By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2015 home recordings, Melbourne, VIC, AUS – Small Town Romance (James Arneman [vcl/gt], Flora Smith [vcl/accordion], Jamie Argent-Jones [el gt], Alics Gates-Eastley [bass], Daniel Brates [drums])
001 RAMBLER digital single [rel. Nov. 6]/Small Town Romance
2016 Thirty Mill Studios, Unit 5/2 Lamb St, Moonee Ponds VIC, AUS/ Appely Studios, ?, VIC, AUS - Small Town Romance (James Arneman [vcl/gt], Flora Smith [vcl/accordion] + Jamie Argent-Jones [el gt], Alics Gates-Eastley [bass], Daniel Brates [drums] + Shane Reilly [steel], Munro Melano [piano], Brendan McMahon [organ])
002 TIMBER AND STONE
003 OLD LETTER
004 HALFWAY UP THE HUME
005 COFFEE GROUNDS
006 NEW THINGS
007 ROOKIE
008 DONE IN BY THE PACE OF IT ALL
009 OVER THE LINE
Tracks above issued on album mSall Town Romance
2023-2024 Union St Studios, Melbourne, VIC, AUS – Small Town Romance (James Arneman [vcl/gt], Flora Smith [vcl/accordion/tnr gt] + Michael Hubbard [el gt], Shane Reily [steel], Luke Richardson [bass], Daniel Brates [drums], Stevie Hesketh [piano/Hammond B3] + Justin Bernasconi [slide gt], Pete Fidler [dobro], Ben Franz [bass/steel], Roger Bergodaz [drums], Luke Moller [fiddle], Hana Brenecki, Brooke Russell [bck vcl])
010 HOME FIRES
011 CUT AND RUN
012 WILD BOYS
013 FESTIVAL TOWN
014 PICKUP BAND
015 WISH THE WORST
016 PIECE BY PIECE
017 PISS FIT 'N BOOGIE
018 ORDINARY LIFE
Tracks above issued on album Home Fires
ALBUMS
Small Town Romance [AUS] ? Small Town Romance: Timber and Stone; Old Letter; Halfway Up The Hume; Coffee Grounds; Rambler; New Things; Rookie; Done In By the Pace Of It All; Over The Line – 02-09-16
Small Town Romance [AUS] ? Home Fires: Home Fires; Cut and Run; Wild Boys; Festival Town; Pickup Band; Wish The Worst; Piece By Piece; Piss Fit 'n Boogie; Ordinary Life – 23-08-24
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Small Town Romance
Rolling Firestones
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1974 Maggard Sound Studio, 222 Railroad Ave.. Big Stone Gap, VA – The Rolling Firestones (Patti Roberts [vcl], Glenn Roberts Jr. [vcl/gt], Albert Elliot [vcl/mandolin], Paul Hopkins [banjo], Don Neeley [bass], Verlin Sanders [vcl/fiddle/ gt]+ Bev Davis [vcl/gt].
001 LONG JOURNEY HOME ACA 555
002 WALK SOFTLY AS YOU STEP ACA 555
003 RECAP BREAKDOWN ACA 555
004 TOP ON THE WORLD ACA 555
005 BRAND NEW TENNESSEE WALTZ ACA 555
006 MAG'S DRAW ACA 555
007 I'LL WEAR THE BANNER ACA 555
008 MAMMA DON'T ALLOW ACA 555
009 I'LL WAIT FOR YOU ACA 555
010 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ACA 555
011 I DON'T LOVE NOBODY ACA 555
012 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN ACA 555
013 OVER IN THE GLORYLAND ACA 555
ALBUMS
Rolling Firestones ACA 555 Rollin' In Bluegrass: Long Journey Home; Walk Softly As You Step; Recap Breakdown; Top On The World; Brand New Tennessee Waltz; Mag's Draw; I'll Wear The Banner; Mamma Don't Allow; I'll Wait For You; City Of New Orleans; I Don't Love Nobody; House Of The Rising Sun; Over In The Gloryland - 74
Frankie Rodgers
*1936, +2009
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1957 RCA Victor Studio, Montreal, QC, CAN – Frankie Rodgers
