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Everybody seems to be getting into the"My name and my trade" act after Charles Wertenbaker (Joe the plumber) rose to fame during the last presidential debates. There are oodles of songs in folk music with Joe's in them, or by Joes but I thought I would focus on just a few trades by Joes, and then move on to some of the musicians submitting cds for attending North East Folk Alliance in Kerhonkson next month.

[This show can be heard at wjffradio.org archive sight for the next two weeks]


Joe the Dishwasher
1. David Massengill - My Name Joe
Coming Up for Air -

Joe the Union Man
2. Joan Baez - Joe Hill
Rare Live and Classic - Vanguard

Joe the politician
3. Nothin But Trouble [Christine Polo] - Joe Biden Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONq0BMy-oKQ

Joe the "worker"
4. Stan Rogers- Working Joe
Northwest Passage

And now to some of the performers with new releases heading to nerfa,to folks whose releases I have come to know in the past month or so, because they are coming to the North East Folk Alliance. NERFA is being held this year at Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, about an hour east of the station.

5.  Molly's Revenge with Moira Smiley - Weave My Lover a Garland
www.mollysrevenge.com/

6.  Dala - Marily Monroe
www.dalagirls.com/

7.  Acoustic Eidolon - Calling of the Moor
www.acousticeidolon.com/

8.  Andrew McKnight - Times We're Living In
www.shenandoahacoustics.com/andrew/

9. Danielle Miraglia - You Don't Know Nothing
www.daniellem.com/home.html

10. Elly Wininger - Back Eddy Blues
www.ellywininger.com/

11. Kelleigh McKenzie - O Mother
www.kelleighmckenzie.com/

12. Abi Tapia - Another State Line
www.abitapia.com/

13. Larry Zarella - No Special Place
http://www.myspace.com/larryzarella
Written for two girls with sanfilippo syndrome. Sanfilippo syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide disorder and is also known respectively as MPS III. It takes its name from Dr. Sylvester Sanfilippo who was one of the doctors in the United States who described the condition in 1963. MPS III is characterized by developmental delay, with ususally mild physical problems.  Tthere is a continuous process in the body of replacing used materials and breaking them down for disposal. Children with Sanfilippo syndrome are missing an enzyme which is essential in cutting up the used mucopolysaccharides called heparan sulfate. The incomplete broken down mucopolysaccharides remain stored in cells in the body causing progressive damage. Babies may show little sign of the disorder, but as more and more cells become damaged, symptoms start to appear.

14. Blue Moose and the Unbottoned Zippers - Burbank St.
www.bmuz.net/

15 Betty Soo - Never the Pretty Girl
www.bettysoo.com/

16.  Bread and Bones - Bread and Bones
www.breadandbones.com/

17. Jacob Johnson - Try
cdbaby.com/cd/jacobjohnson

18. Jenee Halstead - Darkest Day
www.jeneehalstead.com/

19. Markley & Balmer - Mom & dad's Polka
www.myspace.com/markleyandbalmer

20. Phil Minissale - Home to me
www.myspace.com/philminissalemusic

21. Susan Levine - 1000 Doors
www.susanjlevine.com/

22. Raymond Gonzalez - Pretty Molly
www.raymondgonzalez.net/


23. Searson - Back at the beginning
www.searson.org/

24. Annie Dinerman - Broken Cookies
www.anniedinerman.com/home.html

25. Phil Henry - WQRZ
www.philhenryband.com/

26. Robert Bobby - Best of All Possible Worlds
www.robertbobby.com

27. Stephyanie Corby - Chose Me
www.stephaniecorby.com/