Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Jake Book

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

January 2014 Historic Records, ?, IA – Clifton Hicks and Jake Book (Clifton Hicks [vcl/ banjo/ kazoo], Jake Book [vcl/ gt/ banjo])
001 CUMBERLAND GAP
002 SOLDIER'S JOY
003 BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
004 LONESOME ROAD BLUES
005 HOW CAME THAT BLOOD ON YOUR SHIRT SLEEVE
006 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A RAMBLER/GIRL I LEFT BEHIND
007 COAL CREEK
008 LAST GOLD DOLLAR
009 THE BLACKSMITH
010 MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
011 CHARLIE'S NEAT
012 RALEIGH AND SPENCER
013 GERMAN WAR
014 SANDY BOYS
015 ST. JAMES INFIRMARY/OLD JOE'S BARROOM
016 CRYING SHAME
017 LITTLE BIRD
tracks above issued on album From the Hills and From the Plains
February 2014 Historic Records, ?, IA – Jake Book (Jake Book [vcl/gt/ banjo])
018 THE CUCKOO BIRD
019 SOLDIERS JOY
020 THE LARK IN THE MORNING
021 TOM DOOLEY
022 LITTLE RABBIT
023 DINAH
024 THE BLACKSMITH
025 RYE WHISKEY
026 EAST VIRGINIA
027 CRIPPLE CREEK
028 MARY AND THE SOLDIER
tracks above issued on album Blacksmith and Plowboys
2014 unknown, IA – Jake Book (Jake Book [vcl/gt/ banjo/ harmonica] + John Haywood [fiddle], John Harrod [fiddle], Mike Oberst [harmonica/ fiddle], Brett Ratliff [fiddle])
02801 HARLAN COUNTY FAREWELL
02802 DIXIE
02803 SANDY BOYS
02804 HESITATION BLUES
02805 JOHNNY WILSON
02806 HOOP SNAKE
02807 CUMBERLAND GAP
02808 ROSIE DEAR
02809 RATS GONE TO REST
02810 BRUSHY FORKS OF JOHN'S CREEK
tracks above issued on album Demos 2014
2015 [live] Pied Piper Productions, Fairfield, IA – Jake Book (Jake Book [vcl/gt/ banjo], Tim Britton [mandolin])
02811 HIRAM HUBBARD
02812 SANDY BOYS
02813 CUMBERLAND GAP
02814 FROSTY MORNING
02815 MARY AND THE SOLDIER
02816 GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
02817 LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND
02818 COO COO BIRD
02819  SAY DARLIN SAY
02820 RYE WHISKEY
tracks above issued on album Live In The Homeland
2017 [live] The Switchyard, ?, IA – Jaker Book
02821 BOTANY BAY
02822 WEARING THE BREECHES
02823 HOOK AND LINE
02824 MAID ON THE SHORE
02825 TAKE ME BACK TO CENTERVILLE
02826 THE LARK IN THE MORNING
02827 TRAMPS AND HAWKERS
tracks above issued on EP Live At The Switchyard
2018 unknown, IA – Jake Book (Jake Book [vcl/gt/ banjo/ fiddle])
029 DREARY BLACK HILLS
030 JULIE ANNE JOHNSON
031 JACK O' DIAMONDS
032 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
033 I'M A GOOD OL' REBEL
034 SIOUX INDIANS
035 BETSY FROM PIKE
036 DIXIE (WITH VARIATIONS)
tracks above issued on album Dreary Black Hills
2019 unknown, IA – Jake Book (Jake Book [vcl/gt/ banjo/ fiddle])
037 HIGH GERMANY
038 THE LARK IN THE MORNING
039 MARY AND THE SOLDIER
040 TWO BRETHREN
041 BOTANY BAY
042 SEARCHING FOR LAMBS
043 O'SULLIVAN'S MARCH/BUCKING DUN
044 WEARING THE BRITCHES
045 NIGHT VISITING SONG
tracks above issued on album Strike Off The Morning Dew
2023 unknown – Jake Book (Jake Book [vcl/gt/harmonium/whistle])
046 TRAMPS AND HAWKERS digital single [rel. March 17]
047 LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL digital single [rel. March 18]



