Saturday, May 10, 2025

Liam Fitzgerald / Rainieros

 2nd version
By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

2009 Fastback Studios, 12345 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA - The Rainieros (Liam Fitzgerald [ld vcl/gt], Terry Smithson [vcl/gt], Jimmy Peters [steel], Tyler Johnson [bass], Phil Slusher [drums] + Jason Lackie [vcl-1], Doug Bright [fiddle], Kristina Lackie [bck vcl]. Producer: Liam Fitzgerald, Jason Lackie) [overdub sessions: [1] 57th Street Productions, Monroe, WA: Van Ramsey [piano]]
R01 GOT NO WAY HOME D 750876
R02 WASTED DAYS D 750876
R03 FLASH IN THE PAN [1] D 750876
R04 BAD DECISIONS, BIG MISTAKES D 750876
R05 IT DOESN'T HURT, IT DOESN'T HELP D 750876
R06 BLACKOUT [1]  D 750876
R07 HANGOVER D 750876
R08 COCAINE AND NICOTINE D 750876
R09 WALKING AND TALKING D 750876
R10  EMILIE D 750876
R11 TOO LITTLE, TOO MUCH -1 D 750876  
Early 2011 Cleopatra Studios, Seattle, WA - Liam Fitzgeralald and The Rainieros (Liam Ftizgerald [vcl/gt], Kevin Campion [steel], Tyler Johnson [bass], Donnie Staff [drums] Creg Cabote [fiddle],  Jon Hyde, Paul Bihary [bck vcl])
001 BAD DECISIONS, BIG MISTAKES
002 WASTED DAYS
003 FLASH IN THE PAN *
004 I GOT NO WAY HOME (PLEASE GIVE ME A RIDE) *
005 HANGOVER*
006 COCAINE AND NICOTINE
007 BLACKOUT *
008 EMILE
009 WALKIN’  AND TALKIN’ *
010 IT DOESN’T HURT
Tracks above issued on album Bad Decisions, Big Mistakes and Other Fan Favorites, *on EP Liam Fitzgerald and The Rainieros
Early 2012 prob. Seattle, WA - Liam Fitzgeralald and The Rainieros
011 WHAT WOULD YOU DO ST  0145  
012 I'M ALWAYS GONNA BE IN LOVE WITH YOU ST  0145  
013 LET'S GO OUT TONIGHT ST  0145  
014 LAST CALL! ST  0145
015 YOU CAN CALL ME CRAZY (ANYTIME) ST  0145
016 I DON'T KNOW WHY ST  0145
017 LONG GONE GOODBYE ST  0145
018 THE RAMBLER ST  0145  
019 HONKY TONK HARD TIMES ST  0145  
020 FAMILY BALLAD  ST  0145  
2017  poss. Seattle, WA – The Rainieros (Liam Fitzgerald [vcl/gt],  Tyler Johnson [bass],  Donnie Staff [drums] + Jonathan Stuart [ld gt],  After The Dust Has Settled [ac gt], Jesse Cunningham/ Dave Harmonson/ Jon Hyde [steel])
R12 THE FOOL
R13 HEARTLESS
R14 PICK UP THE PIECES
R15 AFTER THE DUST HAS SETTLED
Tracks above issued on EP The Fool
2018  Her Car Studio, Fremont, Seattle, WA – The Rainieros (Liam Fitzgerald [vcl/gt],  Jonathan Stuart [el gt/steel], Tyler Johnson [bass], Donnie Staff [drums] + Dave Harmonson [steel], Colin Nelson [hmny vcl])
R16 DR. JEKYLL, MR. HYDE
R17 HONKY TONK BLUES
R18 TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'
R19 BLOOD RED WINE
Tracks above issued on EP The Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
2020  poss. Seattle, WA – The Rainieros
R20 THE RAINIERO SONG (CHRISTMAS DON’T BE LATE) digital single [rel. Dec. 20]

