Al Batten

 +22-11-2016
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
2000 Riverside Audio, Mt. Gilead, NC – Al Batten and The Bluegrass Reunion Band (Al Batten [vcl/banjo], Dave Turnage [vcl/gt], Jimmy Cameron [vcl/mandolin], Phil Patterson [bass],  Johnny Ridge [fiddle]).
001 CALIFORNIA COTTONFIELDS
002 NEW BLACK SUIT
003 NEATH THE TREE
004 BUILDING ON SAND
005 ARE YOU TEASING ME
006 MY BABY'S GONE
007 BENEATH THE WINTER SNOW
008 DON'T LAUGH
009 STRAND FROM A YELLOW CURL
010 SING A BLUEGRASS SONG
011 I'LL NEVER CHANGE MY MIND
012 WHEN THE SAVIOR REACHED DOWN
013 SUNDOWN AND SORROW
014 MULESKINNER BLUES
015 ROCKIN' ON THE WAVES.
tracks above issued on album New Black Suit
2002 Riverside Audio, Mt. Gilead, NC – Al Batten and The Bluegrass Reunion Band (Al Batten [vcl/banjo], Dave Turnage [vcl/gt], Jimmy Cameron [vcl/mandolin], Phil Patterson [bass],  Johnny Ridge [vcl/fiddle]).
016 HELP THY BROTHER
017 HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW
018 LET HIM LEAD YOU
019 MASTER BUILDER
020 GOING HOME
021 DON'T BE LEFT ON THE MOUNTAIN
022 LIGHT AT THE RIVER
023 CAMPING IN CANNAN'S LAND
024 IT'S NOT GOD THAT'S DEAD
025 HOME ON HIGH
026 I'M GONNA EAT AT THE WELCOME TABLE
027 WAY DOWN IN MY SOUL
028 EASTERN GATE
029 ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD
tracks above issued on album Don’t Be Left on The Mountain
2003 Riverside Audio, Mt. Gilead, NC – Al Batten (Al Batten [vcl/banjo], Dave Turnage [vcl/gt], Jimmy Cameron [vcl/mandolin], Phil Patterson [bass],  Johnny Ridge [fiddle]).
030 REUNION SHUFFLE
031 IT'S TWO O'CLOCK
032 LAUREL'S WALTZ
033 BENDING THE STRINGS
034 GREEN VALLEY WALTZ
035 I CAN'T QUIT CIGARETTES
036 ALWAYS MARRY AN UGLY GIRL
037 HAROLD'S SUPER SERVICE
038 THE DEVIL AND THE FARMER'S WIFE
039 REDNECK LOVE SONG #1
tracks above issued on album Instrumentals and Insanities
2000s Riverside Audio, Mt. Gilead, NC – Al Batten and The Bluegrass Reunion
040 SWEET BLUE-EYED DARLING
041 ON MY MIND
042 USED TO BE
043 MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT
044 THE I'LL GO STEPPING TOO
045 GIRL OF MY DREAMS
046 HEARTBREAK MOUNTAIN
047 CARROLL COUNTY ACCIDENT
048 CABIN IN CAROLINE
049 CRYING HOLY UNTO THE LORD
050 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER
051 RAGGEDY ANNE
052 HAPPY SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
053 I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED, BUT I LOVE YOU STILL
tracks above issued on album Bluegrass Reunion Style
2005 Riverside Audio, Mt. Gilead, NC – Al Batten and The Bluegrass Reunion
054 CHRISTMAS IN OUR HOMETOWN BCR 014
BLUE CIRCLE BCR 014 CHRISTMAS IN CAROLINA (2005)
18 February 2006 [live-13th annual Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival] Kinston, NC - Al Batten and the Bluegrass Reunion
05401 INTRO WITH TIM WOODALL
05402 SHUCKING THE CORN
05403 I HOPE YOU'VE LEARNED
05404 WHY OH WHY DID YOU WANDER
05405 THE OLD CROSSROADS
05406 BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN
05407 YOU COMB HER HAIR
05408 REDNECK LOVE SONG #1
05409 PRAYER BELLS FROM HEAVEN
05410 STRAND FROM A YELLOW CURL
05411 WEDDING OF THE BROOMS
05412 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES
05413 GOING BACK TO MY KENTUCKY
05414 HEARTBREAK MOUNTAIN
05415 TOO OLD TO MEND A BROKEN HEART
05416 SWEET CARRIE
05417 CHOKING THE STRINGS
05418 THREE-LEGGED DOG
05419 BITTERSWEET MEMORIES OF HOME
05420 LONESOME WITHOUT YOU
05421 DEVIL AND THE FARMER'S WIFE
05422 ROBE OF WHITE
05423 SPECIAL THANKS
05424 BLACK EYED SUSIE
tracks above issued on album Live at The Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival
2008 Riverside Audio, Mt. Gilead, NC – Al Batten and The Bluegrass Reunion (Al Batten [vcl/banjo/ gt], Dave Turnage [vcl/gt], Mike Aldridge [vcl/mandolin],  Phil Patterson [bass], Johnny Ridge [vcl/bass/ fiddle]).
