Short Life Songs

Saturday April 5, 2008 : Some Fishing, Some MLK, and Short Shelf Life Songs

Folk Plus is a lyrically-based, themed folk show. There could be bits of Broadway, spoken work or oldies included, that that is the Plus part. The show is hosted and planned by Angela Page and airs Saturdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on WJFF, at 90.5 fm in Jeffersonville, N.Y. and 94.5 in Monticello N.Y. in a chemical and fragrance-free space. We are Hydro-Powered Public Radio and stream online at WWW.WJFFRADIO.ORG Come see the station at our open house the first Saturday of every month. Welcome new web listeners, especially those battling illness or who are housebound.

THANKS SO MUCH to the station management for accommodating my health issues which allow me to continue to volunteer Saturday mornings and bring you the music that 'moves and sustains me." - [a phrase made famous by Maris Hearn]

Fishing season opens in Roscoe, just a few miles north. http://www.cffcm.net/
Today was the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum First Cast Ceremony at Junction Pool, Roscoe NY just a few minutes north is the place for the ceremonial first cast opening of the 2008 trout season, was 7:30AM at Junction Pool, Roscoe NY. Hosts Ed and Judy Van Put will share the stream with NYS DEC Commissioner, Pete Grannis.
Flies are ceremoniously cast into the cold waters at Junction Pool, the confluence of the hallowed Willowemoc Creek and Beaverkill River that are joined and create the Big Beaverkill River, considered the birthplace of American Fly Fishing.

1. Stan Rogers - Make and Break Harbour - Fogarty's Cove - Fogarty's Cove Music
For those who actually make their lliving with fishing - or not.

2. JohnSmith - That's My Dad - to the Four Directions - Blue Pine Productions
for all those who feel someone they loved, who have passed on, send them little signs that they are around, sent out especially in honor of Ruth Huggler's mom who passed just yesterday. In this song, fishing supplies the connection.

Martin Luther King, passed on 40 years ago yesterday, a few songs in rememberence:

3. Don Henry - Beautiful Fool - Wild int he Backyard -www.donhenry.com/

4. Tape MLK excerpts of April 3 1968

John McCutcheon made me think about short life songs. He said he has quite a lot and he does. So do many others. Most seem to be humorous, so if you are in the mood for chuckling today, then stay tuned.

5. Louden Wainwright III - OJ- Social studies - Hannibal
Didnt mean to go from MLK to OJ, geesh

Obi-Wan first appears in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, seemingly a mysterious hermit. He is revealed as a Jedi Master, who then tutors Luke Skywalker to use the Force. In the prequel films, he appears as a young Jedi, progressing from apprentice to master.

6. Mrs. Ackroyd Band - (Barker) Ben Kenobi 231 - Yelp!- Dog

7. Capital Steps - Hang Down Your Head Tom Daschle - Between Iraq and a hard Place

8. John McCutcheon - Ashcroft's Army - Hail to the Chief!

Ashcroft had grown tired of giving briefings at the US Justice Department in front of two naked statues, one known as "Minnie Lou". As a result, he has now ordered that tasteful curtains be used to cover the offending anatomical feature According to a report on ABC Television, Mr Ashcroft had drapes installed at a cost of more than $8,000. Ashcroft's officials claim it was done for "aesthetic purposes" but no one from the Justice Department was available for comment. A Paxton song on the same story a bit later on.

9. John Flynn - Minnie Lou - Dragon - MettaFour Records
Moving the podeum just seemed to simple, and cheap.

10. Da Vinci's Notebook- Ally McBeal - Life and Times of Mike Fanning -

11. Charlie King - I Dont Remember - On the Journey - www.charlieking.org.

A Walk through some Reagan times.
[Charlie King and Colleen Kattau will be in Syracuse April 12 8pm -Westcott Community Center-Syracuse - www.folkus.org]

12. Erik Frandsen George Reeves- Antiques: New and Used - fresnoslim@netzero.net

13. Tom Paxton - John Ashcroft & the Spirit of Justice- Souvenir: Live in The UK- Pax Records

14. Tom Paxton - Bobbitt

15. Tom Paxton- Tinky-Winky

16. Christine Lavin - Prince Charles - Live at The Cactus Cafe - Philo

17. Phil Ochs - Draft Dodger Rag - There But for Fortune - Elektra

18. Darryl Purpose - Last Kiss of the 20th century- Traveler's Code - Tangible

19. Tom Lehrer - Whatever Became of Hubert - That Was the Year That Was - Reprise

20. Tom Lehrer - New Math - That Was the Year That Was - Reprise

21. Tom Lehrer - Wernher Von Braun - That Was the Year That Was - Reprise
Von Braun, v2 combat rocket designer in WWII for Germany, came to work here after the war on American intercontinental ballistic missile program before joining Nasa.

22. Tom Lehrer - George Murphy - That Was the Year That Was - Reprise
a salute to the CA "new" Jr senator (live recording form 1965)

23. Erik Frandsen - Dandy Pat Maynihan - Antiques: New and Used - fresnoslim@netzero.net

24. Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert- Hay Una Mujer - Liline Extended - Appleseed

25. Tom Nielson - Bomb Iran - When Freedom is Outlawed Only Outlaws will be Free- Roaring Jelly
Lets hope this has a short shelf life. I got a complaint during this call, I don't think they heard the theme or the introduction placing it in context.

26. Tom Paxton - Talking Vietman Potluck Blues
Best of - Elektra

27. Chad Mitchell Trio - John Birth Society
At the Bitter End - Folk Era

28. Kingston Trio- MTA - Absolutely Best of...
vote for George O'Brien

29. Nancy White - Im Babblling - Momnipotent - http://www.nancy-white.com/

Call to thank me for doing a show on llive music and seeing Lucy Kaplansky tonight in Binghamton

Just in- April 20th David Mallet is doing a benefit for a young girl in a coma. In Walton at the new renovated theatre.

30. Pete Seeger - Dr, King on Violence - Seeds - Appleseed

31. Pete Seeger - Taker It From Dr. King - Seeds - Appleseed

Folk Plus is a SING OUT! magazine Radio Partner (www.singout.org)

Thanks to all well wishers with my curret battle with neurotoxic poisoning and chemical sensitivities (http://pagewebberink.com/~angie/)

Index to Folk Plus setlists. Check out Angela's interviews / Return to WJFF

2008
2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
2002	2001	2000	1999	1998

WJFF Radio Catskill
PO Box 797
Jeffersonville, New York 12748
(845) 482-4141
Last update 01/12/2008