Thursday, October 23, 2025

Cole Quest and The City Pickers

 Cole Rotante (grandson of Woody Guthrie). *New York City
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Ca early 2016 Magic Shop Studio, 49 Crosby St., Manhattan, New York City – Cole Quest and The City Pickers (Cole Quest Rotante [vcl/gt/ dobro/ washboard], Christian Apuzzo [vcl/ac gt], Sam Merwin [mandolin/ hmny vcl], Douglas Jay Goldstein [banjo/ hmny vcl], Margaret Desiree Mug [vcl/bass], Graham Watson [drums/percussion], Ethan Joseph [vcl/fiddle], Matheus Verardino [harmonica], Jimi Zhivago [Hammnond B3/ tack piano])
001 BUY ME BACK BARRY
002 BLUEST MAN IN TOWN
003 LADY JANE
004 WAYFARING STRANGER
005 DROWSY DREAMER
006 FREEBORN MAN
007 LAST OLD SHOVEL
008 MY NAME IS NEW YORK
009 MISTER GREY
010 CRIPPLED INSIDE
011 UNCLE JEFF 
Tracks above issued on album Cole Quest and The City Pickers
January 2020 Conveyor Studios, Brooklyn, New York City  – Cole Quest and The City Pickers (Cole Quest [vcl/dobro], Christian Apuzzo [gt], Mike Mulhollan [banjo], Larry Cook [bass], Matheus Verardino [harmonica] + Erik Alvar [bass], Sean Trishka [drums], Sam Reider [Hammond B3/Wurlitzer])
012 OSTRICH THERAPY OV 423  
013 THE BITCOIN GAMBLER OV 423   
014 WAY OVER YONDER IN THE MINOR KEY OV 423   
015 7-11 / FOGGY MOUNTAIN ROCK OV 423   
016 MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL OV 423   
017 IF I STILL HAD YOU OV 423   
2025 The Carriage House Studio, 119 W Hill Rd,  Stamford, CT  – Cole Quest and The City Pickers (Cole Quest [vcl/ac gt/ dobro.steel], Christian Apuzzo [vcl/ac gt],  Mike Mulhollan [banjo],  Craig Akin [bass], Konrad Meissner [drums],  Jack Devereux [fiddle/pennywhistle/ hmny vcl], Matheus Verardino [vcl/harmonica/ flatfooting], Wyndham Baird [organ])
018 THERE'S A FEELING IN MUSIC – PETE SEEGER - JR 026   
019 PASTURES OF PLENTY JR 026   
020 WHERE I'M FROM JR 026   
021 IN TALL BUILDINGS JR 026   
022 SHE TALKS A LOT (AND I LIKE IT) JR 026   
023 SÓ PRA VARIAR JR 026   
024 I AIN'T JR 026   
025 EARLY MORNING DEW JR 026   
026 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER JR 026   
027 DUST BOWL CHILDREN JR 026   
028 ALL WORK TOGETHER -ARLO GUTHRIE  -  JR 026   
029 MY PEACE JR 026  


ALBUMS
Cole Rotante ? Cole Quest and The City Pickers
:  Buy Me Back Barry;  Bluest Man in Town;  Lady Jane;  Wayfaring Stranger;  Drowsy Dreamer;  Freeborn Man;  Last Old Shovel;  My Name is New York;  Mister Grey;  Crippled Inside;  Uncle Jeff - 09-07-16
Jalopy JR 026 Homegrown:  There's A Feeling in Music;  Pastures of Plenty;  Where I'm From;  In Tall Buildings;  She Talks A Lot (and I Like It);  Só Pra Variar;  I Ain't;  Early Morning Dew;  Philadelphia Lawyer;  Dust Bowl Children;  All Work Together;  My Peace – 18-07-25

EPs

Omnivore OV-423 Self [En]Titled:  Ostrich Therapy;  The Bitcoin Gambler;  Way over Yonder in the Minor Key;  7-11 / Foggy Mountain Rock;  My Sweet Little Girl;  If I Still Had You – 16-04-21






Johnny Marfa (and The Lights)

