Best of the Basement Rug 2008 – Volume 1

I have been reviewing the posts of the last year and was planning on posting a single compilation of the best offerings, but there was so much material that I decided to break it down into a few themed posts. Volume 1 includes a smattering of folk, bluegrass, country, and a very special 1985 gospel performance by the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir – “O Mary Don’t You Weep” – one of the most popular downloads of 2008. All of the selections below (except 3,17) were ripped from the original LP. Each one represents a post/download from 2008. You can review the original post by clicking on the artist’s name below. Enjoy!

Track Listing:

1) Donovan – The War Drags On – 3:36
2) Joe & Eddie – I’m a Drifter – 1:58
3) Peter Rowan – Dust Bowl Children – 3:48
4) Homegas – Bumblebee – 2:47
5) The Osborne Brothers – Hey, Hey Bartender – 2:42
6) Eddie Poirier – Banjo Bluegrass – 3:00
7) Pat Burton – Soldiers Joy – 3:07
8) Homer and the Barnstormers – Ballad of Jed Clampett – 2:06
9) Orval Prophet – The Travellin’ Kind – 2:31
10) Eddy Arnold – That’s How Much I Love You – 2:58
11) Don McLean – Bill Cheatem / Old Joe Clark – 3:52
12) Hamish Imlach – Deep Elm Blues – 2:41
13) Stompin’ Tom Connors – Tillsonburg – 3:23
14) Gordon Lightfoot – Oh, Linda – 3:10
15) ABBC – Gilbert – 4:46
16) Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir – O Mary Don’t You Weep – 6:24
17) Jane Siberry – This Girl I Know – 2:09