Thursday, December 19, 2024

Union Duke

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2012 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke (Ethan Smith [vcl/ac gt], Jim McDonald [vcl/banjo], Matt Warry-Smith [vcl/ukulele/percussion], Will Staunton [vcl/bass/kirk drum], Rob McLaren [vcl/fiddle/el gt])
001 FIRE AND THE FURS  UD 01
002 ON THE HUNT  UD 01  
003 HELP ME PUSH MY BLUE DAYS AWAY  UD 01  
004 BANDITS AND BRIDGES  UD 01
005 DRY AS BONE  UD 01  
006 FOLLOW ME  UD 01
007 IN WAKING DREAMS  UD 01  
008 KNEW IT ALL ALONG  UD 01
009 I DON'T LOVE YOU  UD 01
010 THOUGHTS OF DEATH IN THE MIND OF A PILGRIM  UD 01  
011 DEEP DOWN IN YOUR LOVE  UD 01  
012 GREYHOUND  UD 01  
2013 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke
013 ADD IT ON TO THE LIST digital single [rel. May 23]
014 THE HEARTBREAK KID digital single [rel. May 23]
Ca November 2013 [demo session] The Traler, ?, CAN – Union Duke
01401 HEART NAMED EILEEN B-Sides and Bootlegs
01402 SERVES YOU WELL B-Sides and Bootlegs
01403 FELL BACK IN LOVE B-Sides and Bootlegs
2014 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke
015 ROLLIN' ON THE BLUE
016 THAT OLD FEELING
017 A LITTLE MORE
018 HIGHWAY SPEED
019 BIKE SONG
020 LEAVING MY GIRL
021 YOUR OLD LOVER
022  BROKEN IN
023 DIME STORE SHIRT
024  UP TO ME
025 QUIT THIS TOWN
026 DEAR YOU
Tracks above issued on album Cash and Carry
2014 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke
027 SET ME OFF digital single [rel. Dec. 5]
028 COUNTRY BAND digital single [rel. Dec. 5]
Ca 2015 [or 2018] [demo sessions] home recordings – Union Duke
02801 TORN IN TWO B-Sides and Bootlegs
02802 SCRAPE TOGETHER - DEMO   B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca January 2015 [demo sessions] home recordings – Union Duke
02803 BOTTOM SHELF LOVE B-Sides and Bootlegs
02804 HOURGLASS B-Sides and Bootlegs
02805 WHEN YOU WERE MINE B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca October 2015 [demo session] unknown – Union Duke
02806 ENOUGH B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca November 2015 [demo session] unknown – Union Duke
02807 FARE YOU WELL B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca Mid 2010s unknown – Union Duke
029 I DON'T LOVE YOU - WHAT HAPPENED TO GRANDMA [Remix]
2016 home recordings – Union Duke
030 HEAVY WIND
031 BABY DON'T BREAK
032 GOT YOU ON MY MIND
033 BIRD ON THE WING
034 RIGHT FOR ME
035 GOLDEN DAYS (I'VE BEEN DOWN)
036 TORN IN TWO
037 COFFEE/WHISKEY
038  MY ONLY FIGHTER
039 A BRIEF ROMANCE
040 REMINDER SONG
041 FARE YOU WELL
042 CHASING HEADLIGHTS
Tracks above issued on album Golden Days
Ca March 2016 [demo session] unknown – Union Duke
04201 SET ME OFF B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca March 2017 [demo session] unknown – Union Duke
04202 A PLACE UP TOWN B-Sides and Bootlegs
1 April 2017 [live] Tranzacm Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke
04203 LIL' SHMOY B-Sides and Bootlegs
30 April 2017 [live] Forestburg Community Centre, Forestburg, AB,CAN – Union Duke
04204 BADDEST HEART B-Sides and Bootlegs
04205 THAT OLD FEELING B-Sides and Bootlegs
04206 HEAVY WIND B-Sides and Bootlegs
04207 ON THE HUNT B-Sides and Bootlegs
04208 FIRE AND THE FURS B-Sides and Bootlegs
19 March 2018 [live] The Foundry, 242 Red River Rd, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN – Union Duke
04209 HEART INSIDE B-Sides and Bootlegs
04210 LIE THRU YER TEETH B-Sides and Bootlegs
04211 BABY DON'T BREAK B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca March 2018 [demo sessions] cabin in the Rocky Mountains – Union Duke
04212 SWEET MYSTERIOUS YOU B-Sides and Bootlegs
04213 ATLAS OF LOVE B-Sides and Bootlegs
Ca April 2018 [demo session] unknown – Union Duke
04214 123 B-Sides and Bootlegs
04215 LEAVING IS HARD B-Sides and Bootlegs
2019 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke
043 LADIDADIDA digital single [rel. June 14]
123 digital single [rel. Aug. 19]
2019 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke
044 ATLAS OF LOVE digital single [rel. Nov. 19]
045 LEFT BEHIND digital single [rel. Jan. 28, 2020]
2024 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Union Duke (Ethan Smith [vcl/ac gt], Rob McLaren – [vcl/el gt], Jim McDonald [vcl/banjo], Aaron Goldstein [steel], Will Staunton [vcl/bass], Wyatt Warry-Smith [vcl/percussion], Joel Visentin [organ]. Producer: Aaron Goldstein)
046 COMING IN CLEAR digital single [rel. Apr. 5]







