Midchuck...The Blind boys of Alabama do a version of "Dimming of the day" on "Beat the Retreat"   the songs of Richard THompson.

I have a promotional copy of the CD, which features   REM, Dinosaur Jr, David Byrne, Bob Mould, Bonnie Raitt, X, Los Lobos, Syd Straw and Evan Dando, Shawn Colvin and Loudon Wainwright, Graham Parker, Beausoleil, The five blind boys of Alabama, June Tabor, Maddy Prior and Martin Carthy.