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

Microorganisms & Explosions

Usually, on this show I have mixed various musical works with spoken or recorded texts. In this episode, that was done for me, because I featured The primeTime sublime Community Orchestra, from London, England, and their dadaist music & spoken word masterpiece, A Life in a Day of a Microorganism. Also featured were some tracks from Canadian Blast & the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Part 1

1. Introduction – The primeTime sublime Community Orchestra
2. Changed – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3. Naval Aviation in Art? - Frank Zappa
4. Anarchavid – Lederhosen
5. A Life in a Day of a Microorganism (a) Prelude - the primeTime sublime Community Orchestra
6. Fairweather – Shikasta
7. A Life in a Day of a Microorganism - (b) Morning - the primeTime sublime Community Orchestra
8. No Feelings – Cheerleader 666


Part 2

1. '78 Style - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2. From the Eastern Gate (Haiku 3) – Alexina Louie; Erica Goodman on harp
3. Water Main - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
4. From the Eastern Gate (Haiku 1) – Alexina Louie; Erica Goodman on harp
5. Biological - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
6. A Life in a Day of a Microorganism - (c) Afternoon and Afterlife - the primeTime sublime Community Orchestra
7. Geneve – Raking Bombs
8. Jacques and Madeleine – Run Chico Run
9. From the Eastern Gate (Haiku 2) – Alexina Louie; Erica Goodman on harp
10. Sailin' On – Bad Brains