001 TIMBERLINE RAG M 17004
1962 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers and The Rodgers Brothers
002 NOVA LEE WALTZ P 232
003 LITTLE BROTHER TWO STEP P 232
004 DANCING POLKA P 232
005 PEACE RIVER JIG P 232
006 GOLD FIDDLE WALTZ P 232
007 MUK TUK MARDI GRAS TWO STEP P 232
008 SATURDAY SHINDIG P 232
009 OCEANIC REEL P 232
010 ALBERTA POLKA P 232
011 FRENCH REEL P 232
1965 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers
012 MAPLE SUGAR P 250
013 WALKING UPTOWN P 250
014 TIMBERLINE RAG P 250
015 WHISTLERS JIG P 250
016 MRS. KELLY'S POLKA P 250
017 OOKPIK WALTZ P 250
018 PRAIRIE POLKA P 250
019 KLONDIKE TWO STEP P 250
020 ALPINE WALTZ P 250
021 FIDDLING FEVER P 250
1965 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers and The Rodgers Bros. Band
022 OVER THE WAVES P 257
023 BLUE SKIRT WALTZ P 257
024 BLUE MOUNTAIN WALTZ P 257
025 POOR GIRL WALTZ P 257
026 SATURDAY NIGHT WALTZ P 257
027 WESTPHALIA WALTZ P 257
028 BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES P 257
029 ANNIVERSARY WALTZ P 257
030 NOVA LEE WALTZ P 257
031 LIFE IN THE FINLAND WOODS P 257
1967 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers and The Rodgers Brothers Band
032 DEVIL'S DREAM P 297
033 ARKANSAS TRAVELLER P 297
034 TURKEY IN THE STRAW P 297
035 IRISH WASHERWOMAN P 297
036 SAILOR'S HORNPIPE 77023/ P 297
037 FLOP EARED MULE P 297
038 GOLDEN SLIPPERS P 297
039 JOHN MCNEILL P 297
040 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG P 297
041 LONE STAR RAG 77023/P 297
1967 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers and Gabi Haas
042 PARTYHOPAK P 302
043 BANDURA WALTZ P 302
044 WHOSE FIELD IS NOT PLOWED? P 302
045 FRANKIE'S KOLOMEJKA P 302
046 HARRY DON'T GO P 302
047 CYMBALE-CYMBALE P 302
048 RED ONION P 302
049 UKRAINSKA MAZURKA P 302
050 SPIDER POLKA P 302
051 RED ROSE P 302
1968 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers
052 RIDIN' THE FIDDLE P 324
053 HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA P 324
054 ROAD TO THE ISLES P 324
055 REEL DE GRANDMERE P 324
056 CROOKED STOVEPIPE P 324
057 LOVERS' WALTZ P 324
058 BLUE EYED SHIRLEY P 324
059 JOYS OF QUEBEC P 324
060 RUBBER DOLLY P 324
061 RED RIVER JIG P 324
1969 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers
062 SKATER'S WALTZ P 348
063 MOCKING BIRD HILL P 348
064 IRISH EYES P 348
065 MY WILD IRISH ROSE P 348
066 RODEO WALTZ P 348
067 CELITO LINDO P 348
068 LA CUCARACHA P 348
069 GREEN SLEEVES P 348
070 JOLI BLON P 348
071 WEDNESDAY NITE WALTZ P 348
072 DANCE OF THE TOREADORS P 348
073 BLACK DIAMOND WALTZ P 348
1971 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers
074 ME AND MY FIDDLE P 364
075 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL P 364
076 OLD JOE CLARK P 364
077 BLUE SKIRT WALTZ P 364
078 ANNIVERSARY WALTZ P 364
079 MAPLE SUGAR P 364
080 SKATER'S WALTZ P 364
081 RIDIN' THE FIDDLE P 364
082 TURKEY IN THE STRAW P 364
083 BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES P 364
084 WHISTLER'S JIG P 364
085 ALPINE WALTZ P 364
1990 MagicLab Recording, Surrey, BC, CAN – Frankie Rodgers
086 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL SP 002
087 MAIDEN'S PRAYER SP 002
088 OOK PIK WALTZ SP 002
