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!

Best of the Basement Rug 2008 – Volume 1:

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