ALBUMS
Historic ? Blacksmith and Plowboys:
The Cuckoo Bird; Soldiers Joy; The Lark in the Morning; Tom Dooley; Little Rabbit; Dinah; The Blacksmith; Rye Whiskey; East Virginia ;
Cripple Creek; Mary and the Soldier - 03-03-14
Historic no # From the Hills and From the Plains: Cumberland Gap; Soldier's Joy; Battle Cry Of Freedom; Lonesome Road Blues; How Came That Blood On Your Shirt Sleeve; I've Always Been A Rambler/Girl I Left Behind; Coal Creek; Last Gold Dollar; The Blacksmith; Marching Through Georgia; Charlie's Neat; Raleigh and Spencer; German War; Sandy Boys; St. James Infirmary/Old Joe's Barroom; Crying Shame; Little Bird– 25-03-14 w. Clifton Hicks
Historic ? Live in the Homeland:  Hiram Hubbard;  Sandy Boys;  Cumberland Gap;  Frosty Morning;  Mary and the Soldier;  Girl I Left Behind Me;  Lowlands of Holland ;  Coo Coo Bird;  Say Darlin Say;  Rye Whiskey  – 14-04-15
Jake Book ? Demos 2014: Harlan County Farewell; Dixie; Sandy Boys; Hesitation Blues; Johnny Wilson; Hoop Snake; Cumberland Gap; Rosie Dear; Rats Gone to Rest; Brushy Forks of John's Creek - 01-02-16
Historic ? Dreary Black Hills:  Dreary Black Hills;  Julie Anne Johnson;  Jack O' Diamonds; Bonaparte's Retreat;  I'm a Good Ol' Rebel;  Sioux Indians;  Betsy from Pike;  Dixie (With Variations) – 19-08-18
Historic ? Strike Off the Morning Dew:  High Germany;  The Lark in the Morning;  Mary and the Soldier;  Two Brethren;  Botany Bay;  Searching for Lambs;  O'sullivan's March/Bucking Dun;  Wearing the Britches; Night Visiting Song– 01-11-19

EPs
Jake Book ? Live At The Switchyard: Botany Bay; Wearing the Breeches; Hook and Line; Maid on the Shore; Take Me Back to Centerville; The Lark in the Morning; Tramps and Hawkers – 01-10-17
    


Sugar Run

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2012 unknown, WV? – Sugar Run, *with Mary Dailey (Mike Johnson [vcl/gt/ banjo/ mandolin/ dobro], Stanley Asbury [gt], Bonnie Johnson [vcl/bass fiddle], Geoff White [vcl/ fiddle/ mandolin. gt])
001 MOUNTAIN DEW
002 COLD MOUNTAIN RAIN
003 I'VE ENDURED
004 SHOVE THE PIGSFOOT A LITTLE FURTHER IN THE FIRE
005 WHOOPTY LIZA
006 YEAR OF THE JUBILO
007 HEADING HOME
008 ANGELINA BAKER
009 TOMBIGBEE WALTZ*
010 I WANT TO BE LOVED
011 LEAVE THE BOTTLE
012 LAST DAY AT GETTYSBURG
013 CORNBREAD AND BUTTERBEANS
014 BANJO MOON
tracks above issued on album Pounding Out a Tune

ALBUMS
Sugar Run no # Pounding Out a Tune
: Mountain Dew; Cold Mountain Rain; I've Endured; Shove the Pigsfoot a Little Further in the Fire; Whoopty Liza; Year of the Jubilo; Heading Home; Angelina Baker; Tombigbee Waltz (feat. Mary Dailey); I Want to Be Loved; Leave the Bottle; Last Day At Gettysburg; Cornbread and Butterbeans; Banjo Moon – 26-06-13


