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Murphy's Magic Mess

Hi I'm Murf. I do a pagan radio, music, interviews and fun, show on KZUM Community Radio in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Mess, as we call it, is on every Sunday from 10am to noon. I have been doing the show since 1994, before that it was called the Spiral Dance. The Dance started in 1988 puting good pagan/Goddess music out on Lincoln's airwaves. I am also guilty of tossing filk and foolishness into the shows mix. We try to have fun. The WE, I speak of, is my co-host Diz,(He has an offbeat sence of humor). Well, so do I for that matter;-)

This page is devoted to showing my playlist for the week, mention of favorite CD's, new music we recieve and most anything about music I can think of to add. With a few comments now and then about the music and stories.

WELCOME
Where I get My music

Murphy's 2001 Year Best Picks

June,24, 01

June 16, Midsummer

  • Healing Resurgence... Medwyn Goodall... Medicine Woman
  • Wind In The Pipes... Meg Davis... Capt. Jack & The Mermaid
  • Wytches Chant... Inkubus Sukkubus... Away With The Faeries
  • The Elf Glade... Meg Davis... Capt. Jack & The Mermaid
  • King Of Elflands Daughter... Heather Alexander... Keepers Of The Flame
  • Spirit Waltz... Green Crown... Washed In Her Blood
  • Summer Solstice Passion... KIVA... Finding Balance
  • Weaving The Summer... Spiral Dance... Magick
  • Follow The Sun... Nomad ... Nomad
  • An Sceal... Heather Alexander... Wanderlust
  • ContrariDance... Heather Alexander... Wanderlust
  • The Green... T. Thorn Coyle... Face A New Day
  • Lugh's Song... T. Thorn Coyle... Face A New Day
  • King Of the Faires... Crwyoryn... The Wizard & the Elven King
  • Song Of Talisin... Crwyoryn
  • Battle Of The Trees... Crwyoryn... The Wizard & The Elven King
  • Leader Of The Band... Dan Fogelberg... The Immortal Age
  • One Strong Arm... John McCutcheon & Si Kahn... Signs Of the Times
  • Black Velvet Band... Real Magic (Isaac Bonewitz & Friends) .. Avalon Is Rising
  • Ceileidh In The Night... Clan na Gael... Keepers Of The Wind
  • Code... Parodies by Bob Kanefsky... Tapeworm II
  • The Gods Aren't Crazy... Leslie Fish... Chickasaw Mountain
  • The Earths Fire-Breathing Daughter... Leslie Fish... Chickasaw Mountain
  • Swing The Cat... Meg Davis... Swing The Cat
  • Happy Drums... Marshall Davis... Arise From Within

June 10,2001

  • Pipes Of Beltane... Shapeshifters (The Shapeshifters are Alain Eskinasi, Aziz Paige & Richard Hardy)
  • Funkeridu... Gabriell Roth & The Mirrors... Trance
  • In The Arms Of The Milky Way... Laura Powers... Beyond The Pale; Legends of the Goddess vol.11. (on loan from a friend of the show, thanks Kai.
  • The Beaver Song... Marie Summerwood... She Walks With Snakes
  • Dance In A Circle Of Women... Marie Summerwood... Sha Walks With Snakes
  • Between Worlds... Marshall Davis... Arise From Within
  • Magick... Spiral Dance... Magick
  • Raven's Lore.... Spiral Dance... Magick
  • She Makes A Place For Me... Spiral Rhythm... I Am
  • Blackthorn's Rune... Spiral Dance... Magick
  • Fierce Heart... Wild Women... Fierce Heart
  • Take Care Of The Lady... Wendy McMurray... Take Care Of The Lady (This woman has a country sound, sort of reminds me of Cowboy Junkies)
  • Nobody Said... Wendy McMurray... Take Care Of The Lady
  • Dance The Spiral Dance... Ubaka Hill... Dance The Spiral Dance
  • Some people have what I call 'brain farts' and do incredably dumb things. To them this next song is dedicated:
  • Life Is Hard, But Life Is Hardest When You're Dumb... Austin Lounge Lizards... Small Minds
  • Anthem... Butterfly Tree... Butterfly Tree
  • Circle... Butterfly Tree... Butterfly Tree
  • Aradia... Alchemy VII... Alchemy VII (this band rocks!!! These are good strong rocking witches.)
  • Follow the Eagle... Alchemy VII
  • Now for my old favorites, Elvendrums
  • Walkin' In The Woods... Elvendrums... The Dragon
  • I lost a friend this week: my Siamese pal Pwilli crossed to the Summerland to the Arms of Bast (of kidney failure). The Vet gave him my final gift..miss you P-Willi)
  • Good Old Cat... Oscar Brand... I Love Cats
  • Ancient Eyes... Oscar Brand... I Love Cats
  • if you go to 'Dunners page', you can read my farewells to my furred friends.

