The Folkchef's Kitchen is one folk music fan's journey through the ever-expanding world of folk music.
1) Same Latitude As Rome - Stay The Course
2) The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
3) Rachel Sage - Alive
4) Peter Mulvey - Fool's Errand
5) The Lasses - Dimming Of The Day
6) Jeff Brown - Reykjavik
7) Kelly Hunt - Back To Dixie
8) Patty Griffin - River
9) Patty Griffin - Boys From Tralee
10) Patty Griffin - Just The Same
11) David Glaser - Concrete Road
12) James Keelaghan - Gladys Ridge
13) RJ Cowdery - Somewhere A Place
14) Terry Kitchen - Nothing Works Better
15) Eli Lev - Making Space
BUFFY ST. MARIE - UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
LEONARD COHEN - EVERYBODY KNOWS
JONI MITCHELL - BOTH SIDES NOW
TOM RUSSELL - OCTOBER IN THE RAILROAD EARTH
ROBIN LEE GARBER - ROAD TO PARADISE
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR - GOOD FRIENDS
HARRY CHAPIN - JENNY
J WAGNER - I'LL BRING YOU BACK
- LIKE WE USED TO
- BORDER TOWN
JOHNSMITH - DOWN TO THE BOG
MARIA DUNN - HOW I LIVE
KEN DUNN - LIFESTREAM
WANDA FISCHER - TWO OF A KIND
JOHN MCCUTCHEON - WELL MAY THE WORLD
TRUE NORTH - ONE-WAY TICKET
IAN SHERWOOD - FIREFLY
THE SMALL GLORIES - HOME
NEIL YOUNG - LONG MAY YOU RUN
JON SHAIN AND FJ VENTURE - SONG FOR AN OLD FRIEND
DAR WILLIAMS - ARE YOU OUT THERE?
MIKE P RYAN - SOMEONE LIKE ME
MIKE P RYAN - THIS IS SALLY ANNE
MIKE P RYAN - 66 EAST TO WASHINGTON
KATHERINE RONDEAU - COMING SOON (IF NOT TODAY)
KEVIN WELCH - MILLIONAIRE
NANCI GRIFFITH - BANKS OF THE PONTCHARTRAIN
TOWNES VAN ZANDT - NO LONESOME TUNE
My top 15 album releases of 2018:
Noah Zacharin - A Startle of Wings
Richard Ruane and Beth Duquette - Notch Road
Grant Peeples and the Peeples Republik - Settling Scores Vol II
Rod Abernethy - The Man I'm Supposed To Be
Rosie and the Riveters - Ms. Behave
Chuck Brodsky - Them and Us
Wes Collins - Welcome To The Ether
Joan Baez - Whistle Down The Wind
Mark Perry - Right Here
Jory Nash - The Wilderness Years
Belle of The Fall - Rise Up
Joe Jencks - The Forgotten
Lucy Wainwright Roche - Little Beast
Madeleine Roger - Cottonwood
John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness
ANI DIFRANCO - SHY
GORDON LIGHTFOOT - IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND
RAY LAMBIASE - DUCKTOWN
DISAPPEAR FEAR - BROKEN FILM
MARK STEPAKOFF - I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR TO ONLY COME THIS FAR
CHRIS LAVANCHER - GOING BACK HOME
SHAWNA CASPI - NEVER ENOUGH
SHAWNA CASPI - TAKE THIS MOUNTAIN
SHAWNA CASPI - LOVE IN A MOVING VAN
RUE SNIDER - BLUE SKIES AND TELEPHONE POLES
THE ENNIS SISTERS - DAUGHTERS OF NEWFOUNDLAND
AMERICA - TIN MAN
MEAGHAN BLANCHARD - CAN'T FIND THE TIME