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2020 Los Angeles, CA – Johnny Marfa and The Lights
001 WELCOME TO THE SHOW
002 THE NAME'S JOHNNY MARFA
003 24/7
004 OLD HABITS
005 HEY DJ
006 SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
007 EMPTY BOTTLES
008 MOMMA SONG
009 PARK 'N CRY
010 CATALINA 
Tracks above issued on album The Name's Johnny Marfa
2023-2024 Los Angeles, CA - Johnny Marfa and The Lights (Johnny Marfa [vcl/ac gt/tambourine], Phillip Alan Smith [el gt], Whynot Jansveld [bass gt], Mark Stepro [drums], Gabe Witche [fiddle], Landon Kirksey [harmonica]. Producer: Johnny Marfa and Jason Blynn)
011 KEEP ON L-I-V-I-N
012 STRONG 'N STEADY
013 DEAR MR. JONES
014 TAKE ME BACK TO TEXAS
015 ONE MORE CUP
016 THE SHOW DON'T GO ON
017 LOSIN' YOU HURTS MORE (THAN GETTIN' YOU FELT GOOD)
018 ONLY YOU
019 AIN'T A DAMN THING CHANGED
020 TURN THE WHEEL AND TAKE ME HOME
021 BLOW THIS JOINT 
Tracks above issued on album Take Me Back to Texas

ALBUMS
Johnny Marfa ? The Name's Johnny Marfa
: Welcome to the Show; The Name's Johnny Marfa; 24/7; Old Habits; Hey DJ; Sympathy for the Devil; Empty Bottles; Momma Song; Park 'n Cry; Catalina – 07-12-20
Johnny Marfa ? Take Me Back To Texas: Keep on L-I-V-I-N; Strong 'n Steady; Dear Mr. Jones; Take Me Back to Texas; One More Cup; The Show Don't Go On; Losin' you Hurts More (Than Gettin' you Felt Good); Only You; Ain't a Damn Thing Changed; Turn the Wheel and Take Me Home; Blow This Joint – 17-01-25


Lone Canary

 Heather Camacho
Jesse Fox 

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2015 Underground Squirrel Studio, Rockford, IL – The Lone Canary (Producer: Micky Rosenquist) 
001 WATER IN MY LUNGS
002 TIP OF MY TONGUE
003 COME HOME
004 CAN'T BE TRUSTED
005 THE SAILOR
006 IN MY DREAMS
007 'TIL I SEE THE LIGHT
008 BY THE RIVER
009 FROM THE FIRE
010 FALLING
011 THE AXEMAN
012 THE CANARY'S SONG 
Tracks above issued on album The Lone Canary
2015 Little Beck Studios, Shirland, IL – The Lone Canary (Producer: Jordan McDonald)
013 'TIL I SEE THE LIGHT
014 FALLING
015 THE AXEMAN
016 IN MY DREAMS
017 CAN'T BE TRUSTED
018 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 
Tracks above issued on EP The Littlebeck Sessions
2018 Evil Twin Recording, Rockford, IL – The Lone Canary
019 SILENT NIGHT
020 IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
021 PATAPAN
022 I SAW THREE SHIPS
023 GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
024 O COME, O COME EMMANUEL
025 AULD LANG SYNE
026 WINTER WOODS
Tracks above issued on EP A Lone Winter’s Night 
2018 unknown, IL – The Lone Canary
027 THE GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY digital single [rel. Jan. 31, 2019]
2019 Little Beck Studios, Shirland, IL – The Lone Canary (Heather Comacho, Jesse Fox + Jordan McDonald [el gt/lap steel/ bass/ synthesizer], David McDonald [drums/percussion],  Michael Rondstadt [cello], Libby Iska [vcl/piano]. Producer: Jordan McDonald)
028 MOURNING SONG
029 OUT OF TIME
030 MADE TO SINK
031 RIDE
032 LET HIM GO
033 THE RIGHTEOUS
034 LEAVE THE GRAY
035 REAPER
036 THE SILENCE
037 HOLD ON TO ME
038 GOODNIGHT, IRENE 
Tracks above issued on album Leave The Gray
2022 Vibehouse Productions,  Owen Center Rd, Rockford, IL – The Lone Canary (Jessie Fox [vcl/gt], Heather Camacho [vcl/violin], Jordan McDonald [bass])
039 STRAINED MYLE'S SONG  digital single [rel. Sept. 2]
2023 unknown, IL – The Lone Canary (Jesse Fox,  Heather Camacho [vcl/all instruments])
040 LET IT SNOW digital single [rel. Dec. 22]
041 JOY TO THE WORLD  digital single [rel. Dec. 22]
2025 City Stage Studios,  821 1st Ave, Rockford, IL – The Lone Canary
042 KINGDOM COME
043 SINS OF OUR FATHERS
044 CARRY ON
045 WILDFIRE
046 13
047 GIVE IT SOME TIME
048 HARD TIMES
049 FIRST TO GO
050 SOMETHING REAL
051 DIME STORE HORSES 
Tracks above issued on album Dime Store Horses


