It's St. Patrick's Day, or as
The Onion
calls it "The Reinforcin' O' The Stereotypes."
Here are a few appropriately wacky Irish tunes for you.
Let's start with "The Night That Pat Murphy Died."
Erin go brawl! (Believe it or not, these guys are German!)
Here's "Brian O'Linn," courtesy of Seamus Ennis. (Folks who used to see me
perform back in the '80s might realize I performed my own weird adaptation of
this song. I changed it to "Barney O'Linn" just so I could add the
chorus "Listen here Barney and spare me your blarney / You bought the first
round but I bought the last 10 ..."
Here's "Captain Kelly's Kitchen" by The Dropkick Murphys
And it wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day in the Terrell household with some
Pogues!
Sunday, March 14, 2021 KSFR, Santa Fe, NM Webcasting! 10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org
Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Stop the Train by Mother Earth
Third Time’s the Charm by The Fuzztones
I’m Hurting by The Dustaphonics
Casino Reale by The Goldstars
Insect Eyes by Nots
Pine Box Ritual by The Guilty Hearts
Butcher by ET Explore Me
A Little More Time by The Reigning Sound
(Background Music: Marvel Ann on the Prowl by Ben Vaughn)
Howlin’ for My Woman by King Salami & The Cumberland 3
Free Range Man by MFC Chicken
What’s It All About by The Goon Mat & Lord Bernardo
Ego Arcade by Herzegovina
Goddess by Honshu Wolves
Lady Hawke Blues by Kid Congo & The Pink Monkeybirds
Too Long in the Wasteland by James McMurtry
(Background Music: Sand Storm by Impala)
Raised Right Men by Tom Waits
Dreaming Party by Degurutieni
Obeah Man by Meet Your Death
Ain’t That a Bitch by Johnny “Guitar” Watson
I’m Alive, You’re Dead by Kathy Freeman
I Don’t Feel at Home Anymore by Loretta Lynn
I Pray for You by Little Isadore & The Inquisitors
(Background Music: Waltz by The DJ Bonebreak Trio)
Dub the Frequencies of Love by Gogol Bordello
Crazy Kacharsee by Shoukichi Kina
I Thought He Was Dead by Jon Langford & Four Lost Souls
She Ain’t a Child Anymore by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Know You Better by Black Pumas
Another Lonely Heart by Eleni Mandell
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
Lawrence Welk, the bandleader, television star, Geritol purveyor and
bubble-machine enthusiast, was born March 11, 1903, 118 years ago this day.
Happy birthday, Lawrence. Hope your day is wunnerful, wunnerful, wunnerful!
Here's a bit of the North Dakota-born Welk's bio from
History.com:
Welk’s parents were immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine who spoke only German
to the nine children they raised on their farm outside Strasburg, North
Dakota. In fact, Lawrence Welk did not learn English until his early 20s,
which explains the accent that became his trademark. A dutiful son, Welk
dropped out of school in the fourth grade to work full time on the family
farm, but he decided early on that he wished to pursue a career in music.
He learned to play the accordion from his father, who carried his own
antique instrument with him when he immigrated to America. Lawrence wore
out the inexpensive, mail-order accordion bought for him as a boy, so he
made a deal with his parents: In exchange for a $400 loan to purchase a
professional accordion, he would stay and work on the family farm through
the age of 21. Playing small professional gigs in the surrounding area,
Welk honed his musical skills and earned enough money to pay his parents
back when he left home for good in 1924.
By the early 1930s, Lawrence Welk had earned a degree in music and made a
name for himself as the leader of a traveling orchestra. He had also
failed in a restaurant venture selling “squeezeburgers” cooked on an
accordion-shaped grill, but he had succeeded in developing a unique brand
as the proponent of a pleasing pop style dubbed “Champagne Music” for its
light and bubbly quality.
Ummm! Squeezeburgers!
Welk moved to Los Angeles in the early 1950s. He got his own local tv show,
which was picked up by ABC in 1955. After being cruelly dropped in 1971, Welk
got a syndication deal, which last until 1982.
I've heard lots of folks from My Generation say their grandparents made them
watch the Welk show. I guess I lucked out. My grandfather, born the same year
as Welk, didn't seem to have any interest in the bubble-laden show. And my
grandmother, born a few years later, thought Welk was an old cornball.