June3,2001

  • This is mostly all the NEW music I picked up from EarthTone Studios & Alexian At Heartland Pagan Festival.
  • Moon... Dereck... nice (A nice instrumental CD. Easy to listen to.(the artist sent this to me, and it is)
  • Arize From Within... Marshall Davis... Rise From Within (instrumental but oh it is nice. Marshall is the keyboard man for Alchemy VII who absolutly ROCK. His music moves from soft to energetic with skill and verve. It's one that I put in at home.
  • Ride With The Wind... Marshall Davis.. Rise From Within
  • Don't Forget That She Is Hers... Peter Conover... Falcon (One man, one guitar, one voice, and I like it. Diz says Peter has a Jethro Tull voice. I'll go with that, but it's a folk CD. Give him a listen. I esp. liked these 2 cuts.
  • Cerridwen... Peter Conover... Falcon
  • Shaman-Ca... Carolyn Hillyer & Nigel Shaw... Grandmother Turtle. (Alexians new British finds. What a range of styles. What lyrics. Goddess music with myth and magic both wonderful and strange. (and prolific) There doesn't seem to be anything Carolyn won't explore, nor any place. Songs for women & Goddess from Siberia and the North to America to Africa, she sings about the mythic vision of women and cultures and it's strange magic.
  • Amazing Grace... Pipes & Drums of Scotland (Request by a friend at the death of an uncle, a vet; least we forget)
  • Songi Night Hidden... Carolyn Hillyer & Nigel Shaw... Grandmother Turtle
  • The Mead Bench... Carolyn Hillyer & Nigel Shaw... Riven Inside
  • Faerie Tale... Spiral Dance... Magick ( another great CD from These artists)
  • Pan... Spiral Dance... Magick
  • One Spirit... Spiral Rhythm... I Am (and they are too, a good solid CD)
  • Woman Of the Sacred Temple... Chants by Mari Summerwood... She Walks with Snakes. (THIS is my FAVORITE of all the music I got at Heartland. You want to move your body and sway to the rhythm, I esp like the title song. This is another that gets played at home. It might be going up on my favorites list soon. perhaps under a women/chants catagory)humm? of all the great music I got this one makes me smile)
  • She Walks With Snakes... Mari Summerwood... She Walks With Snakes (Favorite)
  • Dangerous Woman... Wendy McMurray... Take Care Of The Lady (haven't listened to all of this one..ran out of time.)
  • Garmgny (Garm's Bark)... Garmarna... Garmarna (new to KZUM's library of music)(northern European)
  • Jordbyggarlaten (Earth Diggers Song)... Garmarna... Garmarna
  • Spirit Song... Wild Women... Fierce Heart
  • The Dragons Own Song... Anne Lister... Singing On The Wind (Anne Lister is a favorite of mine, I'd grab anything I could get of hers)(this song offers another point of view; the Dragons LOL.)
  • The Devil In The Garden... Anne Lister... Singing On The Wind
  • After Amergin... T. Thorn Coyle... Face A New Day (A modern take on the ancient Irish poem, Thorn is on the rock side of things.
  • There will be more next week. I haven't gone through EVERYTHING yet.
  • I didn't comment of all of these, I know, but truly you could buy any of this weeks choises and not be dissapointed.

