Thursday, February 8, 2024

Greater Chicago Bluegrass Band

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1975 Chicago, IL - The Greater Chicago Bluegrass Band (Mose Foy Hood [vcl], Mark Clark [gt],  Richard Hood [vcl/banjo], Chuck Kling [vcl/mandolin],  Rex Walters [bass])
001 FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP Fargo 975  
002 MIDNIGHT GETAWAY Fargo 975
003 NEW HAMPSHIRE: FOR MOSE Fargo 975  
004 THINK OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE Fargo 975   
005 THE OLD, OLD HOUSE Fargo 975   
006 THANK THE LORD, I'M ON MY WAY Fargo 975  
007  B + D BREAKDOWN Fargo 975   
008 COLD GRAY WALLS Fargo 975  
009 FLOOD OF '72 Fargo 975
010 LIMEHOUSE BLUES Fargo 975  
011 WALKIN Fargo 975  
012 I'M IN THE GLORYLAND WAY Fargo 975  
1980 Tim Earn Records, 1437 W. Howard St., Chicago, IL - The Greater Chicago Bluegrass Band (Greg Trafidlo [vcl/gt],  Jeff Krause [vcl/banjo],  Chuck Kling [vcl/mandolin], Scottt Kieffer [bass],  Roger Bellow [fiddle])
013 DURHAM'S REEL Fargo 1327
014 I LIVE IN A DREAM Fargo 1327  
015 I'VE LIVED A LOT IN MY TIME Fargo 1327  
016 COLORED ARISTOCRACY Fargo 1327
017 THIS IS THE GIRL I LOVE Fargo 1327   
018 I'M COMING BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN Fargo 1327   
019 HARD HEARTED Fargo 1327   
020 DEAR OLD DIXIE Fargo 1327   
021 GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN Fargo 1327  
022 CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP Fargo 1327
023 THE FLOOD OF '72 Fargo 1327   
024 BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES Fargo 1327
025 JOYS OF QUEBEC Fargo 1327  
026 ARE YOU MISSING ME Fargo 1327  
027 SING, SING, SING  Fargo 1327  


ALBUMS
Fargo 975 The Greater Chicago Bluegrass Band
:  Foggy Mountain Top; Midnight Getaway; New Hampshire: For Mose;  Think Of What You've Done;  The Old, Old House;  Thank The Lord, I'm On My Way;  B + D Breakdown;  Cold Gray Walls;  Flood Of '72;  Limehouse Blues;  Walkin; I'm In The Gloryland Way – 75
Fargo 1327 Greater Chicago Bluegrass Band Est. 1973:  Durham's Reel; I Live In A Dream; I've Lived A Lot In My Time;  Colored Aristocracy; This Is The Girl I Love;  I'm Coming Back, But I Don't Know When;  Hard Hearted;  Dear Old Dixie;  Gold Watch And Chain; Clinch Mountain Backstep; The Flood Of '72;  Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes; Joys Of Quebec; Are You Missing Me;  Sing, Sing, Sing – 80







Blind Alfred Reed

 *15-06-1880 Floyd County, KY, +17-01-1956
by Henk Scholts, Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

