Friday, September 7, 2018

Tani Allen and His Tennessee Pals



By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1950 Nashville, TN – Tani Allen And His Tennessee Pals (vcl: Buck Turner [-1])
001 TENNESSEE JIVE -1 Bullet 702
002 ROCKIN' CHAIR BOOGIE -1  Bullet 702
003 I'LL STILL LOVE YOU -1 713
004 JUST CHECKIN' ON YOU (AFTER YOU'VE GONE) -1 713
1951 Nashville, TN – Tani Allen And His Tennessee Pals (vcl: Buck Turner [-1])
005 I'M BACK IN THE ARMY -1 734
006 SUSPICION BLUES -1  734
007 LITTLE BLUE-EYED BLOND GOODBYE -1 740
008 ON OUR SHOTGUN WEDDING DAY -1    740
1951 Nashville, TN – Tani Allen And His Tennessee Pals (vcl: Buck Turner [-1], E. G. Frazier [-2])
009 FATTY CAKE -1-2 744
010 EMPTY HANDS, EMPTY HEART AND EMPTY POCKETS -1 744
011 I DON'T WANT YOU NOW -1 746
012 WHEN HILLBILLY WILLIE MET KITTY FROM THE CITY -1 746


SINGLES
Bullet (1950-1951)
702 Tennessee Jive / Rockin' Chair Boogie – 04-50 (rev. Apr. 29)
713 Just Checkin' On You /  I'll Still Love You (After You've Gone) – 09-50 (rev, Sept. 23)
734 I'm Back In The Army / Suspicion Blues - 51
740 On Our Shotgun Wedding Day / Little Blue-Eyed Blond Goodbye - 06-51 (rev. June 30)
744 Fatty Cake / Empty Hands, Empty Heart And Empty Pockets - 51
746 I Don't Want You Now / When Hillbilly Willie Met Kitty From The City  - 12-51 (rev. Dec. 15)

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Show Ponies



By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2011 unknown, CA – The Show Ponies
001 THE BLACKEST CROW, PART 1  PONY 01  
002 CALIFORNIA, HERE WE ARE!  PONY 01  
003 AFTER HELLO  PONY 01  
004 UP WITH THE SUN  PONY 01  
005 EVERYTHING I HAVE WAS GIVEN TO ME  PONY 01  
006 EVERYONE ELSE BUT YOU  PONY 01  
007 FRIED APRICOT PIES  PONY 01  
008 WHEREVER WE ARE  PONY 01  
009 WEB WEAVE  PONY 01  
010 THE FALL  PONY 01  
011 THE HURTIN' NEVER FELT SO GOOD  PONY 01  
012 THE BLACKEST CROW, PART 2  PONY 01  
2013 unknown, CA – The Show Ponies (Jason Hawk Harris [vcl/gt], Andi Carder [vcl/banjo],  Clayton Chaney [vcl/bass], Kevin Brown [drums],  Philip Glenn [fiddle/mandolin]. Producer: Jason Hawk Harris)
013 BABY, I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU  PONY 02
014 GONE  PONY 02  
015 WE'RE NOT LOST  PONY 02  
016 WHISKEY AND WINE  PONY 02  
017 PIECES OF THE PAST  PONY 02  
018 IF I DIE TOMORROW  PONY 02  
019 SPRING HAS SPRUNG  PONY 02  
020 CHOPPIN' WOOD  PONY 02  
021 BROTHER, DO YOU LOVE HER?  PONY 02  
022 THE RIVER  PONY 02  
023 I REGRESS  PONY 02
2014 unknown, CA – The Show Ponies (Andi Carder [vcl], Jason Hawk Harris [gt], Clayton Chaney [vcl/bass], Kevin Brown [drums],  Philip Glenn [fiddle] + Noam Pkelny  [banjo-1].     Producer: Jason Hawk Harris)
024 HONEY, DOG AND HOME -1  PONY 03
025 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE  PONY 03
026 STUPID -1  PONY 03
027 GET ME WHILE I'M YOUNG  PONY 03
028 SOME LONESOME TUNE  PONY 03
2016 Studio Discrete, San Franciusco, CA – The Show Ponies (Jason hawk Harris [vcl/gt/ piano], Andi Carder [vcl/banjo], Clayton Chaney [vcl/bass], Kevin Brown [drums/percussion], Philip Glenn [fiddle/ piano])
029 THE TIME IT TAKES  FMR 001  
030 THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME  FMR 001  
031 KALAMAZOO  FMR 001  
032 SOMEONE TO STAY  FMR 001  
033 SHOULDA SHOWED HIM  FMR 001  
034 FOLKS BACK HOME  FMR 001
035 ONLY LIE  FMR 001
036 SOMETHING GOOD  FMR 001  
037 SWEETLY  FMR 001  
038 IF YOU COULD BREAK THAT CHAIN  FMR 001
039 DON'T CALL ON ME  FMR 001
040 BRAVERY BE WRITTEN  FMR 001
041 HOW IT ALL GOES DOWN  FMR 001
2016 [live] Los Angeles, CA – Show Ponies
04101 BABY I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU
04102 THE TIME IT TAKES
04103 WHISKEY AND WINE
Tracks above issued on EP Jam In The Van – The Show Ponies