I'll Be GONE next week To The Heartland Pagan Frstival!!WHEEE!!!

  • I'll be at Heartland Pagan Festival, Dz will be doing the show. I hope to get lots of new music to share with you...and sell a few of my things also.

May 20

  • Spirit Dance... Bill Douglas... Earth Prayre
  • Ragnall... Anne Lister... Root, Seed, Thorn & Flower
  • Guinevere & The Fire... Fred Small... Everything Possibile
  • Little World Spinning Blue... Chris Williamson & Tret Fure... Postcards From Paradise
  • Stones From Helen's Field... Chris Williamson & Tret Fure..."
  • To The Crossroads... Beverly Fredrick... Through The Darkness/ Reclaiming Chants
  • Secret Of The Rain... Gaia Consort... PREVIEW OF UPCOMMING RELEASE!!!!!!
  • Color Me Pagan... Fritz Jung... Celtic Feast Of The Dead
  • Cool To Be A Witch... Alexian... The Mother,The Magic, The Music
  • Hot Frogs On the Loose... Fred Small... Everything Possible
  • Hang Up & Drive... Graham Leathers... License To Busk
  • Living With A Pregnant Lady Blues... Graham Leathers.."
  • Waiting For Your Luck To Change... Linda Waterfall... In The Presence Of The Light
  • Renaissance Faire... Blackmoores Night... Shadow Of the Moon
  • STORY:Pagans Way... Gale Perrigo... Never Again The Burning
  • Family Garden... John McCutcheon... Family Garden
  • This Ain't Exactly What I Had In Mind... Ray Stevens... 20 Comedy Hits
  • Sheep Marketing Ploy... Tom Smith... Domino Death
  • Dream Rider... Songs by Mercedes Lackey & Leslie Fish / Sung by Heather Alexander..Freedom, Flight & Fantasy
  • Wizard Of Alderley Edge... Crwythyn... The Wizard & The Elven King
  • Wine, Wine, Wine... Cynthia McQuillin... Witches Dance
  • I Hear You Purring... Lady Siobhan... Follow Me To The Forest
  • The Fairies Siege... Michael Longcore... Norman & Saxon
  • Black Widows In The Privy... Musical Chairs... Sing Language
  • Molecular Clouds... Frank Hayes... Never Set The Cat On Fire
  • The Galaxy/Lighten Up... Heather Bishop... Daydream Me Home
  • Code... Parodies By Bob Kanefsky... Tapeworm II
  • Black Velvet Band... Isaac Bonewitz & Friends... Real Magic/ Avalon Is Rising

Mother's Day

  • Mother of Creation... Phil Jones.. Samadhi
  • Mother's Gifts... Shawna Carol... Goddess chant
  • The Earth Is Our Mother... KIVA... Mother Wisdom
  • The Earl Of Aboyne... June Tabor... Ashes & Diamonds
  • Olamama... Hanna Tiferet... Olamama
  • V'hi She'amda... Hanna Tiferet.... Olamama
  • (For MY Mama)Les Mouton... Heather Bishop... Old, New, Borrowed, Blue
  • Beltane Fire... Gaia Consort... Preview from a yet.to.be.released NEW C.D.!!!
  • The next 3 cuts are in memorium...a friend & a mother murdered.....)
  • Reborn...Avalon Rising... Avalon Rising
  • Is, Was, And Shall Be... Beverly Fredrick... Through The Darkness
  • Weaver, Weaver... Beverly Fredrick... Through The Darkness
  • Ave Stella Maris... Craig Olson... Beyond The Cedar Moon
  • Cinderella... Pheromone Pholk... Pheronome Pholk
  • STORY:Gwilans Harp... Patrick Ball... Storyteller
  • 23rd Psalm... Femme m'amie... Song Of Hands
  • Creative Woman... K.J. ... She Carane Hom
  • Aradia... Inkubus Sukkubus... Wild
  • Motherbeat... Ubaca Hill... Shapeshifters