County Affair

 Kevin Brennan
Tony Regan

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2020 unknown, UK – County Affair
001 BIG TOM TOWN
002 LOUSY HORSE
003 REMEMBER THE TIMES
00301 GO TELL YOUR FATHER (DEMO)
tracks above issued on EP Songs And Stories
2020 poss. London, UK – County Affair
004 MAN OF NOTE digital single [rel. Dec. 18]/Off The Grid
2021 Abbey Road Studios, London, UK – County Affair, *with Richie McDonald (Producer: Tom Nichols)
005 NASHVILLE STORM WARNING*
006 BEACH
007 OFF THE GRID
008 EVERY GHOST
009 LYING NEXT TO ME
010 THE COUNTY AFFAIR
011 BOURBON BREAKFAST
012 PLAYING POKER
013 THE SEAVIEW INN
014 THE WAITRESS
015 BABY
016 GO TELL YOUR FATHER
tracks above issued on album Off The Grid
15 July 2021 [ive] The Union Chapel, Islington, London, UK – County Affair
01601 THE COUNTY AFFAIR
01602 THE WAITRESS
01603 OFF THE GRID
01604 BOURBON BREAKFAST
01605 BABY
01606 MAN OF NOTE
01607 BEACH
01608 THE SEAVIEW INN
01609 GO TELL YOUR FATHER (INTERLUDE)
tracks above issued on album Live At The Union Chapel
2022 unknown, UK – County Affair, *with Jess Thristan
017 GHOST OF JOHN
018 IRISH BORN AMERICAN MADE
019 MAN IN THE HAT
020 WEEKEND COWBOY
021 TWO DAYS' DRIVE
022 HARLEM RIVER BLUE
023 BALLROOM OF ROMANCE
024 PRODIGAL SON
025 LAST TIME I CRY*
026 GONE IN THE NIGHT
027 LONG LONG ROAD
028 SHAKER OF SOULS
tracks above issued on album Two Days’ Drive

ALBUMS
Wild Atlantic [UK] TCA 006CD Off the Grid: 
Man of Note;  Nashville Storm Warning (w. Richie McDonald);  Beach;  Off the Grid;  Every Ghost;  Lying Next to Me; The County Affair;  Bourbon Breakfast;  Playing Poker;  The Seaview Inn;  The Waitress;  Baby; Go Tell Your Father – 03-09-21
X+Y [UK] ? Live at The Union Chapel:  The County Affair;  The Waitress;  Off the Grid;  Bourbon Breakfast;  Baby;  Man of Note;  Beach;  The Seaview Inn;  Go Tell Your Father (Interlude) – 15-07-22
X+Y [UK] ? Two Days' Drive:  Ghost Of John; Irish Born American Made;  Man In The Hat;  Weekend Cowboy;  Two Days' Drive;  Harlem River Blue;  Ballroom Of Romance;  Prodigal Son;  Last Time I Cry (w. Jess Thristan);  Gone In The Night;  Long Long Road;  Shaker Of Souls – 24-03-23

EPs
Wild Atlantic [UK] ? Songs and Stories:  Big Tom Town;  Lousy Horse;  Remember the Times;  Go Tell Your Father (Demo) – 02-04-21



Don Mealer (Band)

