Demolition String Band / Elena and Boo

Elena Skye

Boo Reiners

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1998 unknown – Elena Skye and Demolition String Band (Elena Skye [vcl/gt/ mandolin], Boo Reiners [vccl/gt/ banjo]. Producer: Greg Garing and Boo Rainiers and John Siket)

001 BIGGEST PIECE OF NOTHIN' North Hollow 98501   

002 WALK AWAY North Hollow 98501   

003 HEAVAN North Hollow 98501 

004 SHUCKIN' THE CORN North Hollow 98501   

005 I'LL TRY NOT TO CRY TONIGHT North Hollow 98501   

006 IT STILL HURTS North Hollow 98501   

007 RIP OFF North Hollow 98501   

008 UP CLOSE North Hollow 98501   

009 ARE YOU ARMED? North Hollow 98501 

010 GET WHACHA GOT AND GO North Hollow 98501   

011 WALK AWAY (REPRISE) North Hollow 98501

2001 22nd Street Studio, New York, NY/ Cowboy Technical Services, Brooklyn, NY /   Shelter Island Sound, New York, NY – Demolition String Band (Elena Skye [vcl/ac gt/mandolin], Boo Reiners [vcl/gt/  banjo/ steel/ dulcitar] + Eric “Roscoe” Ambel [12 str el gt], Steve Addabbo [el gt/ organ/bck vcl],  Jon Graboff / Robert Randolph [steel], Winston Roye [bass gt], Scott McEuen [bass fiddle], Phil Cimino/ Louie Appel/ Sim Cain [drums], John Ginty [organ], Bob Packwood [piano], Tim Beattie [bck vcl])

012 GARDEN OF LOVE OKRA 4964  

013 GONE SO LONG OKRA 4964  

014 BEGGAR OKRA 4964  

015 DRESS OF ROSES OKRA 4964  

016 LIKE A PRAYER OKRA 4964  

017 A CAREER OF LOVING YOU OKRA 4964  

018 GIVE IT TO THE NEEDY OKRA 4964  

019 OPPORTUNITY OKRA 4964  

020 BEEN DOIN' TIME OKRA 4964  

021 SHE WENT OUTTA TOWN (YOU WENT ON A TEAR) OKRA 4964  

022 PULLING UP ATLANTIS OKRA 4964  

023 ONE SHOT OKRA 4964  

024 ELEGANT WIND OKRA 4964  

2003 Kudzu Ranch Studio, Mebane, NC / Shelter Island Sound, New York, NY / Water Music Recorders, Hoboken, NJ – Demolition String Band (Elena Skye [vcl/gt/ mandolin/  tambourine], Boo Reiners [vcl/gt/ banjo/ mandolin/ resophonic gt] + Mike Santoro gt/ bass gt], Catherine Popper [bass fiddle/ el bass gt], Kenny Soule [drums/ percussion/ suitcase], Tony Leone [drums/ percussion], David Mansfield [fiddle/ viola/ steel/ resophonic gt], Lisa Gutkin [fiddle],  Jimi Zhivago [organ/ piano], Neal Pawley [trombone/ tuba]. Producer: Steve Rosenthal)

025 I THREW AWAY THE KEY OKRA 4973  

026 SPRINGTIME OF LIFE OKRA 4973  

027 MY EPITAPH OKRA 4973  

028 HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN OKRA 4973  

029 YOU DON'T TELL ME OKRA 4973  

030 GO HOME LITTLE GIRL OKRA 4973  

031 YOU LEAD ME TO THE WRONG OKRA 4973  

032 ONLY THE LEADING ROLE WILL DO OKRA 4973  

033 YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW OKRA 4973  

034 UNDONE IN SORROW OKRA 4973  

035 SING ME A SONG OKRA 4973  

036 I'VE ENDURED OKRA 4973  

037 WHERE THE WILD, WILD FLOWERS GROW OKRA 4973   

2007 Cowboy Technical Services, Brooklyn, NY/ Kudzu Ranch, Mebane, NC – Demolition String Band (Elena Skye [vcl/gt/ mandolin], Boo Reiners [vcl/gt/ banjo/resophonic gt/ steel] +

Winston Roye/ Keith Christopher [bass gt], Phil Cimino [drums/ percussion], Mary Huff: [hmny vcl]. Producer: Boo Reiners, Elena Skye, Rick Miller)