But to celebrate his birthday, here are some special memories courtesy of
YouTube:
Here's one from Welk's brief hippie period. (Rumors that the bandleader had
contacts among the Manson Family are completely false and should not be
repeated.)
In addition to his musical skills, Lawrence was quite the polka dancer:
Here's a clip featuring several of Welk's female singer regulars. Caution: My
sources in the Drug Culture community warn that it's
NOT SAFE to view when you're stoned!
Speaking of stoned, this clip of a "modern spiritual" seems to pop up on
social media every few weeks for the past several years. I actually
blogged about it myself back in 2008. While then Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was blasting this song
as subversive propaganda for illegal and dangerous marijuana, Welk singers
Gail Farrell and Dick Dale (no, not THAT Dick Dale) performed this Brewer
& Shipley the tune on Lawrence's show.
Sunday, March 7, 2021 KSFR, Santa Fe, NM Webcasting! 10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org
Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
The Wasp by Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons
No Panic, No Stress by The Scaners
Jet Black Hair by The Goldstars
Own It Bone It by The Barbaraellatones
Takin’ Over by The Mal Thursday Quintet
Watch Out for Me Ronnie by Yo La Tengo
Black Plague Blues by Figures of Light
Horses by Pere Ubu
This Guy’s in Love With You by Faith No More
(Background Music: Shoot to Kill by Quincy Jones)
Bumble Bee Zombie by Roky Erikson
He Looks Like a Psycho by The Electric Mess
Floor is Not Wall by Danger Cutterhead
Contagious by Sleeve Cannon
Sweet Jane by Lou Reed
Blur Blur Blur by Degurutieni
Sign of Judgment by The Luxurious Faux Furs
Coffee Monkey by The Bottle Rockets
No Swallerin’ Place by June Carter
(Background Music: Cyclone by The Fabulous Cyclones )
Talking Main Event Magazine Blues by Mike Edison
Fairytale in the Supermarket by The Raincoats
Last Night by Honshu Wolves
I’m the Ocean by Neil Young & Pearl Jam
Reprimand by Joe West
(Background Music: Jalousie by Esquivel)
Last Train from Poor Valley by The Seldom Scene
Stepchild by Solomon Burke
Opening of the Box by Tony Joe White
On the Nickel by Tom Waits
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
Sunday, February 28, 2021 KSFR, Santa Fe, NM Webcasting! 10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org
Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
With This Ring by The Goldstars
The Other Side of This Life by The Mal Thursday Quartet
Great Googa Moga by Dave Del Monte & The Cross Country Boys
Stay Out of It by Kathy Freeman
Camper of the Year by Too Much Joy
Multiple Maniacs by The Stools
Black Cat by Herzegovina
Chimealong by Danger Cutterhead
Coconut by Fred Schneider
Bear Cat by Rufus Thomas
(Background Music: For a Few Dollars More by Hugo Montenegro)
Pinky’s Dream by David Lynch with Karen O
The Girls of Porn by Mr. Bungle
Put Me Back in My Cage by James Chance
This Dog is the King of Losers by Bee Bee Sea
New Skin by Celebration
Keep It Hid by Rick Holstrom
I Flipped My Wig in San Francisco by Harry “The Hipster” Gibson
(Background Music: The Bookhouse Boys by Angelo Badalamenti)
Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days by Louis Prima
I Want to Be Like You by Los Lobos
Gut Bucket Blues by Dr. John
Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat by The William Loveday Intention
Block the Comet by Quintron & Miss Pussycat
This Morning at Nine by Bill Hearne
Won’t Let the Fear In by Honshu Wolves
Pretty Dancing Girl by Brave Combo
(Background Music: Zorba the Greek by Milos Theodorakis)
Eleanor Rigby by Black Pumas
Home Cookin’ by The Luxurious Faux Furs
One’s on the Way by Loretta Lynn with Margo Price
One of the Unsatisfied by Lacy J. Dalton
Unsatisfied by The Replacements
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
Want to keep the party going after I sign off at midnight? Go to The Big Enchilada Podcast which has hours and hours of music like this. And a new episode, MURDER HORNET MELODIES was just posted yesterday. CLICK HERE