JOHN MCDERMOTT - CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES
THE WAIFS - SOMETHING'S COMING
VALDY - RENAISSANCE
TELLICO - COURAGE FOR THE MORNING
MARK PERRY - BACKROAD WAVE
THE LIFERS - SISTER
MILK CARTON KIDS - THE ASH AND CLAY
PETER, PAUL AND MARY - LEMON TREE
JOE JENCKS - WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
JOE JENCKS - WHY ARE THE GUNS STILL FIRING
JOE JENCKS - HOUDAILLE
NOAH ZACHARIN - OVER
MARE WAKEFIELD AND NOMAD - I WILL NOT BE BROKEN
AARON NATHANS AND MICHAEL G RONDSTAT - NORTHWIND
RUTH HILL - THE SKY IS HIGH
PATTY GRIFFIN - RAIN
WOODY GUTHRIE - THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE - TROUBLE
TERRY KITCHEN - LET YOUR WILD WINDS BLOW
CLAIRE COUPLAND - LOVE IN YOUR EYES
SEAN MCCONNELL - SECONDHAND SMOKE
DAVE RICHARDSON - GOODBYE BALTIMORE
MADELEINE ROGER - SWEET LITTLE LIES
MADELEINE ROGER - COTTONWOOD
MADELEINE ROGER - HAVE IT ALL
GRANT PEEPLES - PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES
MICHAEL JERLING - I NEVER THOUGHT
JAMES MCMURTRY - STATE OF THE UNION
SUSAN CATTANEO - SMOKE
LUCY KAPLANSKY - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
ROD PICOTT - MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - I AM A ROCK
MOORS AND MCCUMBER - WHEN THE TRAINS PASS BY
LAURA SMITH - FOUR LETTER WORD (FOR LONESOME)
BOBBY SWEET - MORE OR LESS
CHRISTINE LAVIN - TURN THIS SHIP AROUND
WES COLLINS - ANYWHERE BUT HERE
JULIE SNOW - RELAX YOUR MIND
JORY NASH - SISTER STATION
- A GOOD GOOD DAY
- WILDERNESS
PAUL SACHS - FULL DETROIT
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - JOHN DOE #24
ZOE SPEAKS - THAT'S WHAT DREAMERS DO
OLD HANNAH - WITH YOU I RIDE
STEVE GOODMAN - THE DUTCHMAN
CROWE'S PASTURE - DARKNESS OUTSIDE
SPIRIT OF THE WEST - HOME FOR A REST
KIM MOBERG - BRAND NEW DAY
ROD ABERNETHY - THE MAN I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
TRET FURE - ELM COURT
JANIE BARNETT AND BLUE ROOM - BEGINNER
KATE CALLAHAN - CONNECTICUTT ROADS
CLAUDIA RUSSEL & BRUCE KAPLAN - LOVER'S TREE
B - WE COME FROM WAR
GUY CLARK - THE DARK
-OUT IN THE PARKING LOT
- COLD DOG SOUP
KATEY LAUREL - BE GENTLE
KANE/WELCH/KAPLAN - JERSEY DEVIL
RICHARD RUANE & BETH DUQUETTE - OLD NOTCH ROAD
LENNIE GALLANT - TALES OF THE PHANTOM SHIP
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GARNET ROGERS - THROUGH THE CRACKS
COSEY SHERIDAN AND CHARLIE KOCH - MY FENCE AND MY NEIGHBOR
DOUGIE MACLEAN - BIG RIVER
JOAN BAEZ - THE PRESIDENT SANG AMAZING GRACE
- THE GREAT CORRECTION
- WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - ME AND BOBBI MCGEE
LAURIE MCALLISTER - ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
JIM PAGE - NOTHING RHYMES WITH ORANGE
PETE MORTON - THE HEREFORDSHIRE PILGRAM
