Buddy Merriam and Back Roads

*07-10-1952 Hartford, CT

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1987 leMans Sound Studio, South Sommerville, NJ – Buddy and Meegan Merriam and Back Roads (Buddy Merriam [vcl/mandolin], Meegan Merriam [vcl/gt], Dave Dick/ Marty Cutler [banjo],  Matty levine [dobro], Bob Felman [bass], Phil Geller [fiddle])

001 LATE LAST NIGHT Revonah RS 939  

002 FROG ON THE LILY PAD Revonah RS 939

003 BLUE EYES FROM HEAVEN Revonah RS 939   

004 BACK ROADS BREAKDOWN Revonah RS 939   

005 BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL Revonah RS 939  

006 DIXIELAND FOR ME Revonah RS 939  

007 SOMETHING GOOD Revonah RS 939

008 NO ONE BUT MY DARLIN' Revonah RS 939  

009 MIDNIGHT TRAIN Revonah RS 939  

010 TRAVELIN' DOBRO Revonah RS 939   

011 SOME KIND OF LOVE Revonah RS 939   

012 JOLENE Revonah RS 939

14-16, 21-23 January 1994 Mid South Audio, Georgetown, DE – Buddy Merriam and Back Roads (Buddy Merriam [mandolin], Bryan Spradlin [ld vcl/ gt], John Golden [banjo], Joel Fox [baritone vcl/banjo], Paul Livingstone [bass], Ernie Sykes [tnr vcl/bass fiddle],

Ron Feinberg [fiddle], Kenny Kosek [fiddle])

013 RIDIN' ON THOSE RUBBER WHEELS Lily Pad LPR 529   

014 MYSTERY TRAIN/TIGER MAN Lily Pad LPR 529

015 SHINNECOCK Lily Pad LPR 529   

016 BLUE EYES FROM HEAVEN Lily Pad LPR 529   

017 I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE Lily Pad LPR 529   

018 RAIN AND SNOW Lily Pad LPR 529  

019 OUTER BRIDGE CROSSING Lily Pad LPR 529   

020 DIXIE BOUND Lily Pad LPR 529   

021 LETTER Lily Pad LPR 529   

022 MONROE SPECIAL Lily Pad LPR 529  

023 BURY ME ON A MOUNTAIN Lily Pad LPR 529   

024 CINDY Lily Pad LPR 529   

025 SPIRIT OF A DANCER Lily Pad LPR 529  

026 ONE WAY TRACK Lily Pad LPR 529  

4-6, 11-13 February, 3 March 2000 Mid South Audio, Georgetown, DE – Buddy Merriam and Back Roads (Buddy Merriam [mandolin], Buddy Merriam, Chris Maloy, Ron Feinberg, Andy Falco, Patrick Falco, Jerry Oland)

027 LETTER FROM YOUR SON Lily Pad LPR 530 

028 BLACKMAIL YOUR HEART Lily Pad LPR 530 

029 CONVICT'S FATE Lily Pad LPR 530 

030 BLUE GRASS TIME Lily Pad LPR 530

031 I'M AFRAID MY DARLIN'S GONE Lily Pad LPR 530 

032 BERGOLD'S FARM Lily Pad LPR 530 

033 SHAKE AND HOWDY Lily Pad LPR 530 

034 THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW Lily Pad LPR 530

035 LAURIE'S WALTZ Lily Pad LPR 530 

036 BLUE YODEL #4 Lily Pad LPR 530 

037 CADILLAC CAR Lily Pad LPR 530

038 BISH BASH SPLASH Lily Pad LPR 530

039 BODY AND SOUL Lily Pad LPR 530 

19 November 2005 [live] The Vail Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Ave, Riverhead, NY - Buddy Merriam and Back Roads

03901 SHOW INTRO

03902 BACK ROADS BREAKDOWN

03903 DEEP RIVER

03904 WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS

03905 MR. SOMERS

03906 ERNIE SYKES INTRO

03907 ANOTHER PLACE ANOTHER TIME

03908 JERRY OLAND INTRO

03909 SHENANDOAH BREAKDOWN

03910 GOING DOWN THE ROAD FEELING BAD

03911 GARY OLEYAR INTRO

03912 ASHOKAN FAREWELL

03913 KATHY DEVINE INTRO

03914 MY HEART'S OWN LOVE

03915 25 YEAR AWARD CEREMONY

03916 MASON'S RESTAURANT

03917 ERNIE TALKS RECORDING WITH LEON RHODES

03918 I LOVE YOU 1000 WAYS

03919 LOVE PLEASE COME HOME

03920 LUCY CLARK INTRO

03921 YOUR CHEATIN' HEART

03922 SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE

03923 BLUE EYES FROM HEAVEN

03924 THANKS TO AUDIENCE

03925 CLOSE OUT SHOW

03926 JOSH N' CODY

03926 THESE HANDS

Tracks above issued on album Live At The Vail Leavitt Music Hall 25th Anniversary Show

