Sunday, January 27, 2013

PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA JANUARY 27, 2013

Comments, queries, and requests are alway welcom via e mail to sundaysimcha@yahoo.com  or USPS to WFDU/Simcha 1000 River Road Teaneck, NJ  07666

Keeping Yiddishkeit on the air is one of the slogans that appears on the bumper stickers that WFDU has out there---to do that we will need your support next week (and in the following 2 weeks) during the annual fundraiser.   Do you know of any other station that is commercial free and does so little in the fundraising area?   Do you know of any other station that delivers such eclectic programming all commercial free?  Your support is needed.  Perhaps more than some other stations on the left and center of the dial (if you even have a dial anymore) that come to you with pleading on an ongoing basis and, one of them, delivers, basically, what you hear on commercial stations.  So---the positive side---be a pledger---we don't do memberships since it is radio and it is FREE to all.  It may be FREE but the cost is losing it if we don't get the minimal help requested.

Some faces to go with today's voices--



How could I resist this tribute to "Dear Abby"---and now you know who John
Prine is---and find more of him on TRADITIONS






ARTIST   /   PIECE
    ALBUM   /   LABEL
       WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
 THE KLEZMER MTN.BOYS       A Redl & A Volich (theme)
    Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mtn. Boys      Ind      www.margotleverett.com



METROPOLITAN KLEZMER        Shadkhin Tango / Rumanian Medley Surprising Finds                                  Ind       www.metropolitankllezmer.com

AARON LEBEDEFF                       Roumania Roumania
                78 Single                                                Vocalion


ZALMEN MLOTEK /ADRIENNE COOPER      Moishe Halt Zikh
     Ghetto Tango                 Traditional Crossroads            www.folksbiene.org

ZALMEN MLOTEK /ADRIENNE COOPER      Amerika Hat Geklerk
    Ghetto Tango                    Traditional Crossroads         www.folksbiene.org

LARRY MILDER        Going To The Temple
            American Psalm            Song of Songs Music      www.larrymilder.com

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COMEDY CORNER===

HENNY YOUNGMAN    Atlantic City Standup Routine
                  VHS Tape--Personal Copy

JOHN PRINE                      Dear Abby (how could I resist to remember Ms.Phlllips))
                  Sweeet Revenge                                            www.ohboy.com

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JAN PEERCE                    Sha Shtil
              The Yiddish Dream              Vanguard Classics

JAN PEERCE                Oif'n Pripetchok
               The Yiddish Dream           Vanguard Classics

WOLF KRAKOWSKI        Yeder Ruft Mich Zhamel
             Transmigrations                Kamea Music                     www.kamea.com
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Monday, January 21, 2013

PLAYLIST TRADITIONS JANUARY 20, 2013

Comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to wfdutraditions@yahoo.com  or USPS to WFDU/Bill Hahn 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666.   You might also go to Facebook and "like" us on our page-- www.facebook.com/wfdusundaysimcha/traditions   85 likes---going for 100 (this week).

My congratulations to the winner of the Sandy Cash CD---now, I hope, you will get others for a price during our fundraiser in Feb,   The station needs your support so it can maintain what I call---The Eclectic Wknd Sound of WFDU.  Hey,  where do you get Sunday Simcha followed by one who should be a legendary DJ presenting a wonderful potpourri that you won't find anywhere else.   During our pledge drive he will be there with me for Sunday Simcha in case you want to chat with him.

I do hope that our brief commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today was meaningful and enjoyable, as entertainment programs should be. 

One other request---if you find the playlist and the commentary (or if you want more commentary) let me know via this site (comments) since it does take time to put together and I hope it meets your expectations .  If you have other thoughts please let me know.