089 FADED LOVE SP 002
090 GOLD FIDDLE WALTZ SP 002
091 LILA'S IN LOVE SP 002
092 FAREWELL PARTY SP 002
093 ANNIVERSARY WALTZ SP 002
094 HOUSTON ON MY MIND SP 002
095 SKIFFLE FIDDLE SP 002
1997 unknown, CAN – Frankie Rodgers (Frankie Rodgers [fiddle])
096 BIG JOHN MCNEIL LFR 97/01
097 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN LFR 97/01
098 LIFE IN THE FINLAND WOODS LFR 97/01
099 GOLDEN SLIPPERS LFR 97/01
100 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT LFR 97/01
101 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY LFR 97/01
102 SNOW DEER LFR 97/01
103 LOUISIANA MAN LFR 97/01
104 MOCKING BIRD HILL LFR 97/01
105 WHITE RIVER STOMP LFR 97/01
106 ST. ANNE'S REEL LFR 97/01
107 LONE STAR RAG LFR 97/01
108 IRISH WASHERWOMAN LFR 97/01
109 ROSE OF SAN ANTONE LFR 97/01
110 SOMEWHERE MY LOVE LFR 97/01
111 SPANISH TWO STEP LFR 97/01
112 7 STEP LFR 97/01
113 BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES LFR 97/01
114 FIVE FOOT TWO LFR 97/01
115 LIBERTY TWO STEP LFR 97/01
ALBUMS
Point [CAN] P 232 Real Old Time Fiddling: Nova Lee Waltz; Little Brother Two Step; Dancing Polka; Peace River Jig; Gold Fiddle Waltz; Muk Tuk Mardi Gras Two Step; Saturday Shindig; Oceanic Reel; Alberta Polka; French Reel – 62 w. Rodgers Brothers
Point [CAN] P 250 Maple Sugar/ Fiddle Favourites By Canada's Old Time Fiddle King: Maple Sugar; Walking Uptown; Timberline Rag; Whistlers Jig; Mrs. Kelly's Polka; Ookpik Waltz; Prairie Polka; Klondike Two Step; Alpine Waltz; Fiddling Fever – 65 (reissued in 1973 on MCA Corral CB 30006)
Point [CAN] P 257 Blue Skirt Waltz And Other Favourite Old Time Waltzes: Over The Waves; Blue Skirt Waltz; Blue Mountain Waltz; Poor Girl Waltz; Saturday Night Waltz; Westphalia Waltz; Beautiful Brown Eyes; Anniversary Waltz; Nova Lee waltz; Life in the Finland woods – 65 (reissued in 1973 on MCA Corral CB 30009)
Point [CAN] P 297 100 Years Of Old Time Fiddle Favourites: Devil's Dream; Arkansas Traveller; Turkey In The Straw; Irish Washerwoman; Sailor's Hornpipe; Flop Eared Mule; Golden Slippers; John McNeill; Black Mountain Rag; Lone Star Rag - 67 w. Rodgers Brothers Band (MX: MG 718/19; reissued in 1973 on MCA Coral CB 30028)
Point [CAN] PS 302 Frankie And Gaby Play For A Horilka: Partyhopak; Bandura Waltz; Whose Field Is Not Plowed?; Frankie's Kolomejka; Harry Don't Go; Cymbale-Cymbale; Red Onion; Ukrainska Mazurka; Spider Polka; Red Rose - 67 W. Gabi Haas
Point [CAN] PS 324 Ridin’ The Fiddle: Ridin' The Fiddle; Home In West Virginia; Road To The Isles; Reel De Grandmere; Crooked Stovepipe; Lovers' Waltz; Blue Eyed Shirley; Joys of Quebec; Rubber Dolly; Red River Jig - 68
Point [CAN] PS 348 Famous Old Time Waltzes: Skater's Waltz; Mocking Bird Hill; Irish Eyes ; My Wild Irish Rose; Rodeo Waltz; Celito Lindo ; La Cucaracha; Green Sleeves; Joli Blon; Wednesday Nite Waltz; Dance Of The Toreadors; Black Diamond Waltz. - 69
Point [CAN] PS 364 Me And My Fiddle: Me and My Fiddle; Orange Blossom Special; Old Joe Clark; Blue Skirt Waltz; Anniversary Waltz; Maple Sugar; Skater's Waltz; Ridin' The Fiddle; Turkey In The Straw; Beautiful Brown Eyes; Whistler's Jig; Alpine Waltz – 71 (MX: MG7-1020/1)
