Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Prickly Pair

 Locke Golliher Hamilton
Les Hamilton

2nd version 

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

1997 unknown – The Prickly Pair (Locke Golliher Hamilton [ld vcl/rh gt], Les Hamilton [fiddle/ hmny vcl], + Matt Flinner [gt/ mandolin/ bouzuki/ banjo], Ben Winship [bass/ mandolin/ bouzuki])
001 WHY WYOMING’S HOME
002 COWDOG
003 SADDLE UP AND RIDE
004 WHEN I WAS ON HORSEBACK
005 THE OLD DOUBLE DIAMOND
006 REAL COWBOY’S DON’T LINE-DANCE
007 HE WAS A FIDDLER
008 PINTO PAL
009 THE VIEW’S STILL GREAT FROM HERE
010 ANNIE LAURIE / RED IS THE ROSE
011 COLOR-COORDINATED COWBOY
012 WAYFARIN’ STRANGER
013 HITTIN’ THE TRAIL TONIGHT
014 ASHOKAN FAREWELL 
tracks above issued on album Saddle Up and Ride
1998 unknown – The Prickly Pair (Locke Golliher Hamilton [ld vcl/rh gt], Les Hamilton [fiddle/ hmny vcl], + Matt Flinner [gt/ bouzouki/ banjo/ mandolin], Dan Seelye [rh gt], Ben Winship [bass/ mandolin], Dave McCann [bass])
015 CACTUS DANCE
016 WIDE OPEN WYTOMING
017 COWGIRL CATTLE CAL
018 LONESOME ON THE RANGE
019 RANGE OF THE BUFFALO/GARY OWEN
020 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER / KLEE ME WALTZ
021 AN OLD PUNCHER’S  PRAYER
022 THE SKYBALD
023 BILLY GRAY
024 COLORADO SONG
025 GIVE ME WINGS
026 BALLAD OF THE DRIFTER
027 ONLY LONELY FOR YOU
028 THE BLOOD TRAIL 
tracks above issued on album Cactus Dance
2000 unknown – The Prickly Pair
029 GOLD RUSH/WOLVES 'A HOWLIN'
030 RENDEZVOUS WITH THE MOON
031 THE SAD IRISH COWGIRL
032 PAINT THE TOWN
033 SONG OF WYOMING
034 HELL AMONGST THE YEARLINGS/FORKED HORN DEER
035 SARAH HOGAN
036 ON THE MESA TRAIL
037 SMALL VICTORY
038 THE BUGGY SONG
039 NELLIE KANE
040 LONESOME MOONLIGHT WALTZ
041 STEAL THE SHOW
042 SPANISH IS LOVING TONGUE
043 IN MATTERS OF THE HEART
044 SO LONG TO THE RED (WIND) RIVER VALLEY 
tracks above issued on album Rendezvous with The Moon
2002 RockHouse Recording, Rexburg, ID– The Prickly Pair 
045 WEARIN' O' THE GREEN / THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMING / THE RISING OF THE MOON
046 THE SAD IRISH COWGIRL
047 RANGE OF THE BUFFALO / GARY OWEN
048 DENBRAE
049 HE WAS A FIDDLER / SWEDISH JIG
050 SMALL VICTOR
051 THE COWGIRL AND THE CELT
052 DANNY BOY
053 UNFORTUNATE RAKE / ST. PATTY'S DAY IN ONE MORNIN' / FATHER O'FLYNN
054 BILLY GRAY
055 JACK HAGGERTY
056 WHEN I WAS ON HORSEBACK / STREETS OF LAREDO
057 ST. ANN'S REEL / SOLDIER'S JOY / LIBERTY
058 GIVE ME WINGS
059 AN OLD PUNCHER'S PRAYER
060 AULD LANG SYNE 
tracks above issued on album The Cowgirl and The Celt
2003 RockHouse Recording, Rexburg, ID – The Prickly Pair  (Lock Hamilton [vcl], Les Hamilton [vcl/fiddle/harmonica], Rob Honey [ac gt],Mike Dowdle [ac gt/dobro/mandolin], John Fisher [banjo], Rob Honey [bass], Don Christensen [piano]. Producer: Les and Lock Hamilton)
061 BUFFALO GALS- FIDDLE MEDLEY
062 I RIDE AN OLD PAINT MEDLEY
063 TYIN' KNOTS IN THE DEVIL'S TAIL
064 THE LIGHTS OF CHEYENNE
065 WHEN THE CACTUS IS IN BLOOM
066 MY ADOBE HACIENDA / COOL WATER
067 HARD TIMES
068 THE BIG FOOD CHAIN
069 SHENANDOAH
070 WHISKEY 'FORE BREAKFAST
071 NIGHT RIDER'S LAMENT
072 IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW
073 ROUND UP TIME ON THE STATION
074 LONG BLACK VEIL
075 PONY TRACKS
076 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
077 LITTLE JOE THE WRANGLER
078 HERE'S A LAND
079 DIAMOND JOE
080 BRIGHT MORNING STARS 
tracks above issued on album The Lights of Cheyenne
2007 unknown – The Prickly Pair
081 CINDY, CINDY/OLD JOE CLARK/RED HAIRED BOY/SHADY GROVE
082 ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES
083 ROUND UP TIME ON THE PITCHFORK
084 THE LEGEND OF JACK BLISS
085 PONY TRACKS
086 RICHMOND
087 WHISKEY IN THE JAR
088 LAKES OF PONCHATRAIN
089 THE STRAWBERRY ROAN
090 WHERE THE PONIES COME TO DRINK
091 WAITIN' FOR A TRAIN
092 PRETTY PAINTED LADIES
093 SKEWBALL/STEWBALL
094 THE PEARL OF THEM ALL
095 THE ZEBRA DUN
096 THE REINS OF GLORY 
tracks above issued on album Pony Tracks
2008 Platinum Sound and Mastering, Bountiful, UT – The Prickly Pair 
097 HOME ON THE RANGE
098 ROMANCE WITH THE RANGE
099 DILL PICKLE RAG
100 THE CALL OF THE CANYON
101 COW COW BOOGIE
102 THE RANCH SALE
103 CALLOUSED HANDS AND A SOFT HEART
104 LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
105 DARCY FARROW
106 THE MAPLE'S LAMENT
107 OLE FAITHFUL /THE LAST ROUND-UP
108 SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID
109 RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON
110 LAST TRIP HOME
111 HAPPY TRAILS 
tracks above issued on album Romance with The Range



