Playlists: Womenfolk (March 1 & 8, 2009)

We've kicked off Women's History Month in fine fashion on Womenfolk on March 1st with live music by legendary songwriter Claudia Schmidt and classical Indian musician Nirmala Rajasekar. And today we had a one-hour special as part of KFAI's 24-hour celebration of International Women's Day, where I shared new music I picked up at the 2009 International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis. You can read about more of my favorites from this year's conference here.

Happy International Women's Day!

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WOMENFOLK: 2009 International Folk Alliance (March 8, 2009)
Hosted by Ellen Stanley
Fresh Air Community Radio, KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis/106.7 FM St. Paul
Sunday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
*New Releases
**Womenfolk Theme Song


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


*Samantha Robichaud / Answering Machine / Canadian Music: East Coast Style Roots II / East Coast Music
*Madison Violet / Baby in the Black and White / No Fool For Trying / Self
*Lynn Miles / Night Drive/ Black Flowers Volume I / Self


*K.C. Clifford / Johnny Cash / Folk Alliance: Showcase Compilation XIII / Folk Alliance International
*Bettysoo / If You Fall / Little Tiny Secrets / Self
*Lucy Wainwright Roche / Chicago / 8 More / Self
*Rhythm Angels / If I Had a Gun / Girls Like Us / High Horse Records


*Ashley Brooke Toussant / Way Up in the Tree / All Songs in English / Self
*Laurie McClain / Rosy Glasses / Ascend / Self
Devon Sproule / Dress Sharp, Play Well, Be Modest / Keep Your Silver Shined / Waterbug
*Carrie Elkin / Roots & Wings / The Jeopardy of Circumstance / Self
*Raina Rose / Desire / End of Endless False Starts / Self


The Maeve Gilchrist Trio/ Marni Swanson of the Grey Coast/Morning / Reaching Me / Self

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WOMENFOLK (March 1, 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


*Lynn Miles / Surrender Dorothy / Black Flowers Volume I / Self
*Meg Hutchinson / Somewhere / Come Up Full / Red House
Kris Delmhorst / Yellow Brick Road / Five Stories / Signature Sounds


Po’ Girl / 9 Hrs to Go / Home to You / Nettwerk
*Anais Mitchell & Rachel Ries / Come September / country e.p. / Righteous Babe


[Womenfolk Find - Featured Artist of the Month]
Devon Sproule / 1340 Chesapeake St. / Keep Your Silver Shined / Waterbug


[Live in the Studio: Claudia Schmidt]
Claudia Schmidt / What Luck's Been Up To
Claudia Schmiddt / Missy Ma'am


Erin Bode / Graceland / Over and Over / MAXJAZZ
Susan Werner / I Can’t Be New / Live at Passim / Sleeve Dog Records


[Behind Twin Cities Women’s Calendar]
Laura MacKenzie / Out of Winter / Evidence / Self
Dervish / The Banks of Sweet Viledee / Midsummer's Night / Compass


[Live in the Studio: Nirmala Rajasekar]
Nirmala Rajasekar / Thamboori Meeti dava
Nirmala Rajasekar / Shree Rama


Nirmala Rajasekar / Enna Thavam / Melodic Expressions / Self


Sweet Honey in the Rock / Let Us Rise in Love / The Women Gather / EarthBeat!


*Chastity Brown / Bluegrassy Tune / Sankofa / Self
*Nikki Schultz / Docile Bones / Lost and Found (And Lost Again) / Self


Blue Wolf / Nashville Blues / Brown Shingle Shack / Self