Friday, May 18, 2018

Christy Hays



By Praguefrank, Milos Holecek
SESSIONS
2009 Austin, TX – Christy Hays
001 TEXARKANA
002 OHIO RIVER
003 WEST WIND
004 TALKED TO THE LORD TODAY
005 CSX
006 RED BIRD
007 ROUTE 36
008 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY MUCH
009 BLACKEST BIRD
010 MADELEINE
Tracks above issued on album Christy Hays
2012 Austin, TX – Christy Hays (Christy Hays [vcl/ac gt], Lauren Gurgiolo [el gt], Geena Spigarelli [bass], Andrew Gerfers  [drums], Christopher Cox [bowed crotales/keyboards])
011 WINTER SOLSTICE
012 BETTER DAYS
013 YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
014 ALRIGHT
015 BIRDS POINT LEVEE
016 WENDY AND DAVID
017 AMERICAN CAR
018 GROCERY STORE ROSE
019 SINCE YOU LEFT ME
020 T V A
021 OVERCOME
Tracks above issued on album Drought
2014 Cat’s Eye Studio, East Austin, TX -Cristy Hays ( + Matt Strmiska, Lindsay Greene, Jonathan Terrell, Brennen Leigh, Beth Chrisman, Matt Lara, Michael St Clair, Daniel Thomas Phipps, Ali Holder and Doug Walseth. Producer: Christy Hays and Doug Walseth)
022 AM I TIRED
023 WHITE LIE
024 O' MONTANA
025 SUN
026 RITA BLANCA
027 WASATCH
Tracks above issued on EP Ol‘Montana
2015 Church House Studios, Austin, TX – Christy Hays (Christy Hays [vcl/ac gt], Lauren Gurgiolo [el gt], Geena Spigarelli [bass], Andrew Gerfers [drums], Christopher Cox [bowed crotales/ synthesizer/ piano]. Producer: Christopher Cox, Grant Johnson)
028 BACK HOME
029 IRRIGATION DITCH
030 CENTRAL PLAINS
031 HOW IT FEELS
032 CHICON
Tracks above issued on EP Caliche
2017 Austin, TX – Christy Hays (Christy hays [vcl/ac gt], Goffrey Moore [ac gt],  Aaron Lee Tasjan / Dexter Green [el gt], Thayer Serrano [steel], Dexter Green [bass], Tommi Rautiainen [drums], Ralph Lofton [organ],  Laura Mayo [bck vcl]. Producer: Dexter Green)
033 BLACK RIVER Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
034 RIBBON OF HIGHWAY Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
035 DON'T LET ME DIE IN CALIFORNIA Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
036 GLORIA Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
037 BEAUTIFUL DAY Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
038 ATCHAFALAYA Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
039 STRANGE TIMES Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
040 OPEN UP YOUR HOUSE Nine Mile CDNMR 0350  
041 THOSE WHO WAIT Nine Mile CDNMR 0350   
042 TOWN UNDERGROUND Nine Mile CDNMR 0350  
2022 unknown – Christy Hays
043 GUESS THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
044 LITTLE WHITE CROSS
045 JAN'S UNDERPASS BAR
046 RIDE AROUND
047 TULSA
048 SUBMARINE HEART
049 LAKE OF FIRE
050 HARNEY COUNTY
051 LA VIDA
052 BIG HORN VALLEY
Tracks above issued on album Sad Songs For Lonely People






ALBUMS
Christy Hays ? Christy Hays: Texarkana; Ohio River; West Wind; Talked to the Lord Today; CSX; Red Bird; Route 36; You Don't Have to Say Much; Blackest Bird; Madeleine – 02-07-09
Christy Hays ? Drought: Winter Solstice; Better Days; You Don't Have to Wait; Alright; Birds Point Levee; Wendy and David; American Car; Grocery Store Rose; Since You Left Me; T V A; Overcome - 26-09-12
Nine Mile CDNMR 0350 River Swimmer:  Black River;  Ribbon Of Highway;  Don't Let Me Die In California;  Gloria;  Beautiful Day;  Atchafalaya;  Strange Times;  Open Up Your House;  Those Who Wait;  Town Underground – 27-04-18
Christy Hays ? Sad Songs For Lonely People: Guess That's What You Get;  Little White Cross;  Jan's Underpass Bar;  Ride Around; Tulsa; Submarine Heart;  Lake Of Fire;  Harney County;  La Vida; Big Horn Valley – 07-10-22


EPs
Christy Hays ? O‘ Montana: Am I Tired; White Lie; O' Montana; Sun; Rita Blanca; Wasatch – 10-12-14
Christy Hays ? Caliche: Back Home; Irrigation Ditch; Central Plains; How It Feels; Chicon – 29-05-15











John Bertrand, Milton Pitre and Roy Gonzales



John H. Bertrand - *1891 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry Parish, +1942


