Friday, October 18, 2019

Tony Williamson / Williamson Brothers


By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1995 Doobie Shea Studios, Ferrum, VA – Tony Williamson (Tony Williamson [mandolin], Craig Smith [bano], Jerry Douglas [dobro],  Jason Carter [fiddle])
001 MR. AMBASSADOR PSD 005
002 LADY ELLEN PSD 005
003 DISNEY MEDLEY PSD 005
004 WELLENSPIEL PSD 005 
005 THE MANDO SHUFFLE PSD 005 
006 BIG BILL AND THE BLUE TROLL PSD 005 
007 WELL YOU NEEDN'T PSD 005
008 'DOLA DANCE PSD 005
009 BLUE BOSSA PSD 005 
010 ACROSS THE GRAIN PSD 005 
011 JACKSON'S RETURN PSD 005 
012 THE DANCING BEAR PSD 005  DCD 1009
013 ODIE'S RIDE PSD 005 
DCD 1009 THE BEST OF WUNC'S BACK PORCH MUSIC (1998)
1996 unknown – Tony Williamson
014 ROMPER ROOM 215 MCP 0001 
015 BAHAMA MAMA MCP 0001
016 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT MCP 0001
017 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK MCP 0001 
018 MY ROCKY RIVER HOME MCP 0001 
019 ALL FOR NAUGHT MCP 0001 
020 GATHERING WILDWOOD FLOWERS MCP 0001 
021 HOUND DOG HOWL MCP 0001
022 A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE MCP 0001
023 TOPSAIL BLUES MCP 0001
024 AURA LEE MCP 0001 
025 CHEROKEE MCP 0001 
026 DIXIE MCP 0001 
027 HIGH-CROSS BLUES MCP 0001 
028 THE ROAD TO PEDRO'S MCP 0001 
029 LLOYD LOAR MANDOLIN SONG MCP 0001 
1997 Doobie Shea Studios, Ferrum, VA – The Tony Williamson Trio (Michal “Diamond“ Thompson [gt], Tony Williamson [mandolin], Robbie Link [bass]. Producer: Tony Williamson)
030 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN DS-CD-8001
031 IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR DS-CD-8001 
032 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! DS-CD-8001   
033 GREENSLEEVES DS-CD-8001   
034 JINGLE BELL ROCK DS-CD-8001   
035 WE THREE KINGS DS-CD-8001   
036 WINTER WONDERLAND DS-CD-8001 
037 CHIPMUNK SONG (CHRISTMAS DON'T BE LATE) DS-CD-8001 
038 BLUE CHRISTMAS DS-CD-8001   
039 REINDEER RAG DS-CD-8001   
040 JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING DS-CD-8001 
041 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  DS-CD-8001 
2-3 July 1997 Doobie Shea Studios, Ferrum, VA – The Williamson Brothers (Gary Williamson [vcl/gt],  Tony Williamson [vcl/mandolin/ gt])
B01 I'M GOING BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS MCP 003
B02 MY DARLIN' NELLIE GRAY MCP 003
B03 MY ROCKY RIVER HOME MCP 003
B04 SHADOWS ON THE HILL MCP 003  
B05 RED WING MCP 003  
B06 SINGING WATERFALL MCP 003  
B07 WHERE THE ROSES NEVER FADE MCP 003  
B08 IT'S AN UNFRIENDLY WORLD MCP 003  