CAROLANN SOLEBELLO - JESUS PLAYED GUITAR
REGGIE HARRIS - BETTER ANGELS
SEAN MCCONNELL - BOTTOM OF THE SEA
LOGAN MCKILLOP - SUGGESTIONS OF GREEN
LAURA ZUCKER - THIS BOAT
CHUCK BRODSKY - THEM AND US
JAMES TAYLOR - CAROLINA IN MY MIND
SPARROW BLUE WHIPPOORWILL
JOE JENCKS - LET IT RAIN
FRICTION FARM - NARROW PASSAGE
JOHN PRINE - BOUNDLESS LOVE
- CARAVAN OF FOOLS
- CRAZY BONE
PHIL HENRY ACOUSTIC TRIO - OLD JOE'S CHAIR
THE YOUNG NOVELISTS - ALL ALONE
CAROLINE COTTER - PEACE OF MIND
THE INDIGO GIRLS - CLOSER TO FINE
JOHN LINN - ILLINOIS 14
AYLEEN O'HANLON - MY DREAMS
KERRY PATRICK CLARK - IN A PERFECT WORLD
BELLE OF THE FALL - THEY ALL COME CRASHING DOWN
CHRIS AND MEREDITH THOMSON - IT'S SO GARD TO LET GO
TRACY CHAPMAN - FAST CAR
ROB MCHALE - COMMON GROUND
DAN NAVARRO - SHED MY SKIN
MURRAY MCLAUGHLIN - MAYBE TONIGHT
CHRISTIE LENEE - SEND IT TO THE SKY
JIM CROCE - TIME IN A BOTTLE
JESSE TERRY - RUNAWAY TOWN
JAMES KEELAGHAN - KIRI'S PIANO
BOB DYLAN - SONG TO WOODY
ERIC BOGLE - KATIE AND THE DREAMTIME LAND
TIM GRIMM - KING OF THE FOLKSINGERS
BRENT MASON - HYNESIGHT
IAN FOSTER - YOU LEFT A SONG
RON HYNES - GODSPEED
HARRY CHAPIN - OLD FOLKIE
STEVE EARLE - FT. WORTH BLUES
BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS - JACKIE WASHINGTON
BRUCE GUTHRO - STAN'S TUNE
JOHN GORKA - THAT'S HOW LEGENDS ARE MADE
ERIC BOGLE - SAFE IN THE HARBOUR
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH - SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES
CONNIE KALDOR - COME ALL YOU WOMEN
ALAN BARNOSKY - OLD FREIGHT
ODETTA - PAYDAY AT COAL CREEK
ROSIE AND THE RIVETERS - GOOD TO ME
YIRRAL - THE BRIDGE
JOSH RITTER - MAN BURNING AT BOTH ENDS
LEONARD COHEN - SO LONG MARIANNE
IAN FOSTER - FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO RAIN
IAN FOSTER - POSTCARDS
IAN FOSTER - NEW RUSH FOR AN OLD TOWN
THE RAVEN AND THE FOX - WHERE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA
CAT STEVENS - WILD WORLD
GILLIAN NICOLA - UNCONDITIONALLY
BRUCE COCKBURN - SEE HOW I MISS YOU
TOM PAXTON- BOAT IN THE WATER
MARE WAKEFIELD AND NOMAD - TIME TO FLY
CHUCK BRODSKY - THE BALLAD OF EDDIE KLEPP
AMBER RUBARTH AND JOE PURDY - TOWNES
STEVEN BLANE BAND - SAVED
AMERICA - VENTURA HIGHWAY
PATTI GRIFFIN - STOLEN CAR
JOHN MCCUTCHEON - THIS ROAD
- THE MACHINE
- ME AND JESUS
TRUE NORTH - DARK HORSE BAR AND GRILL
STEPHEN FEARING - TOWN CALLED JESUS
KYLE CAREY - TILLIE SAGE
STAN ROGERS - GUYSBOROUGH TRAIN
The second episode featuring live performances from The Folkchef's Kitchen private showcase room at Folk Alliance. The Friday night line-up included Ryanhood, Crys Matthews, Zoe Mulford, Caroline Cotter, Josh Harty, Monicca Rizzio and Tim Grimm. Enjoy!
