Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Blind Robins

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

2004 poss.East Avenue Recorders, Oak Park, IL – The Blind Robins (Michael Whyte [vcl/gt/harmonica], Adam Davis [vcl/gt/ steel/ lap steel] Bob Vodick [vcl/bass/organ/ tambourine], Dave Fleming [drums] + Joel Batty [fiddle])
001 THAT GODDAM HERBERT HOOVER RCB 0100
002 TOM PAINE'S BONES RCB 0100
003 BY THE END OF THE DAY RCB 0100
004 THE RUTHLESS PHASE RCB 0100
005 RICHARD BURTON RCB 0100
006 CAMPAIGNER RCB 0100
007 THE ORIGIN OF THE WASTELAND RCB 0100
008 CRY WINE RCB 0100
009 WHOREHOUSE RCB 0100
010 BUY SELL PAWN RCB 0100
011 LANDSCAPE RCB 0100
012 MATTHEW HOPKINS BLUES RCB 0100
013 HALVING THE COMPASS RCB 0100  
2006 East Avenue Recorders, Oak Park, IL – The Blind Robins (Michael Whyte [vcl/gt], Mike Burns [el gt], Bob Vodick [vcl/bass/ keyboards/ percussion/ mandolin], Dave Fleming [drums] + Jessica Billey [vcl/violin], Bud Melvin [banjo/steel])
014 FAMOUS NON-BELIEVERS RCB 0101
015 WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN RCB 0101
016 MISS LIMESTONE COUNTY RCB 0101
017 SANTA CLARITA RCB 0101
018 SKELETON WALTZ RCB 0101
019 CASH AND THE CARTERS RCB 0101
020 PANORAMA VALLEY RCB 0101
021 BLACK RIVER RCB 0101
022 TWO GOOD EYES RCB 0101
023 YOU WANT IT, YOU GET IT RCB 0101


ALBUMS
Rolling Blackout RCB 0100 The Origin of the Wasteland:
That Goddam Herbert Hoover; Tom Paine's Bones; By the End of the Day; The Ruthless Phase; Richard Burton; Campaigner; The Origin of the Wasteland; Cry Wine; Whorehouse; Buy Sell Pawn; Landscape; Matthew Hopkins Blues; Halving the Compass – 14-12-04
Rolling Blackout RCB 0101 Panorama Valley: Famous Non-Believers; William Jennings Bryan; Miss Limestone County; Santa Clarita; Skeleton Waltz; Cash and the Carters; Panorama Valley; Black River; Two Good Eyes; You Want It, You Get It – 06-06-06



Blue Mountain Boys (SWE)

 By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2006 PA Studio, Per-Arne Berglin, SWE – The Blue Mountain Boys (Frederik Mårtensson [vcl/gt/ dobro/ mandolin], Peter Danielsson [vcl/banjo/ gt], Peter Roos [vcl/ mandolin/ fiddle], Pedro Blom [vcl/bass]. Producer: The Blue Mountain Boys)
001 IDAHO
002 EN MAN SOM ÄR SÅRAD (MISERY LOVES COMPANY)
003 BLACK EYED SUSIE
004 WHERE JOY KILLS SORROW
005 CORA IS GONE
006 ÅRESKUTANS TOPP (FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOPP)
007 SPRINGTIME IN GLORY
008 VIRGINIA DARLING
009 ROSENBAD BLUES WHITE HOUSE BLUES)
010 CRYIN' MY HEART OUT OVER YOU
011 CHILDREN, GO WHERE I SEND THEE
012 ANTS IN MY HANDS
013 HEJ, HEJ, BARTENDER (HEY, HEY, BARTENDER)
014 TALL AND GRAN ( IN THE PINES)
Tracks above issued on album Tall and Gran
2008 unknown – The Blue Mountain Boys
015 BLÅ JULGRANSLJUS (BLUE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS) BMBCD 02  
016 LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR BMBCD 02
017 CHRISTMAS CHIMES A' COMIN' BMBCD 02  
018 BREAKIN' UP CHRISTMAS BMBCD 02  
019 JAG KOMMER HEM, SNART ÄR DET JUL (I'M COMING HOME, IT'S CHRIST BMBCD 02
2012 unknown – The Blue Mountain Boys
020 JAG STÅR UT (I'VE ENDURED)
021 JAG FÅR ALDRIG MARY (I NEVER WILL MARRY)
022 SÅ BLÅ (SO BLUE)
023 PETE THE DREAMER
024 SNACKET I STAN (THE TALK OF THE TOWN)
025 BOJOR OCH JÄRN (SCHACKLES AND CHAINS)
026 EARL
027 ALICE
028 MIN LILLA VILDMARKSROS (MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE)
029 MORGON MELLAN FJÄLLEN
030 VILDHAVRE
031 NORRUT
032 NORDANNÄLDEN
Tracks above issued on album Så Blå