ALBUMS
Union Duke [CAN] UD 01 Bandits and Bridges: 
Fire and the Furs;  On the Hunt;  Help Me Push My Blue Days Away;  Bandits and Bridges;  Dry as Bone;  Follow Me;  In Waking Dreams;  Knew It All Along;  I Don't Love You; Thoughts of Death in the Mind of a Pilgrim;  Deep Down in Your Love;  Greyhound – 25-01-13
Union Duke [CAN] no # Cash And Carry: Rollin' On The Blue;  That Old Feeling; A Little More;  Highway Speed;  Bike Song; Leaving My Girl;  Your Old Lover;  Broken In; Dime Store Shirt;  Up To Me;  Quit This Town;  Dear You – 28-06-14
Union Duke [CAN] no # Golden Days:  Heavy Wind;  Baby Don't Break;  Got You On My Mind;  Bird On The Wing;  Right For Me;  Golden Days (I've Been Down);  Torn In Two;  Coffee/Whiskey;  My Only Fighter;  A Brief Romance;  Reminder Song;  Fare You Well;  Chasing Headlights – 05-08-16
Union Duke [CAN] no # B-Sides and Bootlegs: Heart Named Eileen – demo; Lil' Shmoy – live; Heart Inside – live; Baddest Heart – live; Torn In Two – demo; Bottom Shelf Love – demo; That Old Feeling – live; Sweet Mysterious You – demo; A Place Up Town – demo; 123 – demo; Serves You Well – demo; Lie Thru Yer Teeth – live; Enough – demo; Heavy Wind – live; Set Me Off – demo; On The Hunt – live; Leaving Is Hard – demo; Hourglass – demo; Fire and The Furs – live; Fare You Well – demo; When You Were Mine – demo; Fell Back In Love – demo; Scrape Together - demo ; Atlas Of Love – demo; Baby Don't Break – live; I Don't Love You - What Happened To Grandma - Remix- 03-07-20 (digital)









Melanie Bet Curran

 Melanie Odelle-Curran
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2014 Old victorian mansion, Kent, WA – Melanie Odelle (Melanie Odelle [vcl/banjo/ gt], Stephen Smith [gt/piano/ tambourine/ bck vcl])
001 CALLOUSED HANDS
002 LONESOME CONSTRUCTION WORKER BLUES
003 STRAWBERRY WINE
Tracks above issued on EP Honky Tonk Highway
2016 home recordings in Kitsap, King and Jefferson Counties – Melanie Bet Curran (Melanie Curran [vcl/ gt/ banjo/ piano], Dave Bolt [fiddle/ mandolin/ bass/ gt], Jon Pontrello [organ/ gt], Heather Littlefield [gt drums/bck vcl])
004 RIP 305 PARK AND RIDE
005 PETERSON'S TOPSOIL
006 OLD SHOES AND PICTURE POSTCARDS
007 HOT SAUCE IN KITSAP COUNTY
008 7TH GREATEST DANCER IN THIS BAR
009 JEFFERSON COUNTY TWO-STEP
010 THURSTON COUNTY BLUES
011 THE KINGDOME WAS AN INSIDE JOB
012 CAPITOL HILL IS HELL
013 A HISTORY OF SEATTLE  
Tracks above issued on album Hot Sauce In Kitsap County
September 2019 Ridgewood, Queens, New York City – Melanie Beth Curran (Melanie Curran [vcl],  Jacob Sanders [gt/drum])
014 NEW YORK, NEW YORK
015 GREENWICH VILLAGE
016 LA VIE EN ROSE
017 SANTA LUCIA
018 FALL FROM GRACE
019 L-O-V-E
Tracks above issued on EP Lost Love Tapes
2021  Bard Rock Studios,  Poulsbo, WA – Melanie Beth Curran (Melanie Curran [vcl/gt/ banjo/ fiddle], Alex Fermanis [steel/ organ/ el gt], Robbie Morshead [percussion/bck vcl]. Producer: Melanie Bet Curran)
020 ICE CREAM AND LIGHTBULBS
021 LOST COMPANION
022 SAY THAT YOU WILL
023 SAN BENEDITO BEACH
024 LIFELIST
025 CRACKLIN' POOL BALLS
026 WALKIN' THE LINE
027 SAN FRANCISCO SERENADE
028 FISH MONGER BLUES
029 ROUGH 2 RIDE
030 THE LAST CORONA
Tracks above issued on album San Benedito Beach


