Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse
Contra music from the Portland Selection; Hawaiian ukelele master John King; Music of the Smiths by The Ukrainians; Glasgow's art school band Franz Ferdinand; Good news/bad news from Modest Mouse. Featured Artist: Bob Dylan.
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Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
- Artist: Bob Dylan
- Album: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964
- Song: Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Once only available as a bootleg, this is from Bob Dylan's now legendary performance at New York's Philharmonic Hall.
Hommage à Edmond Parizeau
- Artist: Various Artists
- Album: Portland Selection, Vol. 1: Contra Dance Music in the Pacific Northwest
- Song: Hommage à Edmond Parizeau
This is a collection of contra dance tunes from Pacific Northwest musicians Sue Songer, Clyde Curley and George Penk.
Kalakaua March
- Artist: John King
- Album: Royal Hawaiian Music
- Song: Kalakaua March
We featured John King performing the music of Bach on ukulele on All Songs Considered episode 22.
Batyar
- Artist: The Ukranians
- Album: Istoriya: The Best of the Ukranians
- Song: Batyar
The Ukrainians aren't from Ukraine, but they play music in the language of this eastern European country, even when doing cover tunes by bands like the Smiths and Sex Pistols.
Take Me Out
- Artist: Franz Ferdinand
- Album: Franz Ferdinand
- Song: Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand is a Glasgow quartet of former art students with a sound that swings and swaggers its way from the Byrds to Television.
The World at Large
- Artist: Modest Mouse
- Album: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
- Song: The World at Large
This second release on Sony for Modest Mouse comes ten years after the indie trio first formed in Issaquah, Washington.
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