Folk Next Door
The Folk Next Door was the name of a concert series and CD releases produced on by WWUH, the University of Hartford radio station in West Hartford, CT, USA. There were nine concerts and CDs in all, one each year starting in 1991. Featured artists included Sloan Wainright, Dar Williams, Hugh Blumenfeld, The Nields, Please and Thank You Band, Lui Collins, Dewey Burns, Bruce Pratt, Kate McDonnell and Freddie Tane, The Hartford Gospel All Stars, Catie Curtis, and Dave Drouillard.
Discography
[edit]Track/Artist/Title
Folk Next Door 1
[edit]- Lui Collins Friendship Waltz
- The Patons Come Love Come
- Dewey Burns Just How Long
- Please and Thank You Band Pittsburgh Medley
- McDonnell Tane Ordinary Man
- Heartwood I Give You Light
- Donna Martin The Shirt Off My Back
- Last Fair Deal Out of My Mind
- Amy Davis & Dan Gardella Take Me to the Zydeco Dance
- Hugh Blumenfeld Waiting for the Good Humor Man
- Steve Nystrup Canary Island
- Dave Drouillard Oh, Sweet Mary
- Richard Shindell Home Team
- John Whelan Gan Aimn
- Bruce Pratt Drivin' Through the Delta
- Don Sineti The Dreadnought
- Stan Sullivan The Passing Lane
- Delta Boogie May We All Shout Together
- Zydeco Zombies Ossan Two-Step
- The Nields Anchorman
Folk Next Door 2
[edit]"Honey Hide The Banjo Its The Folk Next Door Again!"
- Dar Williams The Babysitter's Here
- Kate McDonnell Seeking Passage
- Catie Curtis Slave to My Belly
- Robin Lawlor Francesca
- Ellen Cross The Letters
- Grassroots Bill Cheatham
- J.P. Jones Bold Troubador
- Hugh Blumenfeld & Ed Smith Friends of a Traveler
- Donna Martin Coming Home
- Lui Collins Step Into the Water
- Hartford Gospel Stars 99½ Won't Do
- Barbara Kessler Happy With You
- Peter Lehndorff East Longmeadow
- Eric Von Schmidt Champagne Don't Hurt Me Baby
- Please and Thank You Band Katy Hill
- Bruce Pratt The Unknown
- The Nields (Just Like Christopher Columbus)
Folk Next Door III
[edit]"Hoot"
- Chanting House Salome
- Madwoman In the Attic Oconee
- Peter Lehndorff Marriage
- J.P. Jones Moving Train
- Jeter La Ponte L2 Jeune Marie'e
- Lucy Kaplansky You Just Need a Home
- Steve Nystrup Weasel
- Kim Trusty Keep On Moving
- Peg Loughran The Traveler
- Patrick McGinley St. Patrick's Isle
- Gypsy Reel White Face Waltz
- Ed Smith I Got a Tune
- Madwoman In the Attic Nothing Like Food
- Amy Gallatin Forever Ride
- Tim Cote Television
- Gospel Stars He Will Understand
- Dar Williams February
Folk Next Door IV
[edit]"Local Color"
- Greg Greenway Ghost Dance
- Erica Wheeler Arrow Heads
- Michael Jerling Starting Tomorrow
- New Middle Class I'll Rock Your Candle
- Jim Henry Baby's Coming Home
- Kate McDonnell Drink the Rain
- Dave Drouillard American Flyer
- Travor Hollow Parallax
- Sally Rogers Hard Work
- Andrew Calhoun Tunnelvision
- Madwoman In the Attic These Eyes
- Hugh Blumenfeld Mozart's Money
- Les Sampou Holyland
- Cyd Slotteroff At Last
- Bobbi Carmitchell Life on the Greener Side
- Susanne McDermott Farther Still
- Greg Greenway Crack in the Wall
- Travor Hollow You Don't Call Me Darling Anymore
Folk Next Door V
[edit]"Cicada"
- Sloan Wainwright Band Hey Girl
- Cordelia's Dad Katy Cruel
- Ratsy Bell Bottomed Lunch Box
- Gabriel Dorman I Am God Just a little Bit
- Chilo Simple
- Salamander Crossing Trip Me Up
- Dana Pomfret Tricks on You
- Bayou Brethem Port Arthur Blues
- Nancy Tucker Everything Reminds Me of My Therapist
- Morrigu Jane's Reel/ A Punch In the Dark
- Stan Sullivan Dark Belgian Chocolate
