Greta Elkin

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1970 Northside Studios, Tyrone, IRL – Greta Elkin (Greta Elkin [vcl],Pat Hamill [rh gt], Dano Hara [el gt], Aidan Cunningham [steel], Kierant Doherty/Crawford Bell [bass gt], Brendan Garrity [drums], Steve Morris [fiddle], Seamus Costello [piano], Tony Cannon [armonica], Marylou [bck vcl])
001 THE MARRIED AND THE FREE RBLP 001  
002 HUSBAND HUNTING RBLP 001  
003 RIGHT OR WRONG RBLP 001  
004 CHARLIE'S SHOES RBLP 001  
005 THE WINDMILL TURNING RBLP 001  
006 I'M CASTING MY LASSOO RBLP 001 RBCD 0554    
007 KICKIN EACH OTHERS HEARTS AROUND RBLP 001  RBCD 0554  
008 YOU ONLY WANT ME WHEN YOU'RE LONELY RBLP 001  
009 STANDING IN THE WINDOW RBLP 001
010 DADDY WHY DOES THE LADY CRY RBLP 001  
011 TEARS WILL BE THE CHASER RBLP 001  
012 TAKE ME TO YOUR WORLD RBLP 001  RBCD 0554  
1979 Trend Studios, Dublin, IRL – Greta Elkin and Pat Derry (Producer: Tony Johnston)
013 I FLEW OVER OUR HOUSE FLMS 1007
014 I'M  A FOOL FLMS 1007  
015 IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT FLMS 1007  
016 ONE DAY AT A TIME FLMS 1007  
017 SOUVENIRS FLMS 1007  
018 SONG OF THE WATERWHEEL FLMS 1007  
019 YODEL SWEET MOLLY FLMS 1007
020 THE LONGER YOU TAKE FLMS 1007  
021 THE MARRIED AND THE FREE FLMS 1007  
022 THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 FLMS 1007  
023 THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH FLMS 1007  
024 GONE, GONE, GONE FLMS 1007
1990s? Hillside Studios, Ballynahinch, North Ireland, UK – Greta Elkin
025 GIVE THEM ANOTHER ENCORE TCTSP 9 RBCD 0554   
026 WHEN THAT SOMEONE YOU LOVE TCTSP 9
027 HOBO'S MEDITATION TCTSP 9
028 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE TCTSP 9
029 THE OLD PIONEERS TCTSP 9
030 I DREAMED I SEARCHED HEAVEN FOR YOU TCTSP 9
031 COUNTRY MEMORIES TCTSP 9 RBCD 0554   
032 I REMEMBER MAMA'S ARMS TCTSP 9
033 MY OLD PAL TCTSP 9
034 WAITING FOR A TRAIN TCTSP 9
035 ONE WAY TICKET TCTSP 9 RBCD 0554  
036 LOVE KNOT IN MY LARIAT TCTSP 9 RBCD 0554  
1990s unknown – Greta Elkin
037 THE SINGING WATERFALL RBC 132  
038 DADDY AND HOME RBC 132  
039 DON'T BE FOOLED RBC 132
040 THE HANDS I'M HOLDING NOW RBC 132  RBCD 0554  
041 CHINA DOLL RBC 132 RBCD 0554  
042 I HEAR WEDDING BELLS RBC 132 RBCD 0554    
043 THE SINGING HILLS RBC 132
044 I'LL NEVER TAKE YOU BACK AGAIN RBC 132  
045 THE ECHOING HILLS RBC 132 RBCD 0554
046 ROLL ON SILVERY MOON RBC 132  
047 THE OLE COUNTRY CHURCH RBC 132  
048 THE MOCKIN' BIRD RBC 132
1994 unknown – Greta Elkin
049 COUNTRY MEMORIES RBC 0525   
050 I WANNA BE A COWBOYS SWEETHEART RBC 0525   
051 HONKYTONKITIS RBC 0525   
052 FLY AWAY MOCKIN' BIRD RBC 0525   
053 MARRIED BY THE BIBLE RBC 0525   
054 CATTLE CALL RBC 0525  RBCD 0554    
055 SOMEDAY YOU'LL CALL MY NAME RBC 0525   
057 DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN' HEARTS RBC 0525  
058 HE TAUGHT ME TO FORGET [HE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL*] RBC 0525 RBCD 0554*    
059 CASTLE IN THE SKY RBC 0525   
060 ROCKIN' ALONE IN AN OLD ROCKIN' CHAIR RBC 0525  
061 SMOKIN' CIGARETTES AND DRINKIN' COFFEE BLUES RBC 0525  RBCD 0554    
062 JUST OUT OF REACH RBC 0525   
063 SUNNY SOUTH BY THE SEA RBC 0525   
064 WONDERFUL CITY OF LIGHT RBC 0525  
065 A GOOD OLD COUNTRY SONG RBC 0525
2006 R+H Studios, Underwood, IA – Greta Elkin (Greta Elkin [vcl], Rick Anderson [gt/harmonica/hmny vcl], Jack Ferguson [dobro], Hariette Anderson [bass], Roger Davis [fiddle])
066 CAROLINA MOON
067 COWBOY SWEETHEART
068 DEAR GOD
069 GIVE THEM ANOTHER ENCORE
070 HOME ON THE RANGE
071 THE LONESOME YODEL
072 LOVE KNOT IN MY LARIAT
073 THE MOCKINGBIRD YODEL
074 MY OLD PAL
075 RED RIVER VALLEY
076 SILVER-HAIRED DADDY
077 SINGLE YELLOW ROSE
078 TOM THE DOBRO MAN
079 WAITING FOR A TRAIN
080 LOVE SONG OF THE WATERFALL
081 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
Tracks above issued on album The Lonesome Yodel