ALBUMS
RockHouse no # Saddle Up and Ride
: Why Wyoming’s Home; Cowdog;  Saddle Up and Ride;  When I Was On Horseback; The Old Double Diamond; Real Cowboy’s Don’t Line-Dance; He Was A Fiddler;  Pinto Pal;  The View’s Still Great From Here;  Annie Laurie / Red Is The Rose; Color-Coordinated Cowboy; Wayfarin’ Stranger;  Hittin’ The Trail Tonight;  Ashokan Farewell - 97
RockHouse no # Cactus Dance: Cactus Dance; Wide Open Wytoming; Cowgirl Cattle Call; Lonesome On The Range; Range of The Buffalo/Gary Owen; Midnight On The Water / Klee Me Waltz; An Old Puncher’s  Prayer; The Skybald; Billy Gray; Colorado Song; Give Me Wings; Ballad of The Drifter; Only Lonely for You; The Blood Trail - 98
Cactus Chorale ? Rendezvous with The Moon:  Gold Rush/Wolves 'a Howlin';  Rendezvous With The Moon;  The Sad Irish Cowgirl;  Paint The Town; Song Of Wyoming; Hell Amongst The Yearlings/Forked Horn Deer; Sarah Hogan; On The Mesa Trail; Small Victory;  The Buggy Song;  Nellie Kane;  Lonesome Moonlight Waltz; Steal The Show; Spanish Is Loving Tongue;  In Matters Of The Heart; So Long To The Red (Wind) River Valley - 00
RockHouse no # The Cowgirl and The Celt: Wearin' O' The Green / The Campbells Are Coming / The Rising Of The Moon; The Sad Irish Cowgirl; Range Of The Buffalo / Gary Owen; Denbrae; He Was A Fiddler / Swedish Jig; Small Victory; The Cowgirl And The Celt; Danny Boy; Unfortunate Rake / St. Patty's Day In One Mornin' / Father O'Flynn; Billy Gray; Jack Haggerty; When I Was On Horseback / Streets Of Laredo; St. Ann's Reel / Soldier's Joy / Liberty    ; Give Me Wings; An Old Puncher's Prayer; Auld Lang Syne - 02
RockHouse 710317077724 The Lights of Cheyenne: Buffalo Gals- Fiddle Medley; I Ride An Old Paint Medley; Tyin' Knots In The Devil's Tail; The Lights Of Cheyenne; When The Cactus Is In Bloom; My Adobe Hacienda / Cool Water; Hard Times; The Big Food Chain; Shenandoah; Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast; Night Rider's Lament; In The Jailhouse Now; Round Up Time On The Station; Long Black Veil; Pony Tracks; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Little Joe The Wrangler; Here's A Land; Diamond Joe; Bright Morning Stars - 03
Cactus Chorale no # Pony Tracks: Cindy, Cindy/Old Joe Clark/Red Haired Boy/Shady Grove; All The Pretty Little Horses; Round Up Time On The Pitchfork; The Legend Of Jack Bliss; Pony Tracks; Richmond; Whiskey In The Jar; Lakes Of Ponchatrain; The Strawberry Roan; Where The Ponies Come To Drink; Waitin' For A Train; Pretty Painted Ladies; Skewball/Stewball; The Pearl Of Them All; The Zebra Dun; The Reins Of Glory – 25-10-07
Cactus Chorale 710317088881 Romance With The Range: Home On The Range; Romance With The Range; Dill Pickle Rag; The Call Of The Canyon; Cow Cow Boogie; The Ranch Sale; Calloused Hands And A Soft Heart; Let The Rest Of The World Go By; Darcy Farrow; The Maple's Lament; Ole Faithful / The Last Round-Up; Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid; Ridin' Down The Canyon; Last Trip Home; Happy Tr - 08  