May 6

  • Rama Rave... Phil Jones... Samadhi... (Intuitive Sounds Prod.)
  • Intro:& Sons Of Somerled... Steve McDonald... Sons Of Somerled
  • Divine Flame... Zingaia... Dancers Of Twilight (sequoia)
  • Heartbeat Of The Earth... Christopher Caouette.. Ring Of Dragons (Inner Force Music)
  • Percussive Voices... Briam Melick... Percussive Voices (Hudson ValleyRecords)
  • Merry May Folk... Emerald Rose... Bending Tradition
  • Pagan Girl... Emerald Rose
  • Freya Shakti... Emerald Rose
  • Blue Blazes... Ranch Romance... Blue Blazes
  • (*NEW)Shadow Of the Moon... Blackmoore's Night... Shadow Of The Moon (another GOOD CD!!whee!)
  • (*NEW)Be Mine Tonight... Blackmoore's Night... Shadow Of The Moon
  • *NEW)Magical World... Blackmoore's Night... Shadow Of The Moon
  • Never Underestimate... Emerald Rose... Emerald Rose
  • Maggie Lauder... Emerald Rose... Emerald Rose
  • Witch Of The Wildwoods... Moonstruck... Witch of The Wildwoods
  • Mockery/Sweet Lady Moon... Kathryn W. Morski... Voices From The Blue Feather Lodge
  • Weeds In The Garden... Kathryn W. Morski
  • Money Helps... Kathryn W. Morski
  • STORY:Tomas... Patrick Ball ... Storyteller
  • STORY:The Seal... Patrick Ball... Storyteller
  • STORY:The New Bull... Jerry Clower'r Greatest Hits
  • Ladies Of The S.C.A... Leslie Fish & Joe Bethancourt... Serious Steel
  • F.A.P.(Feline American Princess)... Mercedes Lackey... Magic, Moondust & Melancholy
  • Vallhalla... Leslie Fish & Joe Bethancourt... Serious Steel
  • Mis-Conceptions... Mercedes Lackey... Magic, Moondust & Melancholy

Beltane Show

  • Lord Of The Dance... Todd Alan & Friends... Carry Me Home
  • Wytches Chant... Inkubus Sukkubus.. Away With the Faeries
  • Queen Of the May... ""
  • Io Pan...Inkubus Sukkubus... Away With The Faeries
  • Jack in The Green... Todd Alan & Friends... Carry Me Home
  • Circles (The Good Earth) .. Todd Alan & Friends... Carry Me Home
  • Wanderlust... Heather Alexander... Wanderlust
  • Our Maypole Waits... Francesca DeGrangis... Pick The Apple From The Tree
  • Rock The Goddess... Serpentine... Rock The Goddess
  • Breath Of May... Beverly Frederick... In The Arms Of The Wild (this is being considered for a best of The Mess spot)
  • Be Blessed... Beverly Frederick... "
  • When You're Magic... Anne Hill... Circle Round & Sing
  • Mis-conceptions... Music by Mercedes Lackey, Sung by Heather Alexander & Leslie Fish... Magic, Moondust & Melancholy
  • Run, Light The Beltane Fire... Different Breed... Beltane Fire
  • Greenman... XTC... Apple Venus
  • Starwalker... Buffy Sainte-Marie... Up Where We Belong
  • Never Underestimate... Emerald Rose... Emerald Rose
  • Just Because... Gaia Consort... Gaia Circles
  • Beltaine.. Inkubus Sukkubus... Beltaine
  • Beltaine Boogie... Moonstruck... Witch Of the Wild Woods
  • Move To the Country... Gaia Consort... Gaia Circles
  • Glastonbury Song... The Waterboys... Dream Harder
  • Eagle Man, Changing Woman... Buffy Sainte-Marie... Up Where we Belong
  • Follow The Sun... Nomad... Nomad
  • ***Penguin Lust***...Annwn... The Lovers Enchained (my favorite lust song)