Some faces to put with today's voices---








ARTIST    /   PIECE
      ALBUM    /   LABEL
             WEBSITE


Theme: HARVEY REID Dirty Dish Rag Solo Guitar Sketchbook Woodpecker www.woodpecker.com

HOUR 1

THE MOSSTINS        Snow Snow
             Demo                                             Ind             www.studioredhook.com

SANDY CASH        The Banks of Freedom
            Voices From The Other Side           Bud-Man Music    www.sandycash.com

MARA LEVINE   The Dutchman
          Jewels & Harmony                              Ind              www.maralevine.com

ERIC BOGLE           The Promise
      Festival Folk Song---Eric Bogle    Troubador Foundation   www.ericbogle.net

THE MOSSTINS       Who Knows Where The Time Goes
              Demo                                           Ind              www.studioredhook.com

CAROLANN SOLEBELLO        Downtown
             Threshold                         Elizabeth Records   www.carolannsolebello.com

DAVID OLNEY         Walk Downtown
               High Wide & Lonesome                     Philo        www.davidolney.com

PETULA CLARK           Downtown
                 45 Single                                                 Astor

TOM WAITS                  Downtown
               Heart Attack & Vine                             Asylum

HARRY BELAFONTE        Hava Nagilla
               Live At Carnegie Hall                           RCA

THE TALBOT BROS.      Man Smart---Woman Smarter
           The Talbot Brothers                 Bermuda Records

IRIS DEMENT               Our Town
                    Infamous Angel Rounder www.irisdement.com

TOBY WALKER      St. Louis Tickle
                Speechless                             Ind                  www.littletobywalker.com


HOUR 2

  WE COMMEMORATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR---

LAURA WARFIELD       Live In My World
          Rocket To The Moon                   Samstar Music

BOB MARLEY One Love
           The Very Best of Bob Marley       Imvd

KIM & REGGIE HARRIS /MAGPIE Rainbow Race Simplicity Appleseed Recordings www.kimandreggie.com

NOEL PAUL STOOKEY One And Many One And Many New World www.noelpaulstookey.com

KATE CAMPBELL Montgomery To Mobile 1000 Pound Machine Large River Music www.katecampbell.com

BOB MARLEY                     Buffalo Soldier
   The Very Best of Bob Marley              Imvd

KIM & REGGIE HARRIS /MAGPIE    These Three Are On My Mind
     Spoken In Love              Long Tail Records       www.kimandreggie.com

MOMS MABLEY                 Abraham Martin and John
           VHS Tape--Personal Copy

PETE SEEGER       We Shall Overcome
                 We Shall Overcome                        Columbia
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VOICES TO KEEP REMEMBERING---
PHIL OCHS       Changes
                While I'm Here                      Personal Copy

TOWNES VAN ZANDT     Tecumsah Valley
      The Best of Towns Van Zandt            Tomato        www.tomatorecords.com


JOHN HARTFORD       Gentle on My Mind
       Gentle On My Mind                        RCA=

KATE WOLF Hold On To Me Babe Looking Back At You Rhino www.katewolf.com

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TOWNES VAN ZANDT           Tecumsah Valley
      The Best of Towns Van Zandt        Tomato     www.tomatorecords.com

JOHN HARTFORD          Gentle on My Mind
           Gentle On My Mind                             RCA

KATE WOLF                Hold On To Me Babe
           Looking Back At You             Rhino                          www.katewolf.com

HOUR 3

THE VILLAGE DUDES      Smile & Show Some Skin
                MP3 from Rod Macdonald

MICHAEL SMITH                  Poor Maurice
           Old Man Dancing                            Ind          www.michaelpetersmith.com

TROUT STEAK REVIVAL             Darling Corey
                Flight                                          Ind

THE OUTSIDE TRACK        Mountain Road
              Flash Company                           Ind                 www.theoutsidetrack.com

BOB FRANKE                   Acid Polka
         The Other Evening in Chicago       Waterbug                www.bobfranke.com

BOB FRANKE         Alleluja, The Great Storm Is Over
       The Other Evening in Chicago       Waterbug                    www.bobfranke.com

CARY CREED              A Band of Twelve
          Peace of Wild Things                 Azelea City            www.careycreed.com

CARY CREED        Grateful
           Peace of Wild Things                Azelea City            www.careycreed.com

RED ROCK RONDO    Nicholas Plays The Moonlight Sonata
  Zion Canyon Song Cycle   Steamboat Mountain Records  www.redrockrondo.com