ALBUMS
Show Ponies no # [PONY 01] Here We Are!: The Blackest Crow, Part 1; California, Here We Are!; After Hello; Up With the Sun; Everything I Have Was Given to Me; Everyone Else but You; Fried Apricot Pies; Wherever We Are; Web Weave; The Fall; The Hurtin' Never Felt So Good; The Blackest Crow, Part 2 - 07-04-12
Show Ponies PONY 02 We're Not Lost: Baby, I'm in Love With You; Gone; We're Not Lost; Whiskey and Wine; Pieces of the Past; If I Die Tomorrow; Spring Has Sprung; Choppin' Wood; Brother, Do You Love Her?; The River; I Regress - 12-10-13
E1 Ent./Free Man FMR 001 How It All Goes Down: The Time It Takes; This World Is Not My Home; Kalamazoo; Someone To Stay; Shoulda Showed Him; Folks Back Home; Only Lie; Something Good; Sweetly; If You Could Break That Chain; Don't Call On Me; Bravery Be Written; How It All Goes Down - 20-01-17


EPs
Show Ponies PONY 03 Run for Your Life: Honey, Dog and Home (feat. Noam Pikelny); Run for Your Life; Stupid (feat. Noam Pikelny); Get Me While I'm Young; Some Lonesome Tune - 23-10-14
Jam in the Van no # The Show Ponies (Live Session, Los Angeles, CA, 2016): Baby I'm In Love With You; The Time It Takes; Whiskey and Wine – 10-02-17

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Grain Thief



By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
March 2015 Wachusett Recording Co., Princeton, MA – Grain Thief (Patrick Mulroy  [vcl/gt/ banjo], Tom Farrell [gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin/ banjo], Michael Harmon [vcl/bass], Alex Barstow [fiddle])
001 TOO MUCH TALKING
002 FAREWELL, SEE YA
003 GEORGIA AVENUE
004 BELTSANDER BREAKDOWN
005 THE DEATH OF KEVIN MCKNIGHT
006 PRETTY DARN HIGH
Tracks above issued on EP Animal
December 2017 unknown – Grain Thief (Patrick Mulroy  [vcl/gt/ banjo], Tom Farrell [gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin], Michael Harmon [vcl/bass], Alex Barstow [fiddle])
007 JINGLE BELLS digital single [rel. Dec. 23]
2018 unknown, MA – Grain Thief (Patrick Mulroy  [vcl/gt/ banjo], Tom Farrell [gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin], Michael Harmon [vcl/bass], Alex Barstow [fiddle])
008 COLORADO FREEZE
009 LONESOME HIGHWAY
010 I GOT A FLOWER
011 THE JIGSAW OUTLAW
012 IRISH ROSE
013 PLOUGH MAN
014 STATELINE HILLS
015 COOKIN'
016 THE BOTTLE ON THE BOTTOM SHELF
017 JEALOUS GIRL
018 LET IT ROLL
Tracks above issued on album Stardust Lounge
January/13 March 2020 Wachusett Recording, Princetown, MA - Grain Thief (Patrick Mulroy [vcl/gt], Tom Farrell [vcl/dobro], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin/ cajun accordion], Mike Harmon [vcl/ bass/ percussion], Alex Barstow [vcl/5-string violin])
019 DIESEL BABY
020 GASOLINE
021 I WAS WRONG
022 OFF THE RAILS
023 NIGHTMARE
024 TEQUILA BOTTLE
025 BOURGEOIS BREAKFAST
026 SUNLIGHT
027 PEDAL DOWN
028 ZOE
029 MANCHE MI CAMISA 
Tracks above issued on album Gasoline
2021 Michael Harmon's home studio, ?, MA – Grain Thief (Patrick Mulroy [vcl/gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin], Tom Farrell [dobro], Michael Harmon [vcl/bass],  Alex Barstow [fiddle])
030 SARAH ARMSTRONG'S PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE
031 GRUB SPRINGS
032 KATY DID
033 SORRY YOU'RE SICK
034 FAREWELL TO TRION
035 LAST OF HARRIS
036 CHIRPS AND WILLIAMS
037 OLD AUNT JENNY WITH HER NIGHTCAP ON
038 GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA
039 THE AULD TRIANGLE
Tracks above issued on album Something Sour, Something Sweet
12 August 2021 [the Podunk Bluegrass Festival] Goshen, CT – Grain Thief (Patrick Mulroy [vcl/gt], Tom  Farrell [gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin],  Michael Harmon [vcl/bass], Alex Barstow [fiddle])
03901 DIESEL BABY
03902 TENNESSEE STUD
03903 THE JIGSAW OUTLAW
03904 TANGLED UP IN BLUE
03905 PRETTY DARN HIGH
03906 CHIRPS AND WILLIAMS
03907 TWO MORE BOTTLES OF WINE
03908 LONESOME HIGHWAY
03909 NIGHTMARE
03910 KATY DID-JOSIE O
03911 YOU NEVER CAN TELL
Tracks above issued on album Ain’t Hungover Yet
2025 unknown, MA – Grain Thief
040 54 MILES TO EMPTY
041 HERE WE GO AGAIN
042 WALK IN THE RAIN
043 MOVING PICTURES
044 THIS ONE RIGHT
045 JACKSON'S RETREAT
046 HEARTBREAK AND RED WINE
047 HAPPY ROAD
048 METHADONE MILE
049 TAPAWINGO
050 CHAMPAGNE AND MISERY 
Tracks above issued on album House of The Dog