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2001 unknown, TN – Don Mealer Band
001 CHATTANOOGA BOUND
002 SHE LEFT HER HEART ON PAPER
003 BREAKING NEW GROUND
004 SHADOW AND SHADE
005 ROCKIN' ROLLIN' RED HEADED GIRL
006 GUITAR TOWN
007 CROSS TIES AND WHITE WHISKEY
008 911
009 MOONSHINE QUIVER
010 ROSIE
011 PRESS ON
012 HANK'S SONG
013 FUTURE IN THE PAST
014 TALK SHOW
Tracks above issued on album Chattanooga Bound
2003 Hipp Studio, Hendersonville, TN - PooBah [Don Mealer]  (Don Mealer [vcl], Jeff Williams [gt], Dale Reno [mandolin], Don Wayne Reno [banjo], Steve Hinson [dobro],  Jake Byer [bass], Deeny Richardson [fiddle])
015 RANDOM ACTS OF BLUEGRASS
016 CROSS TIES WHITE WHISKEY
017 SMOKIN' WEED WITH WILLIE
018 COLD STILL WATER
019 OUR OLD DOG
020 THE VALLEY
021 SECOND MOUSE
022 ONE WAY TO DO IT RIGHT
023 TOUGH GET TOUGHER
024 HEAVEN'S A PIECE OF CHICKEN
025 WISHING FOR LOVE
026 YOU'RE THE REASON OUR KIDS ARE UGLY
027 TRAILER PARK POINT OF VIEW
028 WHICH HAZEL ARE YOU TONIGHT
029 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE–
Tracks above issued on album Random Acts of Bluegrass
2008 unknown, TN – Don Mealer
030 SHADOW AND SHADE
031 AMAZING GRACE Songs Of The Beach
032 LOVE'S A BRIDGE
033 EASY WAY TO MAKE A HARD LIVING
034 GUITARS BANJOS FIDDLES AND STEELS
035 MEET IN THE END
036 FLOWERS
037 TALK SHOW
038 WHERE DID AMERICA GO
039 LAZY DAZE
Tracks above issued on album Shadow and Shade
2019 and sooner unknown – Don “Poobah“ Mealer
040 DO YOU LOVE ME
041 TAKE ME TO THE BEACH Songs Of The Beach
042 MOONSHINE MARGARITA
043 JACK CARTER R.I.P.
044 HAZZARD LIFE
045 TO MUCH A YOU
046 HOLE IN THE SKY
047 LIVING OUTSIDE THE HEARD Songs Of The Beach
048 DON'T BREAK THE LAW
049 HUNTIN' AN FISHIN' MAN Songs Of The Beach
050 420 HERE Songs Of The Beach
051 RED DIRT
tracks above issued on album Peach Moonshine Margarita
2019 and sooner – unknown – The Don Mealer Band
052 REDNECK RIVIERA
053 I ALWAYS FEEL RICH WHEN I GO TO THE BEACH
054 I’M COMING HOME WITH THE CRABS
055 JEZEBEL
056 THE BEST WAY TO GET OVER WOMAN
tracks above issued on album Songs Of The Beach
2019 unknown – The Don Mealer Band
057 HERE I AM, IT'S WHAT I DO
058 COLDER THAN BLUE
059 YOU ONLY LOVE ME WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK
060 BORN ON A MOUNTAIN
061 I STILL GOT IT MADE
062 TEXAS STYLE
063 CRY BABY HOLLER
064 EVERYBODY SANG
065 WHOLE NOTHER WORLD
066 I ALWAYS FEEL RICH, WHEN I GO TO THE BEACH
067 YOU DON'T KNOW ME TILL YOU NEED ME
068 FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC
069 THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME
tracks above issued on album  Here I Am, It's What I Do
2021 unknown, TX – The Don Mealer Band
070 SHADOW AND SHADE 2021 digital single [rel. Oct. 1]


ALBUMS
Cat Daddy ? (UPC634479313707) Chattanooga Bound
: Chattanooga Bound; She Left Her Heart On Paper; Breaking New Ground; Shadow and Shade; Rockin' Rollin' Red Headed Girl; Guitar Town; Cross Ties and White Whiskey; 911; Moonshine Quiver; Rosie; Press On; Hank's Song; Future In The Past; Talk Show - 01
Cat Daddy no # (UPC634479332395) Random Acts Of Bluegrass: Random Acts Of Bluegrass; Cross Ties White Whiskey; Smokin' Weed With Willie; Cold Still Water; Our Old Dog; The Valley; Second Mouse; One Way To Do It Right; Tough Get Tougher; Heaven's A PIece Of Chicken; Wishing For Love; You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly; Trailer Park Point Of View; Which Hazel Are You Tonight; A Little Bit Of Love– 03 aka PooBah
Don Mealer ? Shadow and Shade: Shadow and Shade; Amazing Grace; Love's a Bridge; Easy Way to Make a Hard Living; Guitars Banjos Fiddles and Steels; Meet In the End; Flowers; Talk Show; Where Did America Go; Lazy Daze -  05-12-08
Don Mealer ? Peach Moonshine Margarita: Do You Love Me; Take Me To The Beack; Moonshine Margarita; Jack Carter R.I.P.; Hazzard Life; To Much A You; Hole In The Sky; Living Outside The Heard; Don't Break The Law; Huntin' An Fishin' Man; 420 Here; Red Dirt  – 11-07-19
Don Mealer ? Songs Of The Beach: Redneck Riviera; I Always Feel Rich When I Go To The Beach; I’m Coming Home With The Crabs; Take Me To The Beach; Jezebel; The Best Way To Get Over Woman; 420 Here; Livin‘ Outside The Heard; Huntin‘ And Fishin‘ Man; Amazing Grace - 20
Don Mealer ? Here I Am, It's What I Do:  Here I Am, It's What I Do;  Colder Than Blue;  You Only Love Me When You're Drunk;  Born on a Mountain;  I Still Got It Made;  Texas Style;  Cry Baby Holler;  Everybody Sang;  Whole Nother World;  I Always Feel Rich, When I Go to the Beach;  You Don't Know Me Till You Need Me;  For the Love of Music;  Thank You for Believing in Me – 17-04-21