Today on Folk Plus I chose to honor the crew of the space shuttle Columbia.  Although some of us may have mixed feelings about space exploration, the loss of the Columbia and the seven astronauts aboard was a terrible tragedy.  These are brave people who died while following their dreams and making great contributions to science.  As a tribute, Folk Plus will be featuring songs about heroes, dreaming, saying good-bye, and outer space.

Mary Chapin-Carpenter   Heroes and Heroines
Hometown Girl   CBS Records

Susan Graham White   Not Afraid to Fly
Not Afraid To Fly   Down On The Farm Music

Pierce Pettis  Satellite Sky
Making Light Of It   Compass Records

Saffire, The Uppity Blues Women   Rocket Ship
Cleaning House   Alligator Records

Vance Gilbert   Icarus By Night
Shaking Off Gravity   Philo

Julie Gold   Dream Loud
Dream Loud   Gadfly Records

Mark Erelli   Northern Star
Mark Erelli   Signature Sounds

Patty Griffin   Goodbye
Flaming Red   A&M Records

Dave Nachmanoff   Early Train
A Certain Distance   Troubador Records

Don Conoscenti   The Other Side
Paradox Of Grace   Cogtone Records

Katy Moffatt & Rosie Flores   Walkin’ On The Moon
Folk Scene Collection, Vol. III   Red House Records

Willie Nininger   Keep Your Eye On The Moon
Almost Home   self

Brooks Williams   Winter Moon
Seven Sisters   Green Linnet Records

Aztec Two-Step   Rabbit In The Moon
See It Was Like This, An Acoustic Retrospective   Flying Fish Records

Denice Franke   Dance To The Moon
Comfort   self

Richard Shindell   Calling The Moon
Somewhere Over Patterson   Signature Sounds

Vance Gilbert   Dear Amelia
Fugitives   Philo

Project Mercury   Light This Candle
Light This Candle   self

Steve Forbert   Good Planets Are Hard To Find
Rocking Horse Head   Paladin Records

Cheryl Wheeler   Orbiting Jupiter
Driving Home   Philo

Mary Chapin-Carpenter   Halley Came To Jackson
Shooting Straight In The Dark   Columbia

Pierce Pettis   Comet
Everything Matters   Compass

Dave Van Ronk   Would You Like To Swing On A Star
Sunday Street   Philo

Christine Kane   Big Ol’ Full Moon
A Thousand Girls   Breeze Records

Victoria Williams   Over The Rainbow
Sings Some Ol’ Songs   Dualtone

Dave Carter & Tracy Grammar   Gentle Arms Of Eden
Drum Hat Buddha   Signature Sounds

Randy Scruggs, guitar   Amazing Grace
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume Two   MCA Records
 

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