ALBUMS
The Lone Canary no # The Lone Canary:
  Water in My Lungs;  Tip of My Tongue;  Come Home;  Can't Be Trusted;  The Sailor;  In My Dreams;  'Til I See the Light;  By the River;  From the Fire;  Falling;  The Axeman;  The Canary's Song – 03-06-15
The Lone Canary no # Leave the Gray:  Mourning Song;  Out of Time;  Made to Sink;  Ride;  Let Him Go;  The Righteous;  Leave the Gray;  Reaper; The Silence;  Hold on to Me; Goodnight, Irene – 17-01-20
The Lone Canary no # Dime Store Horses: Kingdom Come;  Sins of Our Fathers;  Carry On;  Wildfire;  13;  Give It Some Time;  Hard Times; First to Go;  Something Real;  Dime Store Horses – 12-09-25


EPs
The Lone Canary no # The Littlebeck Sessions: 'Til I See the Light; Falling; The Axeman; In My Dreams; Can't Be Trusted; You Are My Sunshine – 03-12-15
The Lone Canary no # A Lone Winter's Night:  Silent Night;  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear;  Patapan;  I Saw Three Ships;  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;  O Come, O Come Emmanuel;  Auld Lang Syne; Winter Woods – 07-12-18




Dean Mitchell

 *Alabama
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

Ca 1979 Fireside Studio, 813 18th Ave S, Nashville, TN – Dean Mitchell (Dean Mitchell [vcl], Mark Casstevens [rh gt/banjo], Steve Chapman [rh gt], Bucky Barrett [ld gt],  Buddy Emmons/  Hal Rugg/  Sonny Garrish [steel],  Ralph Childs [bass], Clyde Brooks [drums], Tony Migliore [piano/strings], Dottie "D" Singers [bck vcl,]. Producer: Wayne Hodge)
001 SG2035 DID YOU HEAR MY SONG SG 2035-6/SG 2003  
002 DON'T SEND ME HOME FROM NASHVILLE SG 2003  
003 LOOKING BACK AT LUCKENBACH SG 2003  
004 EARLY MORNING SADNESS OF THE RAIN SG 2003  
005 DO RIGHT BY OTHERS SG 2003  
006 SG 2036 I'M LIVING IN TWO WORLDS SG 2035-6/SG 2003 
007 WORLD OF COUNTRY SG 2003  
008 ME AND JIMMIE BLUE'S SG 2003  
009 SG 2060 DEAR OLD SUNNY SOUTH SG 2059-60/ SG 2003  
010 SG 2059 JIMMIE'S TEXAS BLUE'S SG 2059-60/SG 2003   – 80
20-21 April 1981 Soundtrack Recording Studio, Nashville, TN – Dean Mitchell (Dean  Mitchell [vcl], Tommy Cogbill [gt/bass/steel], Bucky Barrett [steel],  Sonny Garrish [steel/dobro],  David Humphreys [drums/percussion], Buddy Spicher [fiddle/mandolin],  Walt Cunningham [piano],  John Propst [piano/strings],  Ken Laxton [trumpet])
011 ME AND JIMMIE'S BLUES SIR 8102/DM 0001  
012 MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU DM 0001 
013 GAMBLIN BARROM BLUES DM 0001  
014 PEACH PICKIN‘ TIME IN GEORGIA DM 0001 
015 "T" FOR TEXAS DM 0001  
016 MEAN MAMA BLUES DM 0001 
017 DADDY AND HOME DM 0001 
018 WAITING FOR A TRAIN DM 0001  
019 MOTHER THE QUEEN OF MY HEART DM 0001  
020 LET ME BE YOUR SIDETRACK DM 0001
13 August 1982 Columbia Recording Studio A, Nashville, TN – Dean Mitchell
021 I SAW THE LIGHT DM 1234 
022 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN DM 1234 
023 HOW GREAT THOU ART DM 1234 
024 THIS OL' HOUSE DM 1234 
025 NOW THE DAY IS OVER DM 1234
026 I'LL FLY AWAY DM 1234 
027 GOD'S LITTLE CORNER DM 1234 
028 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN DM 1234 
029 I BELIEVE DM 1234 
030 AMAZING GRACE DM 1234  
2-3 December 1982 Columbia Recording Studio A, Nashville, TN – Dean  Mitchell
031 CALIFORNIA BLUES DM 3336 
032 ANY OLD TIME DM 3336  
033 MOONLIGHT AND SKIES DM 3336 
034 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY DM 3336  
035 THE BRAKEMAN'S BLUES DM 3336  
036 BEN DEW BERRY DM 3336 
037 IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW DM 3336 
038 PISTOL PACKIN' PAPA DM 3336  
039 THE ONE ROSE DM 3336 
040 THOSE GAMBLERS BLUES DM 3336
4 March 1984 The Castle Studio, Franklin, TN – Dean Mitchell (Producer: Buckey Barrett)
041 SLIPPIN' AWAY DM 7777
042 THE JOURNEY DM 7777 
043 WHY ME DM 7777 
044 LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS DM 7777 
045 TWO ROBES DM 7777 
046 UNCLOUDY DAY DM 7777 
047 DO RIGHT BY OTHERS DM 7777 
048 ONE DAY AT A TIME DM 7777 
049 FROM JIMMY TO JESUS DM 7777 
050 ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE DM 7777  



