"I'm singin' for the love of it... have mercy on the man who sings to be adored."--JOSH RITTER

Listening online:

• BBC Radio Scotland (Glasgow): Iain Anderson, Bryan Burnett, Mary Ann Kennedy, Tom Morton
• WYSO (Yellow Springs, Ohio): Niki Dekota
  
• WXPN (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): David Dye, Michaela Lejeune, Dan Reed
  
• KPVL (Postville-Decorah, Iowa)
  
• American Routes, syndicated show hosted by Nick Spitzer
  
• Mountain Stage, syndicated show hosted by Larry Groce
  

    Lyrics to folk and pop songs
    The encyclopedic All Music Guide site
    The number one songs on Billboard's pop chart for any date in history... along with the number ones in Britain
    A handy classical music reference site
    Great place to hear local and travelling singer-songwriters is Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse, 1271 1st Av SE (across from Coe).   
    Another interesting musical venue: CSPS, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids: big name acts in an intimate atmosphere, an art gallery, and local talent performing in an occasional Saturday night Out of Bounds series.
    Local musicians:

• Neal Gilbertson site
  
• Glenn Lonsdale and Carlis Faurot site
  
• Kimberli Maloy site
• Gayla Drake Paul site
  

1. "One Day Like This," Elbow
2. "Steve McQueen," Sheryl Crow
   
3. "Good Morning Britain," Aztec Camera
4. "In a Big Country," Big Country
5. "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick," Ian Dury and the Blockheads
6. "Human," Killers
7. "The Bike Song," Mark Ronson
8. "Dawn Chorus," Beth Orton
9. "The Lion's Roar," First Aid Kit
10. "Emmylou," First Aid Kit
    
11. "Streets of Your Town," Go-Betweens
12. "Love Will Tear Us Apart," Joy Division
13. "World Shut Your Mouth," Julian Cope
14. "Echo Beach," Martha and the Muffins
    
15. "Old Man," Neil Young
16. "Like a Hurricane," Neil Young
    
17. "Stone Cold Sober," Paloma Faith
18. "Respect," Aretha Franklin
19. "Oberlin Two-Step," Beausoleil
    
20. "Call Me the Breeze," Beth Orton

Recently purchased tracks on iTunes:

• "After the Goldrush," Prelude
  
• "Back Home Again," John Denver
  
• "The Bitch is Back," Elton John
• "Bloodbuzz Ohio," The National
  
• "Christmas in Washington," Steve Earle
  
• "Coles Corner," Richard Hawley
  
• "Duquesne Whistle," Bob Dylan
• "Everlasting Love," Carl Carlton
• "Fairytale," Pointer Sisters
  
• "The First Picture of You," Lotus Eaters
  
• "Happy Hour," Housemartins
• "I Can Help," Billy Swan
  
• "Jazzman," Carole King
• "The King of Rock 'n' Roll," Prefab Sprout
  
• "Life is a Rock," Reunion
  
• "Longfellow Serenade," Neil Diamond
  
• "Man on Fire," Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
  
• "Mannish Boy," Muddy Waters
  
• "Party Fears Two," Associates
  
• "Sit Down," James
  
• "Some Nights," Fun.
• "Song for Whoever," The Beautiful South
  
• "There She Goes," La's
  
• "Wheel Inside the Wheel," Mary Gauthier
  
• "When Will I See You Again," Three Degrees
• "Wishing You Were Here," Chicago
  

• Beatles, "Please Please Me"
• Brook Hoover, "Don't Touch the Monsters"
  
• "Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane"
• Rolling Stones, "Beggars Banquet"
  

I've Got the Music In Me Dept.:

    I've done some singing myself.  I wrote my first song in 1984, and performed it at the Wesley Foundation in Urbana, Illinois. Since then I have sung publicly in Atwood, Farmington, and Macomb, Illinois; and Cedar Rapids, Marion, Stone City, and Walker, Iowa.  I've recorded two CDs, "Mouth Full of Mustard" (2003) and "Almost Endless Fun" (2008). Both discs are available for the everyday, low-low price of $10.  For "Mouth Full of Mustard," half the proceeds goes to the Friends of Music at Coe.  The discs may be purchased by contacting me (bnesmith@coe.edu).

    Hey, it's good to be back Home again!

Last update 5/8/13