B09 WHISPERING HOPE MCP 003  
B10 IT WON'T BE LONG MCP 003  
B11 NEW RIVER TRAIN MCP 003  
B12 KNOXVILLE GIRL MCP 003  
B13 A TOUCH OF THE PAST MCP 003  
B14 SIDES OF THE ROAD MCP 003
1998 Doobie Shea Studios, Boones Mill, VA – Tony Williamson (Tony Williamson [mandolin/ gt/ mandola], Wyatt Rice/ Dan Tyminski [ld gt], Tim Austin [rh gt], Craig Smith [banjo], Aubrey Haynie [fiddle])
042 IN THE SWEET BY AND BY DS-CD-3002
043 LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARM DS-CD-3002 
044 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS DS-CD-3002 
045 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN DS-CD-3002 
046 MEDLEY: ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD/ I'LL FLY AWAY/ OLD TIME RELIGION DS-CD-3002
047 OVER IN THE GLORYLAND DS-CD-3002 
048 OLD RUGGED CROSS DS-CD-3002
049 LIVING ON THE HALLELUJAH SIDE DS-CD-3002 
050 UNCLOUDED DAY DS-CD-3002 
051 AMAZING GRACE DS-CD-3002
1999 Doobie Shea Studios, Boones Mill, VA – Gary and Tony Williamson (Gary Williamson [rh gt], Tony Williamson [mandolin], Craig Smith [banjo], Rob Ickes [dobro], Dale Perry [bass])
052 THE OLD GOSPEL SHIP DS-CD-3003
053 IT'S DIFFERENT NOW DS-CD-3003 
054 LET US CROSS OVER THE RIVER DS-CD-3003
055 WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN DS-CD-3003 
056 IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN DS-CD-3003 
057 BEACON IN THE NIGHT DS-CD-3003
058 WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE? DS-CD-3003 
059 KNEEL AT THE CROSS DS-CD-3003
060 I FEEL LIKE TRAVELING ON DS-CD-3003
061 IF YOU SEE MY SAVIOR DS-CD-3003 
062 AT CALVARY DS-CD-3003 
063 WHEN THEY RING THOSE GOLDEN BELLS DS-CD-3003
064 LORD BUILD ME A CABIN DS-CD-3003
065 SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER DS-CD-3003 
066 THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD DS-CD-3003
067 GATHERING FLOWERS FOR MASTER'S BOUQUET DS-CD-3003 
068 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE DS-CD-3003
18-21 March 2001 Mapleshade Studio, 5905 Old Crain Hwy, Upper Marlboro, MD – The Williamson Brothers Band (Tony Williamson [vcl.mandolin], Gary Williamson [vcl/gt],  Larry Perkins / Don Wright [banjo/gt], Tom Gray [bass],  Rex McGee [fiddle/ld gt])
B15 BOATMAN Wildchild 08952 
B16 MOUNTAIN GIRL Wildchild 08952
B17 STILL LIGHT OF THE EVENING Wildchild 08952
B18 CITY ON THE HILL Wildchild 08952 
B19 WHITE ANGELS IN THE CLOUDS Wildchild 08952
B20 BACK UP AND PUSH Wildchild 08952
B21 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A RAMBLER Wildchild 08952 
