Eric Thompson

*1946

by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1978 unknown – Eric Thompson

001 DUSTY MILLER Kicking Mule KM 206

002 PIDGEON ON THE GATE Kicking Mule KM 206

003 TEXAS GALES Kicking Mule KM 206

KICKING MULE KM 206 FLAR PICKING BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL (1979)

1978 1750 Arch Studio, Berkeley, CA – Eric Thompson

004 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

005 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

006 MEDLEY: CRAZY CREEK/ THOMPSON'S REEL Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

007 FORKED DEER Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

008 SAY OLD MAN Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

009 RAGTIME ANNIE Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

010 PANHANDLE RAG Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

011 STONEY CREEK Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

012 BEAUMONT RAG Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

013 DIXIE HOEDOWN Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

014 DILL PICKLES RAG Kicking Mule KM 215 Herringbone ET 101

015 CROSS-EYED FIDDLER Kicking Mule KM 215  Herringbone ET 101

1984-1985 Bay Records Studios, 1741 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley, CA – Eric Thompson and Alana Senauke

016 BUMBLEBEE IN THE JUG / KOIVINSTON POLSKA Flying Fish FF 393

017 SALT LAKE CITY BLUES Flying Fish FF 393

018 JOE COLLEY MEDLEY Flying Fish FF 393 

019 BRIGHTON BLUES Flying Fish FF 393 

020 SANDY RIVER BELLE / POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON Flying Fish FF 393

021 O XEFTILIS Flying Fish FF 393

022 SPIKEDRIVER'S BLUES Flying Fish FF 393

023 THE YELLOW BARBER Flying Fish FF 393

024 MIKROS ARAVONYASTIKA Flying Fish FF 393

025 STRANGE INTERLUDE Flying Fish FF 393

026 BIG MON / MILLER'S REEL Flying Fish FF 393

027 NORRALA POLSKA Flying Fish FF 393

1987-1988 Bay Records Studios, 1741 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley, CA – Eric Thompson and Suzy Thompson (+ David Grisman [mandolin-1], Laurie Lewis [bass exc-5], Beth Weil [bass-5], George Winston, Kevin Wimmer [2nd fiddle-2],  Danny Poullard [accordion/triange], Will Scarlett [harmonica-3], Charlie St. Mary [rubboard-4], Clay Cotton [piano-6], George Fleming [trumpet-6], Bill Bardin [trombone-6], Earl Scheelar [clarinet-6]. Producer: John Lumsdaine with Eric and Suzy Thompson)

028 STOP AND LISTEN Arhoolie CD 5041

029 THREE-IN-ONE WALTZ -1 Arhoolie CD 5041

030 BASILE WALTZ -2-5 Arhoolie CD 5041

031 BLAME IT ON THE BLUES -3 Arhoolie CD 5041

032 CHAUSETTES NOIRS -2-5 Arhoolie CD 5041

033 IN MY GIRLISH DAYS -1 Arhoolie CD 5041

034 WHEN I GET HOME Arhoolie CD 5041

035 VALSE DE BALFA -3 Arhoolie CD 5041

036 ADAM AND EVE HAD THE BLUES Arhoolie CD 5041

037 DANSE DE POULLARD -4-5 Arhoolie CD 5041

038 CORRINA, CORRINA Arhoolie CD 5041

039 CARROLL COUNTY BLUES -1 Arhoolie CD 5041

040 MEAN OLD BEDBUG BLUES -6 Arhoolie CD 5041

1993 unknown, CA – Eric Thompson and David Grisman

041 RAIN AND SNOW Herringbone ET 101

042 SALT CREEK Herringbone ET 101

2007 Guerilla Sound, ?, CA – Eric Thomosj (Eric Thompson [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ banjo/ cuatro],  Suzy Thompson [vcl/gt/ fiddle/ accordion/ triangle])

043 LITTLE BITTY MAMA Herringbone ET 102

044 BEAVER SLIDE RAG Herringbone ET 102

045 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER Herringbone ET 102

046 K.C. RAILROAD BLUES Herringbone ET 102

047 LAST KIND WORD Herringbone ET 102

048 GASPORT TWO-STEP Herringbone ET 102

049 DREAM SHADOWS Herringbone ET 102

050 LLOYD BATEMAN Herringbone ET 102

051 YEARLINGS IN THE CANEBRAKE Herringbone ET 102

052 VALSE DE VIEUX TEMPS Herringbone ET 102

053 MOTHERLESS CHILD Herringbone ET 102

054 OLD GREASY COAT Herringbone ET 102

2010 unknown, CA – Eric Thompson (with Jody Stecher, Paul Shelasky, Scott Nygaard, Paul Knight, Suzy Thompson)