28 July 1927 410 State Street, Bristol, TN – Blind Alfred Reed (Blind Alfred Reed [vcl/fiddle], poss Arthur Wyrick [gt-1])
001 BVE-39725-2 THE WRECK OF THE VIRGINIAN  20836/CMF 011 DOCD 8022 BCD 16094 DRD 48 TSQ 1875 CD D 705 LP 502  [take-1]: LPV 532 RD 7870 BCD 16094
002 BVE-39726-1 I MEAN TO LIVE FOR JESUS -1 20939/Rounder 1001 DOCD 8022 BCD 16094  DTD 48 DTD 01
003 BVE-39727-1 YOU MUST UNLOAD -1  20939/ Rounder 1001 DOCD 8022 BCD 16094 DTD 48
004 BVE-39728-2 WALKING IN THE WAY WITH JESUS  -1 20836/Rounder 1001 DOCD 8022 BCD 16094 DRD 48 LPV 532 [take-1]: CMF 011 BCD 16094
RCA VICTOR LPV 532 RAILROAD IN FOLKSONGS (1966); CMF 011 VA THE BRISTOL SESSIONS FEATURING JIMMY RODGERS AND THE CARTER FAMILY (LP, 1987/2 CD -2011); COUNTY LP 502 A COLLECTION OF MOUNTAIN BALLADS (1964); DUST TO DIGITAL DTD 001 GOODBYE, BABYLON (2003, 5CDs); TOMPKINS SQUARE TSQ 1875 PEOPLE TAKE WARNING (2007, 3CD); BEAR FAMILY BCD 16094 THE BRISTOL SESSIONS 1927 - 1928 - THE BIG BANG OF COUNTRY MUSIC (GER, 2011, 5-CD) ; BACM CD D 705 MURDER BALLADS AND SONGS OF TRAGEDY (UK, 2023)
19 December 1927 Victor Studio, Trinity Baptist Church, 114N. 5th St., Camden, NJ – Blind Alfred Reed/*Orville Reed (Blind Alfred Reed [vcl/fiddle], Arville Reed [vcl*/gt])
005 BVE-40790-2 EXPLOSION IN THE FAIRMONT MINES  21191 /1001 DOCD-8022 DTD 48 TSQ 1875 US 364 CO-CD-3518
006 BVE-40791-2 FATE OF CHRIS LIVELY AND WIFE   21533 /DOCD-8022 DTD-48 LP 522 TSQ 1875
007 BVE-40792-2 WHY DON’T YOU BOB YOUR HAIR, GIRLS   21360 /1001 DOCD-8022 DTD 48 BACM CD D 717
008 BVE-40793-2 ALWAYS LIFT HIM UP AND NEVER KNOCK HIM DOWN   21360  B-5882/1001 DOCD-8022 DTD 48
009 BVE-40794-2 THE  PRAYER OF THE DRUNKARD'S LITTLE GIRL  21191/1001 DOCD-8022 DTD 48
A01 BE-40795-2 THE TELEPHONE GIRL* 21190/DOCD-8022 DTD 48
COUNTY LP 502 A COLLECTION OF MOUNTAIN BALLADS (1964); COUNTY LP 522 OLD TIME BALLADS FROM THE SOUTHERN (1971); COUNTY CO-CD-3518 OLDTIME MUSIC OF WEST VIRGINIA, VOL. 1 (1999); DOOM AND GLOOM (EARLY SONGS OF ANGST AND DISASTER 1927-1945) (GER, 2007); BACM CD D 717 OLDTIME TUNES/SONGS VOL.7 (UK, 2024)
19 December 1927 Victor Studio, Trinity Baptist Church, 114N. 5th St., Camden, NJ – West Virginia Night Owls (Arville Reed [vcl/gt], Fred Pendleton [vcl/fiddle])
W01 BVE-40764-1,2  THE FATE OR ROSE SARLO  unissued
W02 BVE-40765-1-2 GIVE THE FLAPPER A CHEW  unissued
W03 BVE-40788  SWEET BIRD  21190/DTD 48
W04 BVE-40789  I’M GOIN’ TO WALK ON THE STREETS OF GLORY  21533/DTD 48
3 December 1929 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City – Blind Alfred Reed/* with Orville Reed (Blind Alfred Reed [fiddle], Arville Reed [vcl*/gt])
010 BVE-57571-2 WOMAN'S BEEN AFTER MAN EVER SINCE  V 40196 /1001 DOCD- 8022 DTD 48
011 BVE-57572-2 WHY DON'T YOU BOB YOUR HAIR, GIRLS? NO.2 V 40196 /1001 DOCD-8022 DTD 48
012 BVE-57573-2 THERE'LL BE NO DISTINCTION THERE    23550 B-5882 /1002 DOCD-8022 DTD 48
013 BVE-57574-2 WE'VE GOT TO HAVE 'EM,  THAT'S ALL* V  40290 /1001 DOCD-8022 DRD 48
014 BVE-57575-1 BEWARE  * 23550 /1001 DOCD-8022 DTD 48
015 BVE-57576-1-2 THE RAILROADER * unissued
4 December 1929 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City –  Blind Alfred Reed,*with Orville Reed (Blind Alfred Reed [fiddle], Arville Reed [vcl*/gt])
016 BVE-57742-2 THE OLD-FASHIONED COTTAGE*    23650/DOCD-8022 DRD 48
017 BVE-57743-1 HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE?  V  40236 /1001 DOCD-8022 DRD 48 CO-CD-3527 80302-01201-2
018 BVE-57744-1 BLACK AND BLUE BLUES   V  40290 /1001 DOCD-8022 DRD 48
019 BVE-57745-1-2 BONNIE LITTLE GIRL*    unissued
020 BVE-57746-1 YOU'LL MISS ME*   23650 / DOCD-8022 DRD 48 CO-CD-3518
021 BVE-57747-2  MONEY CRAVING FOLKS   V 40236/ DOCD-8022 DRD 48 Rounder 1026
ROUNDER 1026 POOR RICH MAN (1989); COUNTY CO-CD-3518  OLD TIME OF WEST VIRGINIA VOL.1 (1999);  COUNTY CO-CD-3527  HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY 1927-1938 (2002); DUALTONE 80302-01201-2 APPALACHIANS (2005)



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ALBUMS
Rounder 1001 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live ?/ The Songs Of Blind Alfred Reed (1927 - 1929): Walking In The Way With Jesus; Black And Blue Blues; Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls?; Explosion In The Fairmount Mines; You Must Unload; The Prayer Of The Drunkard's Little Girl; Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down; Beware; How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?; Woman's Been After Man Ever Since; We've Just Got To Have 'Em, That's All; I Mean To Live For Jesus; Why Don't You Bob Your Hair, Girls - No. 2; There'll Be No Distinction There - 72
Document [SUI] DOCD-8022 Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1929-1929): The Wreck Of The Virginian; I Mean To Live For Jesus; You Must Unload; Walking In The Way With Jesus; Explosion In The Fairmount Mines; Fate Of Chris Lively And Wife; Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls; Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down; The Prayer Of The Drunkard’s Little Girl; The Telephone Girl [Orville Reed]; Woman’s Been After Man Ever Since; Why Don’t You Bob Your Hair Girls - No. 2; There’ll Be No Distinction There; We’ve Got To Have ‘Em, That’s All; Beware;  The Old-Fashioned Cottage; How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live; Black And Blue Blues; You’ll Miss Me; Money Cravin’ Folks - 98
Dust-To-Digital DTD 48 Appalachian Visonary: The Wreck Of The Virginian; I Mean To Live For Jesus; You Must Unload; Walking In The Way With Jesus; Explosion In The Fairmount Mines; Fate Of Chris Lively And Wife; Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls; Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down; The Prayer Of The Drunkard’s Little Girl; [The West Virginia Night Owls: ] Sweet Bird; [The West Virginia Night Owls:] I’m Goin’ To Walk The Streets Of Glory; [Orville Reed:] The Telephone Girl; Woman’s Been After Man Ever Since; Why Don’t You Bob Your Hair Girls - No. 2; There’ll Be No Distinction There; We’ve Got To Have ‘Em, That’s All; Beware;  The Old-Fashioned Cottage; How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live; Black And Blue Blues; You’ll Miss Me; Money Cravin’ Folks – 19-02-16