B22 HARD LUCK SHUFFLE Wildchild 08952
B23 OUT IN THE COLD WORLD Wildchild 08952 
B24 I COULD MELT A MOUNTAIN TOP Wildchild 08952
B25 TEMPERANCE REEL Wildchild 08952 
B26 MAPLE ON THE HILL Wildchild 08952 
B27 ROVIN' GAMBLER Wildchild 08952 
B28 ANGELINE THE BAKER Wildchild 08952
B29 JACOB'S VISION Wildchild 08952
2002 McBane Hill, NC – Tony Williamson (Tony Williamson [mandolin], Jeff Autry [gt], Robbie Link [bass], Rex McGee [fiddle/ banjo])
069 CRAZY CREEK BONF 8003
070 BLUE HEELS BONF 8003 
071 FIRST WALTZ OF SPRING BONF 8003 
072 WILD JULIO BONF 8003 
073 A POSTCARD FROM THE ISLAND BONF 8003 
074 JUNE APPLE BONF 8003
075 SPANISH EYES BONF 8003 
076 MOTHER'S DAY BONF 8003 
077 NOW IS THE TIME BONF 8003 
078 SUNRISE ON THE WATER BONF 8003 
079 MR. PC BONF 8003 
080 POSTCARD REPRISE BONF 8003  
June 2006 Dawg Studios, Mill Valley, CA – Tony Williamson (Tony Williamson [mandolin])
081 CHEROKEE  MCP 0065
16-17 August 2011 Rubber Room Recording Studio, 508 Estes Dr Ext., Chapel Hill, NC – Tony Williamson (Tony Williamson [mandolin]. Producer: Tony Williamson)
082 THEME  MCP 0065
083 TWIN RIVER RAG MCP 0065 
084 ALL OF ME MCP 0065 
085 SECRET LOVE MCP 0065
086  MANHA DE CARNIVAL  MCP 0065
087 TICO TICO MCP 0065 
088 SATIN DOLL MCP 0065
089 I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU MCP 0065 
090 DUSTY MILLER MCP 0065
091 FIDDLE TUNES MCP 0065 
092 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE MCP 0065
093 AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' MCP 0065 
094 LOVELY HULA HANDS MCP 0065
095 SONG FOR AIMEE MCP 0065 
096 LLOYD LOAR MANDOLIN SONG MCP 0065
2014 SoundPure, 732 Washington St,Durham, NC – The Williamson Brothers (Tony Williamson [vcl/mandolin], Gary Williamson [vcl/gt], Marty Lewis [vcl/gt],  Craig Smith/  Don Wright [banjo], Robert Sprye [vcl/bass], Don Lewis [fiddle]. Producer: Tony Williamson)
B30 FIRST STEP OF THE JOURNEY FMR 0004 
B31 I MISS MY DEAR MOTHER AND DAD FMR 0004 
B32 OVER IN THE SKY FMR 0004 
B33 THUNDERCLOUDS OF LOVE FMR 0004 
B34 JOHN HARDY FMR 0004 
B35 WHEN IT'S LAMPLIGHTING TIME IN THE VALLEY FMR 0004 
B36 THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 FMR 0004
B37 I LIVE IN THE PAST FMR 0004 
B38 WHEN THE ANGELS CARRY ME HOME FMR 0004 
B39 SONG FOR JIMMY CAMPBELL FMR 0004 
B40 DON'T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE FMR 0004 
B41 LONESOME ROAD BLUES FMR 0004 
B42 GREEN GROW THE LILACS FMR 0004
Williamson Brothers recorded three live albums (see albums list). No recording details known