ALBUMS
Rainbow [IRL] RBLP 001 The Married and The Free: The Married And The Free; Husband Hunting; Right Or Wrong; Charlie's Shoes; The Windmill Turning; I'm Casting My Lassoo; Kickin Each Others Hearts Around; You Only Want Me When You're Lonely; Standing In The Window; Daddy Why Does The Lady Cry; Tears Will Be The Chaser; Take Me To Your World - 70
Flame [IRL] FLMS 1007  Country Blossom: I Flew Over Our House; I'm  A Fool; In The Misty Moonlight; One Day At A Time; Souvenirs; Song Of The Waterwheel; Yodel Sweet Molly; The Longer You Take; The Married And The Free; The Wreck Of The Old 97; The Old Country Church; Gone, Gone, Gone – 79 W. Pat Derry
Trevor Smyth Productions [IRL] TCTSP9 Ireland's Yodelling Queen: Give Them Another Encore; When That Someone You Love; Hobo's Meditation; Love Me Or Leave Me Alone; The Old Pioneers; I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You; Country Memories; I Remember Mama's Arms; My Old Pal; Waiting For A Train; One Way Ticket; Love Knot In My Lariat – 9-?
Sharpe Music [IRL] RBC 132 The Mockin' Bird: The Singing Waterfall; Daddy And Home; Don't Be fooled; The Hands I'm Holding Now; China Doll; I Hear Wedding Bells; The Singing Hills; I'll Never Take You Back Again; The Echoing Hills; Roll On Silvery Moon; The Ole Country Church; The Mockin' Bird – 9-? (cassette)
Sharpe Music [IRL] RBC 0525 Country Memories:  Country Memories;  I Wanna Be A Cowboys Sweetheart;  Honkytonkitis;  Fly Away Mockin' Bird;  Married By The Bible;  Cattle Call;  Someday You'll Call My Name;  Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts; He Taught Me To Forget;  Castle In The Sky;  Rockin' Alone In An Old Rockin' Chair;  Smokin' Cigarettes And Drinkin' Coffee Blues;  Just Out Of Reach;  Sunny South By The Sea;  Wonderful City Of Light;  A Good Old Country Song – 94 (cassette)
Sharpe Music [IRL] RBCD 0554 The Echoing Hills:  Give Them Another Encore;  The Echoing Hills;  The Cattle Call;  Kicking Each Others Hearts Around;  Smokin' Cigarettes And Drinking Coffee Blues;  Casting Mr. Lasso;  China Doll;  Love Knot In My Heart;  Take Me To Your World;  One Way Ticket To The Sky;  I Hear Wedding Bells;  The Hands I'm Holding Now;  Country Memories;  He Taught Me To Yodel  – 05 (sampler)
Greta Elkin [IRL] no # The Lonesome Yodel: Carolina Moon; Cowboy Sweetheart; Dear God; Give Them Another Encore; Home On The Range; The Lonesome Yodel; Love Knot In My Lariat; The Mockingbird Yodel; My Old Pal; Red River Valley; Silver-Haired Daddy; Single Yellow Rose; Tom The Dobro Man; Waiting For A Train; Love Song of The Waterfall; What A Friend We Have In Jesus - 07