SINGLES

Victor (1927-1929)
20836 The Wreck Of The Virginian / Walking In The Way With Jesus – 09-27
20939 I Mean To Live For Jesus / You Must Unload – 11-27
21190 The Telephone Girl / [West Virginia Night Owls:] Sweet Bird – 02-28
21191 Explosion In The Fairmount Mines / The Prayer Of The Drunkard’s Little Girl – 02-28
21360 Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls / Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down – 06-28
21533 Fate Of Chris Lively And Wife / [West Virginia Night Owls:] I’m Going To Walk On The Streets Of Glory – 09-28
V-40196 Woman’s Been After Man Ever Since / Why Don’t You Bob Your Hair Girls - No. 2 – 12-29
V-40236 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live / Money Cravin’ Folks - 30
V-40290 We’ve Got To Have ‘Em, That’s All / Black And Blue Blues - 30
23550 There’ll Be No Distinction There / Beware – 06-31 as by Blind Alfred and Orville Reed
23650 The Old-Fashioned Cottage / You’ll Miss Me – 04-32 as by Alfred and Orvillie Reed
Bluebird
B-5882 Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down / There’ll Be No Distinction There – 04-35

 

Caitlin (Murtagh)

 Caitlin Murtagh, *Newcastle, Co, Down, Northern Ireland, UK
by Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

2002 No Sweat Studios, Coleraine, NIR, UK – Caitlin (Caitlin [vcl], Johnny Scott [gt],  Johnny Scott [mandolin/ banjo/ dobro], Alister McQuilken [steel], Clive Culbertson [bass/keyboards/bck vcl], Liam Bradley [drums/percussion], Charlie Arkins [fiddle/harmonica], John Fitzpatrick [fiddle], John McHugh [accordion])
001 GALWAY SHAWL TUP 035 The Very Best
002 I LOVE YOU STILL TUP 035
003 I COULDN'T LEAVE YOU IF I TIRED TUP 035
004 THE SPINNING WHEEL TUP 035 The Very Best
005 HOW I LOVE TO BE ALONE WITH YOU TUP 035
006 TEENAGE MOTHERS TUP 035
007 I'LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT TUP 035
008 ANY TOWN IN IRELAND WOULD BE HOME TUP 035 The Very Best
009 SILVER AND GOLD TUP 035
010 ROSSLARE HARBOR TUP 035 The Very Best
011 MOONLIGHT ON THE SHANNON TUP 035 The Very Best
012 IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER TUP 035
013 A COUPLE MORE YEARS TUP 035
014 THREE LEAF SHAMROCK TUP 035 The Very Best
2004 The Shed Studio, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, NIR, UK – Caitlin (Producer: Dea Sheerin)
015 THE MAID OF MARBLE HILL TUP 040
016 THE KEY IN THE MAILBOX TUP 040
017 MY COAT OF MANY COLORS TUP 040
018 FOOL AROUND WITH ME TUP 040
019 THE HOMES OF DONEGAL TUP 040
020 MY CONNEMARA MARBLE RING TUP 040 The Very Best
021 I'M LOVING THE BOTTLE TONIGHT  TUP 040
022 BILLIE DALE TUP 040
023 FLOWER OF SCOTLAND TUP 040
024 ROADS OF KILDARE TUP 040 The Very Best
025 OLD LOVE LETTERS TUP 040
026 RAGLAN ROAD TUP 040  
027 SLEEP MY BABY TUP 040
2006 No Swat Studios, Coleraine, NIR, UK – Caitlin (Caitlin [vcl], Johnny Scott [ac/el gt/ dobro], Clive Culbertson [bass/keyboards/ bck vcl], Tony Phillips [drums],  Charlie Arkins [fiddle/harmonica], Paul Gardiner [bck vcl].  Producer: Clive Culbertson)
028 HOMETOWN ON THE FOYLE TUP 041 The Very Best
029 DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU TUP 041
030 SUMMERTIME TUP 041
031 WILL YE GO LASSIE GO TUP 041
032 JUST A CLOSER WALK TUP 041
033 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE TUP 041
034 MAMA AND PAPA'S WALTZ TUP 041
035 HE THINKS I STILL CARE TUP 041
036 SAY GOODBYE TUP 041
037 MOLLY BAWN TUP 041
038 I STILL MISS SOMEONE TUP 041
039 SWEET SIXTEEN TUP 041
040 CHILDHOOD MEMORIES TUP 041
041 WILD FLOWERS TUP 041
2013 Spout Studios, Granard Co, Longford, NIR, UK – Caitlin, *with Joe Moore (Producer; Jonathan Owens)
042 HEAVEN WON'T BE HEAVEN CTL CD 3
043 TWO STEPPIN' TEXAS BLUES CTL CD 3
044 THIS LIFE CTL CD 3
045 CLOSE UP THE HONKY TONKS CTL CD 3
046 CONNEMARA CRADLE SONG CTL CD 3 The Very Best
047 ASHES OF LOVE CTL CD 3
048 WALKING ON THE MOON CTL CD 3
049 GOLDEN RING* CTL CD 3
050 STILL FEELIN' BLUE CTL CD 3
051 AS HAPPY AS WE WERE CTL CD 3
052 WISH IT WOULD RAIN CTL CD 3
053 TROUBLE'S HERE CTL CD 3 .
2014 unknown, NIR, UK – Caitlin, *with Joe Moore
054 BRIGHT BLUE ROSE
055 AFTER THE BALL
056 PRAYING FOR ME
057 MEN OF WORTH
058 COME MY LITTLE SON
059 LIVING IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES
060 CHEATING FIRE
061 YOU AIN'T DOLLY*
062 ERIN'S LOVELY SHORE The Very Best
063 INFAMOUS ANGEL
064 STREETS OF PROMISE The Very Best
065 CHRISTMAS EVE IN IRELAND
066 SWEETHEART DARLING OF MINE
Tracks above issued on album Infamous Angel
2015 unknown, NIR, UK – Caitlin, *with Charlie Landsbourgh
067 RED IS THE ROSE *
068 DADDY'S HANDS
069 BLUE MOON OVER MY WORLD WITHOUT YOU
070 SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS
071 THIS STORY I TELL YOU IS TRUE The Very Best
072 IT AIN'T ME BABE
073 GLENS OF HOME The Very Best
074 IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU
075 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
076 HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY
077 SWEET IS THE MELODY
078 WHERE THE GRASS GROWS THE GREENEST The Very Best
079 THIS IS MY ISLAND
Tracks above issued on album Sweet Is The Melody
2017 unknown - Caitlin
080 BACK IN THE WEST The Very Best
081 I CAN'T SAY IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND The Very Best
082 I WILL LOVE YOU The Very Best
083 IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE The Very Best
084 LOCH LOMOND The Very Best
085 LOVE AIN'T GONNA WAIT FOR US The Very Best
086 MIDNIGHT TO MOONLIGHT The Very Best
087 SPANCIL HILL The Very Best
088 WHEELS GO ROUND The Very Best
089 TO DADDY The Very Best
090 WHAT I'VE GOT IN MIND The Very Best
091 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED The Very Best
Tracks above issued on album Wheels Go Round (possibly issued only as part of The Very Best compilation)
2018 unknown - Caitlin
092 BIG BIG LOVE digital single [rel. June 25]
2019 [sessions for Country Boy at Heart]  unknown – Joe Moore and Caitlin
093 WE’RE GONNA HOLD ON
094 JACKSON
2019 unknown - Caitlin
095 TENNESSEE WALTZ digital single [rel. Nov. 8]
2020 unknown – Jacqui Sharkey and Caitlin
096 NEVER BE THE SUN digital single [rel. Feb. 28]