055 THEY'LL SOON PAY THE PRICE
056 HOW MANY MEN
057 AUNT DINAH'S QUILTING PARTY
058 BOOTLEG JOHN
059 IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
060 YOU LEFT ME ALONE
061 DREAM OF A MINER'S CHILD
062 CAROLINA MOUNTAIN HOME
063 SWEETEST LOVE
064 JORDAN
065 PLEASE DON'T HONEY, PLEASE
066 HIGHWAY OF REGRET
tracks above issued on album 36 Years and Counting

ALBUMS
Al Batten no # New Black Suit: California Cottonfields; New Black Suit; Neath The Tree; Building On Sand; Are You Teasing Me; My Baby's Gone; Beneath The Winter Snow; Don't Laugh; Strand From A Yellow Curl; Sing A Bluegrass Song; I'll Never Change My Mind; When The Savior Reached Down; Sundown And Sorrow; Muleskinner Blues; Rockin' On The Waves.- 00
Al Batten no # Don't Be Left On The Mountain:  Help Thy Brother; How Can You Refuse Him Now; Let Him Lead You; Master Builder; Going Home; Don't Be Left On The Mountain; Light At The River; Camping In Cannan's Land; It's Not God That's Dead; Home On High; I'm Gonna Eat At The Welcome Table; Way Down In My Soul; Eastern Gate; Are You Washed In The Blood - 02
Al Batten 02 Instrumentals and Insanities: Reunion Shuffle; It's Two O'clock; Laurel's Waltz; Bending The Strings; Green Valley Waltz; I Can't Quit Cigarettes; Always Marry An Ugly Girl; Harold's Super Service; The Devil And The Farmer's Wife; Redneck Love Song #1 – 03
Al Batten no #    Bluegrass / Reunion style: Sweet blue-eyed darling; On My Mind; Used To Be; My Heart Skips A Beat; The I'll Go Stepping Too; Girl Of My Dreams;  Heartbreak Mountain; Carroll County Accident; Cabin In Caroline;  Crying Holy Unto The Lord;  Philadelphia Lawyer;  Raggedy Anne;  Happy Sunny Side Of Life; I Know You're Married, But I Love You Still – 0-
Blue Circle ?  Live At The Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival: Intro With Tim Woodall; Shucking The Corn; I Hope You've Learned; Why Oh Why Did You Wander; The Old Crossroads; Bluegrass Breakdown; You Comb Her Hair; Redneck Love Song #1; Prayer Bells From Heaven; Strand From A Yellow Curl; Wedding Of The Brooms; Lee Highway Blues; Going Back To My Kentucky; Heartbreak Mountain; Too Old To Mend A Broken Heart; Sweet Carrie; Choking The Strings; Three-Legged Dog; Bittersweet Memories Of Home; Lonesome Without You; Devil And The Farmer's Wife; Robe Of White; Special Thanks; Black Eyed Susie - 06
Al Batten no # 36 Years And Counting:  Highway Of Regret; They'll Soon Pay The Price; How Many Men; Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party; Bootleg John; If I Had My Life To Live Over; You Left Me Alone; Dream Of A Miner's Child; Carolina Mountain Home; Sweetest Love; Jordan; Please Don't Honey, Please - 08