ALBUMS
Melanie Beth Curran  ? Hot Sauce in Kitsap County
: RIP 305 Park and Ride; Peterson's Topsoil; Old Shoes and Picture Postcards; Hot Sauce in Kitsap County; 7th Greatest Dancer in This Bar; Jefferson County Two-Step; Thurston County Blues;     The Kingdome Was an Inside Job; Capitol Hill is Hell; A History of Seattle  - 30-09-16
Melanie Beth Curran  ? San Benedito Beach:  Ice Cream and Lightbulbs; Lost Companion; Say That You Will; San Benedito Beach; Lifelist; Cracklin' Pool Balls; Walkin' The Line; San Francisco Serenade; Fish Monger Blues; Rough 2 Ride; The Last Corona - 23-10-21

EPs

Melanie Beth Curran  ? Honky Tonk Highway: Calloused Hands; Lonesome Construction Worker Blues; Strawberry Wine  - 09-12-14 Melanie Odelle
Melanie Beth Curran  ? Lost Love Tapes: New York, New York; Greenwich Village; La Vie en Rose; Santa Lucia; Fall From Grace; L-O-V-E - 25-03-20



J. Jeffrey (Jordan) Messerole

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2012 JamBox Studios, Sibley, IA - J.Jeffrey Messerole (J. Jeffrey Messerole [vcl/rh gt],  Matt Mulville [ld gt/ bass], Jesse Dagel [gt/drums/keyboards])
001 THE WOLVES AND THE HOUNDS
002 METROPOLITAN BLUES
003 KIND WHORE
004 MONONGAHELA
005 YOUR HEART, SHE HOLLERS
006 DARLING OF THE WESTERN SKY
Tracks above issued on EP Darling Of The Western Sky
2015 Homefire Studios, Coon Rapids, IA – J. Jeffrey Messerole (Producer: Chad Elliott)
007 KINGSNAKE'S BITE
008 CHEAP PILLOWS
009 CROSS THE CUMBERLAND
010 LIFE IS A ZOO BLUES
011 THE PISTOL AND THE FLOWERS
012 SLOW DANCE THROUGH A BURNING FIELD
013 WIDOW TO THE HARVEST
014 EAST BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BLUES
015 CUT MY TEETH, WARM MY HANDS
016 WINGS OF RED
Tracks above issued on album Kingsnake’s Bite
2015 JamBox Studios, Sibley, IA - J.Jeffrey Messerole (J. Jeffrey Messerole [vcl/rh gt/harmonica],  Jesse Dagel [ld gt/bass gt/ organ/ drums/ percussion/ bck vcl], Nathan Emerson [steel], John Scott [violin] + Dalton Peterson [bass], Chris Bern [congas], Paul Homstad [piano]. Producer: Jesse Dagel)
017 HALFWAY HOME
018 SECOND HAND ROSE
019 MADELINE, MY DEAR
020 THE ARSONIST
021 GERALDINE
022 MISSOURI MOON
023 ST. LORRAINE
024 HELP ME HEAL
025 QUEEN OF ABILENE
026 LAST CALL
027 THE END OR THE EYE
Tracks above issued on album Halfway Home
2017 Leeward Plains Studios, ?, IA – J. Jeffrey Messerole (Producer: J. Jeffrey Messerole)
028 THE OL' HAWK AND ME
029 INDIAN SUMMER
030 SHE CRIES FLOWERS (NOTHING NEW)
031 SLINGSHOT KING OF NORTH CAROLINA
032 YOU CAN'T SPELL MARIE (WITHOUT ME)
033 PENELOPE'S LULLABY
034 80 DOZEN SHRIMP
035 OLD NO. 1 (THANK YOU, GUY)
036 THEM BLASTED THINGS
037 HARVEST ROAD
038 IDAHO