ALBUMS
Tulip [UK] TUP 035 I Love You Still: Three Leaf Shamrock; Galway Shawl; I Love You Still; I Couldn't Leave You If I Tired; The Spinning Wheel; How I Love to Be Alone with You; Teenage Mothers; I'll Be All Smiles Tonight; Any Town in Ireland Would Be Home; Silver and Gold; Rosslare Harbor; Moonlight On the Shannon; If I Had My Life to Live Over; A Couple More Years – 02 (reissued in 2017 as part of The Caitlin Collection)
Tulip [UK] TUP 040 CDS Sleep My Baby: Sleep My Baby; The Maid of Marble Hill; The Key in the Mailbox; My Coat of Many Colors; Fool Around with Me; The Homes of Donegal; My Connemara Marble Ring; I'm Loving the Bottle Tonight ; Billie Dale; Flower of Scotland; Roads of Kildare; Old Love Letters; Raglan Road – 04 (reissued in 2017 as part of The Caitlin Collection)
Tulip [UK] TUP 041 North Bound:  Wild Flowers; Hometown On the Foyle; Dreaming My Dreams with You;  Summertime; Will Ye Go Lassie Go; Just a Closer Walk; It Doesn't Matter Anymore; Mama and Papa's Waltz; He Thinks I Still Care; Say Goodbye; Molly Bawn; I Still Miss Someone; Sweet Sixteen; Childhood Memories – 06 (reissued in 2017 as part of The Caitlin Collection)
Caitlin [UK] CTL CD 3 This Life: Trouble's Here; .Heaven Won't Be Heaven; Two Steppin' Texas Blues; This Life; Close Up The Honky Tonks; Connemara Cradle Song; Ashes Of Love; Walking On The Moon; Golden Ring (W.Joe Moore); Still Feelin' Blue; As Happy As We Were; Wish It Would Rain – 13 (reissued in 2019 as part of  The Ultimate Caitlin)
H+H Music [UK] ? Infamous Angel: Sweetheart Darling of Mine; Bright Blue Rose;  After the Ball;  Praying for Me;  Men of Worth;  Come My Little Son;  Living in These Troubled Times;  Cheating Fire;  You Ain't Dolly (feat. Joe Moore);  Erin's Lovely Shore;  Infamous Angel;  Streets of Promise;  Christmas Eve in Ireland – 04-15  (also DVD; reissued in 2019 as part of  The Ultimate Caitlin)
H+H Music [UK] ? Sweet Is the Melody:  This Is My Island;  Red Is the Rose (feat. Charlie Landsborough);  Daddy's Hands;  Blue Moon over My World Without You; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness; This Story I Tell You Is True; It Ain't Me Babe;  Glens of Home;. It's Good to See You; Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Heaven's Just a Sin Away;Sweet Is the Melody; Where the Grass Grows the Greenest – 04-04-16  (reissued in 2019 as part of  The Ultimate Caitlin)
Irish Music [UK] ? Wheels Go Round: Back in the West;  I Can't Say It Never Crossed My Mind;  I Will Love You;  In My Father's House;  Loch Lomond;  Love Ain't Gonna Wait for Us;  Midnight to Moonlight;  Spancil Hill;  Wheels Go Round – 17 (this album was possibly issued only as part of The Very Best)
Irish Music [UK] The Very Best of Caitlin: Back in the West;  I Can't Say It Never Crossed My Mind;  I Will Love You;  In My Father's House;  Loch Lomond;  Love Ain't Gonna Wait for Us;  Midnight to Moonlight;  Spancil Hill;  Wheels Go Round;  To Daddy;  What I've Got in Mind;  When Will I Be Loved;  Galway Shawl;  Where the Grass Grows the Greenest;  Connemara Cradle Song;  Streets of Promise;  Hometown on the Foyle;  Connemara Marble Ring;  Roads of Kildare;  Moonlight on the Shannon;  Roslare Harbour;  Any Town in Ireland;  The Spinning Wheel;  Three Leaf Shamrock;  This Story I Tell You is True;  Glens of Home;  Erin's Lovely Shore - 06-12-17 -

