Friday at the Ford CD Collection
The Library has a collection of CDs from Friday at the Ford performers and other musicians that we recommend. These may, of course, be borrowed for three weeks. Click on the titles below to see whether items are on shelf. You may reserve them, and they will be held for you at the Checkout Desk. Then listen and tell your friends.
Bob Bovee & Gail Heil
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on November 17, 2000, and November 14, 2003. Coming back April 11, 2008.
When the Cactus is in Bloom - Songs of cowboys are highlighted this collection of western songs.
Bryan Bowers
Bristlecone Pine - Bowers is a master of both the autoharp and guitar. This CD mixes instrumentals and vocals.
Cat Catalani
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on March 17, 2000.
Cat Catalani - Cat sings folk and American classics.
Clearwater Connection
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on November 15, 2002.
Delectable Collectibles - Bill Hansen and Doris Sotirellis define their music as "Contemporary-Retro Americana."
Curtis & Loretta
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on March 7, 2003, March 18, 2005 and January 19, 2007.
Gone Forever - C & L mix their own compositions with traditional folksongs.
Just My Heart for You - This is perhaps the duo's best CD. "Angel of Bergen-Belsen" always moves the Friday at the Ford crowd.
Mark Dvorak
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on November 20, 1999, and November 11, 2005.
The Streets of Old Chicago - Dvorak, an Old Town School of Folk Music regular sings of Chicago and Illinois.
Filisko & Noden
Joe Filisko is coming with Christopher Walz to Friday at the Ford on January 18, 2008.
Filisko & Noden Live - The duo plays early post-war Chicago blues.
Pat Gaughan
From Erin's Shore - Pat plays a mixture of her own compositions and traditional Irish songs.
Hop on Pop
Todd Leiter-Weintraub appeared at Friday at the Ford on September 17, 2004.
As Drawn by Ethan, Age 2 - This is a collection of original compositions by a Western Springs resident.
Tom and Chris Kastle
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on May 13, 2005. Coming back on March 14, 2008.
Familiar Waters - Tom and Chris sing about lakes, seas, and oceans and the people on them.
Rivers - Did I forget rivers?
Kraig Kenning
Every Precious Moment - Kraig plays a ringing steel guitar on most of these songs.
Lee Murdock
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on March 20, 1998, and September 15, 2000.
Voices Across the Water - Lee sings folksongs about the Great Lakes and the people who sailed them.
Rick Neeley
Appearing with Chris McNamara at Friday at the Ford on November 12, 2004. Coming back on September 14, 2007
General Merchandise - Neeley sings from the heart and skillfully plays his 12-string guitar.
Jamie O'Reilly and Michael Smith
Pasiones - The folk duo sings songs of the Spanish Civil War.
Patchouli
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on May 14, 2004
Come a Little Closer - "The Woods" is a very infectious song. "Come a Little Closer" is very sensual.
Dave Potts
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on March 16, 2007
County Line Road - Dave sings about living in the South.
One Night in the South - "Martin" is a song about a high school hero who never went very far from home but still had lots of style.
Dana Robinson
Schedule pending for fall 2008
Avenue of the Saints - Robinson is a contemporary musician with a touch of Woody Guthrie.
Michael Smith
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on February 20, 1998, November 20, 1998, and April 20, 2001.
Love Stories - Two vintage LPs from Flying Fish Records onto one CD
There - Contemporary songs from an Old Town School of Music regular.
Anna Stange
A Family Album - Stange's collection of folksongs includes some classics and many lesser known pieces that portray dysfunctional people, such as "Papa's on the Housetop."
Trillium
Appeared at Friday at the Ford on November 9, 2007
Over the Waterfall - This four-piece band plays everything from Celtic and bluegrass to ragtime.
Chris Vallillo
Aural Traditions - These songs evoke the Midwest of the 1860s to the 1930s.
