Both of today's songs come from the album Rough Guide To The Music Of Mexico.
I'll be playing this album as my friends and I celebrate Cinco de Mayo!!
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La Juanita: Los Andariegos
May 5, 2010Qué Puntada: Astrid Hadad
May 5, 2010"Mexican singer Astrid Hadad's cabaret performances deconstruct such traditional fare as ranchero, bolero and rumba with sly wit and over-the-top theatrics."
Honey, Sugar, Baby, Mine: Annie and Rod Capps
May 4, 2010From 2009's My Blue Garden
Waltzing’s For Dreamers: Carrie Rodriguez
May 4, 2010This is from her most recent album, Love and Circumstance, which was released in January.
The Gambling Suitor: Jean Ritchie and Paul Clayton
May 3, 2010This is from an album called American Folk Tales and Songs released in 1956.
This is the description of this song from the liner notes, "This song came from Miss Ella Shiflett, who lived on a mountain in Greene County, Virginia. It has also been found in Michigan, Arkansas, and Kentucky, in which places it is known by various other names including The Courting Cage, and The Wooing."
Early Morning Rain: Ian and Sylvia
May 3, 2010From a 1998 album called Folk Duets.
Just Like a Fish: Esther Phillips
May 2, 2010This song was nominated for a Grammy in 1970: Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance – Female
Fish Heads: Barnes & Barnes
May 2, 2010Okay, okay, I know this is really out there, but I am running out of fish songs. It's this need to have a theme thing. Bear with me!!
As if you couldn't guess, this is from Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time
Fishin’ Blues: Taj Mahal
May 2, 2010From Giant Step, released in 1969.
The Fish: Bobby Rydell
May 2, 2010From The Bobby Rydell Story 1959-1964
