West Orrtana String Band - Orrtana Mountain Steamers

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1976 Revonah Records Studio, Ferndale, NY – The West Orrtana String Band (Mark Motich [vcl/ gt/ mandolin], Catharine Roth [vcl/ gt/ dulsimer/ autoharp], Larry Marschall [vcl/ banjo], Tom Jolin [vcl/ bass/ gt], Nora Helgeson [fiddle])

001 YORK COUNTY TUNES RS 924   

002 OLD ZEKE PERKINS RS 924  

003 BETTY MARTIN-WAYS OF THE WORLD RS 924   

004 YOUNG MCAFEE ON THE GALLOWS RS 924   

005 THREE IRISH DANCE TUNES RS 924  

006 KENNY WAGNER'S SURRENDER RS 924

007  RAILROADING AND GAMBLING RS 924  

008 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST-DUBUQUE RS 924  

009 BETTY LARKIN RS 924  

010 COTTON MILL COLIC RS 924   

011 SOLDIER'S JOY RS 924  

012 STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN RS 924   

013 PENNY'S FARM RS 924  

014 GRANNY WILL YOUR DOG BITE RS 924  

Poss. From sessions above:

015 TRIALS, TROUBLES, TRIBULATIONS

016 BACHELOR’S HALL

017 EBENEZER

018 FAIR AND TENDER MAIDENS

019 OLD FRENCH REEL

020 SUGAR IN THE GOURD

021 WAIT  A LITTLE LONGER, PLEASE JESUS

8-9 April 1978 Revonah Records Studio, Ferndale, NY – The West Orrtana String Band (Mark Motich [vcl/ gt/ mandolin], Catharine Roth [vcl/ gt/ dulsimer/ autoharp], Larry Marschall [vcl/ banjo], Tom Jolin [vcl/ bass/ gt/harmonica], Nora Helgeson [fiddle], John Winship [fiddle/gt] )

022 SENECA SQUARE DANCE RS 932  

023 THE FARMER'S CURST WIFE RS 932  

024 RIDE OLD BUCK TO WATER RS 932  

025 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER RS 932  

026 BILL MASON RS 932  

027 IRISH HORNPIPES: CHIEF O'NEILL'S FAVORITE AND BANTRY BAY RS 932  

028 TAKE A DRINK ON ME RS 932        

029 GREEN GROW THE LILACS RS 932  

030 PRETTY LITTLE INDIAN RS 932  

031 KING WILLIAM / CEDAR SWAMP RS 932

032 FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN RS 932  

033 SALLY ANN  RS 932

For later recordings as Orrtana Mountain Steamers albums list

1989, 1991 unknown - Orrtanna Mountain Steamers (Tom Jolin [vcl/ gt/ hammered dulcimer/ banjo/ button accordion/ harmonica], Catharine Roth [vcl/ gt/ autoharp/ mountain dulcimer/ piano], John Winship [vcl/fiddle/ gt/ Anglo and English concertinas]).

Tracks for albums Steam 001,002

   

ALBUMS

Revonah RS 924 The West Orrtana String Band: York County Tunes;  Old Zeke Perkins; Betty Martin-Ways Of The World;  Young Mcafee On The Gallows;  Three Irish Dance Tunes; Kenny Wagner's Surrender; Railroading And Gambling;  Whiskey Before Breakfast-Dubuque; Betty Larkin; Cotton Mill Colic;  Soldier's Joy; Storms Are On The Ocean;  Penny's Farm; Granny Will Your Dog Bite – 76

Revonah RS 932 An Orrtanna Home Companion: Seneca Square Dance; The Farmer's Curst Wife; Ride Old Buck To Water; Midnight On The Water; Bill Mason; Irish Hornpipes: Chief O'Neill's Favorite And Bantry Bay; Take A Drink On Me;  Green Grow The Lilacs; Pretty Little Indian; King William / Cedar Swamp; From Earth To Heaven; Sally Ann – 78

Steam 001 The Orrtana Mountain Steamers: (unknown tracks, included on 2004 compilation) - 89

Steam 002 Wonderment: (unknown tracks, included on 2004 compilation) - 91

No label no # The complete recordings of the West Orrtanna String Band and the Ortanna Mountain Steamers: York County Tunes; Old Zeke Perkins; Betty Martin / Ways Of The World; Young Mcafee On The Gallows; Three Irish Dance Tunes; Kenny Wagner's Surrender; Railroading And Gambling; Whiskey Before Breakfast / Dubuque; Betty Larkin; Cotton Mill Colic; Soldier's Joy; Storms Are On The Ocean; Penny's Farm; Granny Will Your Dog Bite; Trials, Troubles, Tribulations; Bachelor's Hall; Ebenezer; Fair And Tender Maidens; Old French Reel; Sugar In The Gourd; Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus; The Farmer's Curst Wife; Seneca Square Dance; Ride Old Buck To Water; Midnight On The Water; Bill Mason; Irish Hornpipes: Chief O'Neill's Favorite / Bantry Bay : Take A Drink On Me; Green Grow The Lilacs; Pretty Little Indian; King William / Cedar Swamp; From Earth To Heaven; Sally Ann; Same Old Man; Eleanor Plunkett; Lowlands Of Holland; Gum Tree Canoe; Beware Young Ladies; Pear Tree; The Pinery Boys;  Green Willis / Hobart In The Strawstack; Give Me The Roses; Father Grumble; Fisher's Hornpipe / Shady Grove; Maid On The Shore; Picking Up Steam; We Shall All Be Reunited; Lady Ishbel; Three Ravens; Katie Morey; Spotted Pony / Robertson's Reel; Stepstone; Jawbone / Eighth Of January; Wonderment; Miner's Prayer; Waterbound; Gooseberry Blossom / Moll In The Wood; Little Willie; Ham Beats All Meat / Robinson County; Goodnight Little Arlo – 04 (3 CDs)