Farm Life

The berries are ripe, the apples are growing, the hay is mowed and baled, and the wheat is ripening. There is hard work, grief, joy, and satisfaction in the work of farming. This episode of Folk Espresso, Farm Life, is a gathering of songs and tunes of farm life.

Artists in this episode include: Los Texmaniacs; John Hartford; Natalie Merchant; Tim Readman; Kevin Burke; Johnny Collins; Solas; The Rankin Family; Jack Armstrong's Barnstormer's Band; Ethan Daniel Davidson; Sue Songer, Clyde Curley, and Betsy Branch; Stan Rogers; Joel Mabus; John McCutcheon; Maria Fairchild; Lui Collins; The Watersons; Mark Graham; Liz Carroll; Deadwood Revival; Bing Bang Boys; Cascadia Folk Quartet.

Links:

• Los Texmaniacs - "Deportee (feat. Lyle Lovett)" [Studio Session]
• Los Texmaniacs - "Deportee (feat. Lyle Lovett)" [Behind The Scenes Documentary]
• Solas : Pastures of plenty - Reunion 2006
• Ethan Daniel Davidson, Alaska 11 North - 1999
• Jimmy Rankin - Mull River Shuffle - Live with Ashley MacIsaac
• Bee Song (Lui Collins and Anand Nayak) - Lui Collins
• Stan Rogers - The Field Behind The Plow (memorial tribute)