ALBUMS
Country Masters D750876 Bad Decisions, Big Mistakes: 
Got No Way Home; Wasted Days; Flash In The Pan; Bad Decisions, Big Mistakes; It Doesn't Hurt, It Doesn't Help; Blackout; Hangover; Cocaine and Nicotine; Walking and Talking; Emilie; Too Little, Too Much – 09 Rainieros
Hypnolab ? Bad Decisions, Big Mistakes and Other Fan Favorites: Bad Decisions, Big Mistakes;  Wasted Days; Flash In The Pan; I Got No Way Home; Hangover; Cocaine And Nicotine; Blackout; Emile; Walkin’  And Talkin’; It Doesn’t Hurt – 04-11
Liam Fitzgerald ST 0145 Last Call:What Would You Do; I'm Always Gonna Be In Love With You; Let's Go Out Tonight; Last Call!; You Can Call Me Crazy (Anytime); I Don't Know Why; Long Gone Goodbye; The Rambler; Honky Tonk Hard Times; Family Ballad – 04-05-12

EPs
Liam Fitzgerald and The Rainieros: Walkin' and Talkin'; I Got No Way Home (Please Give Me A Ride); Flash in the Pan; Blackout; Hangover – 01-08-11
The Rainieros ? The Fool: The Fool;  Heartless;  Pick Up The Pieces; After The Dust Has Settled – 09-03-18
The Rainieros ? The Jekyll, Mr. Hyde: Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde; Honky Tonk Blues; Tossin' and Turnin'; Blood Red Wine – 15-06-18



Arvee Kiser

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

September 1965 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Arvee Kiser (Producer: Tommy Hill)
001 ST-7818/SK4M-1244 THIS WAR BETWEEN US  Nashville 5248
002 ST-7819/SK4M-1245 HEARTACHE FOLLOWING ME Nashville 5248
1966 poss. Nashville, TN – Arvee Kiser (Producer: Jim Glaser)
003 TK4M-0366 YOU GUESSED IT (YOU LOOKING AT ME) AM 501
004 TK4M-0367 I WAS COMING HOME TO YOU AM 501
1968 unknown – Arvee Kiser
005 VE 507 IF THESE LIPS COULD TALK VE 507/508
006 VE 508 ALONG WITH LOSING MY BABY VE 507/508


SINGLES
Nashville (1965)
5248 Heartache Following Me / This War Between Us - 65
Amic (1966)
AM 501 You Guessed It (You Looking At Me) / I Was Coming Home To You - 66
Venus    
VE 507/508 If These Lips Could Talk / Along With Losing My Baby - 68

Sideshow Tramps

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

July 2006 Sugar Hill Studios, 5626 Brock St, Houston, TX – Sideshow Tranps ("Uncle Tick" Geoffrey Muller [vcl/gt/ banjo/ dobro/bass/ saw/ harmonica], "The Reverend" Dennis Craig Kinsey [vcl/gt/ bass/ harmonica],  Bart Maloney [steel/washboard], "Ragtag Mac" Scott McNeil [vcl/ bass/ mandolin/ el gt], "Coach" Shane Lauder [drums/ percussion/ washtub bass/ spoons/ bck vcl], + Two Star Symphony [strings], 2/10 [piano/ washboard/washtub bass],
Mike Switzer [trombone],  Chris Kimerer [trumpet], John Duboise [clarinet])
001 BUCK DANCER'S CHOICE
002 NEW TRAIN
003 4TH STREET MESS AROUND
004 JOHN WENT UP TO HEAVEN
005 FUNERAL SONG
006 JOSIE
007 GENERAL LEIGH
008 CITY'S ABOUT TO FALL
009 COCAINE HABIT BLUES
010 RAG TAG MESS AROUND
011 WAY DOWN ON THE OLD PLANK ROAD
012 SUGAR SHACK
013 LITTLE GIRL CALLED YOU
014 EASE OUT ON THE HILL
015 LADY VODKA
Tracks above issued on album Medicine Show
2011 Houston, TX – Sideshow Tramps
016 HERE COMES THE PARTY
017 SIDDARTHA’S DANCERS
018 TRAMPS AND FREAKS
019 HAMBONE’S ON THE NEEDLE AGAIN
020 SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN
021 ONLY A DROP LEFT
022 SHADY LITTLE GIRL
023 BACK TO NEW ORLEANS
024 JOHN THE REVELATOR
025 FAREWELL
Tracks above issued on album Revelator
2015 or sooner [live] The Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Pak Dr., Houston, TX – Sideshow Tramps
02501 INTRO
02502 NEW TRAIN
02503 FUNERAL SONG
02504 NEW ORLEANS FUNERAL
02505 TEXAS GIRLS
02506 TWO STEP
02507 SIDHARTHA'S DANCERS
02508 ST. JOHN INFIRMARY
02509 COCAINE BLUES
02510 FORE ST. MESS AROUND
02511 MAGGIE'S FARM
02512 TRAMPS AND FREAKS
02513 JOHN THE REVELATOR
02514 LADY VODKA
Tracks above issued on album Live at The Fitz



