Dana Lyons

 Dana Cabot Lyons, *1960 Kingston, NY
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1985 Steve Lawson Studio, Seattle, WA – Dana Lyons (Dana Lyons [vcl/gt], Paul Gabrielson [bass], Peter Barnes [drums]. Producer: Dana Lyons)
001 OUR STATE IS A DUMPSITE RR 1001  
002 THE COMPANY’S BEEN GOOD TO ME RR 1001
003  THE STARS WILL ALWAYS MOVE RR 1001  
004 DRYING TEARS RR 1001
1988 David Lange Studios, Tacoma, WA  Dana Lyons
005 RV RR 1002 RR 1010
006 I SAW HIS BODY RR 1002  
007 MUSIC OFF THE MOONLIGHT RR 1002
008 KEVIN’S SONG RR 1002  RR 1010
009 AGAIN RR 1002
010 BUILDING ONE IN MY CITY RR 1002  
011 I AM AN ANIMAL RR 1002  
012 OEO, WHEN WILL THE WORK BE DONE? RR 1002  
013 TELL ME THAT YOU WANT TO GO RR 1002  
014 TIMEBOMB RR 1002  
015 JUNE IS A COMIN’ RR 1002 RR 1010
016 THE TREE RR 1002
1992 Olad Man River Valley, AB, CAN/ Soundings Of The Planet Studio, Bellingham, WA.
Dana Lyons (Dana Lyons [vcl/gt],  Sarah Evenson [vcl], Tim McHugh [el gt], Jack Hansen [banjo],  Cary Black [bass], Bob Conger [drums/cymbals/ percussion], Martin Nelson [vcl/drums], Paul Elliott [fiddle],  Terri Benshoof [cello],  Dean Evenson [flute],  Denney Goodhew [soprano sax], Dean Mochizuki [tnr sax],  Dennis Haldane, James Rasmussen [trumpet])
017 TV GOD RP 1002  RR 1010
018 I SAW BLOOD RP 1002
019 TURN OF THE WRENCH RP 1002 RR 1010 RR 1020
020 DANCING IN THE DIRT RP 1002  
021 WATER IN NEVADA RP 1002  
022 HALF A PLANET AWAY RP 1002
023 CANADA GEESE RP 1002  RR 1010
024 NUMBER THREE RP 1002  
025 MAGIC RP 1002  
026 CRY OF THE FOREST RP 1002
027 BIG MOUNTAIN RP 1002  
028 DROP OF WATER/ TRADITIONAL SONG RP 1002 RR 1010
1993 [live] Camp Orkila, Orcas Island, WA/Camp Nor'Wester, Lopez Island, WA – Dana Lyons and John Seed
02801 I AM AN ANIMAL RR 1003 Song Sampler
02802 LAY DOWN YOUR WHOPPER BABY RR 1003
02803 DEAD DUCKS RR 1003
02804 WE DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THE ZOO RR 1003
02805 THEIR BRAINS WERE SMALL AND THEY DIED RR 1003
02806 MOSQUITP PARTY RR 1003
02807 HAVE TO HAVE A HABITAT RR 1003
02808 RECYCLE WRAP RR 1003 Song Sampler
02809 HOWLING RR 1003
02810 EXPANDING UNIVERSE RR 1003
02811 SEA SHEPHERD RR 1003 Song Sampler
02812 NO MORE BUNYA NUTS RR 1003
02813 WILLY THE WOMBAT RR 1003
02814.THE TREE RR 1003
02815 SOFT EYES RR 1003  Song Sampler
1996 Binary Recording Studio, Bellingham, WA/ Crow Studio, Seattle, WA – Dana Lyons
029 COWS WITH GUNS RR 1008 RR 1010
030 MY COUNTRY RR 1008 RR 1010
031 PRAYER FOR THIS LAND RR 1008
032 IF I HAD KNOWN RR 1008
033 SONG FOR THE ROD CORONADO RR 1008
034 MERMAID RR 1008 WILLIE SAYS RR 1008
035 GERONIMO RR 1008
036 NATIVE FOREST SONG RR 1008
037 CANYON RR 1008
038 WORLD IN SILENCE RR 1008  
Ca 1998 unknown – Dana Lyons
039 LUBRICATE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE RR 1010
040 THE COMPANY'S BEEN GOOD TO ME RR 1010
041 SONG FOR RIVER PHOENIX (IF I HAD KNOWN)  RR 1010
042 SWIMMIN’ IN THE BIG RR 1010
Ca 2000 Sounding Of The Planet, Bellingham, WA – Dana Lyons (Dana Lyons, The Dipstick (Grace Cox, Harry Levine , Jim Cubbage, Katya Chorover, Timothy Hull), Mars Lindgren [trombone], Carla Ritschman [ruba])
043 I'D GO ANYWHERE TO FIGHT FOR OIL TO LUBRICATE THE RED WHITE AND BLUE RR 1013
044 MY COUNTRY RR 1013
045 PRAYER FOR THIS LAND RR 1013