Greg Finch

 Gregory E Finch
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2009 Nashville, TN – Greg Finch
001 SINGING AND SHOUTING TIME
002 WHERE TIME IS NO MORE In My Dream
003 I'VE CHANGED FAMILIES In My Dream
004 HEAVEN BOUND In My Dream
005 PRISONER OF MERCY
006 TEN THOUSAND YEARS
007 THANK YOU LORD, I HAVE A NEW LIFE
008 HE'S WALKED THROUGH IT ALL
009 JUST A CARPENTER
010 SUNDAY MEETING
Tracks above issued on album Heaven Bound
2012 OmniSound Studio, 1806 Division St, Nashville, TN – Greg Finch
011 I LIKE CHICKEN AND BISCUITS
012 IT WAS A HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
013 I JUST ASK GOD TO TAKE IT AWAY
014 GRITS AND COLLARD GREENS
015 I’M THANKFUL FOR BEING BLESSED
016 BEAUTIFUL SNOWY DAY
017 I’LL SEE MOMMA REACHING FOR ME
018 IN MY DREAM
Tracks above issued on album In My Dream

ALBUMS
Gregory E Finch ? Heaven Bound:  Singing and Shouting Time; . Where Time Is No More;  I've Changed Families;  Heaven Bound;  Prisoner of Mercy;  Ten Thousand Years;  Thank You Lord, I have A New Life;  He's Walked Through It All;  Just A Carpenter;  Sunday Meeting – 29-04-10
Silver Buckle ? In My Dream: I Like Chicken and Biscuits; Where Time Is No More; It Was A Happy Father’s Day; Heaven Bound; I Just Ask God To Take It Away; Grits and Collard Greens; I’ve Changed Families; I’m Thankful For Being Blessed; Beautiful Snowy Day; I’ll See Momma Reaching For Me; In My Dream – 06-15