ALBUMS
Sideshow Tramps no # Medicine Show:
  Buck Dancer's Choice;  New Train;  4th Street Mess Around;  John Went Up to Heaven;  Funeral Song;  Josie;  General Leigh;  City's About to Fall;  Cocaine Habit Blues;  Rag Tag Mess Around;  Way Down on the Old Plank Road;  Sugar Shack;  Little Girl Called You;  Ease Out on the Hill;  Lady Vodka – 28-06-07
Zenhill no #  Revelator: Here Comes the Party;  Siddartha’s Dancers;  Tramps and Freaks; Hambone’s on the Needle Again;  See That My Grave Is Kept Clean;  Only a Drop Left;  Shady Little Girl;  Back to New Orleans;  John the Revelator;  Farewell – 01-09-11
Splice ? Live at Fitz:  Intro;  New Train;  Funeral Song;  New Orleans Funeral;  Texas Girls;  Two Step;  Sidhartha's Dancers;  St. John Infirmary;  Cocaine Blues; . Fore St. Mess Around;  Maggie's Farm;  Tramps and Freaks;  John the Revelator;  Lady Vodka – 01-04-16

Rising Appalachian

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2004 Zero Return Studios, Atlanta, GA – Rising Appalachians
001 GREASY COAT CS 007   
002 CAMP MEETING ON THE 4TH OF JULY CS 007   
003 NOBODY'S FAULT CS 007   
004 SAY DARLIN' SAY CS 007   
005 MAID OF CULMORE CS 007   
006 FLY AROUND MY PRETTY LIL' MISS CS 007   
007 COLEMAN'S MARCH CS 007   
008 DUCKS ON THE POND CS 007   
009 AIN'T GONNA WORK CS 007   
010 HONEY BABY BLUES CS 007  
011 HEY HO CS 007   
012 CHITLIN' COOKIN TIME IN CHEATHAM CO. CS 007   
013 LONESOME JOHN CS 007   
014 TULI TULI CS 007
2006 SoulField Studios, ? – Rising Appalachia (Chloe Smith [vcl/banjo/fiddle/sounds], Leah Smith [vcl/banjo/ bodhran/sounds/speech] + Forrest Kelly [bodhran/washboard/ cajon/ drums/ sounds],  Producer: Rising Appalachia)
015 CALCULATED FOOTSTEPS/RALIEGH AND SPENCER\
016 GONE FISHIN'
017 UNRAVELED
018 OLD FASHIONED MORPHINE
019 WHISKEY BLUES
020 WHEN ITS GOLDEN...
021 SANDY BOYS
022 THE BLACKEST CROW
023 NIKOLA
024 HONEY BABE BLUES
025 CASTLE TO THE BARRACKS
026 SCALE DOWN
027 SAIL AWAY LADIES
Tracks above issued on album Scale Down
2007-2008 [live] The Evening Must, Charlotte, NC/  Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA/  Eddie’s Attic, Atlanta, GA/ Sullivan Hall, New York City/ the SOA protest , Columbus, GA – Rising Appalachia (Chloe Smith [vcl/banjo/fiddle/sounds], Leah Smith [vcl/banjo/ sounds] + John Branigan [bass], Imhotep Dlanod [drums/percussion], Maurice Turner [trumpet])
02701 ALL FENCE AND NO DOORS
02702 SONG COLLECTING INTRO
02703 YE YE BONGE
02704 WINDUP INTRO
02705 LAMB
02706 STATE OF THE NATION
02707 OH DEATH
02708 SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS INTRO
02709 RAGE BREEDS RAGE
02710 AINT NO SUNSHINE
02711 FEMINIST CHICKEN INTRO