- St. Patrick's Pipe Band Gardens of Skye/ Over the Sea to Skye/ Within A Mile of Edinburgh Town/ The Waters of Kylesku/ Molly Darling
- Cordelia's Dad A Sailor's Life
- Chilo That Hair
Folk Next Door VI
[edit]"The Emperor of Ice Cream"
- Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman You Just Don't Get It
- Jeremy Wallace Johnny
- Lisa McCormick Right Now
- Don Sineti and Chris Morgan John Kanaka
- Jano Cowboy King
- The Mollys Pride Over Dollars
- The Muster Bunch Tatter Jack/ Drums and Guns
- Dana Robinson Wishing Tree
- Scott McAllistar, Meredith Cooper, Jeff Mucciolo Seaside Jig
- Ratsy Leave Her Behind
- Washboard Slim and the Blue Lights Firehouse Blues
- Ilene Weiss Answer to Come
- Sloan Wainwright Band For My Pride
- Sloan Wainwright Band No One's Makin' Me Do It
- Ratsy Don't Judge the Herd
- Ilene Weiss Woman of a Calm Heart
Folk Next Door VII
[edit]"May Day"
- Beth Amsel Saint Mark
- Tom Prasado-Rao Walk A Million Miles
- Peter Lehndorff Peugot
- Chris and Meredith Thompson House Divided
- Mark Mulcahy Tempted
- Justina and Joyce Sip of Water
- Gideon Freudmann Adobe Dog House
- Hugh Blumenfeld Bill's Dick
- Darryl Purpose Child of Hearts
- Erin McKeown Fast as I Can
- Jeremy Wallace Missing you this Morning
- Louise Taylor Deep, Dark River
- Erica Wheeler Nowhere to Go
- Stephen Nystrup Come on the Road
- Lost Wages Tarpology
Folk Next Door VIII
[edit]"Ate"
- River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs La Valse de Kaplan
- Margo Hennebach and Mark Saunders On Preacher Hill
- Michael Hsu Your Boyfriend, Your Dad
- Lucy Chapin Barefeet
- Joe Flood Big Daddy Blues
- Sonya Hunter Nonesuch
- Einstein's Little Homunculus Celibacy
- Freddie White When Jesus Gets to Town
- Maggie Carchrie Peurt A Beuill
- Mark Erelli Midnight
- Cheryl Hoenemeyer Angela
- Michael Veitch American Song
- Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters California Blues
- Joe Flood Always Will Always Mean You
- Sonya Hunter Prohibition
- Mark Erelli The River Road
- Cheryl Hoenemeyer 2%
- Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters Tennessee Fluxedo
Folk Next Door IX
[edit]"Nein"
- Alastair Moock Lonely Heart
- Rebekah Hayes One Candle Burns
- Robin Greenstein Sacred Song
- Eric Garrison Breathing
- Adrienee Jones and Rani Arbo Uninvited Ghost
- Lisa Moscatiello Second Avenue
- Cece Borjeson (and Ruth George) A 'Soalin' (Trad.)
- Groovelily Sitting on the Fence
- Meg Hutchinson When It Rains
- Meg Hutchinson Ockham's Razor
- Gene and Mim Lose My Mind
- Andrew McKnight Western Skies
- Bernice Lewis Mercy
- Eric Burkhart and Humpty Daddy No One Lives Here
- Kevin Briody Walnuts and Rice
- The Roadbirds West Texas Wind
- Eric Burkhart and Humpty Daddy
At home for the holidays with the Folk Next Door
[edit]- Dar Williams The Christians and the Pagans
- Hugh and the New Coventry Carolers Kosher for Christmas
- Madwoman in the Attic The Cherry Tree Carol
- Ilene Weiss His Initials
- The Nields Merry Christmas Mr. Jones
- Mark Saunders Joy to the World
- Margo Hennebach Winter Snows
- Donna Martin Merry Christmas Baby
- Ratsy If You're Not Dead
- The New Coventry Carolers The New Coventry Carol
- Patrick McGinley/ Mark Saunders Lefty Gets a Gift
- Susan McKeown/ Lindsay Horner Through the Bitter Frost and Snow
- Steven Nystrup Amazing Grace/ Christmas Morning
- Hugh Blumenfeld This Mountain
- Steven Nystrup Greensleeves
- Peter Lehndorff Santa's Back
- Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters Silent Night