January 14th, 2013

Joan Osborne

How did Joel alight your airwaves on January 14th, 2013?

Danny Gatton, "Funhouse"

from Cruisin' Deuces

Roy Buchanan, "Sweet Dreams"

from The Best of Roy Buchanan

Yo Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, "Here and Heaven"

from The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Joan Osborne, "Nobody's Fault But Mine"

from Shout, Sister, Shout! A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Sharpe

Justine Vandergrift featuring Stew Kirkwood, "By and Buy and Bye"

from Yes Alright OK

Dala, "Horses"

from Everyone is Someone

David Gogo, "Please Find My Baby"

from Soul-bender

Dave Matthews Band, "Belly Belly Nice"

from Away from the World

Norah Jones, "Little Broken Hearts"

from Little Broken Hearts

The Rolling Stones, "I Just Want to Make Love to You"

from England's Newest Hit Makers

Jim Byrnes, "Jailbird Love Songs"

from Things About Comin' My Way

Pack A.D., "1880"

from We Kill Computers

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.

January 7th, 2013

The Black Keys

How did Joel set our new year's course on January 7th, 2013?

The Black Keys, "Gold On the Ceiling"

from El Camino

Florence + The Machine, "Try a Little Tenderness"

from MTV Unplugged

Contino, "Zydeco Train"

from Back Porch Dogma

Etta James, "Cigarettes and Coffee"

from The Dreamer

New Guitar Summit, "Everybody's Crying Mercy"

from Shivers

Madeleine Peyroux, "Half the Perfect World"

from Half the Perfect World

The Duhks, "Death Came a Knockin'"

from The Duhks

Conrad Walz, "Vulcan Girl"

from Rivers and Rails: A Tribute to Alberta

Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, "Mr. Lucky"

from Strictly Whatever

Monkeyjunk, "Mr. Beefy"

from Tiger In Your Tank

Colin James, "Oh Well"

from Fifteen

Norah Jones, "Little Broken Hearts"

from Little Broken Hearts

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.

December 17th, 2012

The Be Good Tanyas

What Yule jams did Joel kick out on December 17th, 2012?

Brian Setzer Orchestra, "Santa Claus is Back in Town"

from Boogie Woogie Christmas

Choirboys, "Once in Royal David's City"

from The Carols Album

Charles Brown, "Blue Holiday"

from The Rounder Christmas Album: Must Be Santa!

The Four Tops, "Merry Christmas Baby"

from The Best of Four Tops

Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee and the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, "Silent Night"

from A Celebration in Time

The Be Good Tanyas, "Rudy"

from A Winter's Night: The Best of Nettwerk Christmas

B.B. King, "Back Door Santa"

from The Best of B.B. King

Toronto Children's Chorus, "Angel's Choir"

from Dancing Day and Other Christmas Carols

Sarah McLachlan, "Song for a Winter's Night"

from A Winter's Night: The Best of Nettwerk Christmas

Blind Boys of Alabama, "I Pray on Christmas"

from Go Tell It on the Mountain

Meryn Cadell, "The Cat Carol"

from A Winter's Night: The Best of Nettwerk Christmas

Room Full of Blues, "Run Rudolph Run"

from Roomful of Christmas

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.

Just a friendly reminder that Borrowed Tunes will have the holidays off. Enjoy the season, and please join Joel when he returns Monday, January 7th with more great finds from the Edmonton Public Library!

December 10th, 2012

Oscar Peterson

What holiday harmony did Joel promote on December 10th, 2012?

Paul Simon, "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"

from So Beautiful or So What

Prairie Oyster, "One Kiss"

from One Kiss

Said the Whale, "My Government Heart"

from Howe Sounds / Taking Abalonia

David Grisman, "What Child Is This"

from The Rounder Christmas Album: Must Be Santa!

The Four Tops, "Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"

from The Best of Four Tops

Jackson Browne and David Linley, "Mercury Blues"

from Love is Strange (En Vivo Con Tino)

Crash Test Dummies, "Jingle Bells"

from Jingle All The Way

Crooked Still, "Orphan Girl"

from Hop High

Oscar Peterson, "Mumbles"

from Putomayo Presents: Swing Around the World

David Gilmour, "Comfortably Numb"

from Live in Gdańsk

Brave Combo, "Must be Santa"

from The Rounder Christmas Album: Must Be Santa!

Joseph Spence, "Santa Is Coming to Town"

from The Rounder Christmas Album: Must Be Santa!

Downchild Blues Band, "I Need a Hat"

from I Need a Hat

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.

December 3rd, 2012

Carolina Chocolate Drops

What winsome ballads did Joel give us on December 3rd, 2012?

Jeff Beck, "Walking In the Sand"

from Rock 'n' Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul

A video of this concert is also available to borrow.

Jeff Healey, It's Only Money

from Mess of Blues

Adam Cohen, "Like a Man"

from Like a Man

Martin Sexton, "Way I Am"

from The American

Jenny Lewis, "Bad Man's World"

from The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The Black Keys, "Aeroplane Blues"

from Rubber Factory

Dave McCann and the Ten Toed Frogs, "Joe's Bones"

from Country Medicine

Mumford and Sons, "I Will Wait"

from Babel

Blue Rodeo and Melissa McClelland, "Tell Me Your Dream"

from Blue Road

Carolina Chocolate Drops, "Another Man Done Gone"

from Heritage

Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "Blue Collar"

from Gold

Tedeschi Trucks Band, "Shelter"

from Revelator

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.

November 26th, 2012

Solomon Burke



What vibratory salad did Joel give us on November 26th, 2012?

Scotch, "Big Women and Karaoke"

from Listen Up!

Bonnie Raitt, "Million Miles"

from Slipstream

Wolfmother, "Love Train"

from The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Solomon Burke, "Don't Give Up On Me"

from Don't Give Up On Me

The Oscar Peterson Trio, "Naptown Blues"

from Hello Herbie

Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, "Looking For a Plan"

from Strictly Whatever

The Ventures, "Spudnik"

from Walk, Don't Run: All-Time Greatest Hits

Roy Buchanan, "Sweet Dreams"

from The Best of Roy Buchanan

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Intro / Mr. Bojangles"

from The Best of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Volume 1: Twenty Years of Dirt

Justin Rutledge, "Everyone's In Love"

from Man Descending

Deadmau5, "Sofi Needs a Ladder"

from The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.

November 19th, 2012

The Duhks

What Can-tastic show did Joel give us on November 19th, 2012?

Shout Out Out Out Out, "Wayward Satellite"

from Spanish Moss and Total Loss

Mo Lefever, "Don't Squeeze the Baby"

from Unposed

The Duhks, "Fast Paced World"

from Fast Paced World

Sam Roberts, "Love at the End of the World"

from Love at the End of the World

The Pack A.D., "Oh Be Joyful"

from Funeral Mixtape

Bill Bourne & the Free Radio Band, "Home"

from Bluesland

Matt Mays, "City of Lakes"

from Sense of Place

Fred Eaglesmith, "Ship"

from Dusty

Colin Linden, "Trouble Only Comes in 3's"

from From the Water

Luke Doucet and the White Falcon, "Beacon on the Southpaw"

from Blood's Too Rich

Lynn Miles, "Flames of Love"

from Love Sweet Love

You can also access this playlist on the EPL website here.