LORETTA HAGEN                 Hello Mountain
                Sundown  Till Dawn        Bearfort recordings   www.lorettahagen.com
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THE TOPS IN POPS, THE BEST IN THE WEST, THE THRILLS OF THE HILLS

ERNEST TUBB       The Lord Knows I'm Drinking
               Another Story                       Bear Family

RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOT     Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild Wild Women
               Roll On Buddy              Essential Media          www.ramblingjack.com

DOLLY PARTON       Harper Valley PTA
           Dolly Parton                                RCA                    www.dollyparton.com

JUST A SHORT STORY TODAY--

JOAN BAEZ      The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
          Blessed Are…                                Vanguard            www.joanbaez.com
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA JANUARY 20, 2013

Comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to sundaysimcha@yahoo.com  or USPS to WFDU/Simcha 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666

You may notice that on today's program we commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. and it represented the days of great Jewish/Negro (MLK's term) unity.  For a wonderful afternoon of music celebrating Black History Month and great music please join me on Jan.26 at 2 PM at The Orangeburg Library in Orangeburg NY.   The program is FREE but reservations are needed---call 845 359-2244 since seating is limited.  The artists are the most memorable and talented KIM & REGGIE HARRIS.   You have heard them on both of my programs.

Some faces to put with today's voices---

This is the one I could not play on the air---or shouldn't. The funniest to me is on a recording I have and during fundraiser I will offer that track to you for a pledge of $50.00. Trust me---it is hysterical and very Jewish oriented---along with Southerners.



THE LATE ADRIENNE COOPER---Such a lovely and lively person---Rest In Peace


ARTIST   /     PIECE
      ALBUM   /   LABEL
            WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
 THE KLEZMER MTN.BOYS      A Redl & A Volich (theme)
  Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mtn. Boys    Ind        www.margotleverett.com



THE KLEZMATICS                     Katz und Moyz
       Shteyte Oif !                                              Rounder   www.theklezmatics.com

ROBYN HELZNER             Yehi Shalom
                  A Fire Burns                                            Ind         www.helzner.com

CONNIE FRANCIS                 Hava Nagilah
                       Sings Jewish Favorites                            MGM

HARRY BELAFONTE                Hava Nagilah
              Belafonte At Carnegie Hall                               RCA

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PETE SEEGER     We Shall Overcome
           We Shall Overcome Carnegie Hall Concert                        Columbia

LBJ       We Shall Overcome Speech
                 VHS Tape==peprsonal copy

ADDRIENNE COOPER      Peace In The Streets
                Enchanted                      Golden Horn Records   www.goldenhorn.com

EARTHA KITT                             Shalom
             Black Sabbath                      Idelsohn Society    www.idelsohnsociety.com
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COMEDY CORNER--



HENNY YOUNGMAN       Stand Up Routine
                 VHS Tape---Ed Sullivan Show    Personal Copy

LENNY BRUCE        Corrupt Cities
                Compilation ---Personal Copy

SHELLEY BERMAN        Hold On Routine
                 The Edge of Shelley Berman      Verve

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IRVING FIELDS               Oseh Shalom
             My Yiddishe Mama's Favorites      Tzadeck

IRVING FIELDS        Tzena Tzena
        My Yiddishe Mama's Favorites          Tzadeck

DEBBIE FRIEDMAN                           Sing Unto God
                 One People                           JMG              www.jewishmusicgroup.com

SUSAN COLIN               Sh'ma /V'ahava
              Shabbat Favorites                  Lowell Music         www.susancolin.com

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA JANUARY 13

Any comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to sundaysimcha@yahoo.com of USPS to WFDU/ SIMCHA 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666

I always am appreciative of comments and/or requests and want to thank a few folks who requested some material today and also had some questions to which I have responded.   I am also delighted to have met a listener today at a concert in Rockland County---she said it was nice to put a face with the voice---I thought it nice to have put a face with the listener.  A win-win situation.  By the way---the concert---Bob Franke .You may recall I play each year on this program on Krystalnacht---and more often on Traditions.  The true definition of "meaningful music"

A few faces to put with today's voices---
ADRIENNE COOPER & A PIECE AIRED TODAY---There was more to her than that---believe me.