DVDs

Caitlin [UK] ? The Complete Video Collection, Volume 1 [This Life:] Trouble's Here; .Heaven Won't Be Heaven; Two Steppin' Texas Blues; This Life; Close Up The Honky Tonks; Connemara Cradle Song; Ashes Of Love; Walking On The Moon; Golden Ring (W.Joe Moore); Still Feelin' Blue; As Happy As We Were; Wish It Would Rain; [The Early Years, Flower of Scotland:] I Love You Still;  Coat Of Many Colours; Billie Dale;  I Still Miss Someone;  Flower Of Scotland;  I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight;  Homes Of Donegal;  The Spinning Wheel;  If I Had My Life To Live Over;  When You Were Sweet Sixteen;  I’m Lovin’ The Bottle Tonight;  Raglan Road;  Connemara Marble Ring; [Childhood Memories:] Wild Flowers; Childhood Memories; Fool Around With Me; Go Lassie Go; Roads of Kildare; Rosslare Harbour; Hometown On the Foyle; Mama and Papa's Waltz; Silver and Gold; Sleep My Baby; Say Goodbye; Christmas Eve In Ireland; [Infamous Angel:] Sweetheart Darling of Mine; Bright Blue Rose;  After the Ball;  Praying for Me;  Men of Worth;  Come My Little Son;  Living in These Troubled Times;  Cheating Fire;  You Ain't Dolly (feat. Joe Moore);  Erin's Lovely Shore;  Infamous Angel;  Streets of Promise; [Sweet Is The Melody:] This Is My Island;  Red Is the Rose (feat. Charlie Landsborough);  Daddy's Hands;  Blue Moon over My World Without You; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness; This Story I Tell You Is True; It Ain't Me Babe;  Glens of Home;. It's Good to See You; Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Heaven's Just a Sin Away;Sweet Is the Melody; Where the Grass Grows the Greenest -  23-06-20 (3 DVDs)  

