Shadow Mountain Band

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2007 unknown, CA – Shadow Mountain Band (Steve (Easy) Lester [vcl/ gt/ banjo], Gar Robertson [vcl/mandolin /dobro], Johnny Ray Martin [vcl/autoharp], Damian (Dooley) Lester [vcl/ bass], Bobby Furgo [fiddle], Billy Rhea Bell [fiddle], Darlene Lester [vcl] +  Mark Ross [mandolin], Bob Garcia [vcl/ gt],  John Bertini [vcl/ mandolin], Joel Selzer [harmonica], TK Smith [reso gt], Roger Wanderscheid [drums])

001 RISIN' UP

002 PIONEER SWING

003 READY FOR THE ROCKIN' CHAIR

004 LIFE IS A COMPROMISE

005 WHITE BLUFF ROSE

006 ONE LITTLE ROSE

007 DARLENE'S SONG

008 TOO FAT TO BE A COWBOY

009 NOTHIN' I WANT

010 RAW TRASH CANNONBALL

011 KENNY'S HARP

012 WELCOME HOME

Tracks above issued on album Risin‘ Up

2013 unknown, CA – Shadow Mountain Band

013 LISTEN

014 POOR WAYFARING STRANGER

015 HEARTACHE ON MY MIND

016 INDIANA

017 EVERETT’S WALTZ

018 HIGHER

Tracks above issued on EP Higher

2015 The Song Farm, Joshua Tree, CA – Shadow Mountain Band (Steve Lester [vcl/gt/ banjo], Johnny Ray Martin [vcl/autoharp], Gar Robertson [vcl/mandolin /dobro/ banjo], Damian (Dooley) Lester [vcl/ bass], Gabe Lester [drums/ banjo], Bobby Furgo [fiddle], Darlene Lester [bck vcl]) – vocals (no longer appears with the band very often, but sings harmonies in the studio). Producer: Steve Lester)

019 MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER

020 MONON RAILROAD BLUES

021 THE WATER IS WIDE

022 GOIN’ DOWN

023 WORRIED MAN

024 TRADED MY DIAMOND

025 DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

026 MAYBELLINE

027 SHINE

028 FRIENDS AND KIN (TIMES OF JOY)

Tracks aboive issued on album Shine

2018 Joshua Tree, CA – The Shadow Mountan Band (Stephen Lester [vcl/gt], Charlie Joe Wallace [dobro], Bob Hamilton [banjo/mandolin], Johnny Ray Martin [vcl/autoharp], Damian Lester [vcl/bass], Gabe Lester [drums],  Bobby Furgo [violin], Jeff Lantz [piano])
029 RAINY DAY WOMEN # 12+35 digital single [rel. Apr. 11]
2018 The Song Farm at Lester Flats, Joshua Tree, CA – The Shadow Mountan Band (Stephen Lester [vcl/gt],  Bob Hamilton [banjo], Gabe Lester [mandolin], Johnny Ray Martin [vcl/autoharp], Damian Lester [vcl/bass],  Bobby Furgo [violin])
030 A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS digital single [rel. Aug. 21]
2019 Joshua Tree, CA – The Shadow Mountan Band (Stephen Lester [vcl/gt], Charlie Joe Wallace [dobro], Bob Hamilton [banjo/mandolin], Johnny Ray Martin [vcl/autoharp], Damian Lester [vcl/bass], Gabe Lester [vcl/percussion],  Bobby Furgo [violin], Darlene Lester [bck vcl])
031 TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG digital single [rel. Jan. 11, 2020]

ALBUMS

New Moon ? (UPC709268412326) Risin' Up: Risin' Up; Pioneer Swing; Ready For The Rockin' Chair; Life Is A Compromise; White Bluff Rose; One Little Rose; Darlene's Song; Too Fat To Be A Cowboy; Nothin' I Want; Raw Trash Cannonball; Kenny's Harp; Welcome Home - 08

New Moon ? (UPC709268160104) Shine: More Beautiful Than Ever;Monon Railroad Blues; The Water Is Wide;  Goin’ Down; Worried Man; Traded My Diamond;  Dark Night Of The Soul;  Maybelline;  Shine;  Friends And Kin (Times Of Joy) – 11-01-16

EPs

New Moon ? (UPC709268127022) Higher: Listen;  Poor Wayfaring Stranger;  Heartache On My Mind;  Indiana;  Everett’s Waltz; Higher – 03-09-13