Ted Silar

 Theodore Irvin Silar, *10-08-1952 Pennsylvania
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2016 The Lab,  Emmaus, PA –  The Ghastly Fops (Ted Silar [vcl/keyboards/ gt], Mike Perkin [gt], Tom Walz [gt], Al Guerrero [bass], Scott Balliet [drums], Wayne "Dr. Squeeze" Leibel – [accordion], Dan McKinney [keyboards]. Producer: Mike Perkin)
G01 IS IT TRUE?
G02 WAS IT LOVE OR WAS IT MAGIC?
G03 SMACK DAB
G04 AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU?
G05 EVERYBODY I KNOW LOVES YOU
G06 HARDER THAN YOU THINK
G07 WE CAN ROCK AND ROLL
G08 LITTLE BIT
G09 GARDENS OF BABYLON 
G10 IT WAS LOVE
G11 SWEET DREAMS, BABY
G12 CAN'T GET A BREAK
Tracks above issued on album Harsh Fate
2016 poss. Emmaus,  PA – Ted Silar
001 RAMONA
002 CRAZY 'BOUT YOU, BABY
003 WHY SHE LOVES ME
004  PASS ROUND THE BOTTLE
005 LONG GONE
006 YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT FREIGHT TRAIN
007 SWEET YOUNG THING
008 IF THERE'S ONE THING
009 ON ACCOUNT OF MY HEART
010 ALL NIGHT LONG
011 MARYANNE 
Tracks above issued on album Mos Maiorum
2016 poss. Emmaus,  PA – Ted Silar
012 ONE INNOCENT MAN
013 AFGHAN LULLABY
014 SALLY AND JOHNNY
015 CELL PHONE CALL FROM IRAQ
016 WHEN I GET RICH 
Tracks above issued on  EP One Innocent Mam
2022 Allentown, PA/ Guthrie, OK/ Nashville, TN/ Boiling Springs, SC – Ted Silar (Ted Silar [vcl/gt/ bass/ drums], Kristin Scott-Benson [banjo], Dan Dugmore [steel],  Byron Berline/  Jason Carter [fiddle])
017 WHY DO WE HAVE TO DREAM
018 THAT ONE LAST ROSE  [also remix]
019 I'M GONNA HAUL OFF AND LOVE YOU, ELENA [also remix]
020 SHE'S THE ONE
021 WHY DO WE HAVE TO DREAM 
Tracks above issued on  EP Last Rose
2023 Reading, PA/ Virginville, PA/Nashville, Tn/ Paoli, IN – Ted Silar (Ted Silar [vcl/gt/ bass/ drums], Ron Stewart [banjo], Dan Dugmore/ Buck Reid [steel],  Jason Carter [fiddle])
022 FANCY MEETIN’ YOU
023 AND SHE JUST LAUGHED
024 LONELY DRIVER
025 SNAPSHOT OF YOU
026 THIS OLD HEART
027 THE LAST TIME
028 WHEN I LEFT THE BARROOM 
Tracks above issued on  EP Sundown Trace



