Roger Williams

 By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS  see also Almy Gallatin
1-3 June 1984 White Mountain Recording Studio, Rochester, NH – Roger Williams (Roger Williams [dobro], Herman McGee [gt], Ray Lagere [mandolin], Dave Dick [banjo/ld gt], g; Sharon Horovitch [bass]. Producer: Roger Williams)
001 FIREBALL DW SLP 01  HAR 5
002 STEAM POWERED AEREOPLANE DW SLP 01
003 WALTZ BEFORE THE SNOW DW SLP 01 HAR 5
004 ARKANSAS TRAVELER DW SLP 01 HAR 5
005 SLEDD RIDE DW SLP 01  HAR 5
006 MAGGIE BLUES DW SLP 01 HAR 5
007 ESSEX COUNTY DW SLP 01 HAR 5
008 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW DW SLP 01  HAR 5
009 DURHAM'S BULL DW SLP 01  HAR 5
010 CRAZY DW SLP 01  HAR 5
011 PAPA PLAYED THE DOBRO DW SLP 01
012 HUCKLEBERRY HORNPIPE DW SLP 01  HAR 5
1991 Amherst, NS, CAN – Roger Williams (Roger Williams [dobro/bass], Raymond Legere [mandolin/ bass], Frank Doody [banjo]. Producer: Roger Williams, Raymond Legere)
013 ROANOKE T+S 7789 HAR 5
014 JONATHAN'S LULLABY T+S 7789 HAR 5
015 HARD TIMES, OVER EASY T+S 7789 HAR 5
016 NO ONE NOW T+S 7789 HAR 5
017 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN T+S 7789 HAR 5
018 PICKIN' IN HOLLAND T+S 7789 HAR 5
019 RIDIN' THE BULL T+S 7789
020 BUS BOUNCE T+S 7789 HAR 5
021 BOUQUET OF ROSES T+S 7789 HAR 5
022 RT. #2 TO AMHERST T+S 7789 HAR 5
023 WATER IS WIDE T+S 7789  HAR 5
June 1994 unknown – Roger Williams and Ray Legere (Roger Williams [vcl/dobro], Ray Legere [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ fiddle], Frank Doody [vcl/banjo],  Brian Arsenault [bass],  Darren Farrell [vcl], Jean-Marc Doiron [vcl])
024 PUDDLE JUMPER SCR 47
025 LITTLE MAN SCR 47
026 STEP, STOMP AND STUMBLE SCR 47
027 CONTEMPLATION SCR 47
028 THIS LONESOME FIDDLER SCR 47
028 I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER SCR 47
029 RIVER OF NO RETURN SCR 47
030 SWING '93 SCR 47
031 CAN'T KEEP YOU IN LOVE WITH ME SCR 47
032 LET OLD MOTHER NATURE HAVE HER WAY SCR 47
033 CRUISIN' THE AUTOBAHN SCR 47
034 SNOWY AFTERNOON SCR 47  
2007 or sooner – unknown – Roger Williams
035 5 CZECH INN HAR 5   
2007 Soundewve Studio, Nashville, TN – Amy Gallatin and Roger Williams (Amy Gallatin [vcl], Roger Williams [vcl/resophonic gt], Wayne Benson [mandolin],  John Heinrich [steel],     John Vogt/Mike Bub [bass], Pat McInerney [percussion], Adrea Zonn, Shad Cobb, Matt Coombs [fiddle], Ronnie Godfrey [Piano])
036 SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU Happy Appy HAR 6
037 I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY NAME Happy Appy HAR 6
038 DON'T BLAME ME Happy Appy HAR 6
039 SLOWLY BUT SURELY Happy Appy HAR 6
040 TEAR STAINED LETTER Happy Appy HAR 6
041 WIND IN THE VALLEY Happy Appy HAR 6
042 MORE AND MORE Happy Appy HAR 6
043 MAYBE TOMORROW Happy Appy HAR 6
044 FOREVER HAS COME TO AN END Happy Appy HAR 6
045 MY DREAMS Happy Appy HAR 6
046 OLD PAL OF YESTERDAY Happy Appy HAR 6
047 WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER Happy Appy HAR 6
048 SO SAD (TO WATCH GOOD LOVE GO BAD) Happy Appy HAR 6
049 I DON'T CARE Happy Appy HAR 6
2012 Happy Appy Recording Studios, Glastonbury, CT – Roger Williams and JD Williams (Roger Williams [dobro/bass], JD Williams [mandolin/bass], Courtney Hartman [gt], Lincoln Meyers [gt], Dave Dick [banjo/ gt],  Gabe Hirshfeld [banjo], Kimber Ludiker/ Ray Legere [fiddle]. Producer: JD Williams, Roger Williams)
050 PRELUDE HAR 8
051 ROGER'S REEL HAR 8
052 CRIMSON RAPTOR HAR 8
053 GLASTONBURY WOODSHED HAR 8
054 LAST RIDE OF THE RED BOMBER HAR 8
055 OLD FRIENDS HAR 8
056 WOOD PILE HAR 8
057 LOOSE TAPPETS HAR 8
058 CRYSTAL ICE CAVE HAR 8
059 ROGER'S RAG HAR 8
060 BRIDGE OVER FAWN BROOK HAR 8
061 JONATHAN'S LULLABY REVISITED HAR 8
062 FIFTY FLAMEWOOD HAR 8
063 ADIEU HAR 8  
2019 Happy Appy Recording Studios, Glastonbury, CT – Roger Williams  (Roger Williams [vcl/dobro/bass/gt], Steve Sleeper [gt/hmny vcl], Dave Dick [banjo/gt], JD Williams [mandolin], Bob Dick [bass], Ray Legere [fiddle]. Producer: Roger Williams)
