We’re featuring Leonard Cohen’s NEW SONGS FOR THE OLD CEREMONY album which will see the 50th anniversary of its release this week.

Theme: Dave Van Ronk, Sunday Street (SUNDAY STREET, Philo)

Opening set
Larkin Poe, Rockin’ in the Free World (KINDRED SPIRITS, Tricki Woo)
Nanci Griffith, What’s That I Hear (WINTER MARQUEE, Elektra)
C,S,N,Y, Find the Cost of Freedom (SO FAR, Atlantic)
Traffic, Many A Mile to Freedom (THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS, Island)

Set # 2
Leonard Cohen, Who by Fire (NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY, Columbia)
Richard Thompson, The Story of Isaac (SINCERELY L. COHEN, Royal Potato Family)
Nick Drake, River Man (FIVE LEAVES LEFT, Island)
*Bombay Bicycle Club w/The Staves, Road (ENDLESS COLOURED WAYS, Chrysalis)
*The Decemberists, Don’t Go to the Woods (AS IT EVER WAS, SO WILL IT BE AGAIN, Capitol)

Set # 3
Willie Nile, The Justice Bell (for John Lewis) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, River House)
*Willie Nile, Wake Up America (LIVE AT DARYL’S HOUSE, River House)
*Willie Nile, One Guitar (LIVE AT DARYL’S HOUSE, River House)

Willie Nile plays WUSB’s Sunday Street Series on Sunday, October 6th at 5 P.M. at The Long Island Museum.
Information at sundaystreet.org

Set # 4
Leonard Cohen, There Is a War (NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY, Columbia)
Fleetwood Mac, Tusk (TUSK, WB)
Joni Mitchell, The Jungle Line (THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS, Asylum)
*House of Hamill. Into The Golden (WILDFIRE, not on label)
Hothouse Flowers, Don’t Go (PEOPLE, London)
Bessie Banks, Go Now (single, Tiger Records)
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. Stay (single, Herald Records)

Set # 5
Jackson Browne & David Lindley, The Load Out/Stay. (RUNNING ON EMPTY, Asylum)
Jackson Browne & David Lindley, The Crow on the Cradle (Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino, Inside)
David Lindley, The Soul of a Man (BIG TWANG, not on label)
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Set # 6
Greg Kihn, Mood Mood Number (BESERKLEY CHARTBUSTERS V.1, Beserkley)
Greg Kihn, All The Right Reasons BESERKLEY CHARTBUSTERS V.1, Beserkley)
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Roadrunner BESERKLEY CHARTBUSTERS V.1, Beserkley)

Set # 7
Leonard Cohen, Leaving Greensleeves (NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY, Columbia)
Marianne Faithfull, Greensleeves (MARIANNE FAITHFULL, London)
Suzanne Vega & John Cale, So Long Marianne (BLEECKER STREET, Astor Place)
Josh Ritter, Chelsea Hotel # 2 (COHEN COVERED, Mojo Records)
Jennifer Warnes, Famous Blue Raincoat (FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT, Cypress)
Nancy White, Leonard Cohens.Never Going to Bring My Groceries in (MOMNIPOTENT. Mouton)
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Set # 8
The Pines, On the Range (PASTURE 2 EP, Red House)
The Pines, Hanging from the Earth (ABOVE THE PRAIRIE, Red House)
The Pines, What Good Am I? (A NOD TO BOB 2, Red House)

Dylan
Bob Dylan, When I Got Troubles (NO DIRECTION HOME, Bootleg Series v.7, Columbia)
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash, Girl from the North Country (NASHVILLE SKYLINE, Columbia)
Bob Dylan w/The Band, Something There is About You (PLANET WAVES, Asylum)
Bob Dylan, Idiot Wind (BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Columbia)

*indicates new release or recent re-issue