The first of two special episodes featuring live performances from the Folkchef's Kitchen Private Showcase Room at Folk Alliance 2018 in Kansas City. Wednesday night included awesome performances from Raven and Red, Grant Peeples, Wyatt Easterling, Rod Abernethy, Emily Mure, Madeleine Roger and Ciara O'Neill.
1) ARCHIE FISHER - A RIVER LIKE YOU
2) RON SOWELL - MONDAYS COME TOO SOON
3) JOHNSMITH - HAPPY PLACE
4) RUTH HILL - POCKETFUL OF CHIRPIN' BIRDS
5) TOWNES VAN ZANDT - TO LIVE IS TO FLY
6) CLAIRE LYNCH - BLACK FLOWERS
7) BOB DYLAN - MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
8) EMILY MURE - WORTH
9) EMILY MURE - COPE AND THREAD
10) EMILY MURE - ROOMMATE'S PREDICAMENT
11) SCOTT COOK - YOUR SWEET TIME
12) PETER, PAUL AND MARY - LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE
13) ABBIE GARDNER - WALLFLOWER DAYS
14) CHRIS LAVANCHER - NOSTALGIA
15) XAVIER RUDD - LET ME BE
Ryanhood - Welcome You Into My Head
Nerissa and Katrina Nields - Heading Home
Matt the Electrician - John Elliott
David Gray - Babylon
The Small Glories - Time Wanders On
- Fast Turning World
- Way Over Yonder in The Minor Key
Nick Drake - Cello Song
Phil Ochs - Changes
Sweet Alibi - Middle Ground
Josh Harty - Wired
Simon and Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy In New York
Wyatt Easterling - Pacing The Cage
Micah and Mark Atkinson - A Miner's Wife
Rod Picott - When My Running Is Through
Zoe Mulford - Won't You Come On In
Eric Gerber Three - Don't Ask Me How
Laura Smith - So Close To My Knees
Noel Paul Stookey - I Will Stand
Todd Snider - Can't Complain
Tomato/Tomato - Running Like Hell
David Francey - Hammers
- Kansas
- Pretty Jackals
Brent Mason - Count The Rings
Maria Dunn - The Milkman
Hank Stone Band - The River Says
Spirit of the west - Dark House
Roger Roger - Another Girl's Shoes
Grant Peeples - Miner Poet
Terry Kitchen - Enjoy It While It Lasts
The Tragically Hip - Fiddler's Green
Crowe's Pasture - Edge Of America
The Mamas and The Papas - Monday Monday
Michael Veitch - Pledging Allegiance
Katie Dahl, Eric Lewis and Rich Higdon - Dust and Broom
Ashes Ashes
Solid Ground
Erin Kay - Come On Home
The Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowrers Gone
Caroline Cotter - Bella Blue
Mark Stepakoff - Making Guns
James McMurtry - Down Across The Delaware
Dave Gunning - The Red Onion
Christine Lavin - Getting Weighed
Robert K Wolf - Sanctuary Gray
Gene MacLellan - Snowbird
Rachel Laven - Song For Mary
Young and Rusty - Comeback Coming On
Nanci Griffith - Love at the Five and Dime
Sean McConnell - Ghost Town
Sean McConnell - Best We've Ever Been
Sean McConnell - Quenn of St. Mary's Choir
Iris DeMent - Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart
Pierce Pettis - Alabama 1959
Pete Morton - Listening To My Boots
John Prine - Fish and Whistle
Enjoy!