11-13 March 2009 Ampersand Recording Studio, Bridgewater, NJ -  Buddy Merriam and Back Roads (Buddy Merrian [mandolin], Bob Harris [gt], Jerry Oland [banjo], Mike Sassano [mandola/ mandocello/ mandolin], Jeff Schmich [mandolin], Ernie Sykes [bass], Gary Oleyar [fiddle])

040 EXTRA SPECIAL Lily Pad LPR 534 

041 BATCHIN' IT Lily Pad LPR 534

042 DEVINE TIME Lily Pad LPR 534 

043 HARMONY'S WALTZ Lily Pad LPR 534 

044 CIRCLE OF CHIEFS Lily Pad LPR 534 

045 RIVERHEAD POLKA Lily Pad LPR 534

046 GYPSY TEARS OF JOY Lily Pad LPR 534 

047 GLENSHANE PASS Lily Pad LPR 534

048 PUTNAM VALLEY FLASH Lily Pad LPR 534 

049 SPIRIT OF ROSINE Lily Pad LPR 534 

050 GRASSY BUD Lily Pad LPR 534 

051 FRIAR TUCH Lily Pad LPR 534 

052 MY DEAR MOTHER'S WALTZ Lily Pad LPR 534 

053 BALDASSARI Lily Pad LPR 534

2014 Sound Beach Music, Miller Place, NY - Buddy Merriam and Back Roads (Buddy Merriam [mandolin], Matt Riley [gt], Kathy DeVine [gt], Ward Cloughen [bass], Brian Chabza [fiddle])

054 NEW ECHOTA Lily Pad LPR 535 

055 THE FARM Lily Pad LPR 535 

056 41 DEGNON Lily Pad LPR 535 

057 STAY AWAY FROM ME Lily Pad LPR 535

058 LIVE FREE OR DIE Lily Pad LPR 535 

059 BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS WALTZ Lily Pad LPR 535 

060 IN THESE HILLS Lily Pad LPR 535 

061 BLUEST MAN IN TOWN Lily Pad LPR 535

062 AVERY ANNE'S REEL Lily Pad LPR 535 

063 SNAKEHEAD MANDOLIN Lily Pad LPR 535  

064 WALTZ IN THE PINES Lily Pad LPR 535

ALBUMS

Revonah RS 939 Something Good: Late Last Night; Frog On The Lily Pad; Blue Eyes From Heaven;  Back Roads Breakdown;  Blue Kentucky Girl;  Dixieland For Me; Something Good; No One But My Darlin';  Midnight Train;  Travelin' Dobro;  Some Kind Of Love;  Jolene - 87 w. Meegan Merriam

Lily Pad LPR 529 Mystery Train: Ridin' On Those Rubber Wheels;  Mystery Train/Tiger Man; Shinnecock;  Blue Eyes From Heaven;  I've Just Seen A Face;  Rain And Snow;  Outer Bridge Crossing;  Dixie Bound;  Letter;  Monroe Special;  Bury Me On A Mountain;  Cindy;  Spirit Of A Dancer; One Way Track - 94

Lily Pad LPR 530 It's Blue Grass Time: Letter From Your Son;  Blackmail Your Heart;  Convict's Fate;  Blue Grass Time;  I'm Afraid My Darlin's Gone;  Bergold's Farm;  Shake and Howdy;  There's Something You Should Know;  Laurie's Waltz;  Blue Yodel #4;  Cadillac Car;  Bish Bash Splash;  Body and Soul - 00

Lily Pad no # Live At The Vail Leavitt Music Hall 25th Anniversary Show: Show intro;  Back Roads Breakdown;  Deep River;  We Live In Two Different Worlds;  Mr. Somers;  Ernie Sykes Intro;  Another Place Another Time; Jerry Oland Intro;  Shenandoah Breakdown;  Going Down The Road Feeling Bad;  Gary Oleyar Intro;  Ashokan Farewell;  Kathy Devine Intro;  My Heart's Own Love;  25 Year Award Ceremony;  Mason's Restaurant;  Ernie Talks Recording With Leon Rhodes;  I Love You 1000 Ways;  Love Please Come Home;  Lucy Clark Intro;  Your Cheatin' Heart;  Smoke That Cigarette;  Blue Eyes From Heaven;  Thanks To Audience;  Close Out Show; Josh N' Cody; These Hands - 06

Lily Pad LPR 534 Back Roads Mandolin: Extra Special;  Batchin' It; Devine Time;  Harmony's Waltz;  Circle Of Chiefs;  Riverhead Polka; Gypsy Tears Of Joy;  Glenshane Pass; Putnam Valley Flash;  Spirit Of Rosine;  Grassy Bud;  Friar Tuch;  My Dear Mother's Waltz;  Baldassari – 10-09

Lily Pad LPR 535 The Farm: New Echota;  The Farm;  41 Degnon;  Stay Away From Me;  Live Free Or Die;  Berkshire Mountains Waltz;  In These Hills;  Bluest Man In Town; Avery Anne's Reel;  Snakehead Mandolin;  Waltz in the Pines – 10-14