Among the celebrations on this evening’s Planet Waves I’m marking the 50th anniversary of Telstar, the Mongolian Naadam festival and the centenary of Woody Guthrie…

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10^th July 2012

Magic Star – Kenny Hollywood – 7” single – Decca 45-F 11546 – England

Telstar 1 was launched July 10, 1962

Se uma onda invertesse a marcha – Deolinda – Dois Selos e Um Carimbo – World Connection WC 43088 – Portugal

Ademler Ulugh (People are glorious) – Sanubar Tursun – Music of Central Asia Vol.10: Borderlands: Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route – Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40529 – China

Tritsch Tratsch Polka – The Balalaïkas of Moscow – Les Balalaïkas de Moscou – Air Mail Music SA 141232 – Russia

Krakowiak – The Kaszowski Brothers – Polish Dance Time – Monitor Records MON 71598 – Poland

Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska born Krakow

Car Song – Woody Guthrie – This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol 1 – Smithsonian FolkwaysSFW CD 40112 – Oklahoma

July 14^th 1912 Woody Guthrie born

Hobo’s Lullaby – Emmylou Harris – Folkways: A Vision Shared – A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly – CBS 460905 1 (LP) – Kentucky

Jesus Christ – Woody Guthrie – This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol 1 – Smithsonian FolkwaysSFW CD 40112 – Oklahoma

Tiwista – Samuel Yirga – Guzo (Journey) – Real World Records CDRW 190 – Ethiopia

Ghmerto, Mets Gadmomkhede – Ensemble Basiani – Georgia: Sacred & Secular Vocal Polyphony – Ocora C 560240 – Georgia

Mudei de Olhar (I moved my gaze) – Dona Rosa – Sou Luz – Jaro 4309-2 – Portugal

Naadmin ugluu (The Naadam Festival) – Egschiglen – Sounds of Mongolia – Arc Music – Mongolia

11^th – 13^th July Mongolian Naadam Festival

Tha Mo Ghaol Air Aird A’ Chuain – Julie Fowlis – Mar a tha mo cridhe – Macmeanmna SKYECD 33 – North Uist

Won’t Be Long – Cahalen Morrison & Eli West – The Holy Coming of the Storm – Cahalen Morrison & Eli West – Seattle

Fri July 20: Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Sat July 21: Heart of Hawick, Scottish Borders

Sun July 22 (afternoon): Summertyne Americana Festival, The Sage, Gatehead

Mon July 23: The Steeple Hall, Kilbarchan

This Land is Your Land & narration – Odetta, Will Geer, Arlo Guthrie et al – A Tribute to Woody Guthrie – Warner Bros – USA

Echo Blues (sig tune) – Frank Wakefield – That was now… this is then! – Rosewood RA 62096 – Tennessee