Rik Barron

 *1957 St. John’s, NL, CAN
By Praguefrank, Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS also member of Fousty Toutons, also recorded with Dan Levenson
1981 unknown, CAN – Rick Barron
001 ROCK BOTTOM BLUES WRC3-1821
002 TEENAGE IDOL WRC3-1821
September 1992 Sound Image, Marshfield, VT – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [vcl/ac gt/ 5-string banjo], Larry Beaudry [gt/bck vcl], Andy Sacher [mandolin], Clyde Stats [bass],  Tony Washburn [fiddle], Gil Carter [washboard/ spoons/ animal sounds], Diana Levine [bck vcl])
003 JIGALONG HOME Re-Bop 105
004 ALISON GROSS Re-Bop 105
005 MY MIND'S GOT A MIND OF ITS OWN Re-Bop 105
006 MORNINGTOWN RIDE Re-Bop 105
007 SQUID JIGGIN' GROUND Re-Bop 105
008 LITTLE WHITE DUCK Re-Bop 105
009 STARLIGHT ON THE BLUEGRASS Re-Bop 105
010 ODD SOCK BOOGIE Re-Bop 105
011 THE BRASS BUTTON MAN Re-Bop 105
012 LUKEY'S BOAT Re-Bop 105
013 QUITE EARLY MORNING Re-Bop 105
014 DOWN BY THE BAY Re-Bop 105
015 BRING ME LITTLE WATER SYLVIE Re-Bop 105  
October 1995 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CAN – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [vcl/gt/ banjo/ mandolin], Dave Panting [gt/mandolin/ banjo/ bass/ bck vcl], Brian Bourne [bass], Roy Johnstone [fiddle], Rick Tersteeg [cello], Sigrid Rolfe [penny whistle], Alan Molyneaux [bck vcl])
016 10,000 MILES AWAY
017 OH NO NOT I
018 THE FOGGY DEW / SALLY IN THE GARDEN
019 NEW FRONTIER
020 THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND
021  THE FERRYLAND SEALER
022 I WISH WE HAD OUR TIME AGAIN
023 THE OLD POLINA
024 GREEN CASTLE HORNPIPE /  NANCY
025 A SHANTYMAN'S LIFE
026 THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR
027 SNOWDROP / COME IN
028 HEAVE AWAY
029 OPEN ROAD;
Tracks above issued on album Bound For The Ice
1996 poss. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CAN – Rik Barron (+ Dave Panting, Brian Bourne, Alan Molyneaux, Sigrid Rolfe, Joey Kitson)
030 HOWJADOO
031 ALL GOD'S CRITTERS
032 THIS LITTLE LIGHT
033 BUFFALO GALS
034 WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG
035 THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR
035 I'D LIKE TO BE A COWBOY
036 APPLE PICKER'S REEL
037 BARNYARD DANCE
038 REEL OF THE FLICKERING LIGHT
039 THE OLD POLINA
040 DEEP BLUE SEA
Tracks above issued on album Heel To Toe
1999 unknown, NL, CAN – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [ld vcl/ gt/ 5 string banjo], Kevin Evans [ld gt/ 5 string banjo], Mark Johnson [banjo], Alan Dowling [percussion], Perry Williams [accordion/ gt/ bck vcl], Bob Nicholson [tuba])
041 LITTLE OLD LOG CABIN
042 LITTLE PIG
043 CRAWDAD SONG
044 CLUCK OLD HEN
045 GARDEN SONG
046 WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
047 OH SUZANNAH
048 JOHN HENRY
049 LITTLE BOXES
050 HAYING SONG
051 FROG SONG
052 LIZA JANE
053 YONDER SHE COMES
054 BURN THE BANJO
Tracks above issued on album Make Hey When The Sun Shines
19-23 January 2000 St. John's, NL, CAN – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [vcl/gt], Dave Panting [ac gt/mandolin/ bck vcl], Sandy Morris [resonator gt/ bottleneck slide gt], Phil Dinn [bodhran/ bck vcl], Neil Rosenberg [banjo], Brian Bourne [bass], Patrick Moran [fiddle], Geoff Panting [piano/accordion], Baxter Wareham [accordion/bck vcl], Vonnie Barron [bck vcl])
055 I HATE TO SEE THIS TOWN GO DOWN
056 LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S DREAM
057 JOHNNY WILLOW WATER
058 THE FIREHALL DANCE
059 SPRING ON THE ISLAND
060 IN MY REPLY
061 FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT
062 TIMES LIFE
063 PIRATES TRADE
064 FATE OF THE FISHERMAN
065 REDEMPTION CITY
066 DUDLEY TOWN
067 RED DIRT ROAD
068 ISLANDERS
Tracks above issued on album Right To The Bone
