This week's playlist:

• To Fill A Hole (3:43) by Brother Dege Legg, from Folk Songs of the American Longhair (2010); available from DegeLegg.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DegeLegg.com for more information.

• I Never Want (3:18) and No Problem (4:48), both by Harper and both from Stand Together (2010); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit Harper.biz for more information.

• Heart Has Been Broken (3:47) and Couldn't Stay Away (3:43), both by Stringbean and both from Layin Low (2010); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit StringbeanAndTheStalkers.art.officelive.com for more information.

• Uncle Sonny (2:33) and Medford & Main (2:41), both by Matthew Stubbs and both from Medford & Main (2009); available from the store at his site and the iTMS. Visit MatthewStubbs.net for more information.

• Boogie Woogie (3:47) by The Charles Walker Band, and Why Get A Chevrolet (3:45) by Michael Murphy And The Mob; both from Bake Sale, Volume Five (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit both WalkerBand.com and BigDogMurphy.com for more information.

• Katie Mae (2:58) by Guthrie Kennard, available from CDUniverse and the iTMS. Visit GuthrieKennard.com and MySpace.com/GuthrieKennard for more information.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )

This week's playlist:

• Intro/Drive (5:42) by MeantoothGrin from Bake Sale, Volume 5 (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit MeantoothGrin.com for more information.

• The Blues Is Here to Stay (4:58) and Indians Got That Fire (4:30), both by Cyril Neville and both from The Essential Cyril Neville 1994-2007 (2010); available from MC-Records.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Nevilles.com and Cyril's MySpace page for more information.

• Do You Mean It (3:29) and Shame (3:58), both by Magic Slim & The Teardrops and both from Raising The Bar (2010); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit MagicSlimBlues.com and this page at the Blind Pig site for more information.

• Save A Little Love (3:42) and Heartbreak With A Hammer (4:09), both by John Németh and both from Name The Day! (2010); scheduled for release on May 18th on Blind Pig Records. Visit JohnNemethBlues.com for more information.

• Keep The Wolf From My Door (5:41) and Done With The Devil (5:11) by Jason Ricci & New Blood, from Done With The Devil (2009); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit JasonRicci.com for more information.

• Know What I Like (4:18) by Jimmy Voegeli from Bake Sale, Volume 5 (2010); available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit JimmyVoegeli.com for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: 2010 Blues Music Award winners, Ray Wylie Hubbard's May 2010 UK tour dates, Americana Music Association.

The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com.

This week's playlist:

• Lower on Your List of Priorities by Roomful of Blues, from Raisin' a Ruckus (2008); available from the store at their site, Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Roomful.com for more information.

• Let It Simmer (4:37) and The Panic Is On (4:04) by Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy from Good Time Music for Hard Times (2009); available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit MariaMuldaur.com for more information.

• Take It Easy Baby (5:36) and Texas Blues (3:41) by Johnny Charles from Stratified (2010); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyCharles.com for more information.

• You Can't Be Beat (4:28) and Educated Ways (4:01) by The Mannish Boys, from Shake For Me (2010); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information.

• Eyes Like A Cat (3:50) and I've Been Down (5:33) by Joe Louis Walker, from Between a Rock and the Blues (2009);available from StonyPlainRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit JoeLouisWalker.com for more information.

• Hell Bound Train (4:11) by Delta Moon, from Hell Bound Train (2010); available from http://deltamoon.bandcamp.com/album/hellbound-train and the iTMS, and on CD from RedParlor.com. Visit DeltaMoon.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: the 2010 Blues Music Awards, The Great Northern Blues Society.

To contact me: send email to murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. My Flickr photo collection is here. My Google profile is here. You can read items I share in Google Reader here. You are invited to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist and The Chicago Reader.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com, )