Playlists: Womenfolk (Dec. 28-Jan. 11)

So I have been rather remiss in posting my last several playlists...Here they are at long last! Remember you can always check them out along with archived shows here.

On January 4th I played the Top Womenfolk CD's of 2008, as determined by KFAI listeners, DJ's and your favorite musicians. There were so many wonderful releases this past year that we had a four-way tie for the top album of the year between...

Rosalie Sorrels - Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce "Utah" Phillips
Jonatha Brooke - The Works
Dar Williams - Promised Land
Eliza Gilkyson - Beautiful World

But when the call went out on the air to vote between these four, Eliza Gilkyson won hands down! In addition to playing the best CD's of the year, we enjoyed a lovely in-studio performance from Molly Dean, previewing her performance as part of our monthly Womenfolk concert series.

This past Sunday we played wintertime tunes, bird songs and lots of listener requests. Thanks for all the great calls and emails and for making 2008 a great year for women in music!

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WOMENFOLK (January 11, 2009)
Hosted by Ellen Stanley.
Fresh Air Community Radio, KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis/106.7 FM St. Paul
Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
*New Releases
**Womenfolk Theme Song


**Kris Delmhorst / Everything Is Music / Strange Conversation / Signature Sounds


Joy Kills Sorrow / Fall on My Knees / Joy Kills Sorrow / Self
Eliza Blue / Oh My Lord / Screen Doors & Back Doors / Self


Brianna Lane / True North / Let You In / Self
*Catie Curtis / Are You Ready to Fly? / Sweet Life / Compass
*Jonatha Brooke / Little Bird / The Works / Bad Dog Records


Polecat Creek / Leaving Eden / Leaving Eden / Yodel-Ay-Hee
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem / Eve / Gambling Eden / Signature Sounds


[Womenfolk Find - Featured Artist of the Month]
*The Roe Family Singers / My Heart Took to the Earth/ The Earth and All That Is In It / Self
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands / The Wood Thrush’s Song / Live / Spruce & Maple Music
The Wailin’ Jennys / Arlington / 40 Days / Red House


Erica Wheeler / January Wind / Three Wishes / Signature Sounds
Lynn Miles / Over You / Unravel / True North
*Catherine MacLellan / January Song / Church Bell Blues / Self


[Behind Twin Cities Women’s Calendar]
Alicia Jo Rabins / My Sister Sally/Martha Campbell/Nine Mountain Road / Sugar Shack / Self


*Yeltzi / Snow in August / Snow in August / Self
April Verch / Sneaky / Verchuosity / Rounder


Alison Krauss / Simple Love / A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection / Rounder
Sarah Siskind / South Side of the Light / Six Songs of Mine / Infrasound Collective
*Norah Jones / Peace / Holiday Sunday Music 5 / bigHelium Records


*Patty Larkin / Hallelujah / Watch the Sky / Vanguard
Sharon Isbin / La Catedral: ii Allegro solemne / La Guitara / Vanguard


*Rose Polenzani with Session Americana / You Were Drunk / When the River Meets the Sea / Self
Brandi Carlile / Josephine / The Story / Columbia
Lucy Kaplansky / Promise Me / Ten Year Night / Red House

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WOMENFOLK: Top Womenfolk CD's of 2008 (January 4, 2009)
Hosted by Ellen Stanley.
Fresh Air Community Radio, KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis/106.7 FM St. Paul
Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
*New Releases
**Womenfolk Theme Song


**Kris Delmhorst / Everything Is Music / Strange Conversation / Signature Sounds


*Annabelle Chvostek / Wait for It / Resilience / Borealis
*Kathleen Edwards / Run / Asking for Flowers / Zoe


*Meg Hutchinson / Ready / Come Up Full / Red House


*Edie Carey & Rose Cousins / Lost in the Valley / itsgonnabegreat / Accidental Pony Records
*Anais Mitchell & Rachel Ries / Come September / country e.p. / Righteous Babe
*Abbie Gardner/Anthony da Costa / Red Barn / Bad Nights/Better Days / Self