02712 RALIEGH AND SPENCER
02713 SCALE DOWN
02714 ODE TO ALICE WALKER PLEA
Tracks above issued on album Evolutions In Sound: Live
2009 Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, LA/ Wonderroot, Atlanta, GA – Rising Appalachia
028 ST JAMES INFIRMARY
029 FREEDOM
030 ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
031 YOU DONT MISS YOUR WATER TILL YOUR WELL RUNS DRY
032 TINY FISH LUNGS
033 ILL FLY AWAY
034 CAMINANDO [also remix]
035 SAVE MY SOUL
036 SWOON  [also remix]
037 SOMETIMES I...
038 ARMY OF NONE
039 YOU AND I ARE FALLING
040 YOU AND I ARE FREE
041 SUNU
042 UNTITLED [HIDDEN TRACK]
Tracks above issued on album The Sails of Self
2012 Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC – Rising Appalachia
043 MISSISSIPPI SONG
044 FILTHY DIRTY SOUTH
045 REMEMBER WHAT YOU TOLD ME
046 PRETTY LIL' FOOT / TROUBLE IN MIND
047 CLOSER TO THE EDGE
048 THE LONG HAUL
049  I'LL FLY AWAY
050 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
051 YOUR SWEET LOVIN'
052 CUMBERLAND GAP
053 DOWNTOWN
054 ZAVEDI ME LALINO
055 CALLING ME HOME / YE YE BONGYE
056 OCCUPY
057 CLUCK OL' HEN
058 UNTITLED [HIDDEN TRACK]
Tracks above issued on album Filthy Dirty South
2013 unknown – Rising Appalachia with The Human Experience
059 SWOON
060 MISSISSIPPI
061 PRETTY LIL' FOOT
062 DOWNTOWN
063 NOBODY'S FAULT
064 SUNU
065 SWOON (ACOUSTIC)
Tracks above issued on EP Soul Visions
2014 Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC – Rising Appalachia (Chloe Smith [vcl/gt/banjo/fiddle/sounds], Leah Song [vcl/gt/banjo/ bothran/ fiddle] + Biko Casini [drums/percussion], Jan Smith [fiddle], Forrest Kelly [washboard/human beagtbox], Maurice Turner [trumpet], There Davis [spoken word])
066 NOVELS OF ACQUAINTANCE
067 LEAN IN
068 FALL ON MY KNEES
069 RIVERMOUTH
070 OH DEATH
071 AN INVITATION
072 MEDICINE
073 FIND YOUR WAY
074 SYNCHRONICITY
075 CRIPPLE CREEK
076 CONDENSATION (INTERLUDE)
077 SPIRIT'S CRADLE
078 WIDER CIRCLES
079 BRIGHT MORNING STARS / BOTAWAK
080 STROMBOLI
Tracks above issued on album Wider Circles
Poss. From sessions above
081 ALL FENCE NO DOORS Wider Circles 10th Anniversary
2017 [live] unknown – Rising Appalachia (Biko Casini, Chloe Smith, David Brown), Leah Song)
08101 LEAN IN
08102 CRIPPLE CREEK
08103 MEDICINE
08104 NOVELS OF ACQUAINTANCE
08105 CLOSER TO THE EDGE
08106 SWOON
08107 WIDER CIRCLES
08108 MISSISSIPPI
08109 OCCUPY
08110 CUMBERLAND GAP
08111 STROMBOLI
Tracks above issued on album Alive
2017 unknown – Rising Appalachia  with Peia
082 HANDSOME MOLLY digital single [rel. Dec. 21]
201 7 unknown – Rising Appalachia
083 SCALE DOWN (ACOUSTIC) digital single [rel. Dec. 25]