Frankie Rodgers [CAN] SP 002 Real Country Fiddlin’ : Orange Blossom Special; Maiden's Prayer; Ook Pik Waltz; Faded Love; Gold Fiddle Waltz; Lila's In Love; Farewell Party; Anniversary Waltz; Houston On My Mind; Skiffle Fiddle – 90 (cassette)
Frankie Rodgers [CAN] LFR 97/01 Reminisce with Frankie Rodgers/ 20 Fiddle Tunes: Big John McNeil; Sweet Georgia Brown; Life In The Finland Woods; Golden Slippers; Bonaparte's Retreat; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Snow Deer; Louisiana Man; Mocking Bird Hill; White River Stomp; St. Anne's Reel; Lone Star Rag; Irish Washerwoman; Rose of San Antone; Somewhere My Love; Spanish Two Step; 7 Step; Blue Canadian Rockies; Five Foot Two; Liberty Two Step – 97 (cassette)
SINGLES
London [CAN]
M 17004 [Frankie Rodgers:] Timberline Rag / [Gaby Haas And His Barndance Gang:] Golden Slippers - 57
Apex [CAN]
77023 Lone Star Rag / Sailor's Hornpipe - 67 w. Rodgers Brothers Band
Bob Pyle
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2004 Hit And Run Recording, Rockville, MD – Bob Pyle (Bob Pyle [vcl/banjo/ mandolin], Billy Kemp [gt/ bass/ piano/ harmonica], Janice Martin [violin], DeDe Wyland [hmny vcl], Larry Brown [baritone/bass vcl] + Tommy Jackson [vcl], Janice Jackson [vcl], Christina Van Norman [vcl], Carin Rennings [vcl], Dave Giegerich [dobro], Mookie Siegel [accordion], Christina Van Norman [clarinet], David Bell [tube], Alex Fergeson [trombone], Melia Kemp, Sophie Pedushchenko, Jessica Fields [children’s vocals]. Producer: Billy Kemp, Bob Pyle)
001 A WORLD MADE OUT OF SPAM ATR 001
002 WHEN THEY CLOSE THE GOLDEN ARCHES ATR 001
003 EGG SALAD SANDWICHES ATR 001
004 FRANK PERDUE ATR 001
005 PETUNIA THE PIG ATR 001
006 FACTORY STYLE ATR 001
007 APPLES AND ORANGES ATR 001
008 I'VE BEEN RESTORED ATR 001
009 THE SEAWEED SONG ATR 001
010 THE MANGO FANDANGO ATR 001
011 DOWN ON THE FARM ATR 001
012 GENTLE CREATURES ATR 001
2008 poss. Hit And Run Recording, Rockville, MD – Bob Pyle
013 WHEN J. EDGAR HOOVER WORE A DRESS
014 I LIKE EVERYTHING AT STARBUCKS EXCEPT THE COFFEE
015 QUARTER OF KARLA
016 DON'T CALL ME CHEAP
017 WEST VIRGINIA SERENADE
018 I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN HOT DOG CITY
019 DIVIDING LINE TENNESSEE
020 HIPPIE FREAKS TIP MUCH BETTER THAN RIGHT WING CHRISTAINS
021 AN OVATION GUITAR IS JUST A BIG COLESLAW CONTAINER
022 THE DAY MY TOOTH FELL OUT
023 ANYONE CAN BE A SINGER
024 BOB PYLE'S BACK IN TOWN
Tracks above issued on album When J. Edgar Hoover Wore A Dress
ALBUMS
Apple Tree ATR 001 Apples and Oranges: A World Made Out of Spam; When They Close the Golden Arches; Egg Salad Sandwiches; Frank Perdue; Petunia the Pig; Factory Style; Apples and Oranges; I've Been Restored; The Seaweed Song; The Mango Fandango; Down on the Farm; Gentle Creatures – 08-04
Apple Tree no # When J. Edgar Hoover Wore a Dress: When J. Edgar Hoover Wore a Dress; I Like Everything At Starbucks Except the Coffee; Quarter of Karla; Don't Call Me Cheap; West Virginia Serenade; I Don't Wanna Live in Hot Dog City; Dividing Line Tennessee; Hippie Freaks Tip Much Better Than Right Wing Christains; An Ovation Guitar Is Just a Big Coleslaw Container; The Day My Tooth Fell Out; Anyone Can Be a Singer; Bob Pyle's Back in Town - 08