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.

November 12th, 2012



Patrick Watson

What sonic fantasy did Joel cook up on November 12th, 2012?

The Rolling Stones, "Shake Your Hips"

from Exile on Main St.

The Twisters, "Long Overdue"

from Come Out Swingin'

Jason Collett, "Miss Canada"

from Reckon

Kathleen Edwards, "Oh Canada"

from Asking for Flowers

Etta James, "Too Tired"

from The Dreamer

Katey Sagal and The Forest Rangers, "Strange Fruit"

from Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy, Seasons 1-4

Andrew Bird, "Nomenclature"

from Noble Beast

Patrick Watson, "Where the Wild Things Are"

from Wooden Arms

Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, "Life is Long"
from Ten Thousand

Chantal Kreviazuk, "Plain Jane"
from In This Life

Trombone Shorty, "Dumaine Street"
from For True

Big Sugar, "If I Were Heaven"
from Revolution per Minute

Tony Joe White, "Who You Gonna Hoo-Doo Now"
from Testifying: The Country Soul Revue

Lizz Wright, "Thank You"
from The Orchard

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

November 5th, 2012

Regina Spektor

What terrific tunes did Joel play on November 5th, 2012?

Colin James and His Little Big Band II, "Jumpin' From Six to Six"

from Jump Up & Boogie: The New Swing Collection

Michael Messer, "Lone Wolf Blues"

from King Guitar

Levon Helm, "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Ever Had"

from Electric Dirt

Steve Dawson, "Nightshade"

from Nightshade

The Tallest Man on Earth, "Criminals"

from There's No Leaving Now

The Decemberists, "Down by the Water"

from The King Is Dead

Noah and the Whale, "Love of an Orchestra"

from The First Days of Spring

Madeleine Peyroux, "(Lookin' for) The Heart of Saturday Night"
from Half the Perfect World

Deadmau5, "Outta My Life (Touch Mix)"
from At Play, vol. 2

Deer Tick, "The Bump"
from Divine Providence

Great Lake Swimmers, "Field of Progeny"
from New Wild Everywhere

Regina Spektor, "Blue Lips"
from Live in London

Shout Out Out Out Out, "Lessons in Disappearing"
from Spanish Moss and Total Loss

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

October 29th, 2012

Tom Waits

What spooky sounds did Joel play on October 29th, 2012?

In the background:

Carl Orff, "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana

from A Classical Weekend

Squirrel Nut Zippers, "The Ghost of Stephen Foster"

from Perennial Favorites

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "Voodoo Priestess"

from Black Music for White People

stream from Alexander Street Music Online

Corey Harris, "Don't Let the Devil Ride"

from Downhome Sophisticate

Radiohead, "Bones"

from The Bends

Oh Susanna, "Johnstown"

from Johnstown

Florence and the Machine, "Girl With One Eye"

from Lungs

Ndidi Onukwulu, "Wicked Lady"

from No, I Never

Chad VanGaalen, "Bones of Man"

from Soft Airplane

The Be Good Tanyas, "Waiting Around to Die"

from Chinatown

Tom Waits, "Way Down in the Hole"

from Beautiful Maladies

Patty Griffin, "Death's Got a Warrant"

from Downtown Church

Doug Cox, "Rope Strechin' Blues"

from Life is So Peculiar

alternate version from Live Blues

Harry Manx, "Voodoo Child"

from Live at the Glenn Gould Studio

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