ALBUMS
Blue Mountain Boys [SWE] no # Tall And Gran:
Idaho; En Man Som Är Sårad (Misery Loves Company); Black Eyed Susie; Where Joy Kills Sorrow; Cora Is Gone; Åreskutans Topp (Foggy Mountain Topp); Springtime In Glory; Virginia Darling; Rosenbad Blues White House Blues); Cryin' My Heart Out Over You; Children, Go Where I Send Thee; Ants In My Hands; Hej, Hej, Bartender (Hey, Hey, Bartender); Tall and Gran ( In The Pines) - 06
Blue Mountain Boys [SWE] no # Så Blå: Jag Står Ut (I've Endured); Jag Får Aldrig Mary (I Never Will Marry); Så Blå (So Blue); Pete The Dreamer; Snacket I Stan (The Talk of the Town); Bojor Och Järn (Schackles and Chains); Earl; Alice; Min Lilla Vildmarksros (My Little Georgia Rose); Morgon Mellan Fjällen; Vildhavre; Norrut; Nordannälden - 14-12-12

EPs
Blue Mountain Boys [SWE] BMBCD 02 Blå Julgransljus: Blå julgransljus (Blue Christmas Lights); Last Month of the Year; Christmas Chimes a' Comin'; Breakin' Up Christmas;
Jag kommer hem, snart är det jul (I'm Coming Home, It's Christ – 11-08



Blackjack (CZE)

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

20-28 April 2002 Studio Kocis, Husinecká 2179/23,  Tábor, CZE – Blackjack (Ondřej Plucha [vcl/gt], Slávek Podhráský [vcl/mandolin], Martin Kubec [vcl/banjo], Richard Podhráský [vcl/bass])
001 THIS TRAIN
002 LONELINESS AND DESPERATION
003 NEW MOON OVER MY SHOULDER
004 HELL UP COAL HOLLER
005 HONKY TONK BLUES
006 OLD BLACK JOE
007 BLACKJACK
008 DON'T KNOW WHY
009 IN DESPAIR
010 TRAIN CARRYIN' JIMMIE RODGERS HOME
011 SAPPHIRE HEAD
012 BRINGING YOUR CLOTHES BACK HOME
Tracks above issued on album Try Me One More Time
March/April 2004 Studio Kocis, Husinecká 2179/23,  Tábor, CZE – Blackjack (Ondřej Plucha [vcl/gt], Slávek Podhráský [vcl/mandolin], Martin Kubec [vcl/banjo], Richard Podhráský [vcl/bass])
013 TILL THE DAY I DIE
014 DIXIE IN MY EYE
015 MEMORIES COVER EVERYTHING I OWN
016 STEPPING STONES
017 BREAKIN' IT DOWN
018 LAST DAY IN GETTYSBURG
019 THE DEEPEST SHADE OF BLUE
020 I'M LONESOME AND BLUE
021 I'LL PRETEND IT'S RAINING
022 HILLS AND HOME
023 SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
024 YOU CAN KEEP YOUR NINE POUND HAMMER
025 RUNAWAY PICK
026 YOU'D BETTER GET RIGHT
027 BE ON TIME
Tracks above issued on album Be On time
March 2007  Studio Daliborka, Tábor, CZE – Blackjack (Ondřej Plucha [vcl/gt], Slávek Podhráský [vcl/mandolin], Martin Kubec [vcl/banjo], Richard Podhráský [vcl/bass] )
028 NO ONE LIKE YOU
029 FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES
030 MAKING UP STORIES
031 I'VE HAD ENOUGH
032 ON A HIGH HIGH MOUNTAIN
033 I CRIED AGAIN
034 YOU'LL BE REWARDED OVER THERE
035 NO ONE AS SWEET AS YOU
036 FIRST TO KNOW
037 JOURNEY'S END
038 ARE YOU ALONE
039 SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY'S WAITING FOR YOU
040 1928
041 GLENDALE TRAIN
Tracks above issued on album No One Like You
March 2010  Studio Kocis, Husinecká 2179/23,  Tábor, CZE – Blackjack (Ondřej Plucha [vcl/gt], Slávek Podhráský [vcl/mandolin], Martin Kubec [vcl/banjo/harmonica], Richard Podhráský [vcl/bass] + Karel Začal [dobro], Ondřej Kozák [fiddle])
042 ARE YOU TEASING ME?
043 YOU'RE THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS
044 AT THE END OF A LONG LONELY DAY
045 I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS TRUE
046 SOMETHING ABOUT HOMEMADE BISCUITS
047 MY TURN TO LAUGH
048 TENNESSEE BORDER
049  BENEATH THE WINTER SNOW
050  WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART
051  WELCOME
052  I'LL STILL WRITE YOUR NAME IN THE SAND
053 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU DARLING
054 DON'T LIE TO ME
055 OLD BRUSH ARBORS
056 THAT OLD BOOK OF MINE
Tracks above issued on album That Old Book Of Mine

