For the fifth year in a row Phil cobbled together a Blues program to fill the time slot for Murphy’s Magic Mess on KZUM. Every Labor Day Weekend KZUM preempts all programming for 83 hours of Blues. In the past this has been more of a challenge for Phil and the rest of the Mess, this year was different. The challenge was to whittle it down to two hours of music. Didn’t quite happen that way, he had 2 hours and 27 minutes of music and Murf  joined the fun with another 47 minutes of music. Clearly not everything on their lists got played.

Kate was off for the weekend attending a family gathering. Michelle and her husband stopped in briefly to share the fun of Murf’s birthday.

The following is the played list of music.

MUSIC for 31 August 2014

1. Outside the Blues – The Bodhi Brothers – Organically Grown
2. Movin’ Out Blues – North Sound – Jazz Wolf
3. I Wanted You to Walk (Right Thru That Door) – Candye Kane – Comin’ Out Swingin’
4. City Streets – Lisa Hilton – Getaway
5. Los Angeles Blues – Ciro Hurtado – Los Angeles Blues
6. Homeless Blues – Linda Herschorn – Roots and Wings
7. Cello Noodle 3-1-14 – Betsy Tinney – unreleased
8. Boston + Blues – Lisa Hilton – Getaway
9. The Devil is an Angel Too – Janiva Magness – Bury Him at the Crossroads
10. Bury Him at the Crossroads – Janiva Magness – Bury Him at the Crossroads
11. History of the World – Coyote Poets – Pandora’s Box
12. I Got the Will (But I Can’t Find My Way) – Etta James – Seven Year Itch
13. Celluloid Heroes – Blackmore’s Night – Autumn Sky
14. Skye Boat Blues – Tuatha Dea – Kith & Kin
15. Reincarnation Blues – Skypilot – Under the Radar
16. Working Girl Blues – Reel World String Band – Mountain Songs
17. Talking Wheelchair Blues – Fred Small – Heart of the Appaloosa
18. Howie’s Norvegian Bluess – Tom Smith – And They Say I’ve Got Talent
19. Overflowin’  Cat Box Blues – Cynthia McQuillan – Bedlam Cats
20. I Used to be a Powerful Priestess – Leigh Ann Hussey – Homebrew (radio edit)
21. Hoopty Blues – Murphey’s Midnight  Rounders – Running on Empty
22. Black Swan Blues – SJ Tucker – Stolen Season Sneak Peaks EP
23. Blood and Bones – Coyote Poets – Pandora’s Box

On Sunday 7 September 2014 we’ll return with our usual Mess of music and fun, plus the second half of the SJ Tucker and Betsy Tucker interview from 19 August.