2003 unknown, NL, CAN – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [vcl/gt/ mandola/ mandolin/ banjo],  Dave Panting [gt/ mandolin/ tenor banjo/bck vcl], Brian Bourne [bas/ bck vcl],  Geoff Panting [accordion)
069 FROM HOPKINS WHARF TO HAVENSIDE
070 I RELY ON YOU
071 CAMPBELL'S FAREWELL
072 SWEET ANGELINE
073 CHERRY BLOSSOM WALTZ
074 JOHN BROWN'S MARCH
075 THE QUIET FAITH OF MAN
076 CHURCH STREET BLUES/A SHOT OF WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST
077 NO PLACE FOR CHILDREN
078 COME THY FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING
079 SITTIN' NEXT TO YOU
080 HAND IN HAND
Tracks above issued on album The Quiet Faith of Man
January 2004 Train A'Comin' Studios, Wellington, NS, CAN – Barron and Panting (Rik Barron [vcl/ gt/ banjo/ mandolin], Dave Panting [vcl/gt/  mandola/ mandolin], Brian Bourne: [bass], Brad Fremlin [percussion/piano /accordion], Allan Rankin [bck vcl],  Kevin Evans: [penny whistle]. Producer: Barron and Panting)
B01 MY GREAT UNCLE HEB
B02 BONNIE LASSIE
B03 THE LADS CROSSING THE TICKLE
B04 EARLY SPRING
B05 NEW BRANCHES
B06 BLACK MOUNTAIN AIRE
B07 P STANDS FOR PADDY
B08 HAYING SONG
B09 THE CAPTAIN AND HIS WHISKERS/PADDY'S
B10 YE RAMBLIN BOYS OF PLEASURE
B11 THE WEDDING GIFT
Tracks above issued on album Old Dogs, New Tricks
May 2007/ February 2008 Triple B Studios, St. John's, NL, CAN – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [vcl/ gt/ mandolin/bass], Gary Taylor [gt/ mandola/vcl], Chris Kearsey [gt], Kevin Evans [gt], Francesca Swann [cello], Barb Penney, Andrew Lang, Mae Barron, Rose Barron, George Newman, Joanne Newman [vcl]. Producer: Rik Barron and George Newman)
081 SHINE
082 CALLIOPE
083 AZALEA WALTZ
084 BRING ME LITTLE WATER SYLVIE
085 MY MIND'S GOT A MIND OF IT'S OWN
086 SUZUKA LULLABY
087 TO EVERYONE IN ALL THE WORLD
088 NOBODY'S DARLIN' BUT MINE
089 LET THE MYSTERY BE
090 SWEETHEARTS
091 SLEEPY TOWN
Tracks above issued on album Shine
Ca 2010 unknown, CAN – Rik Barron
092 THE FOX
093 THE BARNYARD DANCE
094 THE LITTLE HOUSE
095 CLUCK OLD HEN
096 SANDY RIVER BELLE
097 THE RED RED ROBIN
097 OVER IN THE MEADOW
098 LITTLE WHITE DUCK
099 MOLE IN THE GROUND
100 THE GARDEN SONG
101 POLLY WOLLY DOODLE
102 WAIT FOR THE DINNER BELL
Tracks above issued on album Over In The Meadow
October 2009/May 2010 Triple B Studios, St. John's, NL, CAN – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [vcl/gt/ banjo/ bass], Gary Taylor [gt/ octave mandolin/ bass], Kevin Evans [gt],  Andrew Lang [octave mandolin/vcl], The Once (Geraldine Hollett, Phil Churchill, Andrew Dale) [bck vcl])
103 55 YEARS
104 FAREWELL MY HOME
105 WAYFARIN' STRANGER
106 OLD TIME RIVER MAN
107 WELL WELL WELL
108 QUITE EARLY MORNING
109 LOVELESS
110 RENAISSANCE
111 TRAIL OF TEARS
112 NEVER SO FAR
Tracks above issued on album Never So Far
2012 The Carriage House Studio, Woodbury, VT – Rik Barron (Rik Barron [ac gt/ banjo/ mandolin/ el bass], Chili Taylor [el gt/el bass]. Producer: Rik Barron, Chili Taylor)
113 FATHER'S PRIDE
114 THE CONGRESS REEL
115 CHERRY BLOSSOM WALTZ
116 FLIGHT OF THE CHINQUAPIN
117 COME THY FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING
118 JOHN BROWN'S DREAM
119 WHEN I THINK OF YOU
120 FOGGY DEW / SALLY IN THE GARDEN
121 WAITIN' FOR SUPPER
122 LITTLE JACKIE WILSON
123 THE SEAGULL HOP
124 SPEECHLESS
Tracks above issued on album Speachless
2019 poss. Woodbury, VT – Rik Barron and Duncan wells (Rik Barron [vcl-1/ ac gt/ el gt/ banjo/ bass], Duncan Wells [vcl-2/ac gt],  Chili Taylor [gt/ bass/ bck vcl],  Randy Bulpin [gt/ lap steel/ dobro], Kevin Crossett [ukelele], Mae Barron, Andrew Lang [bck vcl])
125 BETTY DEAR -1
126 THE OLD COUNTRY ROSE OF DUNDEE -1,2
127 DANCE ON THE CLOUDS -1
128 I WOULDN'T DANCE -1
129 CUZ MY GRANDDAD SAID -1,2
130 OHIO WALTZ -1
131 BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON -2
132 QUAKER GIRL -1
133 BEFORE SHE MELTS AWAY -2
134 OLD FASHIONED LOVE -1
135 BOODLES -1