2018 unknown – Castanea with Rising Appalachia, with Arounda Diarra, Biko Cassini [-1], Hang Massive [-2]
084 SYNCHRONICITY
085 SPIRIT'S CRADLE
086  NOVELS OF ACQUAINTANCE
087 CLOSER TO THE EDGE -1
088 TULLI TULLI
089 ZAVEDI MA LINO / FREEDOM -2
Tracks above issued on EP Remast
2018 Panoramic House, Stinson Beach, CA/ Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC – Rising Appalachia, with Ani DiFranco [-1], Trevor Hall [-2], Maurice Turner [-3]  (Producer: Joe Henry)
090 I BELIEVE IN BEING READY
091 HARMONIZE
092 SPEAK OUT -1
093 LOVE HER IN THE MORNIN'
094 SHED YOUR GRACE -2
095 SADJUNA
096 MAKE MAGIC
097 SASSAFRAS
098 SUNNY DAYS
099 CUCKOO
100 INDIGO DANCE -3
101 RESILIENT (FULL BAND)
Tracks above issued on album Leylines
2021 Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC – Rising Appalachia (Leah Song [vcl/banjo], Chloe Smith [vcl/fiddle/ bass] + Biko Casini [drums/percussion],  Duncan Wickel [fiddle/cello],  Arouna Diara [ngoni.balafon]. Producer: Rising Appalachia)
102 CATALYST
103 NGONI
104 SILVER
105 TEMPEST
106 LOST GIRL
107 TOP SHELF
108 CLAY
109 KEEP GOING
110 DEPTH
Tracks above issued on album The Lost Mystique of Being In The Know
2022 [live] Preservation Hall, 726 St Peter, New Orleans, LA – Rising Appalachia
11001 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
11002 INDIGO DANCE
11003 STAND LIKE AN OAK
11004 CATALYST
11005 SHED YOUR GRACE
11006 THE LONG HAUL
11007 FIND YOUR WAY\
11008  SILVER
11009 RIVERMOUTH
11010 DOWNTOWN
11011 ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
11012 RESILIENT  
Tracks above issued on album Live From New Orleans at Preservation Hall
2023 Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC – Rising Appalachia (Leah Song [vcl/banjo/bodhran], Chloe Smith [vcl/fiddle] + David Brown [ac gt/bass/bck vcl], Biko Casini [percussion],  Duncan Wickel [fiddle/cello/bck vcl],  Branden J Lewis [trumpet].  Producer: Leah Song, Chloe Smith)
111 THE NIGHT WE MET
112 CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS
113 THE BONES
114 ON AND ON
115 I NEED A FOREST FIRE
116 TEXAS HOLD 'EM
117 I SHALL BE RELEASED
Tracks above issued on album Folk and Anchor
2024 unknown – Rising Appalachia, * and Aja Black
118 HUNGRY WORLD* digital single [rel. July 2]
119 THANK YOU VERY MUCH   digital single [rel. July 2]
2024 unknown – Rising Appalachia with Peia
120 BOLD RILEY  digital single [rel. July 2]
2024 Panoramic House, Stinson Beach, CA – Rising Appalachia (Leah Song [vcl/gt], Chloe Smith [vcl], David Brown [gt], Arouna Diarra [drum], Biko Casini [percussion],  Duncan Wickel [fiddle]. Producer: Joe Henry)
121 AQUA DE LA MADRE digital single [rel. Sept. 20]





