This episode, such as it is, was released simply to let you all know about the computer difficulties I was experiencing over the w/e (why does it seem that trouble strikes late on Saturday night).

(2/13) The good news is: as I predicted, the problems have been addressed and solved, so a new, full-length episode (#113) will be available on Feb. 24th.

Cheers!

This week's playlist:

• Sloppy Drunk by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women: Deluxe Edition (1994); available from Alligator Records or the iTunes Music Store. Visit UppityBluesWomen.com for more information.

• Honey Bee by Papa Mali from Do Your Thing (2007); available from FogCityRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page, sponsored by Fog City Records, and read this article at JamBands.com for more information about Papa Mali.

• I'm Still Leaving You by Katie Webster, from Katie Webster - Deluxe Edition (1999); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Katie's bio page at the Alligator site for more information.

• The Tune (the chords my daddy taught me) by Michael Charles, from BAR, Volume 5 (2008); available from BluesAndRootsPromotions.com. Michael's CD, I'm Nobody's Fool (2006), which also includes The Tune, is available from the store at Michael's site and CD Baby. Visit MichaelCharles.us and his MySpace page for more information.

• Anytime You Want, Can't Let Go and How in the Devil, by Sean Costello, all from We Can Get Together (2008); available now from the U.S. iTMS. Release of the physical CD is set for Feb. 19th. Visit SeanCostello.com and this page at DeltaGrooveProductions.com for more information.

• When Malindy Sings by Phantom Blues Band, from Footprints (2007); available direct from the band when you click the "CD" link at their site, and the iTMS. Visit PhantomBluesBand.com and this page at DeltaGrooveProductions.com for more information.

• Good Day 4 Bad Whiskey by The Paul Wood Band, from Pirate Radio (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Paul-Wood.com and Paul's Garageband page for more information.

• Lower on Your List of Priorities by Roomful of Blues, from Raisin' a Ruckus (2008); available from the store at their site, Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Roomful.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: what's a cannoli?; Mike's Pastry, Boston home of sublime cannoli; how people feel about Mike's Pastry; and the blues thread at MyMontanaReduxMyfreeforum.org; click here for more information about how you can obtain podcasts; click here to donate to the Bob Enos Memorial Fund.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #112 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Harpin' On A Riff (instrumental) by Charlie Musselwhite, from The Harmonica According to Charlie Musselwhite (1994); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit CharlieMusselwhite.com for more information.

• Baby Bee by Kenny Neal, from Tribute To Slim Harpo & Raful Neal (2007); available from the store at Kenny's site, Rhapsody.com and Emusic.com. Visit KennyNeal.net for more information.

• 99 mph (Interstate Version) by Chainsaw Dupont, from Lake Street Lullaby (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• Goin' to Mississippi by Magic Slim, from The Essential Magic Slim (2007), available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit Slim's bio page at the Blind Pig site for more information.

• Do Right by Juzzie Smith, from BAR, Volume 5 (2008); available from BluesAndRootsPromotions.com. Juzzie's CD, Happy Daze (2007), which also includes Do Right, is available from Vitamin Records. Visit JuzzieSmith.com for more information.

• If I Didn't Love You by Andrea Marr, from BAR, Volume 5 (2008); available from BluesAndRootsPromotions.com. Visit AndreaMarr.com for more information. Andrea's album Watch Me Work It (2006), which includes If I Didn't Love You, is available as downloads from the iTMS. The physical CD will be released next month in Australia and New Zealand. Andrea is also the only performer from outside the U.S. to be included on an American compilation called National Women in Blues (2007), available from JoMarRecords.com.

• Reference Tone by Jaimi Faulkner, from BAR, Volume 5 (2008); available from BluesAndRootsPromotions.com. Jaimi's latest release, Back To You (EP), is available from LastRecordStore.com Visit JaimiFaulkner.com for more information.

• Blues Over Baghdad by Fruteland Jackson, from Tell Me What You Say (2007), available direct from the store at his site, Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit Fruteland.com for more information.

• Katrina by Fathead, from Building Full of Blues (2007); Available from http://www.electrofi.com/ and the iTMS. Visit Fathead.biz for more information.

• Blue Moon On The Horizon by Chicago Thieves, from In the Windy City (2007); available from CD Baby. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

Mentioned during this show: the Harmonica Blowout at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz, CA on Jan. 29th; Blues And Roots Promotions; BAR, Volume 4 - available from the iTMS; the International Blues Challenge.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #111 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• To the River by Michael Holt and the Trophy 500's, from Boogalu (2007); now available from the shop at Michael's site, and available soon at CD Baby and Amazon.com. Visit MichaelHolt.info and the band's MySpace page for more information.

• Give Me Your Love by Nappy Brown, all from Long Time Coming (2007), and available from Blind Pig Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit the Nappy Brown article at Wikipedia for more information.