046 WTO DISCO RR 1013  [rock version:] RR 1020 [disco version:] RR 1020 [karaoke version:] RR 1020
2003 David Lange Studio, Tacoma, WA/ Soundings Of The Planet Studio, Bellingham, WA – Dana Lyons
047 RIDE THE LAWN RR 1014  
048 ONE MAN'S BLUNDER RR 1014
049 JOHN PARENT'S HOUSE RR 1014  
050 CHOSEN BY MY PEOPLE RR 1014
051 I WAS WRONG RR 1014  
052 WILD HAPPY RIDE RR 1014
053 THE ONLY TIME THAT MATTERS RR 1014
054 BAREFOOTED STRANGERS RR 1014  
055 RUN BILLY RUN RR 1014  
056 JUST BEYOND THE WALL RR 1014  
057 FIGHT FOR YOUR MOTHER RR 1014  
058 BERRIES OVERGROWN RR 1014
2004 unknown – Dana Lyons / Jane Goodall * (Dana Lyons [vcl], Jane Goodall [narration])
J01 JO JO* RR 1049
059 JUST ONE MAN  RR 1049 Song Sampler
J02 PEACE DOVE STORY* RR 1049
060 CIRCLE THE WORLD RR 1049 Song Sampler
J03 PLATTE RIVER CRANE DANCE* RR 1049
061 PRAYER FOR THIS LAND RR 1049 Song Sampler
J04 DAVID GREYBEARD AND THE PALM NUT* RR 1049
062 MAGIC RR 1049 Song Sampler
J05 SATAN AND SPROUT* RR 1049
063 WILLIE SAYS RR 1049 Song Sampler
J06 WATERFALL STORY RR 1049
064 THE TREE RR 1049   [book version:] Song Sampler
2009 Secret Society, Portland, OR/ Soundings Of The Planet Studio, Bellingham, WA /Garey Shelton Studiops, ?/ David Pullam Studio, Portland, OR – Dana Lyons (Dana Lyons [vcl/gt],  Casey Neill [gt], Adam East / Jesse Emerson [bass],  Steve Drizos [drums],  David Pulliam [Hammond B2],  Paul Brainard [trumpet], Michael Jodell [vcl]. Producer: Casey Neill)
065 CRAZY COWBOY RR 1016
066 BIG ROLLING COUNTRY RR 1016
067 THREE LEGGED COYOTE RR 1016
068 HOW I MISS YOUR DOG RR 1016
069 GOOD MORNING WORLD RR 1016
070 GRANDMA'S UP IN HEAVEN, GIVING HELL TO GOD RR 1016
071 MY TINY ROOM RR 1016
072 THE GREEN AND BLUE RR 1016
073 PATAGONIA DAM SONG RR 1016
074 BLAMELESS RR 1016
075 SWEET NEW ORLEANS RR 1016
2013 Secret Society, Portland, OR– Dana Lyons (Dana Lyons [vcl/gt], Chet Lyster [ld gt], ? [bass], Annalisa Tornfelt [fiddle], Jenny Conlee [keyboards]. Producer: Casey Neil)
076 TRADE WINDS RR 1017
077 SALMON COME HOME RR 1017
078 EVERYBODY'S GOT A SHOVEL RR 1017
079 CANE TOAD MUSTER RR 1017
080 I NEED THE WATER RR 1017
081 THE GREAT SALISH SEA RR 1017
082 SOMETIMES RR 1017
083  THE FINGERS OF JESUS RR 1017
084 IT'S A MATTER OF ASKING RR 1017
085 JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU RR 1017
086 SINGING HOME RR 1017
087 GOOD MORNING ELIZA RR 1017
2019 unknown – Dana Lyons
088 ADANI CONVOY (PARODY OF CONVOY)  digital single [rel. Apr. 20]
2020 unknown – Dana Lyons
089 GIVE ME AN EASY MORNING  digital single [rel. Oct. 6]
2022 The Panther, Portland,  OR – Dana Lyons (Producer: Casey Neill)
090 CRACKS IN THE HEARTLAND RR 1018  
091 LOVE SONG TO JANE RR 1018
092 GHOST OF A CHANCE RR 1018
093 RETURN OF THE BUFFALO RR 1018
094 BEDS ARE BURNING RR 1018
095 AKUBRA AND DREADLOCK RR 1018
096 TURN OF THE WRENCH RR 1018
097 BUFFALO NATION RR 1018  
098 WINDS OF WINTER RR 1018  
099 IF YOU LOVE THE WATER LET IT RAIN RR 1018

            



ALBUMS
Reigning RR 1002 Animal: RV; I Saw His Body; Music Off The Moonlight; Kevin’s Song; Again; Building One In My City; I Am An Animal; OEO, When Will The Work Be Done?; Tell Me That You Want To Go; Timebomb; June Is A Comin’; The Tree – 01-12-88
