Brightwire

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2018 unknown, TX – Brightwire (Samuel Barker [vcl/ac gt/ banjo/bass/drums], Michael Helfenstein [dobro], Kimberly Barker [vcl/organ], + John Stoll [el gt], Nathan Taylor [el gt])
001 12 HOURS FROM RICHMOND
002 EYE OF THE STORM
003 CRYSTAL BEACH
004 DASHBOARD LIGHTS
005 DESPITE THE GRAY
006 IN THE DISTANCE
007 THIS STATE
008 BURNING IT DOWN
009 FALLING BACK DOWN
010 SOME FUN
Tracks above issued on album A Place to Call Home
2020 Bear Cave Studios, Baytown, TX – Brightwire (Samuel Barker [vcl/gt/ bass/ washboard/ tambourine/ drums], John Stoll [el/baritone gt/ harmonica/ bass/ theremin], Michael Helfenstein [dobro/steel], Kimberly Barker [vcl/organ/ harmonica/ tambourine], + Liz Sloan McGovern [fiddle/violin])
011 OUT OF SMOKES
012 TEARS THROUGH THE SUNSHINE
013 CRACKED EDGES
014 TAKE THE BLAME
015 BEFORE THE GHOSTS
016 PLAYING FAVORITES
017 STILL HERE
018  SAVE MYSELF
019 NO SAINTS HERE
020 THE RIGHTEOUS HAND
021 GOODBYE LETTER
Tracks above issued on album Cracked, Flawed and Frayed
2022 Bear Cave Studios, Baytown, TX – Brightwire (Samuel Barker [vcl/gt/ bass/ drums], Michael Helfenstein [steel. Dobro], Kimberly Barker [vcl/organ])
022 BETTER OFF GONE SHR 012   [also single version]
023 OUT THE DOOR SHR 012
024 CRYSTAL BEACH
025 EDGE OF THE WORLD SHR 012
Tracks above issued on EP Ghosts Best Left Alone
Apruk/September 2023 Bear Cave Studios, Baytown, TX – Brightwire (Samuel Barker [vcl/gt/ bass/ drums], Michael Helfenstein [steel. Dobro], Kimberly Barker [vcl/organ] + Liz Sloan McGovern [violin/fiddle])
026 LOUSY WEATHER SHR 012
027 TOUGH AS NAILS SHR 012  
028 LAST NIGHT IN KANSAS SHR 012   
029 SHIP'S WHEEL SATURDAY NIGHT SHR 012   
030 GIRL IN THE WAR SHR 012  
031 THREATENING TO RAIN SHR 012  
032 BURNING IT DOWN SHR 012   

    


ALBUMS
Sam’s Handmade ? A Place to Call Home:  12 Hours from Richmond;  Eye of the Storm;  Crystal Beach;  Dashboard Lights;  Despite the Gray;  In the Distance;  This State;  Burning It Down; Falling Back Down;  Some Fun – 14-09-18
Sam’s Handmade 010 Cracked, Flawed and Frayed: Out of Smokes;  Tears Through the Sunshine;  Cracked Edges;  Take the Blame;  Before the Ghosts;  Playing Favorites; Still Here;  Save Myself;  No Saints Here;  The Righteous Hand;  Goodbye Letter – 11-03-21
Sam’s Handmade SHR 012 Here, But Gone:  Lousy Weather; Tough As Nails;  Better Off Gone;  Out the Door; Last Night in Kansas;  Ship's Wheel Saturday Night;  Girl in the War; Threatening to Rain;  Burning It Down;  Edge of the World – 07-03-24

EPs
Sam’s Handmade ? Ghosts Best Left Alone: Better Off Gone; Out the Door; Crystal Beach; Edge of the World; Better Off Gone (Single Version) - 03-06-22