OK---this is not what you heard today but it is the piece from the now disbanded group that I was requested not to play---I did a while ago. Today you heard the group doing (well, David Buskin anyway)---Hotline. Still part of that great group when it was functioning.  We leave out tag lines about how functional they were.




ARTIST  /   PIECE
      ALBUM /  LABEL
           WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
    THE KLEZMER MTN.BOYS      A Redl & A Volich (theme)
  Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mtn. Boys    Ind      www.margotleverett.com



ED GOLDEBRG &
 ODESSA KLEZMER BAND              Klezmer Medley
         Who Stole the Kishka                   Ind                     www.odessaklezmer.com

ADRIENNE COOPER              Borscht
                     Enchanted               Golden Horn records     www.goldenhorn.com

ADRIENNE COOPER                A Gute Voch
                      Enchanted             Golden Horn records       www.goldenhorn.com



SHLOMO CARLEBACH                     LaHai Dodi
                     Personal Copy

ONE WORLD GROUP                Oseh Shalom
  Connecting To The Infinite                        JMG         www.jewishmusicgroup.com

WENDY BECKER            Die Kleine Hertz
                 Single                                                      Ind.

MUSIC PILGRIM TRIO      Fiddler Medley
             Spanning the Globe                                  Ind   www.musicpilgrimtrio.com
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COMEDY CORNER--

MEL BROOKS / CARL REINER    Pet Peeves
            2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000       Rhino

MODERN MAN                               Hotline
                The Wide Album                 Inverted Turtle      www.modernman3.com

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NATHAN GLANTZ ORCH.       Yiddishe Charleston
                      From Avenue A To The Great White Way     Sony

JACOB ZANGER                   Gevalt!! Di Nerven
                    From Avenue A To The Great White Way       Sony

MENASHA SKULNIK        40 Years Ago
                  From Avenue A To The Great White Way          Sony

DAVE TARRAS                 Freilach #11
 Songs For the Jewish American Jet Set                        Idelsohn Society www.idelsohnsociety.com
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Sunday, January 6, 2013

PLAYLIST TRADITIONS JANUARY 6, 2013

Comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to www.wfdutraditions.com or USPS WFDU/Bill Hahn 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666.   

 A few brief thoughts and comments---since you are on a computer why not go over to Facebook and "like" us by typing in wfdusundaysimcha on the top of the page (the search part) and then click on how much you like us---one click only is allowed. Oh, I know you want to click many times---control yourself.
           If you were tuned in today I must make a correction---The Acoustic Cafe concert is on JAN.13---NOT  JAN. 23  as I misstated.
           I do hope to see many of you in New City at the Borderline Folk Music Club event with Bob Franke.
           I thank you for the e mails rcvd. about our wonderful guest today and also for the selections you liked in some of the features.  Yes,  I just love that Prine story as told by Andrew Calhoun and also the anthems we played.  I overlooked one from Holly Near---let me know if you want to hear it and I will surely play it on 1/20 when I am on once again; which happens to be on the eve of the MLK Holiday---good timing then and if you have requests for that just let me know.


Some faces to put with today's voices---




THE TALBOT BROTHERS ARE NO LONGER WITH US PHYSICALLY BUT  THEIR MUSIC LIVES ON THROUGH RECORDINGS----I COULD WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT THEM BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY THEY WERE BRILLIANT AND I DID HAVE ONE OF THEIR DESCENDANTS ON THE PROGRAM A WHILE BACK.  SHOULD YOU WANT TO HEAR THAT CHAT OR HAVE AN ESSAY JUST LET ME KNOW.