039 LITTLE MISS LITTLE ROCK
Tracks above issued on album The Ol’ Hawk and Me
2018 Old School Studios, ?, IA -  J.Jeffrey Messerole and The Stone Horses (J. Jeffrey Messerole [vcl/rh gt/ harmonica], Brooks Begay [ld gt], Joseph Cafaro [bass], Tim Schroeder [drums/bck vcl])
040 GREETINGS FROM ROCK BOTTOM
041 BARTENDER
042 WHISKEY COLORED GLASSES
043 NASHVILLE MOTEL
044 EMPTY BED, EMPTY BOTTLES
045 HELP WANTED
046 HONEYMOON IN PRISON
047 MISS THAT WINE
048 TEXAS ELECTRIC CHAIR
049 OKLAHOMA WIND
050 THEM EARLY DAYS
Tracks above issued on album Greeting From Rock Bottom
2019 unknown, IA - J.Jeffrey Messerole
051 CROSSROADS MOTEL
052 HENRIETTA, QUEEN OF THE HIGHWAY
053 CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST
054  I AM THE FIRE (THAT SURVIVED THE RAIN)
055 SWEAT EQUITY
056 OLD AND ALONE IN BOSTON
057 OLD FOLKS AND MIGRATORY BIRDS
058 SILHOUETTES
059 GRANT COUNTY LINES
060 SYMPHONY OF LEAVING
061 DOG-CAUGHT DOVE
062 THE END IS NEAR
Tracks above issued on album Crossroads Motel
2021  Leeward Plains Studio, ?, IA – J. Jeffrey Messerole (J. Jeffrey Messerole [vcl/rh gt/ harmonica], Matt Woods [ld gt],Buz Owen [mandolin/ banjo], Steph Graham [bass], Matt Mulville [el bass/ el gt], Tim Schroeder [percussion/hmny vcl], Kathryn Severing Fox [fiddle], Kari Carlson [hmny vcl]. Producer: J. Jeffrey Messerole)
063 WHERE THE HONEST MEN RESIDE
064 RUMBLE STRIPS
065 CUTTING HORSE
066 TWENTY-SEVEN FEET
067 SILVER SCREEN STAR
068 SHOTGUN SHELLS
069 CANNED GOODS
070 JOHN
071 POST SHOW BLUES
072 TAKE IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE
Tracks above issued on album Where The Honest Men Reside
2021 unknown, IA – J. Jeffrey Messerole
073 SUMMER THUNDER
074 SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
075 CRY OVER ME
076 STOCK-IN-TRADE
077 LARAMIE RAIN
078 FAREWELL TO OLD HABITS
Tracks above issued on EP The Strangebird Tapes
2024 Golden Bear Studio,  Des Moines, IA – Jordan Messerole (Jordan Messerole [vcl/rh gt/ harmonica], Dave Alfstad [el gt/ dobro/ steel], Jay Foote [bass gt], Bryan Vanderpool [drums/percussion/ el/rh gt/ bck vcl], Tanner Taylor [organ/piano], Steph Graham [vcl]. Producer: Bryan Vanderpool,  Jordan Messerole)
079 THE BOURBON AND THE BOUQUET
080 MUSTACHIOED MAN IN A COWBOY HAT
081 GHOST OF MY GRANDFATHER
082 BUCKSKIN JACKET
083 MAYBE SUNDAY
084 YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE
085 I HARDLY KNOW HER
086 LARAMIE RAIN
087  BLACKTOP BRETHREN
088 ST. SOMETHING OR OTHER
089 DESTINED TO BURN
Tracks above issued on album St. Something or Other
2024 unknown, IA – Jordan Messerole
090 BRIGHT RED INK digital single [rel. June 3]
091 WESTERN DUST digital single [rel. June 27]