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Ronnie Masters

 *1953 Newfoundland, CAN
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

1998 Nashville, TN – Ronnie Masters
001 RIDE BOY RIDE  
002 SECOND CHANCE Best Best Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
003 ANGEL GOLDEN HAIR
004 HOLDIN ON
005 WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE
006 HONKY TONKS AND STEEL GUITARS Best Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
007 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP
008 MY OLD FRIEND Best
009 RIDERS
010 HONKY TONK BOOTS Best  Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
011 HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
012 ROLLIN LIKE A TRAIN Best
Tracks above issued on album Honky Tonks and Steel Guitars
2002 unknown – Ronnie Masters
013 DEATH OF ME
014 EVERY NIGHT YOU MAKE MY DAY
015 SPARKS AMONG THE COALS
016 SOME DAY
017 WHERE CAN I GO Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
018 CRAZY AS A MAN COULD BE
019 RIDE BOY RIDE
020 TIME ON MY HANDS
021 COMEBACK TRAIL
022 DIDN'T I
023 MISTAKEN
024 TEQUILA BAY
Tracks above issued on album Sparks Among The Coal
2006 Productions Studio, Dartmour, NS, CAN – Ronnie Masters (Ronnie Masters [vcl], Danny Maillet [el gt/ steel], Bruce Dixon [bass], Don Chapman [drums/percussion/ keyboards], Ray Legere [fiddle], Ross Billard [piano], Paul Elsan [bck vcl])
028 THIS RING More Precious Than Life  Best
2006 Productions Studio, Dartmour, NS, CAN [vocals]/ Merrit Recording Studio, Nashville, TN/ Sound Cellar, Nashville, TN [tracks] – Ronnie Masters (Ronnie Masters [vcl], Leo Jackson [gt], Fred Newell [gt], Rob Galbraith [gt],John Kearns [gt], Dug Grieves [gt], Buddy Emmons / Sonny Garrish/ Michael Daly [steel], Mike Leech/ Dave Francis ./ Dow Towly  [bass], Gene Chrisman/Steve Holland [drums], Rob Hajacos/Tiim Lorsch [fiddle], Hargus "Pig" Robbins / Dirk Johnson [piano], Ronnie Cochran, Greg Gordon, Margie Cates, Ronny Light, Paul Eisan [bck vcl]. Producer: Tom Pick, Jackie Cook)
026 NOTHING SCARES THE DEVIL OUT OF ME
027 CRAZY AS A MAN COULD BE Best Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
028 HEY BALLERINA
029 THIS BOY HAS GROWN INTO A MAN Best
030 LOVE MIGHT BE THE DEATH OF ME  Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
031 THE CONDO SONG
032 THE DAYS NEVER END (AND THE NIGHTS KEEP COMING TOO SOON)
033 MORE PRECIOUS THAN LIFE
034 RIDE BOY RIDE Best
035 I AIN'T PERFECT
036 TEQUILA BAY
037 BANANAS
038 THE COMEBACK TRAIL
039 DIDN'T I
040 LIFE IS A SAD SONG
Tracks above issued on album More Precious Than Life
From sessions above:
041 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE Best
042 SKELETONS
043 CINDY
044 CORPUS CHRISTI BAY LAID-BACK BABY
045 TO THINK, I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME
046 BOUND TO LOSE Best Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
047 WHERE CAN I GO
048 I BELIEVE IN ME (CAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU)
049 CONDO 22
050 SPARKS AMONG THE COALS
051 TOODLE OO BAD LUCK BLUES
052 TIME
053 I CAN'T FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU (AS FAST AS I FELL IN)
054 EVERY NIGHT YOU MAKE MY DAY
055 LONESOME TOWN Best Best Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas
056 A COUNTRY AFTERNOON
Tracks above issued on album A Country Afternoon
2009 or sooner unknown – Ronnie Masters
057 DOGGONE JEALOUS Best
058 WHERE DID I GO RIGHT Best
2013 unknown – Ronnie Masters and Illusion (Ronnie Masters [vcl/gt/ harmonica],  Kevin Paddle [bass/ drums/ gt/ keyboards])
059 CAUGHT UP IN A HURRICANE
060 BREAKERS
061 WAITING FOR THE TIDE
062 ANOTHER PLACE ANOTHER TIME
063 HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
064 SCARS DON'T HEAL
065 LIES THAT YOU TOLD ME
066 EMPTY EYES
067 THE OPEN ROAD
068 TOO LONG GONE
069 PRETTY GIRL
070 NEVER GOIN' BACK THERE AGAIN
tracks above issued on album Caught Up In Hurricane



ALBUMS
Ronnie Masters [CAN] ? Honky Tonks And Steel Guitars: Ride Boy Ride; Second Chance; Angel Golden Hair; Holdin On; What I Wouldn't Give; Honky Tonks And Steel Guitars; Still Waters Run Deep; My Old Friend; Riders; Honky Tonk Boots; How Long Has It Been; Rollin Like A Train – 99
Ronnie Masters [CAN] ?  Sparks Among The Coals: Death Of Me; Every Night You Make My Day; Sparks Among The Coals; Some Day; Where Can I Go; Crazy As A Man Could Be; Ride Boy Ride; Time On My Hands; Comeback Trail; Didn't I; Mistaken; Tequila Bay. – 02
RGO 2008 More Precious Than Life: Nothing Scares The Devil Out Of Me; Crazy As A Man Could Be; Hey Ballerina; This Ring; This Boy Has Grown Into A Man; Love Might Be The Death Of Me; The Condo Song; The Days Never End (And The Nights Keep Coming Too Soon); More Precious Than Life; Ride Boy Ride; I Ain't Perfect; Tequila Bay; Bananas; The Comeback Trail; Didn't I; Life Is A Sad Song – 02-01-07
RGO ? A Country Afternoon: Nashville Tennessee; Skeletons; Cindy; Corpus Christi Bay Laid-Back Baby; To Think, I Thought You Loved Me; Bound To Lose; A Country Afternoon; Where Can I Go; I Believe In Me (Cause I Believe In You); Condo 22; Sparks Among The Coals; Toodle Oo Bad Luck Blues; Time; I Can't Fall Out Of Love With You (As Fast As I Fell In); Every Night You Make My Day; Lonesome Town. – 02-01-07
RGO ? The Best Of Ronnie Masters: Doggone Jealous; Ride Boy Ride; Honky Tonks and Steel Guitars; Where Can I Go; Crazy As A Man Could Be; Bound To Lose; Rollin' Like A Train; Honky Tonk Boots; This Ring; My Old Friend; Second Chance ; Lonesome Town; Nashville Tennessee; This Boy Has Grown Into A Man; Where Did I Go Right – 15-08-09
RGO no # Honky Tonkin With A Taste Of Texas: When In Texas (Do As The Texans Do) - Mitch Snow; Honky Tonk Boots - Ronnie Masters; Feeling Bad But Getting Better - Geary Hanley; Corpus Christi Bay Laid Back Baby - Mitch Snow; Where Can I Go (Where She Won't Be) - Ronnie Masters; How Much Is Love Worth - Geary Hanley; Abilene Abilene - Mitch Snow; Honky Tonks And Steel Guitars - Ronnie Masters; Baby, You Caught Me With My Heart Down - Geary Hanley; She's Ugly - Mitch Snow; Bound To Lose - Ronnie Masters; If Swinging Doors Don't Get Me, Lonesome Will - Mitch Snow; A Faster Train - Geary Hanley; Crazy As A Man Could Be - Ronnie Masters; San Angelo - Mitch Snow; I Ain't Perfect - Geary Hanley; Texarkana Baby - Mitch Snow; Second Chance - Ronnie Masters; Cowgirl Cute And Cowboy Crazy - Mitch Snow; Lonesome Town - Ronnie Masters; Hey Ballerina - Mitch Snow; Love Might Be The Death Of Me - Ronnie Masters; The Comeback Trail - Geary Hanley; George Jones, Will You Sing My Song - Mitch Snow; Time - Geary Hanley - 16-09-09 various artists
Billy’s Creek Music [CAN] ? Caught Up In Hurricane: Caught Up In A Hurricane; Breakers; Waiting For The Tide; Another Place Another Time; Hiding In Plain Sight; Scars Don't Heal; Lies That You Told Me; Empty Eyes; The Open Road; Too Long Gone; Pretty Girl; Never Goin' Back There Again – 13 and Illusion


