Bill Direen & the Bilders

Picked this up just casually in passing today at the radio station Bill Direen & the Bilders "Chrysanthemum Storm".

Wow!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Direen

Grab a couple of tracks here: http://william.direen.free.fr/

Americana by MonsterZero

Americana by MonsterZero

Waiheke Radio gets closer...

Well it's been about 6 months since the Hauraki Hoedown was last on air but thats not to suggest that Country Mike has been just sitting around commiserating the demise of the Beach ... oh no. We decided that we'd just build our own damn station.... enter Waiheke Radio. In the six months since we hatched this idea we've managed to form a Trust with some truly dedicated and intelligent folks on it, yours truly has become a special advisor to the Trust. We've got our first transmitter pole up as well as secured a grant from the local Community Board to pay for the second transmitter. We've gained a community lease on the old premises vacated by Beach FM and given that a once over, we've put in a grant application to the lottery board, and have had 2 public meetings. I've also got the new site running so head on over to http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz for more updates and pics of how its all going. At this pace the Hoedown should be back on air within a couple of months I reckon.

Son of Country Mike Podcast #1

Yeeee Haaaawwww (and all that) ... finally out its the Son of Country Mike Podcast #1 ... for your listening pleasure. Its short it's swe... well, not really sweet, but ... well just download it and give it a go! You can get it here: Son of Country Mike Podcast #1 at least until they remove it for copyright violations or some such arcane legal skullduggery. The gist of Son of Country Mike podcasts are 3 songs, a couple of comments, all resulting in one podcast - not too much effort. #1 features a grand composition about anal sex and Evangelical preachers brought to you by the Portaland, Oregan band "I Can Lick Any Son of a Bitch in the House" followed closely by an Alex Chilton ditty about the Far East, and all wrapped up with a longish sea shanty(?) by the Akron/Family ... whats not to like about that?

Hoedown Closedown

Lets just say that that Hoedown is down, but not out. Read this for a bit of background: Sad Demise of the Beach written by a former DJ. At some point I'll be back, hopefully in the form of a newly created Waiheke Community Radio ... but until we can make this happen I'm probably going to start creating and posting some podcasts. I've started my first one already and hope to have it up by the end of the week. They're going to be called "Son of Country Mike" so keep an eye out here for note of the first one...

Playlist - 8th of October 2007

Black Monday Show ... comisserating the All Blacks loss to France in the Rugby World Cup :-(

Try Not To Cry - Jack Grace Band
Cry One More Time - Gram Parsons
Cry, Cry, Cry - Robbie Fulks
Reason to Cry - Lucinda Williams
You're An Angel and I'm Gonna Cry - Chris Thile
Crying Over You - Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Cry, Cry, Cry - Bobby Blue Bland
Sit and Drink and Cry - Dale Watson and his Lonestars
A Song You Could Cry For - Freakwater
Cryin' But My Tears are Far Away - The Knitters
Cry, Cry, Cry - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
Stop Crying - Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League
Hot Tub of Tears - Austin Lounge Lizards
Valley of Tears - Solomon Burke
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
Le Waldo Blues -Sylvian Piron
Your Great Journey - The Handsome Family
Weight of the World - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Drivin' Nails in My Coffin - Supersuckers
Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
Man In Black - Johnny Cash
Bur in My Saddle - The Meat Purveyors
The Great Joe Bob - Terry Allen
The Same Boy You've Always Known - The White Stripes
Kiss of Death - Split Lip Rayfield
I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys
Everybody Loves Me - Alejandro Escovedo
Behind the Clouds - Brad Paisley
Pop A Top - Jim Ed Brown & The Browns
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Baby Let the Bad Times Be - Junior Brown
It's Only Make Believe - Kelly Hogan and John Wesley Harding
The Fall of Troy - Tom Waits

Playlist - 1st October 2007

Little Bonnie - Drive-by Truckers
Short Man's Room - Joe Henry
The Air is Thin - Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Lou Reed
Wandering Stranger - Entrance
Complicated Situation - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Saturday Morning Radio Show - Lester Moran & The Cadillac Cowboys
Honky Tonk Girl - Lester Moran & The Cadillac Cowboys
It's Only Cocaine - Country Dick Montana
Nothing to do But Dream - Jolie Holland
Joe's Head - Kings of Leon
Jagged - Old 97s
Hong Kong Blues - Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Comitted to Parkview - Porter Wagoner
Talkin' Vietnam Blues - Johnny Cash
No Fun - The Black Keys
Banana in Your Fruitbasket - Bo Carter
Druganaut - Black Mountain
That Train Song - Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Come A Long Long Way - Waco Brothers
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys
Wasted Away - Micah P. Hinson
Boy with a Coin - Iron & Wine
The Decline of Country and Western Music - Lambchop
Exodus Damage - John Vanderslice