• I'm Here to Stay by Sharrie Williams, from I'm Here to Stay (2007), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit SharrieWilliams.com for more information.

• Drive To Laredo, These Thing I Do and She Don't Have To Be Sad, all by MJ O'Sullivan, from All I Need Is This Guitar (that's all I need) (2008); available from CD Baby. Visit MJOsullivan.com for more information.

• Ghost In My House by Mean Gene Kelton, from Mean Guitar (2004), available from Mean Gene's online store and the iTMS. Visit GeneKelton.com for more information.

• Goodbye Daughters of The Revolution by The Black Crowes, from Warpaint, set for release on 3/4/08; the single was made available to podcasters through the Podsafe Music Network. Visit BlackCrowes.com for more information.

• Meet Me In The City by Richard Johnston, from Official Bootleg #1 (2003), available from the store at Richard's Web site. Visit RichardJohnston.com and Richard's MySpace page for more information.

• Talkin' To My Baby by Mississippi Shakedown, included on the compilation BAR, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. The band's CD, Mississippi Shakedown (2006), is available from MississippiShakedown.com.au and the iTMS. Visit MississippiShakedown.com.au for more information.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #110 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• How Many Times by Eric Coslop, from a single first released in 2001. Eric has a page at Garageband.com, as does his current band The Curbfinders. In the early '90s, Eric also contributed to a series of CDs by the Home At Last Band.

• She What? by Bad Influence, from Tastes Like Chicken (2001), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit BadInfluenceBand.com or their MySpace page.

• Dust Me Off by Billy Marquis, from the Blues and Beyond, available for sale through Garageband.com. Visit Billy's Garageband page for more information.

• Goodbye Daughters of The Revolution by The Black Crowes, from Warpaint, set for release on 3/4/08; the single was made available to podcasters through the Podsafe Music Network. Visit BlackCrowes.com for more information.

• Every Shut Eye Ain't Sleepin', Give Me Your Love and Keep On Pleasin' You by Nappy Brown, all from Long Time Coming (2007), and available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit the Nappy Brown article at Wikipedia for more information.

• Get With You by The Ken DeRouchie Band, from Live At Jimmy Mak's (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For free downloads of other KDB tracks, go to this page. And visit KDBand.net and their MySpace page for more information.

• Trouble by Robb Alan McMahan, from the album Mojo Man (2006); available on CD from BuyDirect.com. There are more tracks on Robb's page at the Podsafe Music Network. Visit Robb's MySpace page for more information.

• Everybody Loves Me by Alejandro Escovedo, a previously unreleased live recording from 2005. The original version is available on the album Bourbonitis Blues (1999), while an acoustic version (with strings) is on Room of Songs (2005). A version by legendary harpist Charlie Musselwhite is included on Por Vida - A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo (2004). Visit AlejandroEscovedo.com and his MySpace page for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: Blues Music Awards; Roots Music Association; SXSW; New Media Expo.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #109 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Last Chance Lounge by Chainsaw Dupont, from Bourbon Street Breakdown (2005); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• I Called My Baby Long Distance by Archie Edwards, from The Toronto Sessions (2001), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit the biographies page at AcousticBlues.com for more information.

• D.E.A. Blues by Davis Coen, from Blues from the Get Go (2000), available from CD Baby, CDUniverse.com and the iTMS.Visit DavisCoen.com for more information.

• Miss Blues'es Child by Eli Cook, from Miss Blues'es Child (2005, re-released 2007), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit EliCook.com for more information.

• When Malindy Sings, A Fool For You and Barnyard Blues, all from Footprints (2007); available direct from the band when you click the "CD" link at their site, and the iTMS. Visit PhantomBluesBand.com for more information.

• Wrapped Up In Love by Carey & Lurrie Bell, from Second Nature (2004), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Carey's Alligator Records bio page for more information.

• Keep Your Motor Running by Dave Hole, from Short Fuse Blues (1992), available direct from the store at Dave's site, Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit DaveHole.com for more information.

• Comin' Home To New Orleans by The Dare Ya Blues Band, from Lonely Street (2004), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Also available: Food For Song (2006) from CD Baby. Visit the band's page at Garageband.com for more information and other links.

Mentioned during this show: Taste Entertainment Center; All Music Guide; Taj Mahal (the musician, lest there be any confusion).

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #108 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• (Get Yourself A) Garbage Man by B.C. Read, from Bowl of Sugar (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BCRead.com for more information.

• Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette, obtained as a single for podcast play from the Podsafe Music Network; also available as a digital download on a 2006 album entitled Bettye LaVette Selected Hits, available from the iTMS. Visit BettyeLaVette.com to buy other CDs, read reviews and for much more information.

• I Wonder Why by the Rene Trossman Band, from Postmarked Illinois (2007). Visit ReneTrossman.com and his MySpace page for more information.

• Please Don't Waste My Time by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information.

