Songs Of Innocence

No. 87, aired September 8, 2010, featuring live readings of William Blake’s Songs Of Innocence.

Part 1

1. Haiku I – Alexina Louie / Erica Goodman (harp) -– Introduction To Songs Of Innocence (“Piping down the valleys wild”) – William Blake
2. Pied Piper – Not Going To Vegas
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Jacques And Madeleine – Run Chico Run
5. Hyperprism – Edgar Varese -- The Shepherd / The Echoing Green / The Lamb – William Blake
6. Mr. Highway Man – Howlin Wolf
7. Prophesy – Eugene Chadbourne -- The Little Black Boy / The Chimney Sweeper – William Blake
8. Fairweather – Shikaska

Part 2

1. On Permanence - Alexina Louie / Erica Goodman (harp) -- Little Boy Lost / Little Boy Found / Lauging Song – William Blake
2. Howlin Wolf Boogie – Howlin Wolf
3. No Feelings – Cheerleader 666
4. Noon Harras – Derek Bailey with John Zorn & William Parker -- Cradle Song / The Divine Image / Holy Thursday / Night / Nurse’s Song - William
Blake
5. Sweet Little 16 – Chuck Berry
6. Ceremonial Music - Alexina Louie / Erica Goodman (harp) -- A Dream / On Another’s Sorrow – William Blake
7. A Real Mother For Ya – Johnny Guitar Watson

Humpty Dumpty Contrafacta

No. 68, aired March 31, 2010 – an Easter special.

Featured live readings of poetry from Reginan Hendrik Markus’s Phenomena No Hindrance. Copies are available for purchase in the Sask Lit. Section at Book & Briar Patch.

Also featured 4 recuperated “Nursery Hymns” of W.B. Yonder, a.k.a. Regina’s Patrick Johnson. Free downloads plus notes on his contrafactal process and other delights can be found at: http://www.wbyonder.citymax.com/firstpage.html

Part 1

1. Resolution – Mahavishnu Orchestra –- The Messianic Heart – Hendrik Markus
2. Humpty Dumpty / Arnsberg – Patrick Johnson
3. Crack In The Egg – GWAR
4. Naval Aviation in Art? – Frank Zappa
5. Tori – Not Goin’ To Vegas
6. The Treeman – Buckethead -- Axis Mundi – Hendrik Markus
7. Jack And Jill / Maryton - Patrick Johnson
8. Free Satpal Ram – Asian Dub Foundation
9. From the Eastern Gate 2 – Alexina Louie (comp.) / Erica Goodman (harp)
10. Gor-Gor – GWAR

Part 2

1. Chocolate Jesus – Tom Waits
2. Pylegathon – Buckethead
3. Three Blind Mice / Crusader’s Hymn – Patrick Johnson
4. Sanctuary – Mahavishnu Orchestra -- Easter Sunday, 1983 (A Buddhist Talks To God) - Hendrik Markus
5. Traveling Morgue – Buckethead
6. Alphabet Song / Dix – Patrick Johnson
7. Asscrack Bathmat – Muscle Bitches
8. Watermelon In Easter Hay – Frank Zappa
9. Saved – Amour Fou
10. Sailing - Ripcordz