064 MEDLEY FOR DOBRO AND DOUBLE BASS: WILDWOOD FLOWER, OLD SPINNING WHEEL AND LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET HAR 12
065 I KNOW THIS ROAD HAR 12
066 NIGHT OF THE SUPERMOON HAR 12
067 LONGINGS HAR 12
068 THE COST OF LIVING HAR 12
069 (PRETTY LITTLE) RAINBOW HAR 12
070 THE SLEEP SONG HAR 12
071 AVE MARIA HAR 12
072 LOOK AT US HAR 12
073 MEDLEY: OVER THE WATERFALL / TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP HAR 12
074 SLIPPED DISC HAR 12
075 LIFE GOES ON HAR 12
076 MUSINGS HAR 12
077 DON'T GO DOWN THAT ROAD HAR 12
2022 unknown – Amy Gallatin and Roger Williams (Amy Gallatin [vcl], Roger Williams [vcl/gt/ dobro/ bass], JD Williams [mandolin], Jim Hoke [steel], Ray Legere [fiddle] + Dave Dick [banjo/gt], Bob Dick [bass]. Producer:Roger Williams and Amy Gallatin)
078 WON'T YOU RIDE IN MY LITTLE RED WAGON HAR-14   
079 FOR LOVE'S SAKE HAR-14   
080 I WISH IT HAD BEEN A DREAM HAR-14   
081 THAT'S ALL IT TOOK HAR-14  
082 SLOWLY HAR-14  
083 EACH SEASON CHANGES YOU HAR-14   
084 SWEETEST WASTE OF TIME HAR-14   
085 TIL EACH TEAR BECOMES A ROSE HAR-14   
086 LOOSE TALK HAR-14   
087 I TAKE THE CHANCE HAR-14   
088 SWEETHEART I DO HAR-14   
089 SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE HAR-14  


ALBUMS
R.W. Productions DWP SLP 01 Fireball: Fireball;  Steam Powered Aereoplane; Waltz Before The Snow; Arkansas Traveler;  Sledd Ride;  Maggie Blues; Essex County;  No One Will Ever Know; Durham's Bull;  Crazy;  Papa Played The Dobro; Huckleberry Hornpipe - 84
Time and Strike T+S 7789/R.W. Productions RWP 02 Route #2 To Amherst: Roanoke; Jonathan's Lullaby; Hard Times, Over Easy; No One Now; Fire On The Mountain; Pickin' In Holland; Ridin' The Bull; Bus Bounce; Bouquet of Roses; Rt. #2 To Amherst; Water is Wide – 91
Strictly Country [NED] SCR-47 River Of No Return: Puddle Jumper; Little Man; Step, Stomp And Stumble; Contemplation; This Lonesome Fiddler; I've Got Your Number; River Of No Return; Swing '93; Can't Keep You In Love With Me; Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way;  Cruisin' The Autobahn; Snowy Afternoon - 96 w. Ray Legere
Happy Appy HAR 6 Somethin‘ Bout You: Something 'Bout You;  I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name;  Don't Blame Me; Slowly But Surely; Tear Stained Letter; Wind In the Valley; More and More; Maybe Tomorrow; Forever Has Come to an End; My Dreams; Old Pal of Yesterday; Will There Ever Be Another; So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad); I Don't Care – 11-07 w. Amy Gallatin
Happy Appy HAR 5 A Resophonic Retrospective: Fireball; Bus Bounce; Bouquet Of Roses; Route 2 To Amherst; Water Is Wide; Roanoke; Jonathan's Lullaby; Hard Times, Over Easy; No One Now; Fire On The Mountain; Pickin' In Holland; Waltz Before The Snow; Arkansas Traveler; Sledd Ride; Maggie Blues; Essex County; No One Will Ever Know; Durham's Bull; Crazy; Huckleberry Hornpipe; Czech Inn  - 18-03-08 (sampler)
Happy Appy HAR 8 Williams Squared: Prelude; Roger's Reel; Crimson Raptor; Glastonbury Woodshed; Last Ride Of The Red Bomber; Old Friends; Wood Pile; Loose Tappets; Crystal Ice Cave; Roger's Rag; Bridge Over Fawn Brook; Jonathan's Lullaby Revisited; Fifty Flamewood; Adieu -  01-06-12 W. JD Williams
Happy Appy HAR 12 I Know This Road: Medley For Dobro And Double Bass: Wildwood Flower, Old Spinning Wheel and Little Rosewood Casket; I Know This Road; Night Of The Supermoon; Longings; The Cost Of Living; (Pretty Little) Rainbow; The Sleep Song; Ave Maria; Look At Us; Medley: Over The Waterfall / Talking In Your Sleep; Slipped Disc; Life Goes On; Musings; Don't Go Down That Road - 01-07-19
Happy Appy HAR-14 Homespun:  Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon;  For Love's Sake;  I Wish It Had Been a Dream;  That's All It Took;  Slowly;  Each Season Changes You;  Sweetest Waste of Time;  Til Each Tear Becomes a Rose;  Loose Talk;  I Take the Chance;  Sweetheart I Do;  Sunny Side of Life – 04-07-23 w. Amy Gallatin