''Writing in the Margins'' is the tenth studio album by

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. It was released on July 11, 2006, by

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and debuted at number one on the ''Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart''.Top Albums of July 2006
compiled by Richard Gillmann from FolkDJ-L radio playlists. One departure from previous recordings is the inclusion of a couple of cover songs that blend nicely with Gorka's own compositions. Gorka received some encouragement from

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to record

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' "Lockkeeper". Gorka also shares writing credit with his wife, Laurie Allman, on several tracks. Many of Gorka's past collaborators also return to perform here. Nanci Griffith,

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, and

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each lend their voices to various tracks. Meanwhile, distinctive

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and multi-instrumentalist

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also contribute their skills. The album made a number of "best of 2006" lists and was nominated as a "Contemporary Release of the Year" by the

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"Nominees for the Second Annual North American Folk Alliance Awards"
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Best of 2006: New Releases

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Track listing

# "Chance of Rain" (Allman, Gorka) – (3:59) # "Broken Place" (Allman, Gorka) – (3:21) # "Satellites" (Gorka) – (2:24) # "Writing in the Margins" (Gorka) – (4:12) # "Snow Don't Fall" ( Van Zandt) – (3:00) # "Bluer State" (Allman, Gorka) – (3:17) # "Arms Length" (Gorka) – (3:34) # "The Lockkeeper" (

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) – (5:09) # "I Miss Everyone" (Allman, Gorka) – (4:13) # "When You Sing" (Gorka) – (4:24) # "Road of Good Intentions" (Gorka) – (3:49) # "Unblindfold the Referee" (Gorka) – (2:25)

External links

John Gorka
official web site

from

Live from Folk Alley: John Gorka and David Francey
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Kent State Folk Festival
November 11, 2005 (features

on bass and interview)
Live Fridays from XPN: John Gorka in Concert
from NPR's '' World Cafe'', October 13, 2006 (features

on bass and interview with Helen Leicht)

Notes and sources

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