ALBUMS
Rising Appalachia CS 007 Leah and Chloe: 
Greasy Coat;  Camp Meeting on the 4th of July;  Nobody's Fault;  Say Darlin' Say;  Maid of Culmore;  Fly Around my Pretty Lil' Miss;  Coleman's March;  Ducks on the Pond;  Ain't Gonna Work;  Honey Baby Blues;  Hey Ho;  Chitlin' Cookin Time in Cheatham Co.;  Lonesome John;  Tuli Tuli – 01-05
Unwound MWE 6152 Scale Down:  Calculated Footsteps/Raliegh and Spencer;  Gone Fishin';  Unraveled;  Old Fashioned Morphine;  Whiskey Blues;  When Its Golden...;  Sandy Boys;  The Blackest Crow;  Nikola;  Honey Babe Blues;  Castle to the Barracks;  Scale Down;  Sail Away Ladies – 01-07
Rising Appalachia MSJ 5054 Evolutions in Sound: Live:  All Fence And No Doors;  Song Collecting Intro; Ye Ye Bonge;  Windup Intro;  Lamb;  State Of The Nation; Oh Death;  School Of The Americas Intro;  Rage Breeds Rage;  Aint No Sunshine;  Feminist Chicken Intro;  Raliegh and Spencer; Scale Down;  Ode to Alice Walker Plea  – 01-08
Rising Appalachia MWE 7191 The Sails Of Self: St James Infirmary;  Freedom;  Across the Blue Ridge Mountains;  You Dont Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry;  Tiny Fish Lungs;  Ill Fly Away;  Caminando;  Save My Soul;  Swoon;  Sometimes I...;  Army of None;  You and I Are Falling, You and I Are Free;  SuNu;  Swoon (Remixed);  Caminando (Remixed);  untitled [hidden track]* – 22-04-10 (*not on digital version)
Rising Appalachia no # Filthy Dirty South: Mississippi Song;  Filthy Dirty South; Remember What You Told Me;  Pretty Lil' Foot / Trouble in Mind;  Closer to the Edge;  The Long Haul;  I'll Fly Away;  Just a Closer Walk With Thee;  Your Sweet Lovin';  Cumberland Gap;  Downtown;  Zavedi Me Lalino;  Calling Me Home / Ye Ye Bongye;  Occupy;  Cluck Ol' Hen; untitled [hidden track]* – 23-11-12 (*not on digital version]
Rising Appalachia  no # Wider Circles:  Novels of Acquaintance;  Lean In;  Fall On My Knees;  Rivermouth;  Oh Death;  An Invitation;  Medicine;  Find Your Way;  Synchronicity;  Cripple Creek;  Condensation (Interlude);  Spirit's Cradle;  Wider Circles;  Bright Morning Stars / Botawak;  Stromboli – 20-04-15 (reissued in 2025 as 10th Anniversary version with bonus track All Fence No Doors)
Rising Appalachia  no # Alive:  Lean In;  Cripple Creek;  Medicine;  Novels of Acquaintance;  Closer to the Edge;  Swoon;  Wider Circles;  Mississippi; Occupy;  Cumberland Gap;  Stromboli  – 28-09-17
Rising Appalachia  no # Leylines:  I Believe in Being Ready;  Harmonize;  Speak out
(w. Ani DiFranco);  Love Her in the Mornin';  Shed Your Grace (w. Trevor Hall);  Sadjuna;  Make Magic;  Sassafras;  Sunny Days;  Cuckoo;  Indigo Dance (w. Maurice Turner);  Resilient (Full Band) – 02-05-19
Rising Appalachia  no #  The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know:  Catalyst;  Ngoni;  Silver;  Tempest;  Lost Girl;  Top Shelf;  Clay; Keep Going;  Depth – 21-05-21
Rising Appalachia  no # Live From New Orleans at Preservation Hall:  Just a Closer Walk With Thee;  Indigo Dance;  Stand Like An Oak;  Catalyst;  Shed Your Grace;  The Long Haul; Find Your Way;  Silver;  Rivermouth;  Downtown;  St. James Infirmary;  Resilient  -11-11-22


EPs
Rising Appalachia  no # Soul Visions:  Swoon;  Mississippi;  Pretty Lil' foot;  Downtown;  Nobody's Fault;  Sunu;  Swoon (Acoustic) – 13-06-13 w. The Human Experience
Castanea no # Remast:  Synchronicity;  Spirit's Cradle;  Novels of Acquaintance;  Closer to the Edge (w. Arouna Diarra, Biko Casini); Tulli Tulli;  Zavedi Ma Lino / Freedom (w. Hang Massive) – 21-12-18 w. Castanea
Rising Appalachia  no # Folk and Anchor: The Night We Met;  Can I Sleep in Your Arms;  The Bones;  On and On;  I Need A Forest Fire; Texas Hold 'Em;  I Shall Be Released – 17-05-24