ALBUMS
Stargem SG 2003 Did You Hear My Song: Did You Hear My Song; Don't Send Me Home From Nashville; Looking Back At Luckenbach; Early Morning Sadness Of The Rain; Do Right By Others; I'm Living In Two Worlds    ; World Of Country; Me And Jimmie Blue's; Dear Old Sunny South; Jimmie's Texas Blue's - 80
Foundation DM 0001 Me And Jimmie's Blues: Me And Jimmie's Blues; Miss The Mississippi And You; Gamblin Barrom Blues; Peach Pickin‘ Time In Georgia; "T" For Texas; Mean Mama Blues; Daddy And Home; Waiting For A Train; Mother The Queen Of My Heart; Let Me Be Your Sidetrack – 81 (reissued in 1987 as part of Quality Spec. products [CAN] RSP 143 Singin‘ Jimmie’s Blues)
Foundation DM 1234 God's Little Corner: I Saw The Light; Life's Railway To Heaven; How Great Thou Art; This Ol' House; Now The Day Is Over; I'll Fly Away; God's Little Corner; Will The Circle Be Unbroken; I Believe; Amazing Grace – 82
Foundation DM 3336 Me And Jimmie's Blues Vol. II: California Blues; Any Old Time; Moonlight And Skies; Frankie And Johnny; The Brakeman's Blues; Ben Dew Berry; In The Jailhouse Now; Pistol Packin' Papa; The One Rose; Those Gamblers Blues- 83 (reissued in 1987 as part of Quality Spec. products [CAN] RSP 143 Singin‘ Jimmie’s Blues)
Foundation DM 7777 Slippin' Away: Slippin' Away; The Journey; Why Me; Lord of Lords and King of Kings; Two Robes; Uncloudy Day; Do Right By Others; One Day At A Time; From Jimmy to Jesus; On The Wings Of A Dove - 84


SINGLES
Stargem
SG 2035/6 Did You Hear My Song / I'm Living In Two Worlds – 80
SG 2059/60 Jimmies Texas Blues / Dear Old Sunny South - 80
Foundation
Sirius SIR 8102 Me and Jimmie’s Blues / Me and Jimmie’s Blues – 81 (promo)