The Band : Up On Cripple Creek [ purchase ] Up On Cripple Creek was The Band's first and only Top 30 single, peaking at #25 on the US Bi...

Tanya Savory: Different Shores [ purchase ] I had every intention of posting Tanya Savory's I Don't Hear That Train for our theme a...

Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer: September Sea [unavailable for purchase] September Sea is as yet still officially unrecorded - as Dave alw...

John Wesley Harding : Annan Water [ purchase ] John Wesley Harding found an unusual way to pay tribute to one of his musical inspirations a ...

Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies : Slack Water Sea [ purchase ] Dirty Linen magazine is a wonderful resource for keeping up with folk music. Th...

Joni Mitchell: River [ purchase ] Herbie Hancock with Corinne Bailey Rae: River [ purchase ] "Society is like a large piece of froze...

JJ Grey and Mofro - On Palestine [ purchase ] "On Palestine" tackles that old-meets-new Florida, where the perils of timber compan...

Cordelia's Dad: Loch Lomond [ purchase ] Dan Zanes w/ Natalie Merchant: Loch Lomond [ purchase ] O you’ll tak’ the high road and I’ll ...

Hem: Reservoir [ Purchase ] At first, I thought maybe this song wasn't a good fit for this week's theme as it's often a man-mad...

So far this week, we have had posts about types of bodies of water, a lake, a pond, an ocean, and so on. Such songs tend to use the body of ...

Bill Monroe & Doc Watson - What Does The Deep Sea Say? [ purchase ] What does the deep sea say? It moans, it groans, it splashes and it ...

The Innocence Mission: The Lakes of Canada [ Purchase ] How could I not post one of the best songs by one of my favorite bands this week? I...

Morcheeba: The Sea [ purchase ] I wasn't planning on posting this slinky, funky, mystical trip-hop journey this week, though it is certa...

Dar Williams: The Ocean [ purchase ] Peter Mulvey: The Ocean [ purchase ] Dar Williams: The Ocean (w/intro, live at the Kate Wolf Festiva...

Reggie Greenlaw: The River [purchase] Reggie Greenlaw is a hammer-dulcimer and guitar player who has never quite made it in the big time. ...

Ferron : Ain‘t Life a Brook [ purchase ] When I first heard the music of Ferron, the first two songs to catch my ear were Ain’t Life a Brook...

Chris Knight - Down The River [ purchase ] In the vapid ‘Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy’ tarted-up world of country music, a songwriter of Chris...

Guest submission by Mari Shearwater: Red Sea Black Sea [ web session ; purchase studio version here ] Reader Mari , who sent this wonderful...

Echo & The Bunnymen: Ocean Rain [purchase] From Echo's last great release, Ocean Rain, I give you the title track. I love the way ...

Otis Redding: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay [ purchase ] The visceral effect this song (with its rushing surf and bluesy guitar and ...