055 LIÉVAME AL CIELO Herringbone ET 104

056 LOUISIANA BLUES Herringbone ET 104

057 WAYNE PERRY Herringbone ET 104

058 LA ARBOLEDA Herringbone ET 104

059 VIPER'S DREAM Herringbone ET 104

060 MADILI Herringbone ET 104

061 JURAMENTO/LA CALANDRIA Herringbone ET 104

062 JÍBARO HOEDOWN Herringbone ET 104

063 CATNIP Herringbone ET 104

064 JUAREZ Herringbone ET 104

065 CRAPAUD Herringbone ET 104

066 IMPRESSIONISTS' TWO-STEP Herringbone ET 104

067 LIÉVAME AL CIELO Herringbone ET 104  

ALBUMS

Kicking Mule KM 215 Eric Thompson’s Bluegrass Guitar: Paddy On The Turnpike; Blackberry Blossom; Medley: Crazy Creek/ Thompson's Reel;  Forked Deer; Say Old Man; Ragtime Annie; Panhandle Rag; Stoney Creek; Beaumont Rag; Dixie Hoedown; Dill Pickles Rag; Cross-Eyed Fiddler – 79

Flying Fish FF 393 Two Guitars: Bumblebee In The Jug / Koivinston Polska; Salt Lake City Blues; Joe Colley Medley;  Brighton Blues;  Sandy River Belle / Polly Put The Kettle On; O Xeftilis; Spikedriver's Blues;  The Yellow Barber; Mikros Aravonyastika;  Strange Interlude;  Big Mon / Miller's Reel; Norrala Polska – 86 w. Alana Senauke (reissued in 2000 on Carrot FFCD-102)

Arhoolie CD-5041 Adam And Eve Had The Blues: Stop And Listen; Three-In-One Waltz; Basile Waltz; Blame It On The Blues; Chausettes Noirs; In My Girlish Days; When I Get Home; Valse De Balfa; Adam And Eve Had The Blues; Danse De Poullard; Corrina, Corrina; Carroll County Blues; Mean Old Bedbug Blues - 89 (reissued on Herringbone Disc ET 103 in 2010)

Herringbone Disc ET-101 Thompson‘s Real: Crazy Creek/Thompson's Reel; Panhandle Rag; Rain and Snow*; Blackberry Blossom; Say Old Man; Beaumont Rag; Dixie Hoedown; Salt Creek*; Forked Deer; Cross-Eyed Fiddler; Dill Pickles Rag; Paddy on the Turnpike; Ragtime Annie; Stoney Creek – 00 (previously unissued 1993 recordings* with David Grissman)

Herrinbone Disc ET-102 Dream Shadows: Little Bitty Mama; Beaver Slide Rag; Midnight On The Water; K.C. Railroad Blues; Last Kind Word; Gasport Two-Step; Dream Shadows; Lloyd Bateman; Yearlings In The Canebrake; Valse De Vieux Temps; Motherless Child; Old Greasy Coat – 08 w Suzy Thompson

Herringbone Disc ET-104 Kleptograss: Liévame Al Cielo; Louisiana Blues; Wayne Perry; La Arboleda; Viper's Dream; Madili; Juramento/La Calandria; Jíbaro Hoedown; Catnip; Juarez; Crapaud; Impressionists' Two-Step; Liévame Al Cielo - 10

DVDs

Old Time Tiky Parlour no # Eric And Suzy Thompson: Step and Listen;  Crowley Blues; Babe;  Cheese Read Waltz;  Chinquapin Hunting/Mike in the Wilderness;  Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues;  Wades Blues;  Boatsman;  WSO Blues;  Rainy Day;  The Old-Time Waltz;  Carpaud;  Forrest Rag;  Wayne Perry Waltz;  Spring's All Muddy;  Blues 'a Bebe;  Kitty Puss;  Podunk Toddle;  Kitty Puss;  Podunk Toddle – 06-11-15 (Producer: David Bragger, Richard Hocutt, rec. March 7-9, 2014 at Studio Of Tiki Parlour, Los Angeles, CA)