ALBUMS
Grain Thief ? Stardust Lodge: Colorado Freeze; Lonesome Highway; I Got a Flower; The Jigsaw Outlaw; Irish Rose; Plough Man; Stateline Hills; Cookin'; The Bottle on the Bottom Shelf; Jealous Girl; Let It Roll – 24-08-18
Grain Thief ? Gasoline: Diesel Baby; Gasoline; I Was Wrong; Off the Rails; Nightmare;
Tequila Bottle; Bourgeois Breakfast; Sunlight; Pedal Down; Zoe; Manche Mi Camisa  – 07-08-20
Plow Man ? Something Sour, Something Sweet: Sarah Armstrong's Paddy on the Turnpike; Grub Springs; Katy Did; Sorry You're Sick; Farewell to Trion; Last of Harris; Chirps and Williams; Old Aunt Jenny with Her Nightcap On; Gentleman from Virginia; The Auld Triangle – 29-10-21
Plow Man ? Ain't Hungover Yet: Diesel Baby; Tennessee Stud; The Jigsaw Outlaw; Tangled up in Blue;  Pretty Darn High;  Chirps and Williams; Two More Bottles of Wine; Lonesome Highway;  Nightmare;  Katy Did-Josie O;  You Never Can Tell – 18-11-22
Plow Man ? House Of The Dog: 54 Miles to Empty; Here We Go Again; Walk in the Rain; Moving Pictures; This One Right; Jackson's Retreat; Heartbreak and Red Wine; Happy Road; Methadone Mile; Tapawingo; Champagne and Misery – 01-08-25
 
EPs
Grain Thief ? Animal: Too Much Talking; Farewell, See Ya; Georgia Avenue; Beltsander Breakdown; The Death of Kevin McKnight; Pretty Darn High – 19-11-15