The Early Mays - Say-O
Kevin Welch - Five Million One Thousand Miles
James Keelaghan - Safe Home
Gordon Lightfoot - Summer Side of Life
Rebecca Loebe - Weeping Willow
Rusty Young - Honey Bee
Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Take My Chances
Jack Williams - My Life's Companion
Susan Cattaneo - Field of Stone
Rue Snider - Stories
Steve Goodman - Somebody Else's Troubes
Emily Mure - Waiting For Change
Ray Lambiase - The Ballad of Three Finger Brown
Eliza Gilkyson - World Without End
Odetta - The Gallows Pole
Dan Whitener - We Are Going To Be OK
Robinlee Garber - Cure For Loneliness
Garnet Rogers - Summer Lightening
Joni Mitchell - Californis
Mike Semrad - Cloud or Mountain
Fortunate Ones - Solitary Spark
Beth Desombre - the Way To Hope
Maury Muelhausen - Rocky Mountains
Indigo Girls - Least Complicated
Ron Israel - Not Around Here
Sonia Disappear Fear - American Artist
Dougie MacLean - Stepping Stones
Chad Mitchell Trio - Leave Me If You Want To
Welcome to a new ethe dition featuring a mix of older and newer. Dave van Ronk, CS&N, Guy Clark, James Taylor as well as case/lang/viers, the Waifs, Laura Zucker, Silas Lowe and much more!
This installment features new songs by Peter Calo, Emma's Revolution, Chris and Meredith Thompson and the Phil Henry Acoustic Trio, as well as classics from Cat Stevens, Tom Paxton, Donovan, Jesse Winchester and much more. Enjoy!
This episode features classics from Neil Young, Patty Griffin and Peter, Paul and Mary, along with new songs from The Mammals, Kayla Luky, Brent Mason and Montgomery Delaney, Also, a trio of new songs about political climate from Joe Jencks, Jackie Morris and Fred Gillen Jr. and a song to rmemeber Jimmy LaFave.
My first-year anniversary show, which features many of the artists I played on Episode 1 (Dylan, Bogle, Stan Rogers, Ferron, Dar Williams) as well as new music from Merlin Snider, Taarka, Rachel Sage, and Scott Cook. Also the final installment of the Wild About Harry segment.
This episode features an interview and songs from Stephen Fearing, as well as new music from Russ Rentler, Alice Howe, Wyatt easterling and Julie Snow. Also classics from Townes Van Zandt, The Kingston Trio and, of course, Harry Chapin.
Lots of new material this episode from Zoe Mulford, Erin Kay, Ron Sowell, The Small Glories and Micah and Mark Atkinson. Also classics from America, Richie Havens, Don McLean and Harry Chapin. Enjoy!
The second half of the special Folk Alliance International episode. A ton of new songs from Mel Parsons, Sam Baker, Grant Peeples, Ryanhood, Jay Stott and much more. Also a salute to Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, and Kris Kristofferson.
The first of a two part special highlighting the new music heard at this year's Folk Alliance International conference. Includes songs from John McCutcheon, John Craigie, Tom Freund, Annie Moscow, Rod Picott, All Our Exes Live In Texas, Rue Snider as well as classics from Woody Guthrie, Bruce Cockburn and Billy Bragg.
This epsiode features classics from Simon & Garfunkel and Harry Chapin, with new music from Coco Love Alcorn, Claire Lynch, Rebecca Loebe and Jack Williams. Throw in an exclusive from Bat, some Greg Brown, Peter Mulvey and others and you have an hour of great folk music.
Enjoy the first episode of 2017, with new music from Lucas Chaisson, 100 Mile House and Curtis McMurtry, along with classics from Judy Collins, The Pogues, CS&N, and much more!
A mix of old and new on this episode - from Odetta and the Chad Mitchell Trio to Parsonfield and Ray Lambiase. Also some Dylan, Keelaghan, Josh Ritter, Matt the Electrician, and much more!
Happy Birthday to me! An episode of some of my favourite writers, including Guy Clark, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, James McMurtry and much more!
A new "de-stressing" episode featuring songs from Eliza Gilkyson, Neil Young, Jory nash, The Milk Carton Kids, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Fortunate Ones, and a tribute to Leonard Cohen, plus much more!
