Welcome aboard our midnight special fault music and bars show tunes and satire madness and escape which Warning This song is as timely now as it was when Phil Ochs wrote it in the late 19 sixties so ably interpreted by Reggie Harris. big trucks roar unread on. Bones when the t.v. Drowns my thoughts out with its dry and deadening drone will raise money for the same sued. For a. Chance of a. Sense Soon enough of. Them he. Of human being so really. A sense a. 100. Men can listen to the flea. But. With. Training so. Your a sense. Since . I am here I am. And am a human being so. Since. I'm a human being so every ball. Is a. That was Pat Witter with his song raise my voice and sing from his album Heaven is so high before Paraguay. The duo rising Appalachia who are lead song and Chloe Smith with their song speak out and they were joined by Ani Di Franco on that song from the album a lay Lions l e y l i n e s and we began with Phil Ochs himself I'm going to say it now from the 3 disconsolate Phil Ochs work there but for fortune this past August a lot of people especially the media was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock that took place at upstate New York back in 1969 Here are a couple songs that shed some shade on that celebration beginning with Arlo Guthrie who was at Woodstock it must be tough growing up in America now. Especially with parents that grew up during the sixty's. That could be terrible. I know I've got kids of my own and my son who's 14 done did nothing but play synthesizers all day listening to Van Halen and Motley Crue and none of. He looks at me says Dad I like your stuff but man you got to learn to rock and roll. And that's Higher we'll share with you. Us. Was. After. Ha ha ha. We'll be sure. We have Toyota of 3. New some up. Of yesterday. And it's. Bad. We have had. So. And it's was again. I will share with you. Us how. To with. Time. To. Us. Well now I am. A. Days where the. Hands of the. Highway as far. As bathroom. Handouts was same See again. How I will share. Hotz hearing. Us and. With some sod. It will be show. Us. When Bill Jones toured with the Fairwinds trio which included if a clan c.n.n. Hills they frequently ended with that Alan Bell song what a beautiful song so here's to you and now Bill Jones has recorded with Gareth Davies Jones and an Hill's who is involved in the production of this new Bill Jones cd so here's to you from the new recording by Bill Jones who's a woman Belinda Jones wonderful fairy tale and before Bill Jones Cherie Alric from Canada she's a very well known and popular musician north of the border and her song Good night from her new cd backed to the shore if you want to learn more about the midnight special or locate something we've played or contact the musicians visit Midnight Special dot org wear this playlist with his links to the artist and the record labels will be posted the Monday evening after you hear the program this is national program number 45 also on the opening screen is a link to contact me and I'm always delighted to hear from you at midnight special dot org In the 2nd portion of the program we'll tell you how to write a song and we'll visit Naches I'm Rich Warren and you're listening to the midnight special Sometimes it seems like the news industry is one big runaway train headed way to fast I know I'm healthy and all things considered we plan our daily voyage carefully take the time to see the important sites along the way don't worry we'll still get you where you need to go. From n.p.r. News into a journey Monday through Friday 326-3089 point one k. U.a.r. . This is $89.00 little round a listener supported service at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock came. They are is news and culture for Arkansas show your support by becoming a sustaining member. Or. Welcome back aboard the midnight special folk music and farce show tunes and said Tire madness and escape I'm Rich Warren and now the midnight special begins the educational segment of the program where Matt went and Robert Jones teach you how to write a song or at least explicate the process people always ask Matt and me about American music and how this thing ties together what we found in the 20th century American popular music is really defined by 3 cool. 5 knows. This out of those 3 chords and 5 notes come together.