[Womenfolk Find - Featured Artist of the Month]
*The Roe Family Singers / Shallow Grave / The Earth and All That Is In It / Self


*Nikki & The RueMates / Burning Up / We All Live Together / Self
*Natalia Zukerman / Brand New Frame / Brand New Frame / Weasel Records
*Jaspar Lepak / Make a Pretty Thing / Make a Pretty Thing / Self


*Lucy Wainwright Roche / Snare Drum / 8 More / Self
*Emily Kurn / Far Away / I’m Just Like You / Self


[Behind Twin Cities Women’s Calendar]
*Kaki King / Montreal / Dreaming of Revenge / Velour


*Stoney Lonesome / I’ve Endured / Red House 25: A Silver Anniversary Retrospective / Red House
*Roma di Luna / Silver Dagger / Casting the Bones / Self


[Live in the Studio: Molly Dean]
Molly Dean / Coincide
Molly Dean / Untitled (new)


*Crooked Still / Did You Sleep Well? / Still Crooked / Signature Sounds
*Lissa Schneckenburger / The Drowsy Sleeper / Song / Self


*Rosalie Sorrels / Goodnight Loving Trail / Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce "Utah" Phillips / Red House
*Jonatha Brooke / Madonna on the Curb / The Works / Bad Dog Records
*Dar Williams / The Buzzer / Promised Land / Razor & Tie


*Eliza Gilkyson / Emerald Street / Beautiful World / Red House

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WOMENFOLK (December 28, 2008)
Hosted by Ellen Stanley.
Fresh Air Community Radio, KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis/106.7 FM St. Paul
Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
*New Releases
**Womenfolk Theme Song


**Kris Delmhorst / Everything Is Music / Strange Conversation / Signature Sounds


Rose Cousins / Edmonton / If You Were For Me / Old Farm Pony Records
Shawn Colvin / Killing the Blues / Cover Girl / Columbia
Janis Ian / My Autobiography / Folk Is the New Black / Rude Girl Records


*Krista Detor / A Traveler in Winter / The Silver Wood: Wintersongs / Self
Anais Mitchell / Song of the Magi / The Brightness / Righteous Babe
Joyce Anderson & Harvey Reid / We Three Kings / Christmas Morning / Woodpecker Records


[Womenfolk Find - Featured Artist of the Month]
Molly Dean / Resonate / Resonate / Self
*Kym Tuvim / Birdsong / Nothing Sweet Nothing / Retrofit Records


*Rose Cousins & Edie Carey / Veering From the Wave / it’sgonnabegreat / Accidental Pony Records
*Annabelle Chvostek / Resilience / Resilience / Borealis


Alison Krauss with Natalie MacMaster / Get Me Through December / A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection / Rounder


[Behind Twin Cities Women’s Calendar]
Natalie MacMaster / The Farewell / In My Hands / Rounder
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Fareweel Regality / The Bairns / Real World
Patty Griffin / Icicles / Impossible Dream / ATO
Alison Rae / What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve / December / Self


The DitchLilies / Fan It / The DitchLilies / Self
*Nikki & The RueMates / Down on Me / We All Live Together / Self
*Roma di Luna / The Romance of Wolves / Casting the Bones / Self


*The Roe Family Singers / Woe Is Me / The Earth and All That Is In It / Self
*Crooked Still / Undone in Sorrow / Still Crooked / Signature Sounds
Zoe Mulford / Welcome In Another Year / Hudson Harding Sampler Volume I / Hudson Harding Music


*Lisa Redford / New Year’s Day / Clouds with Silver / Self
Odetta / Shout for Joy / Gonna Let It Shine: A Concert for the Holidays / M.C. Records


*Rosie Thomas / Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year / A Very Rosie Christmas