Esmereldy

 Verna Sherrill Boersma, *01-06-1913 Tennessee, +29-03-1997
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
16 February 1944 [no.2] Empire Broadcasting, 480 Lexington, New York City - Esmereldy with Frankie Novak And The Sourwood Mountain Boys] (Esmereldy (Verna Sherrill) [vcl], Frankie Novak [organ/occarine-1], Andy Sanella [gt], Keith Pittman [bass], Chas Magnante [accordion], Johnny Cali [vibraharp])
001 5122-4 BILLY BOY -1-2 300 Album 60/ Sutton SSU 284 SU 296 [takes 1-2-3] unissued
002 5123-3 ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY -2 289 Album 60/SU 296 [takes 1-2] unissued
003 5124-1 DON’T MAKE ME GO TO BED AND I’LL BE GOOD -2 289 Album 60
Notes on recording sheets state 5122 dubbed master made
6 March 1944 [no.6] Empire Broadcasting, 480 Lexington, New York City - Esmereldy And Dick Thomas With Frankie Novak And The Sourwood Mountain Boys (Frankie Novak [arranger/conductor], Johnny Cali [gt], Keith Pittman [bass], Frank Pinero [violin], Chas Magnenta [accordion],; Red River Dave [vcl],; Esmerledy (Verna Sherrill) [vcl)
004 5152-1 SEVEN YEARS WITH THE WRONG WOMAN  288 Album 60/ VKS 8803 JASCD-675
005 5153-1 COWBOY JACK 298 Album 63/ VKS 8803 JASCD-675 Sutton SSU 284
006 5154-1 RED RIVER VALLEY 301 Album 63/ VKS 8803 JASCD-675
1947 poss. New York City - Esmereldy and Her Novelty Band
006a 5935 unknown title
007 5936 SLAP HER DOWN AGAIN PAW 524
007a 5937 unknown title
008 5938 RED WING 524
Ca late 1947 poss. New York City – Esmereldy,  and Her Novelty Band [-1], and The Square Cutters [-2]
008a 5984 unknown title
009 5985 AIN'T NATURE GRAND -1 536
010 5986 I'M MY OWN GRANDMAW -1 536  
011 5987 SKIP TO MY LOU -2 571/SU 296
Ca late 1947  poss. New York City – Esmereldy,  and The Clementine Boys [-1]/ and Her Shotgun Five [-2], and The Square Cutters [-3]
012 5993  NAUGHTY GIRL -3 571
013 5994 CLEMENTINE -1 545/SU 296
014 5995 PUT DOWN YORE SHOOTIN' IRON, PAPPY -2  545
014a 5996 (or 5992) unknown title
30 March 1949 [11:00-14:00] WMGM Radio Station Studio B, New York City - Esmereldy (with orch. cod. by Mac Ceppos)
015 49-S-157  PLEASE DON’T HURT ME IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME  10483
016 49-S-158  HOLLYWOOD SQUARE DANCE  10413
017 49-S-159  THE PICTURES ON THE WALL  10483
018 49-S-160  I DIDN’T KNOW TH GUN WAS LOADED  10413
30 April 1950 [10:00-13:30] Castle Studio at The  Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN  - Esmereldy
019 50-S-6042  I NEVER LET YOU CROSS MY MIND  K11118
020 50-S-6043  (I HAD A) GOOD MAN IN MEMPHIS  K10739
021 50-S-6044  HEARTACHE BLUES  K11118
022 50-S-6045  WHOOPIN’ IN THE HOLLER  K10739




ALBUMS
Sutton SU/SSU-284 Red River Dave Featuring Esmeraldy And Dick Thomas: Coming Round The Mountain [-1]; Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie [-2]; Home On The Range [-2]; The Convict And The Rose [-1]; Red River Valley [-1]; Old Chrisholm Trail [-2]; Cowboy Jack [-3]; Twenty One Years [-1]; Billy Boy [-3]; Clementine [-3] – ca 65 Red River Dave [-1], Dick Thomas [-2], Esmereldy [-3]
Sutton SU 296 Judy Canova and Esmereldy Sing Country Favorites: [Judy Canova:] Wabash Blues; Tons Of Love; Follow Me; The Butcher's Boy; Wabash Cannon Ball; [Esmereldy:] Skip To My Lou; Clementine; Billy Boy; On Top Of Old Smokey; [Judy Canova:] Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More – 65?


SINGLES
Musicraft
288 [Red River Dave:] Altoona Freight Wreck / [Esmereldy and Dick Thomas:] Seven Years With The Wrong Woman - 05-44 (rev. May 13) (also on 78 RPM album 60 – Authentic Hillbilly Ballads)
289 Don't Make Me Go To Bed and I'll Be Good / On Top Of Old Smokey – 44 w. Frank Novak and The Sourwood Mountain Boys
298 [Dick Thomas:] Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle / [Dick Thomas with Esmereldy:] Cowboy Jack - 44
300 [Dick Thomas:] The Last Round-up / [Esmereldy:] Billy Boy – 44
524 Slap Her Down Again Paw / Red Wing – 48 Esmereldy And Her Novelty Band
536  I'm My Own Grandmaw / Ain't Nature Grand – 01-48 Esmereldy And Her Novelty Band
545  [Esmereldy And The Clementine Boys:] Clementine /[Esmereldy And Her Shotgun Five:]  Put Down Yore Shootin' Iron, Pappy – 03-48
571 Skip To My Lou / Naughty Girl – 06-48 Esmereldy And The Square Cutters
MGM
10413 I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded /  Hollywood Square Dance – 03-49
10483 Please Don’t Hurt Me If You Don’t Love Me / The Pictures On My Wall – 08-49
K 10739  (I Had) A Good Man In Memphis / Whoopin' In The Holler – 07-50
K 11118  I Never Let You Cross My Mind / Heartache Blues – 12-51