Ray Kiker



By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1999 Dallas, TX – Ray Kiker
001 THIS MAN IS CALLED JESUS
002 I FOUND THE NAIL
003 ON THE T.V. LAYS THE BIBLE
004 IF JESUS HAD A GUITAR
005 LET THE POWER OF THE LORD COME DOWN
006 I CALLED ON JESUS
007 NO SIN
008 WHEN THERE'S NO OTHER WAY
Tracks above issued on EP If Jesus Had A Guitar
1999-2000 Dallas, TX – Ray Kiker
009 I'LL CRAWL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER
010 VICTORY IN JESUS
011 11;59
012 KING OF THE LAST FRONTIER
013 GO REST HIGH
014 CANCELED CHECK Gold In Turner Falls River
015 TRAIL OF TEARS
016 HE MAKES THE SUNRISE
017 WINE INTO WATER Gold In Turner Falls River
018 HOLY GHOST HO-DOWN
019 IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN
Tracks above issued on album Holy Ghost Ho-Down
2001 unknown, TX – Ray Kiker
020 BACK ON MY MIND
021 SHE LOOKS SO GOOD WITH ME
022 GUITAR MAN
023 GOLD IN TURNER FALLS RIVER
024 DOWN ON MY KNEES
025 AMAZING GRACE
026 ORDER ME DEAR LORD
Tracks above issued on album Gold In Turner Falls River
2006 Dallas, TX – Ray Kiker
027 IN GOD WE STILL TRUST
028 THIS IS THE TIME
029 HIGH ON A HILLTOP
030 WHAT'S A PRAYER WORTH
031 DON'T TELL MOMMA
032 IS THERE A CHRISTIAN IN THE HOUSE
033 IS ANYBODY LISTENING
034 ADDRESS CHANGE
035 PROMISE
036 PEACE IN THE VALLEY
037 PARDON ME I'VE BEEN PARDONED
038 MY GOD IS REAL
039 I WON'T TAKE LESS
040 CONSIDER THE LILLIES
041 THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
042 GONE AT LAST
Tracks above issued on album In Go We Still trust
2010 McClain’s Recording Studio, Garland, TX – Ray Kiker and The Mike McClain Orchestra
043 WHEN I GET TO WHERE I'M GOING
044 MY GOD IS REAL
045 THAT'S MY STORY
046 LOOKING IN THE EYES OF LOVE Singin For Nickles And Dime
047 A LITTLE SONG COMMIN ON
048 JUST A C HILD
049 ONE MORE DAY
050 WALK ON FAITH
051 HEAVEN ON RED RIVER
052 GOD'S HALL OF FAME
053 OVER THERE
054 I HOPE YOU DANCE
Tracks above issued on album Songs About Heaven
2013 McClain’s Recording Studio, Garland, TX – Ray Kiker and The Mike McClain Orchestra
055 SINGIN FOR NICKELS AND DIMES
056 ANOTHER SUNDAY MORNING HANGOVER
057 WALK A LITTLE PLAINER DADDY
058 OH HOW SHE LOVES JESUS
059 THE REST OF MY LIFE
060 IN GOD WE STILL TRUST
061 IF JESUS HAD A GUITAR
062 I FOUND THE NAIL
063 WINE INTO WATER
064 UNSPOKEN REQUEST
065 KEEP ME IN YOUR WILL
066 TELL JESUS
Tracks above issued on album Singin For Nickles And Dime
2014 unknown – Ray Kiker
067 NOT THE GREAT I WAS  digital single [rel. Sept. 6]
2016 unknown – Ray Kiker
068 HE’LL MAKE A WAY  digital single [rel. July 1]
2016 McClain’s Recording Studio, Garland, TX -  Ray Kiker
069 FAITH OF THE HEART (FROM STAR TREK ENTERPRISE) digital single [rel. Sept. 20]
2016 McClain’s Recording Studio, Garland, TX / Raz Kiker
070 WALK ME OVER THIS BRIDGE MY DARLING digital single [rel. Dec. 10]
2017 unknown – Ray Kiker
071 TEACHING ME HOW TO LOVE YOU  digital single [rel. January 5, 2018]
2018 unknown – Ray Kiker
072 MAYBE HE’LL UNDERSTAND digital single [rel. June 11]

ALBUMS
Cross My Heart Of Texas Pgb ? (UPC884502072044) Holy Ghost Ho-down: I'll Crawl All the Way to the River; Victory in Jesus; 11;59; King of the Last Frontier; Go Rest High; Canceled Check; Trail of Tears; He Makes the Sunrise; Wine Into Water; Holy Ghost Ho-down; If We Never Meet Again - 00
Cross My Heart Of Texas Pgb ? (UPC634479132278) Gold In Turner Falls River: Back On My Mind; She Looks So Good With Me; Cancelled Check; Guitar Man; Gold in Turner Falls River; Down On My Knees; Wine Into Water; Amazing Grace; Order Me Dear Lord – 29-04-02 (also issued as backing tracks only)
Cross My Heart Of Texas Pgb ? (UPC733792714229) In God We Still Trust: In God We Still Trust; This Is the Time; High On a Hilltop; What's a Prayer Worth; Don't Tell Momma; Is There a Christian in the House; Is Anybody Listening; Address Change; Promise; Peace in the Valley; Pardon Me I've Been Pardoned; My God Is Real; I Won't Take Less; Consider the Lillies; This World Is Not My Home; Gone At Last; - 27-11-06
Cross My Heart Of Texas Pgb ? (UPC884502695328) Songs About Heaven: When I Get To Where I'm Going; My God Is Real; That's My Story; Looking In the Eyes of Love; A Little Song Commin On; Just A C Hild; One More Day; Walk On Faith; Heaven On Red River; God's Hall of Fame; Over There; I Hope You Dance – 23-07-10 w. The Mike Clain Orchestra
Ray Kiker ? (UPC822371149894) Singin for Nickels and Dimes: Singin for Nickels and Dimes; Another Sunday Morning Hangover; Looking in the Eyes of Love; Walk a Little Plainer Daddy; Oh How She Loves Jesus; The Rest of My Life; In God We Still Trust; If Jesus Had a Guitar; I Found the Nail; Wine Into Water; Unspoken Request; Keep Me in Your Will; Tell Jesus – 01-09-13 w. The Mike Clain Orchestra


EPs
Cross My Heart Of Texas Pgb  ? (UPC634479197826) If Jesus Had A Guitar: This Man Is Called Jesus; I Found the Nail; On the T.v. Lays the Bible; If Jesus Had a Guitar; Let the Power of the Lord Come Down; I Called On Jesus; No Sin; When There's No Other Way – 00 (also isssued as backing tracks only)