April 22

  • The Shining Ones... Greenwood... Voice Of Celtic Myth (ohh something new... & so nice)
  • Resting In The Greenwood... Greenwood... Voive Of Celtic Myth
  • Willow People... Carlos Nakai... Artic Refuge
  • Report From Grimes Creek After A Hard Winter... Rosalie Sorrels... Report From Grimes Creek
  • A Clearing In The Forest... Rosalie Sorrels ... "
  • Earth Song... Gina's Alchemy... The Magick vol.1
  • Gaia, Earth Goddess... Desert Wind... Gaia, Earth Goddess
  • The Rootwomen... Jay Goldspinner... Rootwomen Stories
  • Elements Chants... Moonstruck... Witch Of The Wildwoods
  • Olamama... Hanna Tiferet... Olamama
  • Is Was & Shall Be... Beverly Fredrick... Chants From The Reclaiming Community
  • Companion Of the Earth... Beverly Fredrick... Chants from The Reclaiming Communtiy
  • Now to go with the dumb criminal stories..
  • Life Is Hard, But Life Is Hardest When You're Dumb... Austin Lounge Lizards... Small Minds
  • Birth Of A Shaman... Peg Millett... Clear Horizon
  • Spirit Horses... Peg Millett
  • Living Planet... Peg Millett... Clear Horizon
  • Live Like A Prayre... Peg Millett
  • Song Of One... Tom Chapin... Mother Earth
  • 2 Kinds Of Seagulls... Tom Chapin
  • Hey, Little Minivan... Austin Lounge Lizards... Employe Of the Month
  • Heart Of the Appoloosa... Fred Small... Heart Of the Appoloosa
  • Picnic Of the World... Tom Chapin... Mother Earth
  • Fur & Feathers... Anne Hill ... Circle Round
  • Over In the Endangered Meadow... Sally Rogers... Piggyback Planet
  • Raccoon Life... Susanne Paris... Dragonfly
  • Teatime... Meg Davis... Misik Of Wonderland
  • The Witch Song... Anne Hill... Circle Round
  • Larry The Polar Bear... Fred Small... Heart Of the Appaloosa
  • Healing The Earth... Reclaiming Community... In The Arms Of the Wild
  • May The Circle Be Open... Reclaiming Community.... In the Arms Of The Wild

April 15

  • Washed In Green... Green Crown.. Washed In Her Blood
  • Three Is A Green Crown... Green Crown... Washed In Her Blood
  • These Are The Days... 10,000 Maniacs... Our Time In Eden
  • Return Of Pan... Waterboys... Dream Harder
  • Pipes Of Pan... Legend... Light In Extension
  • The Green Man... Shaman... The Green Man
  • Song To Pan... Incubus Sukkubus... Beltain
  • Heartbeat Of The Earth... Incubus Sukkubus... Heartbeat Of The Earth
  • Pan... Shaman... The Green Man
  • Island Man... Waterboys... Room To Roam
  • Spring Comes To Spiddal... Waterboys
  • Song From The End Of The World... Waterboys... Room To Roam
  • Thing Of Beauty... Hothouse Flowers.. Songs From The Rain
  • Get Together.. The Youngbloods Singers & Songwriters of the 1960's
  • The Thugee Song... Isaac Bonewitz... Avalon Is Rising
  • We Won't Shave Any Longer... Isaac Bonewitz... Avalon Is Rising
  • Man With The Wierd Beard... Heather bishop... Purple People Eater
  • Nothing But Flowers... Talking Heads... Sand In The Vasaline
  • Hot Frogs On The Loose... Fred Small... Everything Possible
  • Kiss That Frog... Peter Gabriel... Us
  • Missippi Squirell Revival... Ray Stevens... Mississippi Squirell Revival
  • Midnight In Grodno.. Squeeze This... Those Darn Accordions
  • Supplication Of Kerr Cross, Missionary... Michael Longcor... Norman & Saxon
  • Alisters Wake... Haze... Book Of Shadows