This episode features everyone from Ani DeFranco to Jimmy Buffett, with lots in between! Leadbelly, Jason Isbell, Pete Seeger, Kristina Olsen, Caroline Cottar, Murray McLaughlin and much more!
Need a break from the seriousness of everyday life? This special episode of The Folkchef's Kitchen deals with humorous songs from the genre. The usual suspects are there - John Prine, Eric Bogle, Tom Paxton, Steve Goodman, Jim Croce - but also songs from Dar Williams, Stan Rogers, The Limelighters, and more!
Enjoy the long weekend with songs from Patti Griffin, Mark Knopfler, Ferron, Country Joe and the Fish, Bruce Cockburn, Gene McLellan, and Pete Morton, as well as our regular Harry Chapin offering and songs by two recently departed greats.
This new episode features songs from Dar Williams, Tom Rhodes, The Limelighters, Townes Van Zandt, Brent Mason, Xavier Rudd, The Waifs, Spirit of the West, the Cactus Blossoms, Maria Dunn and more.
This episode features recent music from David Francey, Tomato/Tomato and Bat, as well as classics from America, Eric Bogle and an all-time sing-along favourite from Peter, Paul and Mary. Also a hidden gem from Maury Muehleisen and Harry Chapin returns to college,
A new episode with music from Fred Eaglesmith, Don McLean, Judy Collins, Ray LaMontaigne, JP Cormier, Jessica Rhaye, Nerissa and Katryna Nields as well as classics from Richie Havens, Donovan and more.
More great folk music from all eras and all areas. Enjoy classics from Eric Andersen, Dave Van Ronk, Arlo Guthrie, and Nanci Griffith, as well as tunes from Lucinda Williams, John Gorka, Greg Brown, Lennie Gallant, Bob Dylan and more!
Music from the newest releases by James McMurtry and case/land/viers as well as classics from Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Leonard Cohen and Buffy Ste-Marie. Also great songs from Nathan Rogers, John Hiatt, Harry Chapin and more!
A big birthday shout out to Canada and its songwriters. Songs about the people, places and events of the nation by James Keelaghan, Gordon Lightfoot, Valdy, Martina Sorbara, Jimmy Rankin, Figgy Duff, Stephen Fearing, Mike Ford, Stan Rogers, Alana Levondoski, and a couple of surprises at the end! Happy Canada Day!
This week's episode features songs from Maria Dunn, Mumford and Sons, Josh Ritter, Caroline Cotter, Matt the Electrician and Parsonsfield along with classics from Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry McGuire and Odetta. Also, another great Harry Chapin song and much more!
Classics this week from Tom Paxton, Neil Young, Jim Croce, and Steve Goodman as well as tunes from Joe Pug, Curtis McMurtry, Ani Defranco, Jason Isbell, Richard Thompson, Steve Earle, Loudon Wainwright, Eve Goldberg and the Indigo Girls, And we're still Wild About Harry!
This week's episode features tunes from Valdy, Gordon Lightfoot, Rod Picott, the Mamas & the Papas, Chuck Brodsky, Jory Nash, Dave Loggins, Tomato/Tomato, the Accidentals, Garnet Rogers, and a tribute to Guy Clark.
A jam-packed show with songs from James Taylor, the Milk Carton Kids, Rachel Sage, Kevin Welch, classics from Gene McLellan, Dion and Cat Stevens, and much more!
This week I'm featuring music from James Keelaghan, Patti Griffin, Phil Ochs, Guy Clark, Spirit of the West, Ryanhood, Leadbelly, Harry Chapin, John Prine, David Gray, Brent Mason, Xavier Rudd and Peter, Paul & Mary.
The debut episode of this new podcast, featuring the music of: Woody Guthrie Stan Rogers Dar Williams Townes Van Zandt Eric Bogle Bruce Cockburn The Kingston Trio The Soorleys Tom Rhodes Bob Dylan Ferron Pete Morton and of course Harry Chapin.