 




ALBUMS
Plucked String PSD 005 Across The Grain: Mr. Ambassador; Lady Ellen; Disney Medley; Wellenspiel; The Mando Shuffle; Big Bill And The Blue Troll; Well You Needn't; 'Dola Dance; Blue Bossa; Across The Grain; Jackson's Return; The Dancing Bear; Odie's Ride – 11-95
Mandolin Central MCP 0001 All For Naught: Romper Room 215; Bahama Mama; Bonaparte's Retreat; Grandfather's Clock; My Rocky River Home; All For Naught; Gathering Wildwood Flowers; Hound Dog Howl; A Closer Walk With Thee; Topsail Blues; Aura Lee; Cherokee; Dixie; High-Cross Blues; The Road To Pedro's; Lloyd Loar Mandolin Song – 96

Doobie Shea DS-CD-8001 Christmas At Doobie Shea: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear;  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!;  Greensleeves;  Jingle Bell Rock;  We Three Kings;  Winter Wonderland;  Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late);  Blue Christmas;  Reindeer Rag;  Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring;  Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – 11-97 Tony Williamson Trio (reissued in 2004 as Copper Creek CCCD 0200 Winter Wonderland)
Mandolin Central MCP 003 My Rocky River Home: I'm Going Back To The Mountains; My Darlin' Nellie Gray;  My Rocky River Home; Shadows On The Hill;  Red Wing;  Singing Waterfall;  Where The Roses Never Fade;  It's An Unfriendly World;  Whispering Hope;  It Won't Be Long;  New River Train;  Knoxville Girl;  A Touch Of The Past;  Sides Of The Road – 98 Williamson Brothers
Doobie Shea DS-CD-3002 Living On The Hallelujah Side- A Gospel Instrumental Collection: In The Sweet By And By; Leaning On The Everlasting Arm; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Life's Railway To Heaven; Medley: Are You Washed In The Blood/ I'll Fly Away/ Old Time Religion; Over In The Gloryland; Old Rugged Cross; Living On The Hallelujah Side; Unclouded Day; Amazing Grace - 98
Doobie Shea DS-CD-3003 Let Us Cross Over The River: The Old Gospel Ship; It's Different Now; Let Us Cross Over The River; When We All Get To Heaven; If We Never Meet Again; Beacon In The Night; What Would You Give In Exchange?; Kneel At The Cross; I Feel Like Traveling On; If You See My Savior; At Calvary; When They Ring Those Golden Bells; Lord Build Me A Cabin; Sweet Hour Of Prayer; There Is Power In The Blood; Gathering Flowers For Master's Bouquet; Keep On The Sunny Side  - 99 w. Gary Williamson
Wildchild 08952 Still Light Of The Evening: Boatman; Mountain Girl; Still Light Of The Evening; City On The Hill; White Angels In The Clouds; Back Up And Push; I've Always Been A Rambler; Hard Luck Shuffle; Out In The Cold World; I Could Melt A Mountain Top;
Temperance Reel; Maple On The Hill; Rovin' Gambler; Angeline The Baker; Jacob's Vision – 04-09-01 w. The Williamson Brothers Band
Bonfire BONF 8003 Sessions At Mcbain Mill: Crazy Creek; Blue Heels; First Waltz Of Spring; Wild Julio; A Postcard From The Island; June Apple; Spanish Eyes; Mother's Day; Now Is The Time; Sunrise On The Water; Mr. PC; Postcard Reprise  08-04-03
Mandolin Central MCP 0065 Lloyd Loar Mandolins: Theme ; Twin River Rag; All Of Me; Secret Love; Manha De Carnival ; Tico Tico; Cherokee; Satin Doll; I'll Never Find Another You; Dusty Miller; Fiddle Tunes; What Is This Thing Called Love; Ain't Misbehavin'; Lovely Hula Hands; Song For Aimee; Lloyd Loar Mandolin Song.- 12
Flatt Mountain FMR 0004 Bluegrass!: First Step Of The Journey; I Miss My Dear Mother And Dad; Over In The Sky; Thunderclouds Of Love; John Hardy; When It's Lamplighting Time In The Valley; The Wreck Of The Old 97; I Live In The Past; When The Angels Carry Me Home; Song For Jimmy Campbell; Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die; Lonesome Road Blues; Green Grow The Lilacs – 12-11-14 Williamson Brothers

Mandolin Central ? Live In Virginia, Vol. 1: New River Train; Darling Nelly Gray; Rocky River Home; Shadows On the Hill; Redwing; Carolina Mountains; Fiddle Tunes; TN Waltz; Dark Hollow; Fiddle Tune; Face In the Crowd; White Angels In the Clouds; Shangrula; Keep On the Sunny Side of Life; I Could Melt a Mountaintop; Sweet Instrumental; Going Back to the Mountains - 24-11-14

Mandolin Central ?  Live In Virginia, Vol. 2: Wild Julio; When I Reach That City On the Hill; Keep On the Sunny Side; Unfriendly World; If You See My Savior; Back to the Old Home; If the Back Door Could Talk; (Nobody Love You Like A) Mountain Girl; Out In the Cold World; Back Up and Push; Slowly; Tony Speaks (Introduction); I Miss My Dear Mother and Dad; Rovin' Gambler; Daybreak In Dixie; I Long to See the Old Folks – 14-01-16

Real Groove Music ? Live at Green Level: Diamond Joe; Pain In My Heart; Big Mon; Little Cabin Home On the Hill; Dream of the Miner's Child; Daybreak In Dixie; Dark Hollow; Handsome Molly; Don't Be Angry; Love Please Come Home; Girl from the North Country; Pike County Breakdown – 09-11-16