• Woolly Mammoth by The Robert Farrell Band, from Sun House Fury - Part 1 (2003). To buy the CD, and for more information, visit Robert's site: Doubleslide.com.

Mentioned during this show: Chicago Bluesfest, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and SXSW (aka South By South West).

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #107 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• In The Windy City by The Chicago Thieves, from In The Windy City (2007); soon to be available from an online store at their site. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information and/or send email to [email protected].

• I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, from Live At Blues On Grand (2004); available from their site, CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information.

• You Ain't All That by the Big George Jackson Blues Band, from Southern In My Soul; available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information.

• Rooster Blues by Davis Coen, from Ill Disposition (2007); available from CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit DavisCoen.com for more information.

• N.O. by Chainsaw Dupont, from Bourbon Street Breakdown (2005); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• 99 mph (Interstate Version) by Chainsaw Dupont, from Lake Street Lullaby (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• King Of My Heart by Chainsaw Dupont, from Ghost Kings of Beale Street (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• Around My Thoughts by Owen Roberts, from Bay to Maples (2007); available from the Music page on his site and the iTMS. Visit OwenRobertsMusic.com for more information.

• What It Takes To Be Your Man by Rex Rambler, from Pieces Of Time (2007); available from SoundClick.com. Visit RexRambler.com for more information.

• Coffee Man by Calvin Owens, from The House if Burnin' (2002); available from the Order Page at his site and the iTMS. Visit CalvinOwens.com for more information.

• Thick Side by Mark Kerr, from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MarkKerrLtd.com for more information.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #102 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Rabbit by Ray Wylie Hubbard, from Snake Farm (2006). Visit RayWylie.com and send email to [email protected] for more information.

• That's No Way To Get Along by Richard Johnston (with Jessie Mae Hemphill), from Foothill Stomp (2002), available from the store at Richard's Web site. Visit RichardJohnston.com and Richard's MySpace page for more information.

• High Country Blues by Harrison Kennedy, from High Country Blues (2007), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit HarrisonKennedy.ca for more information.

• Sweet Home New Orleans by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information.

• In The Windy City, Red Shoe Shuffle and On My Way Home by The Chicago Thieves, from In The Windy City (2007), soon to be available from an online store at their site. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information and/or send email to [email protected].

• Big Easy (Ain't Easy No More) by Mark Hummel, from Ain't Easy No More (2006), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit MarkHummel.com for more information.

• Sweet Melissa by Chris Juergensen, from Big Bad Sun (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChrisJuergensen.com to buy Big Bad Sun directly, and for more information.

• Mr. Bowman by Paul Yates, by Paul Yates, included on the compilation Blues And Roots, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. Mr. Bowman is is the title track of Paul's debut CD (release date unknown). Also available: But Of Course (2004) from Guitar 9 Records.

• Bring On The Night by The Jerry Henry Band, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available by mail from the Great Northern Blues Society in Wausau, WI. Also available from CD Baby: Rockin' The Blues (2003). Visit JerryHenryBand.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Rich Palmer and Audio Gumshoe; Paul, the music lover, and Indie Music Sampler; The Eel Pie Club.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Also, look me up at MySpace, Facebook, and/or Twitter

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #101 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• The Daddy by Big George Jackson, from Big Shot (2001), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information.

• Sweet Talk and Wine by Blue Voodoo, from The Storm (2005), available from CDBaby. Visit BlueVoodooBlues.com for more information.

• Listen To The Wind by The Hitman Blues Band, from Angel in the Shadow (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit HitmanBluesBand.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• Natural Man by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Head's Up! (2002), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit Lil' Ed's page at the Alligator Records site for more information.

• Uh Uh Baby by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at the A-Trane, Berlin (2005). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. Visit EB Davis.com and his MySpace page for more information.

• Angeline by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal, from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby. Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information.

• I Believe by Detroit Women, from Rattle Your Cage (2004), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit DetroitWomen.org and their MySpace page for more information.

• You Belong To Me by The Ken DeRouchie Band, from Y2KDB (2005). For more information, visit KDBand.net, their Garageband page, their page at American Idol Underground, or their MySpace page.

• How Long by The Mescal Sheiks, from This World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit their site or the Sheiks' MySpace page.

• Long Cold Train by Kevin Welch and the Danes, from Millionaire (2001), available from Echotunes.com. Visit KevinWelch.com for more information.

• She's Leavin' by The Phantom Freeway Rhythm & Blues Revue, from Callin' In Rich. The band's page at the Podsafe Music network is here (where you can hear several more tracks).

• Hard Enuff by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby. Visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com for more information.

• They Call Me Watermelon Slim by Watermelon Slim, from Big Shoes to Fill (2003), available from the store at Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com, and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

For more information about the blues: Sweet Home, The Illinois Entertainer's monthly blues column; The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Also, look me up at MySpace, Facebook, and/or Twitter.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #100 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)