ALBUMS
Blackjack [CZE] no # Try Me One More Time
: This Train; Loneliness And Desperation;  New Moon Over My Shoulder; Hell Up Coal Holler; Honky Tonk Blues; Old Black Joe; Blackjack;  Don't Know Why; In Despair;  Train Carryin' Jimmie Rodgers Home; Sapphire Head; Bringing Your Clothes Back Home – 05-02
Blackjack [CZE] no # Be On Time: Till The Day I Die;  Dixie In My Eye; Memories Cover Everything I Own; Stepping Stones;  Breakin' It Down; Last Day In Gettysburg; The Deepest Shade Of Blue;  I'm Lonesome And Blue;  I'll Pretend It's Raining;  Hills And Home; Somewhere Between; You Can Keep Your Nine Pound Hammer;  Runaway Pick;  You'd Better Get Right; Be On Time - 04
Blackjack [CZE] no # No One Like You: No One Like You;  Faded Love And Winter Roses; Making Up Stories; I've Had Enough; On A High High Mountain; I Cried Again; You'll Be Rewarded Over There; No One As Sweet As You; First To Know;  Journey's End; . Are You Alone;  Somewhere Somebody's Waiting For You;  1928;  Glendale Train -07
Blackjack [CZE] no # That Old Book Of Mine: Are You Teasing Me?; You're The Girl Of My Dreams; At The End Of A Long Lonely Day; I Couldn't Believe It Was True;  Something About Homemade Biscuits;  My Turn To Laugh; Tennessee Border;  Beneath The Winter Snow;  We'll Meet Again Sweetheart;  Welcome;  I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand; Somebody Loves You Darling; Don't Lie To Me;  Old Brush Arbors;  That Old Book Of Mine - 10

Bluegrass Tradition Band

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

2001 Eastwood Recording Studio, 1137 Oak Ridge Rd, Cana, VA – Bluegrass Tradition Band (Greg Jones [baritone vcl/gt/mandolin], Phillip Jones [ld vcl/gt], Danny Boyd [tnr vcl/banjo], Jonathan Boyd [bass vcl/bass], Billy Hawks [bass vcl/fiddle]
001 LIVE AND LET LIVE
002 GENE AUTRY, MY HERO
003 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
004 FRAULEIN
005 SOME BEAUTIFUL DAY
006 MATTERHORN
007 COLD WIND
008 MOUNTAIN LAUREL
009 KENTUCKY WALTZ
010 FLORIDA BLUES
011 IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
012 ROVING GAMBLER
013 SWEET BLUE EYED DARLIN'
014 I JUST STEAL AWAY AND PRAY
Tracks above issued on album Faded Memories

ALBUMS
Bluegrass Tradition Band 442401.12 Faded Memories
: Live And Let Live; Gene Autry, My Hero;  Somewhere Over The Rainbow; Fraulein; Some Beautiful Day; Matterhorn; Cold Wind; Mountain Laurel; Kentucky Waltz;  Florida Blues;  It Takes One To Know One;  Roving Gambler;  Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin';  I Just Steal Away And Pray - 01