintet '80                          Jazz
The Mills Brothers w/Bing Crosby,
  the Boswell Sisters, & Victor
  Young's Orchestra                     Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries          Songs of the Depression              Jazz
The Mills Brothers w/Bing Crosby        Dinah                                    Chronological, vol.1                 Jazz
The Mills Brothers                      I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home    Souvenir Album                       Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 6:13 PM 0 Comments

Were playing baseball with a bunch of Bulldogs from Fresno for a fair portion of the Anniversary Episode this year, but I got to hear a few of my favorite tunes at any rate.

And next week? We start Year Thirty-Seven!

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the           Episode 1872: Truncated 36th Anniverary              Sun. Feb. 16, 2020              4:38PM to 6PM

Artist                                Title                                  Album                                 Genre        New?
Dave Frishberg                        Zs                                     Frishberg Songbook, vol.1             Jazz
Jesse Belvin                          Goodnight, My Love                     Oldies But Goodies, vol.2             A-Play
Blue Murder                           I Bid You Goodnight                    Out on the Rolling Sea                Folk
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My Little Pony                        Make a Wish                            Magical Friendship Tour               Soundtrack
Deanta                                The Party: Spike and the Looney/
                                        The Magic Potion/Grainne's Jig       Ready for the Storm                   Folk
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Don Byron & Uri Craine                Blue Bubbles                           Bug Music                             Jazz
Bad Livers                            Lumpy, Beanpole & Dirt                 Industry and Thrift                   Folk
Joe Venuti & his Orchestra            Hiawatha's Lullabye                    Jazz in the Thirties                  Jazz
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Robert Earl Keen                      No Kinda Dancer                        No Kinda Dancer                       Folk
Baritone Madness                      Ready and Able                         Baritone Madness                      Jazz           XX
Brave Combo                           Mystery Spot Polka                     Polkas for a Gloomy World             World
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Bruce Cockburn                        Bardo Rush                             Crowing Ignites                       Folk           XX
Michael O'Neill Quintet w/Kenny
  Washington                          Invitation                             Still Dancin'                         Jazz
Asylum Street Spankers                Cakewalk                               Hot Lunch                             Country
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Roy Shield; The Beau Hunks            Gangway Charlie                        The Original Little Rascals Music     Soundtrack
Blue Plate Special                    The Hornet                             A Night Out With Blue Plate Special   Lounge
Randy Erwin                           The Id Polka                           Back Home                             Country
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David Grisman Quintet                 Opus 57                                David Grisman Quintet                 Jazz
The Mills Brothers                    Smoke Rings                            Chronological, vol.6                  Jazz
The Mills Brothers                    I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home  Souvenir Album                        Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 6:10 PM 0 Comments

My birthday's tomorrow, and the show's birthday's next week. I'll be 55 and the show'll be 36. It doesn't pay much to think about it, I've found...

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                       Episode 1871                        Sun., Feb 9, 2020                       4PM to 6PM

Artist                               Title                                    Album                                Genre        New?
Anat Cohen Tentet                    Goodbye                                  Happy Song                           Jazz
Red Clay Ramblers                    Wind and Rain                            Hard Times                           Folk
Ken Nordine                          Looks Like It's Going to Rain            Best of Word Jazz, vol.1             Jazz
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New Grass Revival                    Like a Child in the Rain                 When the Storm is Over               Country
The Flying Horse Big Band            Agua de Beber                            Good News!                           Jazz           XX
Bruce Cockburn                       Seven Daggers                            Crowing Ignites                      Folk           XX
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Heitor Villa Lobos; Aldo Parisot,
  Gustav Meier, Vienna State Opera
  Orchestra                          Concerto No.2 for Cello & Orchestra      Cello Concerti                       Classical
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Heitor Villa Lobos                   Embolada from Bachianas Brasileiras
                                       No.1                                   Choroi                               Classical
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Jane Bunnett & Maqueque              Momentum                                 On Firm Ground                       Jazz           XX
Tony Trischka                        Blown-Down Wall                          A Robot Plane Flies Over Arkansas    Folk
Herbert L. Clark; Gerard Schwarz,
  Gunther Schuller, Columbia
  Chamber Ensemble                   Neptune's Court                          Turn of the Century Cornet
                                                                                Favorites                          Classical
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Electric Squeezebox Orchestra
  w/Kenny Washington                 In a Sentimental Mood                    Matter Is                            Jazz           XX
Norman & Nancy Blake                 Dry Grass on the High Fields             Old and New                          Country
Stan Kenton Orchestra                The Peanut Vendor                        The Comprehensive Kenton             Jazz
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Ricardo Peixoto                      Morro da Paixao                          Scary Beautiful                      Jazz           XX
Byron Berline & the L.A. Fiddle
  Band                               Jack Rabbit                              Byron Berline & the L.A. Fiddle 
                                                                                Band                               Country
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom       Valley of the Giants                     Glitter Wolf                         Jazz           XX
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David Grisman Quintet                Devlin'                                  Hot Dawg                             Jazz
The Mills Brothers                   Goodbye Blues                            Chronological, vol.6                 Jazz
The Mills Brothers                   Let Me Dream                             Chronological, vol.5                 Jazz
The Mills Brothers                   I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home    SOuvenir Album                       Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 6:09 PM 0 Comments

Alas. But we're coming up on the show's 36th Anniversary Episode here in a couple weeks. Maybe we can have some groundhogs then?

Mike

Darkling Eclectica, the                       Episode 1870                     Sun., Feb. 2, 2020                     4PM to 6PM

Artist                                  Title                                  Album                              Genre     New?
John Hartford                           Bye-Bye                                Morning Bugle                      Country
Turtle Island String Quartet            Tempus Fugit                           Turtle Island String Quartet       Jazz
Joe McKenna                             Fisher's Hornpipe/Groves Hornpipe      Joe & Antoinette McKenna           World
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Baritone Madness                        June                                   Baritone Madness                   Jazz        XX
Shoebox Letters                         It is What it Is                       Buckle Up                          Country     XX
Mora's Modern Rhythmists                Charleston                             Devil's Serenade                   Jazz
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I Love a Mystery                        Bury Your Dead, Arizona, Part 5,
                                          (Dec 7, 8 & 9, 1949)                 Old Time Radio Shows               Spoken
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Lionel Hampton & Woody Herman           Caledonia                              Who's Who in Jazz                  Jazz
Pneuma                                  Who Has Seen the Wind?                 Who Has Seen the Wind?             Jazz        XX
Klezmer Conservatory Band               Flute Doyne                            Old World Beat                     World
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Ricardo Peixoto                         Velha Amizade                          Scary Beautiful                    Jazz        XX
Spectrum                                Hickory Wind                           Live in Japan                      Folk
Rachael & Vilray                        I Can't Go to Sleep                    Rachael & Vilray                   Jazz        XX
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Michael Vlatkovich 5 Winds              Natural Identical Flavors              Five of Us                         Jazz        XX
Sara Gazarek                            Easy Love                              Thirsty Ghost                      Jazz        XX
Open House                              Merengue                               Second Story                       Folk
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David Grisman Quintet                   Dawgma                                 Quintet '80                        Jazz
The Mills Brothers                      Too Many Irons in the Fire             Souvenir Album                     Jazz
The Mills Brothers                      Till We Meet Again                     Famous Barbershop Ballads vol.2    Jazz
The Mills Brothers                      I Guess I'll Get the Papers & Go Home  Souvenir Album                     Jazz

posted by MHPayne  # 6:18 PM 0 Comments