Chicken String Band

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1980  Life Recording Co., Auburn, MI - Chicken String Band (Dick Willency [vcl/gt],  Paul Franklin [vcl/mandolin],  Dick Melcher [vcl/banjo], Maynard Johnson [dobro], Fred Neumann [banjo],  Kelly Sible [fiddle])
001 PICKAWAY LRC 003   
002 ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS LRC 003   
003 KANSAS CITY KITTY LRC 003   
004 ROCKY TOP LRC 003   
005 TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF MOSES LRC 003   
006 RAWHIDE LRC 003  
007 ON THE SOUTHBOUND LRC 003   
008 ARMADILLO BREAKDOWN LRC 003   
009 BIG SPIKE HAMMER LRC 003  
070 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL LRC 003  
 

ALBUMS
Flying Feathers LRC 003 Bluegrass Special
:  Pickaway;  Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms;  Kansas City Kitty;  Rocky Top;  Take Your Shoes Off Moses;  Rawhide; On The Southbound;  Armadillo Breakdown;  Big Spike Hammer; Orange Blossom Special - 80



Matt Storch (and The Usual Suspects)

 *Ontario, CAN
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2017 unknown, CAN - Matt Storch and The Usual Suspects
001 BIG CITY BLUES
002 HOW YOU GONNA DEAL WITH IT
003 ROCK IT
004 HOW LONG WAS I OUT
005 CRAZY 'BOUT YOU BABY
006 SHIP OF FOOLS
007 ROCK N ROLL DANCER
008 STREETS OF MY HOMETOWN
009 BOOZIN' THE BLUES
Tracks above issued on album Big City
2019 unknown, CAN - Matt Storch and The Usual Suspects (Matt Storch [vcl/gt], Steve Reise [bass], Mark Agnew [drums], Paul Stouffer [keyboards]. Producer:  Mark Agnew)
010 MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY digital single [rel. July 20]
2019 various locations, CAN – Matt Storch, with Gary Cain [-1], Mark Agnew [-2]
011 THE BLUES CALLING -1
012 RUNNIN' -2
013 INCREDIBLE MEXICAN PEOPLE
014 LOVE NEVER DIES
Tracks above issued on EP Singles
2021 unknown, CAN - Matt Storch and The Usual Suspects (Matt Storch [vcl./rh gt], Gary Cain [ld gt], Andy Higgins [bass], Mark Agnew [drums], Paul Stouffer [Hammond B3/piano])
015 FOUR CHORD GORD AND THREE FINGER WILLY
016 GRAVEL RUN
017 CHASING THE WILD MOON
018 WISH UPON A STAR
Tracks above issued on EP Matt Storch and The Miles Btetween vol. I
2022 unknown, CAN - Matt Storch and The Usual Suspects (Matt Storch [vcl/ac gt], Kyle Taylor [el gt], Nathan Hindle [steel], Steve Riese / Miguel A. Pastor /Andy Higgins [bass], Mark Agnew [drums], Matt Weidinger [keyboards])
019 LUCKY STAR
020 KINGS HWY
021 18 WHEELS
022 SAVE ME A SEAT
023 LIFE ON THE RUN
024 FALLING OFF THE WAGON
Tracks above issued on EP Matt Storch and The Miles Btetween vol. II
2023 unknown, CAN - Matt Storch and The Usual Suspects (Matt Storch [vcl/ac gt], Kyle Taylor [el gt], Nathan Hindle [steel], Steve Riese / Miguel A. Pastor /Andy Higgins [bass], Mark Agnew [drums], Matt Weidinger [keyboards])
025 GOOD TIMES COME FOR YOU
026 WRONG THINGS RIGHT
027 DON'T JUDGE A BOOK
028 MIGHTY GREYHOUND
029 LOVE NEVER DIES
030 THESE LINES ON MY FACE
031 I'LL BRING THE BOOGIE
Tracks above issued on EP Matt Storch and The Miles Btetween vol. III
2024 unknown – Matt Storch and The Miles Between (Matt Storch [vcl/gt/harmonica], Steve Riesse [bass gt], Mark Agnew [drums], Paul Stouffer [keyboards])
032 LIFE IS LIKE A TRAIN digital single [rel. Oct. 4]
2025 unknown – Matt Storch and The Miles Between
033 STEEL TOWN
034 COLORADO
035 HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
036 GOOD OLD FRIEND
037 THE DRIFTER 
Tracks above issued on EP The Drifter






