Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Presley Barker

 *2005 Traphill, NC
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Spring/Summer 2015 Eastwood Recording Studio, 1137 Oak Ridge Rd, Cana, VA – Presley Barker (Presley Barker [gt], Steve Lewis [gt/banjo], Scott Freeman [mandolin/fiddle],Josh Scott [bass]. Producer: Presley Barker)
001 ALABAMA JUBILEE
002 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
003 MY SWEET BLUE-EYED DARLIN'
004 GREY EAGLE
005 HANGMAN'S REEL
006 NOTHING TO IT
007 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
008 LONESOME FIDDLE BLUES
009 STEEL GUITAR RAG
010 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
011 NASHVILLE PICKIN'
Tracks above issued on album Just Ten

ALBUMS
Presley Barker no # Just 10
: Alabama Jubilee; Black Mountain Rag; My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'; Grey Eagle; Hangman's Reel; Nothing To It; Sunny Side of the Mountain; Lonesome Fiddle Blues; Steel Guitar Rag; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Nashville Pickin' – 06-10-15


Bottle Hill

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

1972 Bottom Forty Recording Studio, East Gondor, NY – Bottle Hill (Lewis London [ld vcl/gt/banjo], Walt Michael [vcl/gt /hammered dulcimer], Barry Jerry Lee Mitterhoff [baritone vcl/mandolin], Rexford C. Hunter II [dobro], Fraser Shaw [baritone/bass vcl/bass]. Producer: Arnold S. Caplin)
001 DEVIL IN DISGUISE BLP RC-6006  
002 HONKY TONK WOMAN BLP RC-6006  
003 VICTIM TO THE TOMB BLP RC-6006  
004 ONE TIN SOLDIER BLP RC-6006  
005 WHOSE SHOULDER WILL YOU CRY ON BLP RC-6006  
006 GREEN ROLLING HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA BLP RC-6006
007 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BLP RC-6006
008 "THE GREAT SWAMP" : A HAMMERED DULCIMER MEDLEY: McKIM’S REEL/ THE BREAKDOWN/ DEVIL’S DREAM BLP RC-6006  
009 NO EXPECTATIONS BLP RC-6006  
010 BOSQUE COUNTRY ROMANCE BLP RC-6006  
011 HAROLD'S SUPER SERVICE BLP RC-6006  
012 RIDICULOUS RIVER - CRAZY CREEK BLP RC-6006
013 GEORGIA PINEY WOODS BLP RC-6006
014 ANY DAY WOMAN BLP RC-6006   
1976 Cathedral Sound Studio, Rensselaer, NY  - Bottle Hill (Joe Selly [vcl/ld gt], Walt Michael [vcl/gt/hammered dulcimer/ mandolin],  Barry Mitterhoff [vcl/mandolin/ mandola],  Rex Hunt [vcl/dobro/ lap steel], Harry Orlove [vcl.banjo], Dave Schwartz [vcl/bass],  Evan Stover [viola/violin].Producer: Noel Bernstein, Tony Trischka)
015 MORNING LIGHT BLP RC-6009
016 CHEESE STOLLEN BLP RC-6009
017 HARD HEARTED BLP RC-6009
018 FOR NO ONE BLP RC-6009
019 EL CUMBANCHERO BLP RC-6009
020 TALL PINES BLP RC-6009
021 LUXURY LINER BLP RC-6009
022 HAMMERED DULCIMER MEDLEY: PRINCE WILLIAM /SALT CREEK /TEMPERANCE REEL BLP RC-6009
023 OLD KENTUCKY HOME BLP RC-6009
024 THE SHAPE I'M IN BLP RC-6009
025 AIN'T IT SOMETHING BLP RC-6009
026 BLUEGRASS AUTUMN BLP RC-6009
027 THE OLD NEON CROSS BLP RC-6009  

ALBUMS
Biograph BLP-RC 6006 A Rumor In Their Own Time
: Devil In Disguise; Honky Tonk Woman; Victim To The Tomb; One Tin Soldier; Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On; Green Rolling Hills Of West Virginia; Somewhere Over The Rainbow; "The Great Swamp" : A Hammered Dulcimer Medley; No Expectations; Bosque Country Romance; Harold's Super Service; Ridiculous River - Crazy Creek; Georgia Piney Woods; Any Day Woman – 72
Biograph RC-6009 Light Our Way Along The Highway: Morning Light; Cheese Stollen; Hard Hearted; For No One --El Cumbanchero; Tall Pines; Luxury Liner; Hammered Dulcimer Medley: Prince William ; Salt Creek ; Temperance Reel; Old Kentucky Home; The Shape I'm In; Ain't It Something; Bluegrass Autumn; The Old Neon Cross - 76