ALBUMS
J.Jeffrey Messerole ? Kingsnake's Bite:
  Kingsnake's Bite;  Cheap Pillows;  Cross the Cumberland;  Life Is a Zoo Blues;  The Pistol and the Flowers; Slow Dance Through a Burning Field;  Widow to the Harvest;  East Brooklyn Tabernacle Blues;  Cut My Teeth, Warm My Hands;  Wings of Red – 29-09-15
J.Jeffrey Messerole ? Halfway Home: Halfway Home; Second Hand Rose; Madeline, My Dear; The Arsonist; Geraldine; Missouri Moon; St. Lorraine; Help Me Heal; Queen of Abilene; Last Call; The End or The Eye  - 03-11-15
Leeward Plains Music ? The Ol' Hawk and Me: The Ol' Hawk and Me; Indian Summer; She Cries Flowers (Nothing New); Slingshot King of North Carolina; You Can't Spell Marie (Without Me); Penelope's Lullaby; 80 Dozen Shrimp; Old No. 1 (Thank You, Guy); Them Blasted Things; Harvest Road; Idaho; Little Miss Little Rock - 02-10-17
Leeward Plains Music ? Greetings From Rock Bottom: Greetings From Rock Bottom;  Bartender; Whiskey Colored Glasses; Nashville Motel; Empty Bed, Empty Bottles; Help Wanted; Honeymoon In Prison; Miss That Wine; Texas Electric Chair; Oklahoma Wind; Them Early Days  - 27-10-18
Leeward Plains Music ? Crossroads Motel: . Crossroads Motel;  Henrietta, Queen of the Highway; Chipped Paint and Rust;  I Am the Fire (That Survived the Rain); Sweat Equity; Old and Alone in Boston;  Old Folks and Migratory Birds; Silhouettes;  Grant County Lines;  Symphony of Leaving;  Dog-Caught Dove;  The End Is Near – 14-12-19
Leeward Plains Music ? Where The Honest Men Reside: Where The Honest Men Reside; Rumble Strips; Cutting Horse; Twenty-seven Feet; Silver Screen Star; Shotgun Shells; Canned Goods; John; Post Show Blues; Take It With You When You Leave - 30-04-21
Leeward Plains Music ? St. Something Or Other:  The Bourbon and The Bouquet;  Mustachioed Man In A Cowboy Hat;  Ghost Of My Grandfather;  Buckskin Jacket;  Maybe Sunday;  You Ain't Going Nowhere;  I Hardly Know Her; Laramie Rain;  Blacktop Brethren;  St. Something Or Other;  Destined To Burn – 20-10-24

EPs
J.Jeffrey Messerole ? Darling Of The Western Sky: The Wolves and The Hounds; Metropolitan Blues; Kind Whore; Monongahela; Your Heart, She Hollers; Darling of the Western Sky - 16-04-13
Leeward Plains Music ? The Strangebird Tapes:  Summer Thunder; Small Engine Repair; Cry Over Me;  Stock-In-Trade;  Laramie Rain;  Farewell To Old Habits – 01-02-22


Acoustic Kitchen

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2008 Acoustic Kitchen Recording Studio, 3198 Royal Lane Suite 104, Dallas, TX - Acoustic Kitchen (Rachel Deering [ld vcl], Milo Deering [all instrument/hmny vcl], Kevin Bailey [hmny vcl]. Producer: Milo Deering)
001 BLUEST COWGIRL IN THE WEST
002 SAME OLD PORCH SWING
003 TEXAS COOKIN'
004 ANGEL AT MY FEET
005 CATTLE CALL
006 MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS
007 I'M ALRIGHT BY ME
008 YESTERDAY SHE WAS MY BABY
009 TRUE LOVE WAYS
010 THAT'S THE KIND OO MAN I LIKE
011 WATERMELON WALTZ
012 BLUEBONNETS
Tracks above issued on album Texas Jam

ALBUMS
Acoustic Kitchen no # Texas Jam
: Bluest Cowgirl In the West; Same Old Porch Swing; Texas Cookin'; Angel At My Feet; Cattle Call; Miles And Miles of Texas; I'm Alright By Me; Yesterday She Was My Baby; True Love Ways; That's the Kind Oo Man I Like; Watermelon Waltz; Bluebonnets - 01-10-08