April 7

  • Earth Dreams... Dereck... Nice
  • Moon... Dereck... Nice
  • Dark Eros... Zingaia... Dancers Of Twilight
  • Harpolskan(The Witch Polska)... Hednengarna... Hednengarna
  • Round The Tree Of Life We Go... Reclaiming Community... Through The Darkness
  • Faery Gigue 1
  • Is, Was & Shall Be... Reclaiming Community... Through The Darkness
  • Persephone... (Anthology)Hector Zazon... Invocation
  • Circle Of Stone... Laura Powers... Legends Of The Goddess
  • Mystery... Leah Wolfsong...Songs Of The Circle
  • Circle Of Power
  • Grandmother... Leah Wolfsong... Songs Of The Circle
  • Mama's Magic... Chantra Foxmoore... Kestrealities
  • Create Out Of Nothing... Margot Stein Azen... Create Out Of Nothing
  • The New Life... Waterboys... Dream Harder
  • Gastonbury Song... Waterboys
  • The Return Of Pan... WQaterboys... Dream Harder
  • She Carane Hom... K.J. ... She Carane Hom
  • Living On A Thin Line.. Best of the Kinks 1977-1986.. Come Dancing With The Kinks
  • Rock The Goddess... Serpentine... Rock The Goddess
  • Just Because... Gaia Consort... Gaia Circles
  • Little Witch House... Serpentine... Rock The Goddess
  • Growltigers Last Stand... Original Soundtrack 'CATS'

April 1

  • The Clarinet Polka... Myron Florin... 24 of Polkas Greatest Hits
  • YooHoo Polka... Those Darn Accordians... Squeeze This
  • Autumn In Vilinius... "
  • Legend of Lawrence Welk... "
  • REQUEST:Beer Barrell Polka... Myron Florin... 24 of Polkas Greatest Hits
  • HEY COMMON FOLKS IT'S APRIL FOOLS DAY>>>> ENJOY IT!!
  • Move Any Mountain... Shamen.. En-Tact
  • Truck Driving Song... 'Weird' Al Yankovic... Running With Sizzors
  • He Looked A Whole Lot Like Jesus... Peg Millett... Clear Horizon
  • Jesus Loves Me (but he can't stand you)... Austin Lounge Lizards... Lizard Vision
  • Old Time Religion... Pete Seeger... Sing-A-Long
  • The Night I Left My Body... Greg Tamblyn... Art From The Heart
  • I Am Satisfied With Science... Dr. Stephen Baird... Halleluah Evolution
  • Evolution Is The Way... Dr. Stephen Baird... Halleluah Evolution
  • Lucky Ball & Chain... They Might Be Giants... Flood
  • Dead... They Might Be Giants... Flood
  • Particle Man... They Might Be Giants... Flood
  • REQUEST:Swing The Cat... Meg Davis... Swing The Cat
  • U.S.Ranger... Ann Reed... Timing Is Everything
  • Powertools... Ann Reed.... Timing Is Everything
  • It's Never To Late To Have A Happy Childhood... Greg Tamblyn... Shoot Out At The I'm O.K. You're O.K. Corral
  • Zen Gospel Singing... Brian Bowers... By Heart
  • Wouldn't You Rather... Holly Near & Ronnie Gilbert... Singing With You
  • Hand Me Down My Jogging Shoes... Holly Near & Ronnie Gilbert... Singing With You
  • The Boob Fairy... Deirdre Flint... The Shuffleboard Queen..(*NEW & FUNNY!!)*(she never came to me either,lol)
  • Introduction To Belly Dancing... Deirdre Flint... The Shuffleboard Queen
  • Stopping By Breasts On A Snowy Evening... Pheromone Pholk... Music You Love, But Don't Know Why
  • Chocolate... Jesse Richards... A Woman's Body
  • Color Me Pagan... Fritz Jung... Celtic Feast Of the Dead
  • Sheep Marketing Ploy... Tom Smith... Domino Death
  • The Auction... Michael Longcor... Undead
  • We Just Stepped Out of The Cave, Man... Brown Paper Bags... Brown Paper Bags
  • MORE MESSES
  • Feb & March 2001
  • Jan2001 Mess
  • August & Sept. 2000.
  • my photo
  • April,2000
  • May 2000
  • SeptMess
  • HOME
  • September99 Mess
  • June Mess
  • Garden Poem
  • Broceliande Muse
  • Deer Poem
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