038 WHO TAUGHT YOU

039 YOUR WISH

040 I WANNA WEAR WHITE

041 WISTERIA

042 BABY COME HOME

043 LETTERS

044 THINKIN' ABOUT DRINKIN'

045 REAL GOOD MAMA

046 LONELINESS

047 UNDONE IN SORROW

048 THANK YOU CLAUDIA

049 BOONANZA

050 DRINKIN' WHISKEY

Tracks above issued on album Different Kind Of Love

2007 unknown – Demolition String Band

051 LIKE A PRAYER

052 DRESS OF ROSES

053 STAR SPANGLED BANNER

054 STAR SPANGLED BANNER INSTRUMENTAL

Tracks above issued on EP Like A Prayer

2011 Water Music, Hoboken, NJ – Demolition String Band (Elena Skye [vcl/gt/  mandolin/  tambourine], Boo Reiners [vcl/gt/ banjo/  mandolin/ resophonic gt], Mike Santoro [bass gt], Catherine Popper [bass fiddle/el bass gt], Kenny Soule [drums/ percussion/ suitcase], Tony Leone [drums/ percussion], Lisa Gutkin [fiddle],   David Mansfield [fiddle/ viola/ steel/ resophonic gt], Jimi Zhivago [organ/ piano], Neal Pawley [trombone/ tuba]. Producer:Steve Rosenthal)

055 JETHRO’S LULLABY INTRO Varese  067136

056 MISFORTUNE Varese  067136  

057 UNDER THE WEATHER Varese  067136

058 QUESTIONINGLY Varese  067136

059 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Varese  067136  

060 DRESS OF ROSES Varese  067136

061 BOOJO BREAKDOWN Varese  067136  

062 HARD AIN’T IT HARD Varese  067136  

063 ALIBIS Varese  067136  

064 WILLIAMSVILLE RAMBLE Varese  067136  

065 OLD BLUE Varese  067136

066 WHERE THE WILD WILD FLOWERS GROW Varese  067136

067 JETHRO’S LULLABY REPRISE Varese  067136

068 KNOXVILLE GIRL Varese  067136

2014 unknown – Demolition String Band (Producer: Ereic Ambel)

069 SAILOR GIRL digital single

070 LOVING CUP digital single

2016 Stoeybook Sound, ?/ Nuthouse Recording, Hoboken, NJ – Elane and Boo (Elena Skye [vcl/ mandolin/ ac gt], Boo Reiners [vcl/ gt/ steel/ percussion/ banjo/  organ/  glockenspiel/ vibes/ bass / electric piano/ bck vcl], Mike Santoro/ Winston Roye [bass], Kenny Soule: [drums/ percussion], Rebecca Turner [bck vcl]. Producer: Boo Reiners, Elena Skye)

071 I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T SAY

072 SEA OF PLEASURE

073 RED FOR YOU

074 SHE’S NOBODY'S GIRL

075 DEEP COOL GREEN RAVINE

076 EVERY DAY AN ANGEL

077 ELEGANT WIND

078 SAILOR GIRL

079 JESUS WAS A LIBERAL

080 SCAR ON MY HEART

081 YOU KEEP ME UP

Tracks above issued on album Wait For The Light

ALBUMS

North Hollow 98501 One Dog Town: Biggest Piece of Nothin'; Walk Away; Heavan; Shuckin' the Corn; I'll Try Not to Cry Tonight; It Still Hurts; Rip Off; Up Close; Are You Armed?;Get Whacha Got and Go; Walk Away (Reprise) – 98

Okra-Tone [NED] OKRA 4964 Pulling Up Atlantis: Garden of Love; Gone So Long; Beggar; Dress of Roses; Like a Prayer; A Career of Loving You; Give It to the Needy; Opportunity; Been Doin' Time; She Went Outta Town (You Went on a Tear); Pulling Up Atlantis; One Shot; Elegant Wind -  09-10-01

Okra-Tone/Loch Int. OKRA 4973 Where The Wild Flowers Grow: The Songs Of Ola Belle Reed: I Threw Away the Key; Springtime of Life; My Epitaph; High on a Mountain; You Don't Tell Me; Go Home Little Girl; You Lead Me to the Wrong; Only the Leading Role Will Do; You Don't Even Know; Undone in Sorrow; Sing Me a Song; I've Endured; Where the Wild, Wild Flowers Grow  -  11-05-04

Breaking no # Different Kind Of Love: Who Taught You; Your Wish; I Wanna Wear White; Wisteria; Baby Come Home; Letters; Thinkin' About Drinkin'; Real Good Mama; Loneliness; Undone in Sorrow; Thank You Claudia; Boonanza; Drinkin' Whiskey– 20-11-07

Varese Sarabande 301 067136-2 Gracious Days: Jethro’s Lullaby intro; Misfortune; Under The Weather; Questioningly; Why You Been Gone So Long; Dress of Roses; Boojo Breakdown; Hard Ain’t It Hard; Alibis; Williamsville Ramble; Old Blue; Where The Wild Wild Flowers Grow; Jethro’s Lullaby reprise; Knoxville Girl – 06-03-12

DSB ? I Wait For The Light: I Don't Know, I Can't Say; Sea Of Pleasure; Red For You; She’s Nobody's Girl; Deep Cool Green Ravine; Every Day An Angel; Elegant Wind; Sailor Girl; Jesus Was A Liberal; Scar On My Heart; You Keep Me Up – 10-01-17 Elena and Boo

EPs

Breaking no # Like a Prayer: Like a Prayer; Dress of Roses; Star Spangled Banner; Star Spangled Banner Instrumental – 20-11-07