December 25, 2010
Author: DJ Frank

Scandinavia To San Diego 12-21-10

Crack In The Paint - The Concretes - WYWH -  They are a popular Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm, currently composed of eight members. Since their last release "In colour" in '06, lead vocalist Victoria Bergsman has left to pursue a solo project, and has been replaced by Lisa Milberg.

Vincent - Chloe - Walking In The Air - Don McLean's "starry starry night" compostion well performed by Chloe Agnew, a former member of "Celtic Women".


The Patriot Game - Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - The Best of - One of many great tunes from the pen of Dominic Behan.

Miz Fogarty's Christmas Cake - John Thomsen - An Imaginary Christmas In Idaho - Vintage holiday CD from Rosalie Sorrels and friends still provides fun entertainment.

Santa Brought Me Cats - Robert Fugo - Santa Brought Me Cats - This year, only on a 2011 calendar, except for our foster cats which rotate through.

Storm Trance - Sheila Chandra - Silk -  A listener clued me in to this talented lady,  London born of Indian descent. I found her CDs in our library, so you'll hear more of her on upcoming shows.

Anchor/Insufflation - Zee Avi - single - Another new voice to our playlists, Zee is from Malaysia, to me she sounds a lot like Melaine Safka.

Christmas Croaker - John Weldon - single - John is from the UK.
 
Christmas In The Trenches - Trilogy - Two Thousand Years of Christmas - Trilogy Celtic trio (affectionately known as "the three Lauras") weaves a musical tapestry of misty remembrances, far-away places, and a foot-stompin. good time when they bring their harp, voice and fiddle to town.

The Flood - Katie Melua - The House - Katie's latest CD is filled with well written songs, may be one of my top 10 CDs of the year.


The Underworld - Green Fever - single - Newer single from one of my favorite bands from Austraila.

Kasmet - Magda - Nejen Pricel - Bulgarian folk-pop artist, her third CD is the best yet.

Biwako - Taeko - Voice - Be sure to read my review of this CD from this summer.

Red Is The Rose - Jocelyne MacDonald - Rustic Treasures - Singer from Prince Edward Island. Her pure voice will capture you with her version of this Irish treasure.

Brallor - Dungen - Skit I Allt - Vocal on this cut by Anna Jarvinen, band name is pronounced "doon-yen".

Lauf der Zeit - Marc Brenken Trio - It Could Happen To You - "The Course of Time" is the translation. Marc says: "about the melancholy that occurs to me once in a while when I think of past times".

Madame Grenouille - Andreas Oberg - Six String Evolution - Song by Geoff Keezer can also be found on his CD.

Assedic - Les Escrocs - Faites Vous des Amis - Title means "Welfare", band name means "The Crooks", CD title means "Make Friends". We have it as the lead cut on this wonderful CD from Putumayo.


South Side Hills - Phyllis Morrissey - Where I Live - Songs from Phyllis from Newfoundland never get old.

Ghosts - Steve Gifford - Cut And Run

Christmas In America - Melissa Etheridge - A New Thought For Christmas - A poignant holiday tune ends our seasonal selections for this year.


 

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