Playlist The Revolution Starts Now on WCOM December 19 2017 Death May Be Your Santa Claus edition

The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show, December19, 2017 on WCOM-FM 103.5, community radio for Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC (www.wcomfm.org). Hosted each Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time by Art Menius (PO Box 1161; Carrboro, NC 27510). http://artmenius.com and http://lazyfarmboy.blogspot.com. Underwritten by radicallocalism.com and Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe.

Steve Earle / The Revolution Starts Now [excerpt] / The Revolution Starts Now / E-Squared-Artemis / 1:09

The HillBenders / Christmas / Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry / Compass / 4:10

Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers / Strangest Christmas Yet / The Long-Awaited Album / Rounder / 3:41

Rev. J.M. Gates / Death May Be Your Santa Claus / Rev. J.M. Gates Vol. 3 (Sept – Nov 1926) / Document / 3:04

Reverend Edward W. Clayborn / The Wrong Way to Celebrate Christmas / Where Will You Be Christmas Day? / Dust-To-Digital / 2:33

The Blue Sky Boys / The Lawson Family Murder / The Blue Sky Boys / Rounder / 3:14

Decembersongs / Dad’s Drunk Again on Christmas / An East Nashville Christmas / Decembersongs13 / 3:46

Tom Paxton / Christmas in the Shelter / Boat in the Water / Pax Records / 4:04

Leroy Carr / Christmas in Jail -- Ain't That a Pain / Where Will You Be Christmas Day? / Dust-To-Digital / 3:22

Reynold Aluminum Christmas Greeting / Old-Time Radio Commercials / Old Time Radio / 0:49

Vic Mulkey and the Blue Veins / Christmas In The Big House / Christmas in a Blue Vein / Island Lake / 2:14

Paul McCartney / The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On A Open Fire) / Holidays Rule / Hear Music / 4:10

The Sultans of String [feat. Ruben Blades & Luba Mason] / Happy Xmas (War is Over) / Christmas Caravan / Relativity / 4:02

The Waitresses / Christmas Wrapping / Deluxe Special: ZE Complete Recording / ZE / 4:34

Skinner & T’wich / I Don’t Want an iPad (I Just Want World Peace) / [single] / S&T/ 5:26

Fiddlin’ John Carson / Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over / [78 rpm single] / Okeh / 2:54

Playlist The Revolution Starts Now on WCOM December 12 2017

The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show, December 12, 2017 on WCOM-FM 103.5, community radio for Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC (www.wcomfm.org). Hosted each Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time by Art Menius (PO Box 1161; Carrboro, NC 27510). http://artmenius.com and http://bit.ly/artsradio. Underwritten by radicallocalism.com.

Steve Earle / The Revolution Starts Now / The Revolution Starts Now / E-Squared-Artemis / 1:09

Tedeschi Trucks Band / Alabama / [single] / Fantasy / 3:26

Leonard Cohen / Democracy / The Essential Leonard Cohen / Sony BMG / 7:03

Buffy Sainte Marie / Universal Soldier / Medicine Songs / True North / 2:41

Mavis Staples / If All I Was Was Black / If All I Was Was Black / Anti-Epitaph/ 3:56

Dana Cooper / My America / Incendiary Kid / Travianna / 5:26

Pi Jacobs / Purple State / A Little Blue / Travianna / 2:58

Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band / Queen Anne’s Revenge / Small Town Life / Mountain Fever / 3:45

Mara Levine / You Reap What You Sow / Facets of Folk / Mara’s Creations / 3:08

David Holt / Otto Wood the Bandit / Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition / Great Smoky Mountains Association / 3:01

Elizabeth LaPrelle / West Virginia Mine Disaster / Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition / Great Smoky Mountains Association / 3:37

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn / Come All Ye Coal Miners /  Echo in the Valley / Rounder / 3:53

Roy Zimmerman / End of the Ship / Real American / self / 2:41

Diane Patterson / At Night You Fly / Teach, Inspire, Be Real / self / 4:50

Bett Padgett / Living in this World / At the End of the Day / Ceilidhe’s Music / 3:15

Playlist The Revolution Starts Now WCOM December 4 2017

The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show, December 5, 2017 on WCOM-FM 103.5, community radio for Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC (www.wcomfm.org). Hosted each Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time by Art Menius (PO Box 1161; Carrboro, NC 27510). http://artmenius.com and http://bit.ly/artsradio. Underwritten by radicallocalism.com.

As many of my favorite topical songs of 2017 as I could fit into one hour

The Nields / Tyrants Always Fall / [single] / self / 4:59

Van William / Revolution / Revolution EP / Fantasy / 3:56

Buffy Sainte Marie / The War Racket / Medicine Songs / True North / 4:00

Rev. Sekou / In Times Like These / In Times Like These / Zent Records / 3:23

Crys Matthews / We Must Be Free / Battle Hymn for an Army of Lovers / self / 3:43

Tim Grimm / Gonna Be Great / Stranger in Time / self / 5:23

Wyatt Easterling / An American Dream / Divining Rod / Phoenix Rising Records / 3:53

Noel Paul Stookey / Impeachable / summerfallwinterspring / Neworld MultiMedia / 1:43

Ron Israel / Everyone Knows the President Lies / Homeless in America / self / 1:26

Emma’s Revolution / I Need a Progressive Woman (Revolutionary Mind) / Revolution Now / Moving Forward Music / 4:00

Beth DeSombre / Bowling Green Massacre / Resistance / self / 1:59

Scott Cook / Walk That Lonesome Valley / Further Down the Line / Self / 5:17

Fred Gillen, Jr. / Prayer for America / What She Said / Dys Records / 3:12

Christine Lavin / What the Hell was That? / Spaghettification / self / 4:12

Kobo Town / King Sugar / Where the Galleon Sank / Stonefree Music / 3:15