Rocking Planet RP 1002 Turn Of The Wrench: TV God; I Saw Blood; Turn Of The Wrench; Dancing In The Dirt; Water In Nevada; Half A Planet Away; Canada Geese; Number Three; Magic; Cry Of The Forest; Big Mountain; Drop Of Water; Traditional Song – 01-12-92
Reigning RR 1003 At  Night They Howl At The Moon: I Am An Anima; Lay Down Your Whopper Baby; Dead Ducks; We Don't Want To Live In The Zoo; Their Brains Were Small And They Died; Mosquitp Party; Have to Have a Habitat; Recycle Wrap; Howling; Expanding Universe; Sea Shepherd; No More Bunya Nuts; Willy The Wombat; The Tree; Soft Eyes - 93
Reigning RR-1008CD Cows With Guns: Cows With Guns; My Country; Prayer For This Land; If I Had Known; Song For The Rod Coronado; Mermaid; Willie Says; Geronimo; Native Forest Song; Canyon; World In Silence – 12-06-96
Reigning RR 1010 Cows With Guns - The Cowpie Nation Cowpilation album: Cows With Guns; RV; TV God; Turn Of The Wrench; My Country; June Is A Comin'; Swimmin' In The Big; Lubricate The Red, White And Blue; The Company's Been Good To Me; Song For River Phoenix (If I Had Known); Kevin's Song; Drop Of Water; Canada Geese – 15-09-98
Reigning RR 1014 Ride the Lawn: Ride the Lawn;  One Man's Blunder; John Parent's House;  Chosen By My People;  I Was Wrong;  Wild Happy Ride; The Only Time That Matters; Barefooted Strangers;  Run Billy Run;  Just Beyond the Wall;  Fight For Your Mother;  Berries Overgrown – 12-03
Reigning RR 1049 Circle The World: Songs and Stories: Jo Jo; Just One Man    ; Peace Dove Story; Circle The World; Platte River Crane Dance; Prayer For This Land; David Greybeard And The Palm Nut; Magic; Satan and Sprout; Willie Says; Waterfall Story; The Tree – 04 W. Jane Goodall
Reigning ? Circle The World Song Sampler: Circle the World; Just One Man; Prayer for This Land; Magic; Willie Says; The Tree (book version); I Am An Animal (live on Orcas Island); Recycle Wrap; Sea Shepherd; Soft Eyes: A Lullaby -  06 (digital)
Reigning RR 1016 Three Legged Coyote: Crazy Cowboy; Big Rolling Country; Three Legged Coyote; How I Miss Your Dog; Good Morning World; Grandma's Up In Heaven, Giving Hell To God; My Tiny Room; The Green And Blue; Patagonia Dam Song; Blameless; Sweet New Orleans – 17-11-09
Reigning RR 1017 The Great Salish Sea:  Trade Winds;  Salmon Come Home;  Everybody's Got a Shovel;  I Need the Water;  The Great Salish Sea;  Sometimes;  The Fingers of Jesus;  It's a Matter of Asking;  Just Want to Be With You;  Singing Home;  Good Morning Eliza;  Cane Toad Muster – 01-02-14
Reigning RR 1018 Cracks in the Heartland:  Cracks in the Heartland;  Love Song to Jane; Ghost of a Chance; Return of the Buffalo;  Beds are Burning; Akubra and Dreadlock; Turn of the Wrench;  Buffalo Nation;  Winds of Winter;  If You Love the Water Let it Rain – 01-06-23

EPs
Reigning RR 1001 Our State is a Dumpsite: Our State Is A Dumpsite; The Company’s Been good to Me / The Stars Will Always Move; Drying Tears – 85
Reigning RR 1020 WTO Disco: WTO Disco (Rock version); Turn of The Wrench; Swimmin’ In The Big; WTO Disco (disco version); WTO Disco (karaoke version) – 00
Reigning RR 1013 I'd Go Anywhere To Fight For Oil to Lubricate The Red White and Blue: I'd Go Anywhere To Fight For Oil to Lubricate The Red White and Blue; My Country; Prayer For This Land; WTO Disco - 02