136 ROLLING HOME -1-2
137 HOLD ON -1
Tracks above issued on album Rollin Home















ALBUMS
Re-Bop [US] 105 A Sock Full Of Songs: Jigalong Home; Alison Gross; My Mind's Got A Mind Of Its Own; Morningtown Ride; Squid Jiggin' Ground; Little White Duck; Starlight On The Bluegrass; Odd Sock Boogie; The Brass Button Man; Lukey's Boat; Quite Early Morning; Down By The Bay; Bring Me Little Water Sylvie - 93
Odd Sock [CAN] Pro 101 Bound For The Ice: 10,000 Miles Away; Oh No Not I; The Foggy Dew ; Sally In The Garden; New Frontier; The Girl I Left Behind; The Ferryland Sealer; I Wish We Had Our Time Again; The Old Polina; Green Castle Hornpipe ; Nancy; A Shantyman's Life; The Preacher And The Bear; Snowdrop ; Come In; Heave Away; Open Road. - 96
Odd Sock  [CAN] Kids 102 Heel To Toe: Howjadoo; All God's Critters; This Little Light; Buffalo Gals; When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along; The Preacher And The Bear; I'd Like To Be A Cowboy; Apple Picker's Reel; Barnyard Dance; Reel Of The Flickering Light; The Old Polina; Deep Blue Sea - 96
Odd Sock [CAN] Kids 103 Make Hey When The Sun Shines: Little Old Log Cabin; Little Pig; Crawdad Song; Cluck Old Hen; Garden Song; Working On The Railroad; Oh Suzannah; John Henry; Little Boxes; Haying Song; Frog Song; Liza Jane; Yonder She Comes; Burn The Banjo - 99
Odd Sock [CAN] Pro 104 Right To The Bone: I Hate To See This Town Go Down; Lighthouse Keeper's Dream; Johnny Willow Water; The Firehall Dance; Spring On The Island; In My Reply; Fake It Till You Make It; Times Life; Pirates Trade; Fate Of The Fisherman; Redemption City; Dudley Town; Red Dirt Road; Islanders. - 00
Odd Sock [CAN] Pro 105 The Quiet Faith Of Man: From Hopkins Wharf To Havenside;  I Rely On You;  Campbell's Farewell; Sweet Angeline; Cherry Blossom Waltz; John Brown's March; The Quiet Faith Of Man; Church Street Blues/A Shot Of Whiskey Before Breakfast; No Place For Children; Come Thy Fount Of Every Blessing; Sittin' Next To You; Hand In Hand – 03
Odd Sock [CAN] Pro 106 Old Dogs New Tricks: My Great Uncle Heb; Bonnie Lassie; The Lads Crossing the Tickle; Early Spring; New Branches; Black Mountain Aire; P Stands for Paddy; Haying Song; The Captain and His Whiskers/Paddy's; Ye Ramblin Boys of Pleasure; The Wedding Gift – 04 Barron and Panting
Odd Sock [CAN] Kids 107 Shine: Shine; Calliope; Azalea Waltz; Bring Me Little Water Sylvie; My Mind's Got A Mind Of It's Own; Suzuka Lullaby; To Everyone In All The World; Nobody's Darlin' But Mine; Let The Mystery Be; Sweethearts; Sleepy Town – 25-07-08
Odd Sock  [CAN] Kids 108 Over In The Meadow: The Fox; The Barnyard Dance; The Little House; Cluck Old Hen; Sandy River Belle; The Red Red Robin; Over In The Meadow; Little White Duck; Mole In The Ground; The Garden Song; Polly Wolly Doodle; Wait For The Dinner Bell. – 16-07-10
Odd Sock  [CAN] Pro  109 Never So Far: 55 Years: Farewell My Home ; Wayfarin' Stranger; Old Time River Man; Well Well Well; Quite Early Morning; Loveless; Renaissance; Trail Of Tears; Never So Far – 21-09-10
Odd Sock [CAN] Pro 110 Speechless/ A Collection Of Acoustic Instrumentals: Father's Pride; The Congress Reel; Cherry Blossom Waltz; Flight Of The Chinquapin; Come Thy Fount Of Every Blessing; John Brown's Dream; When I Think Of You; Foggy Dew / Sally In The Garden; Waitin' For Supper; Little Jackie Wilson; The Seagull Hop; Speechless – 23-04-12
Odd Sock  [CAN] no # Rollin' Home: Betty Dear [1]; The Old Country Rose of Dundee [1,2]; Dance on the Clouds [1]; I Wouldn't Dance [1]; Cuz My Granddad Said [1,2]; Ohio Waltz [1]; By the Light of the Moon [2]; Quaker Girl [1]; Before She Melts Away [2]; Old Fashioned Love [1]; Boodles [1]; Rolling Home [1,2]; Hold On [1] – 13-05-19 Rik Barron [1], Duncan Wells [2]

SINGLES
World/IDP [CAN]
WRC3-1821 Rock Bottom Blues / Teenage Idol – 81 Rick Barron