ALBUMS
Matt Storch [CAN] ? Big City:
Big City Blues; How You Gonna Deal With It; Rock It; How Long Was I Out; Crazy 'Bout You Baby; Ship Of Fools; Rock N Roll Dancer; Streets Of My Hometown; Boozin' The Blues - 10-04-18


EPs
Matt Storch [CAN] ? Singles:The Blues Calling (w. Gary Cain); Runnin' (w. Mark Agnew);  Incredible Mexican People;  Love Never Dies – 13-12-19
Matt Storch [CAN] ? Matt Storch and The Miles Between, Vol. 1:  Four Chord Gord and Three Finger Willy;  Gravel Run;  Chasing The Wild Moon; Wish Upon A Star – 22-07-21
Matt Storch [CAN] ? Matt Storch and The Miles Between, Vol. II:  Lucky Star;  Kings Hwy; 18 Wheels;  Save Me A Seat;  Life On The Run;  Falling Off The Wagon – 21-07-22
Matt Storch [CAN] ? Matt Storch and The Miles Between, Vol. III:  Good Times Come For You;  Wrong Things Right;  Don't Judge A Book;  Mighty Greyhound;  Love Never Dies; These Lines On My Face;  I'll Bring The Boogie – 18-05-23
Matt Storch [CAN] ? The Drifter:  Steel Town; Colorado; Hot Summer Nights; Good Old Friend; The Drifter – 25-10-25

Mac Millen

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2011 Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen
001 WHICH WAY IS UP
002 WHAT THE BLIND MAN SAW
003 A CROSSROAD TIME
004 MY FLYING CAR
005 WHERE WE ALL BELONG
006 THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE HERE
007 THAT'S WHY SHE CRIES
008 ONE DAY
009 THIS LITTLE LOVE
010 A LONG GOODBYE
Tracks above issued on album Songs Found By The Cotton Field
2015 poss. Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen
011 I AIN'T LYIN' THIS TIME
012 PLAYIN' WITH A PHONE
013 NEXT TIME THE NEXT LOVE COMES AROUND
014 MY CARMALINA
015 BAR BQ FOOL
016 A MISSING MAN
017 SOMEBODY ELSE'S DREAM
018 A WISER FOOL
019 TEMPTED IN TEMPE
020 HE BLAMES IT ON THE BEATLES
021 A LIFETIME AIN'T THAT LONG
Tracks above issued on album A Few Confessions
2017 poss. Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen, Bill Humphries and Joey Davis
022 I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR
023 IT IS WELL
024 IN THE GARDEN
025 THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD
026 'TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS
027 BE THOU MY VISION
028 THE KING OF LOVE MY SHEPERD IS
029 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
030 TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD
031 AMAZING GRACE
Tracks above issued on album Ten Hymns
2020 poss. Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen
032 DIDN’T HAVE TO CALL TO KISS ME digital single [rel. Apr. 1]
033 DAYTIME MOON digital single [rel. Apr. 1]
2021 poss. Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen
034 I STAND AMAZED digital single [rel. May 18]
2021 poss. Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen
035 IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
036 OH HOLY NIGHT
037 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
038 AWAY IN A MANGER
039 WHAT CHILD IS THIS
040 UNTO US
041 OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
042 MARY DID YOU KNOW
043 SWEET LITTLE JESUS BOY
044 GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
045 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
046 SILENT NIGHT
Tracks above issued on album Twelve Songs of Christmas
2022 poss. Sillyacres Music, Blackville, SC – Mac Millen
047 GOD’S LIVING WORD digital single [rel. May 2]

ALBUMS
Mac Millen ? Songs Found By The Cotton Field: Which Way Is Up; What the Blind Man Saw; A Crossroad Time; My Flying Car; Where We All Belong; That's When They're Here; That's Why She Cries; One Day; This Little Love; A Long Goodbye – 27-01-12
Mac Millen ? A Few Confessions:  I Ain't Lyin' This Time;  Playin' with a Phone;  Next Time the Next Love Comes Around;  My Carmalina;  Bar Bq Fool;  A Missing Man; Somebody Else's Dream;  A Wiser Fool;  Tempted in Tempe;  He Blames It on the Beatles; A Lifetime Ain't That Long – 10-02-16
Mac Millen ? Ten Hymns:  I Need Thee Every Hour;  It Is Well;  In the Garden;  This Is My Father's World;  'Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus;  Be Thou My Vision;  The King of Love My Sheperd Is;  The Old Rugged Cross;  Take My Hand Precious Lord;  Amazing Grace – 11-10-17 w. Bill Humphries, Joey Davis
Mac Millen ? Twelve Songs of Christmas:  In the Bleak Midwinter;  Oh Holy Night;  Little Drummer Boy;  Away in a Manger;  What Child Is This;  Unto Us;  Oh Little Town of Bethlehem;  Mary Did You Know;  Sweet Little Jesus Boy;  Go Tell It on the Mountain;  Angels We Have Heard on High;  Silent Night – 31-08-21