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)