Sweetwater Hillbillies

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2014 Muscle Shoals Music, Sheffiels, AL – The Sweetwater Hillbillies (Travis Wammack [vcl/gt/harmonica], Will McFarlane [gt/bck vcl], Allen Watkins [ac gt/banjo/ mandolin], Jan Grant Gullett [ac gt/bck vcl], Terry Richardson [bass/bello], Ruth Davies [bass], Mitch Curtis/Donnie Gullett [el bass], Mike Dillon / Bobby Cochran [ drums], Donny Carpenter [vcl/fiddle], S.E. Willis [vcl/piano/accordion], N.C. Thurman [keyboards], Shane Rollo [vcl],
Marie Lewey, Cindy Walker Richardson [bck vcl]. Producer: Joe Meinikas and Donnie Gullet)
001 BACKWATER SLAP JAR SOUL SAUCE
002 BATON ROUGE
003 BABE
004 IT'S JUST ANOTHER SOUTHERN DAY
005 JUST AN OLE SOFT SHOE
006 ON THE ROAD
007 I'M A GYPSY
008 WOMAN
009 RATTLESNAKES ARE FOLLOWIN' YOU
010 I'M AN OUTLAW
011 I GET PSYCHED ABOUT MOTORCYCLES
012 GOIN' BACK TO TEXAS
013 HIGH NOON RISIN'
014 MOUNTAIN DEW
Tracks above issued on album On The Road
2015 Musle Shoals, AL – The Sweetwater Hillbillies (Travis Wammack [vcl/gt], James Le Blanc [vcl/gt],  Gary Nichols [vcl/gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], Donny Carpenter  [vcl/fiddle],
Spooner Oldham [keyboards], Angela Hacker [vcl], Shane Rollo [vcl])
015 I'M A SWEETWATER HILLBILLY
016 ALABAMA HIPPIE
017 HEY SUPERSTAR
018 HORN MAN
019 TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS
020 EARL'S GUMBO
021 I'M A GYPSY
022 SHANE AND JO JO
023 MOONSHINE
024 JAMBALAYA
025 TO SEE MY PEARL
026 WITH THE RODEO
027 HIGH COTTON
028 PAUPERS FIELD
029 DON'T GIVE UP ON ME
Tracks above issued on album Take Me To The Mardi Gras



ALBUMS
Merrimack no # On the Road:
Backwater Slap Jar Soul Sauce; Baton Rouge; Babe; It's Just Another Southern Day; Just an Ole Soft Shoe; On the Road; I'm a Gypsy; Woman; Rattlesnakes Are Followin' You; I'm an Outlaw; I Get Psyched About Motorcycles; Goin' Back to Texas; High Noon Risin'; Mountain Dew - 24-10-14
Merrimack no #  Take Me to the Mardi Gras: I'm a Sweetwater Hillbilly; Alabama Hippie; Hey Superstar; Horn Man; Take Me to the Mardi Gras; Earl's Gumbo; I'm a Gypsy; Shane and Jo Jo; Moonshine; Jambalaya; To See My Pearl; With the Rodeo; High Cotton; Paupers Field; Don't Give Up On Me - 16-03-16

Bogtrotters

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

1937-1942 [Library of Congress Recordings] unknown – The Bogtrotters (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], W.E.Dalton [banjo],  W.P. Davis [autoharp], Marvin Evans [bass]  Walter Aldeman [bass fiddle], Crockett Ward [fiddle], Eck Dunford [vcl/fiddle])
JESSIE JAMES RC 6003  
COLD ICY FLOOR RC 6003  
MAKE ME A PALLET ON THE FLOOR RC 6003  
AIN'T THAT TROUBLE IN MIND RC 6003  
OLD JIMMY SUTTON RC 6003  
SHOO FLY RC 6003  
SUGAR HILL RC 6003  
WHO BROKE THE LOCK RC 6003
JOHN HENRY RC 6003  
HOP UP LADIES RC 6003  
WESTERN COUNTRY RC 6003  
FORTUNE RC 6003  
DEADHEADS AND SUCKERS RC 6003  
PINEY WOODS GIRL OF NORTH CAROLINA RC 6003   



ALBUMS
Biograph RC 6003 The Original Bogtrotters 1937-1942
:Jessie James; Cold Icy Floor; Make Me A Pallet On The Floor; Ain't That Trouble In Mind; Old Jimmy Sutton; Shoo Fly; Sugar Hill; Who Broke The Lock; John Henry; Hop Up Ladies; Western Country; Fortune; Deadheads And Suckers; Piney Woods Girl Of North Carolina - 68