ARTIST  /   PIECE
    ALBUM  /  LABEL
        WEBSITE


Theme: HARVEY REID                    Dirty Dish Rag
             Solo Guitar Sketchbook                                       www.woodpecker.com

HOUR 1

JOE HEUKEROTT                            Save A Little Time
                    Demo

NOEL PAUL STOOKEY                 Cue The Moon
              One & Many                     New World           www.noelpaulstookey.com

NOEL PAUL STOOKEY           America The Beautiful
          One & Many                       New World             www.noelpaulstookey.com

MICHAEL SMITH                    Edward G. Robinson
      Old Man Dancing                              Ind         www.michaelpetersmith.com

TROUT STEAK REVIVAL                Blackjack Supper Club
                  Flight                                     Ind

J D HOBSON BAND        Desert Road
           Where The Sun Don't Shine        Ind                     www.jdhobson.com
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VOICES TO KEEP REMEMBERING---
GENE BLUESTEIN      I Had A Little Coat
             Retrospective 1956-1986                    Ind              www.evobluestein.com

PHOEBE SNOW / THE HOLMES BROS.   Beams of Heaven
         Shout Sister Shout                             MC Records      www.mc-records.com 

THE TALBOT BROS.                Freckles
              Ambassadors of Song                               Ind

HANK WILLIAMS                California Zephyr
             HANK--The Unrreleased Recordings      Time/Life
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EAGLE MCCALL           The Leaving of Liverpool
                Song of The Seas                               Ind        www.eaglemccall.com

DENISE JORDAN FINLEY     How Can I Keep From Singing
              Solstice                                               Ind      www.finleynopagoon.com

DENISE JORDAN FINLEY       Whenever Winter Comes
            Solstice                                                  Ind        www.finleynopagoon.co

HOUR 2

MARA LEVINE==GUEST W/ MUSIC FROM NEW CD Including harmonies w. Si Kahn, Terry Rivel, Gathering Time and more.

      The Dutchman        Jewels & Harmony     Ind        www.maralevine.com

      Hallelujah               Jewels & Harmony     Ind          www.maralevine.com

     When I Sing With You  Jewels & Harmony  Ind     www.maralevine.com

       Killing The Blues       Jewels & Harmony   Ind       www.maralevine.com


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JOEL RAFAEL BAND            Way Over In A Minor Key
                Hopper                                Ind                      www.joelrafael.com

JAN SMITH             Gotham Mountain
                 Tin Heart                            Ind                    www.jansmithband.com

PETER CALO              Way Up On A Mountain
                     Wired to the Moon       Ind                          www.petecalo.com

DAVID SILVA               Life Is Good
                  Moorpark Oasis                 Ind                     www.daveworldonline.com

CHRISTOPHER BROWN             It's All Good
             Characterist                            Timbuktunes                www.cbonline.com

THE GOOD INTENTIONS      The Cold Wind
          Someone Else's Time                       Boronda Records


HOUR 3

JOHN PRINE                   The Bottomless Lake
                   Aimless Love                   Oh Boy                        www.ohboy.com

MODERN MAN                Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud
                Assisted Living                 Inverted Turtle         www.modernman3.com

ALLAN SHERMAN                 Camp Granada Updated
                        45 Single                                      WB
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EMMA'S REVOLUTION           Peace Salaam Shalom
                  One                                    Big W           www.emmasrevolution.com

PHIL OCHS                  I Ain't Marching Anymore
          While I'm Here             Personal Copy

KIM & REGGIE HARRIS           Down By The Riverside
    Get on Board                   Appleseed Recordings         www.kimandreggie.com

CHERYL WHEELER        Don't Forget The Guns
       Driving Home                                Rounder           www.cherylwheeler.com

PAT HUMPHRIES              Swimming To The Other Side
            Same Rain                                  Ind                 www.emmasrevolution.com

ANDREW CALHOUN             Going Down To See John Prine
       Tiger Tattoo                                 Waterbug                       www.waterbug.com
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THE TOPS IN POPS, THE BEST IN THE WEST, THE THRILLS OF THE HILLS--

HANK SNOW             I've Been Everywhere
                       Country Legends                               RCA

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND                  Rocky Top
                 Dirt Silver & Gold                                  UA

PATSY CLINE                       You Belong To Me
             Country Classics
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WE HAVE A FEW STORIES FOR YOU--
JOHN FLYNN        Big Boat Coming
           Dragon                                           Metafour           www.johnflynn.com

HARRY CHAPIN            If My Mary Were Here
    On The Road To Kingdom Come           Elektra

KATE CAMPBELL             1000 Pound Machine
   1000 Pound Machine                   Large River Music       www.katecampbell.com
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