2nd version
By Henk Scholts, Wade Falcon, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

ca January 1929 Chicago, IL - John H. Bertrand and Milton Pitre (John H. Bertrand [vcl/accordion], Milton Pitre [gt])
001 21074-1 THE RABBIT STOLE THE PUMPKIN Paramount 12730/ Yazzoo 2042 Third Man TMR 204
002 21075-3 MISERABLE 12725/ Yazzoo 2042 TMR 204
003 21076-5 COUSINNE LILLY  (COUSIN LILLY) 12725/Yazzoo 2042 TMR 204
004 21077-5  THE SWALLOWS  12730/ Yazzoo 2042
005 21078-2 VALSE DE GUEYDAN 12748/ Yazzoo 2042 TMR 204
006 21079-1 UPSTAIRS 12748
THIRD MAN TMR 204 THE RISE AND FALL OF PARAMOUNT RECORDS 1928-32, VOLUME 2 - CABINET OF WONDER (2009, digital)
ca January 1929 Chicago, IL – John H. Bertrand [vcl-3/accordion-2], Roy Gonzales [vcl-4/gt] (? [fiddle])
007 21243-2  LA DELAIISER (THE ABANDONMENT) -1,2,3  12776 /Yazoo 2042
008 21244  untraced
009 21245-1  ATTENDRE POUR UN TRAIN -2,4  12762/Yazoo 2042
010 21246-2  JE VEUX M’AHETE UN FUSE QUI BRILLE -4  12762
011 21247  CHOCTAW BEER BLUES unissued/TMR 204
012 21248-2  LA FILLE DU JOLIER (THE JAILOR’S DAUGHTER) -1,2,3 12763/Yazoo 2042
013 21249  untraced
014 21251-2  LE SOLDAT FATIGUE (THE TIRED SOLDIER) -1,2,3 12763/Yazoo 2042
015 21252-2  LA POND DE NANTE (THE NORTH BRIDGE) -1,2,3 12776/Yazoo 2042
13 July 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In – Roy Gonzales [gt/vcl/yodel-1]
016 G-15349-A [15348 by mistake*] ATTENDRE [OUR UN TRAIN -1 Paramount 12807*
017 G-15350-A [15349 by mistake*] UN FUSSI QUI BRILLE -1 Paramount 12807*
018 G-15351-A DOR MON ENFANT DOR  rejected
019 G-15352-A MA MAISON AUPRES DE L’EAU  rejected
020 G-15353-A [15352 by mistake*]  ANUIANT ET BLEUE -1 Paramount 12832/JSP 7774 TMR 204
021 G-15354-A [15353 by mistake*]  CHOCTAW BEER BLUES -1 Paramount 12832/JSP 7774 TMR 204
JSP 7774 PARAMOUNT OLD TIME RECORDINGS (UK, 2006, 4CDs)



ALBUMS
Yazoo 2042 Early American Cajun music: Classic Recordings From The 1920s: Le bebe et le gambleur (The baby and the gambler) - Delma Lachney; Sur le borde de l'eau (On the riverside) - Blind Uncle Gaspard; Cousinne Lilly - John Bertrand; Baoille - Delma Lachney; Natchitoches (French town) - Blind Uncle Gaspard; Miserable - John Bertrand; La danseuse (The dancer) - Delma Lachney; Assi dans la fenetre de ma chambre (Sitting in the window of my room) - Blind Uncle Gaspard; The Swallows - John Bertrand; Je m'en vas dans le chemin (Going down the road) - Delma Lachney; The rabbit stole the pumpkin - John Bertrand; Avoyelles (Parish name) - Delma Lachney; Upstairs - John Bertrand; Cher ami ma vie est ruini (Dear friend my life is ruined) - Delma Lachney; Valse de Gueydan - John Bertrand; La Louisiana (Louisiana) - Delma Lachney; La fille du jolier (The jailor's daughter) - John Bertrand; Riviere Rouge (Red River ) - Delma Lachney; Le soldat fatigue (The tired soldier) - John Bertrand ; Mercredi soir passé (Last wednesday night) - Blind Uncle Gaspard; Le Pond de Nante (The North Bridge) - John Bertrand; L'aurevoir d'une mere (Mother's farewell)- Delma Lachney; La Delaisser - (The Abandonment) - John Bertrand; Je me trouve une jolie fille (I find a pretty girl) - Delma Lachney

SINGLES
Paramount (1929) Roy Gonzales
12725 Miserable / Cousinne   Lilly (Cousin Lilly) – 29 John H. Bertrand and Milton Pitre
12730 The Swallows / The Rabbit Stole The Pumpkin Paramount – 29 John H. Bertrand and Milton Pitre
12748 Valse De Gueydan / Upstairs – 29 John H. Bertrand and Milton Pitre
12762 Attendre Pour Un Train (w. John Bertrand)  / Je Veux M'Achete Un Fuse Qui Brille – 29 Roy Gonzales
12763 La Fille Du Jolier (The Jailor’s Daughter) / Le Soldat Fatigue (The Tired Soldier) – 29 John Bertrand and Roy Gonzales
12776 La delaisser [Ray Gonzales] / La pond de Nante [John Bertrand] – 29
12807 Attendre pour un train / Un fussi qui brille – 29 Roy Gonzales
12832 Anuiant et bleue / Choctaw beer blues – 29 Roy Gonzales