ALBUMS
Ted Silar ? Harsh Fate
: Is It True?; Was It Love or Was It Magic?; Smack Dab; Ain't That Lovin' You?; Everybody I Know Loves You; Harder Than You Think; We Can Rock and Roll; Little Bit; Gardens of Babylon ; It Was Love; Sweet Dreams, Baby; Can't Get a Break  - 01-17  The Ghastly Fops
Ted Silar ? Mos Maiorum:  Ramona;  Crazy 'Bout You, Baby;  Why She Loves Me;  Pass Round the Bottle;  Long Gone;  You've Got to Take That Freight Train;  Sweet Young Thing;  If There's One Thing;  On Account of My Heart;  All Night Long, Maryanne – 14-01-17

EPs
Ted Silar ? One Innocent Man:  One Innocent Man;  Afghan Lullaby;  Sally and Johnny;  Cell Phone Call from Iraq;  When I Get Rich – 14-01-17
Ted Silar ? Last Rose:  Why Do We Have to Dream;  That One Last Rose;  I'm Gonna Haul off and Love You, Elena;  She's the One (w. Jason Carter, Kristin Scott Benson);  Why Do We Have to Dream; That One Last Rose (Mix 2); I'm Gonna Haul off and Love You, Elena (Mix 2) – 30-12-22 with Byron Berline, Dan Dugmore
Ted Silar ? Sundown Trace: Fancy Meetin’ You;  And She Just Laughed;  Lonely Driver; Snapshot of You; This Old Heart; The Last Time;  When I Left the Barroom - 11-23



Rocko Wheeler

 
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2015 The Bomb Shelter Studio, Nashville, TN – Rocko Wheeler (Producer: Andrija Tokic)
001 TIME TO CHANGE
002 SEE YOU AROUND
003 NIGHT TRAIN TO NOWHERE
004 MISSISSIPPI RIVER LINE
005 HOLLYWOOD
006 THE ARSONIST BURNS ALIVE (IN VAN NUYS)
007 RUN WITH THE DEVIL
008 THE UNKNOWN
009 AMEN, BROTHER BEN
010 WEEPING WILLOW, DON'T CRY
011 HUMBLE HALLELUJAH – 15
Tracks above issued on album The Book of Rocko Wheeler
2017 unknown – Rocko Wheeler
012 KISS ME AND FORGET
013 LET'S DANCE
014 NOBODY OWNS THE GIRL
015 GHOST GOT LOOSE
016 TEMPLE (VISIONS OF PISTORIUS)
Tracks above issued on EP Before The Continent Explodes
2021 The Bomb Shelter Studio, Nashville, TN – Rocko Wheeler (Producer: Andrija Tokic)
017 INTRO
018 TAKE SHELTER
019 POOR CONNECTION
020 GOOD NEWS
021 OLD JOE'S MEDICINE
022 I WANNA SING A SONG WITH YOU
023 ONCE UPON A TIME IN...
024 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, USA
025 CHRISTMAS IN PRISON
026 YIPPEE-KI-YAY
027 LONG BLACK CAPE
028 OUTRO
Tracks above issued on album Take Shelter
2024 unknown - Nightlore and Rocko Wheeler
029 BACKWOOD ALCHEMY digital single [rel. Oct. 29]
2025 The Butcher Shoppe Studio, Nashville, TN – Rocko Wheeler [vcl/gt], Will Kimbrough [el gt], Benjamin Lusk [gt/keyboards/ banjo/harmonica], Casey Campbell [mandolin], Russ Pahl [steel], Rhees Williams [bass],Will Sanford [drums], Matt Combs [fiddle], Micah Hulscher [keyboards], Emery Adeline, Leah Blevins [bck vcl]. Producer: Benjamin Lusk,  Rocko Wheeler )
030 BOUNCE BACK WITH A SMILE
031 TEXAS (THE WAY BACK TO HEAVEN)
032 CIVIL WAR
033 I WISH I COULD STAY FOREVER
034 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
035 I'M IN LOVE WITH THE ROAD
036 HE CALLED MY NAME
037 BROKEN BONES AND BLOOD
038 CHANDY WAS A WAITRESS
039 THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
Tracks above issued on album West Coast Gold



ALBUMS
Rocko Wheeler no # The Book of Rocko Wheeler:
Time to Change;  See You Around;  Night Train to Nowhere;  Mississippi River Line;  Hollywood;  The Arsonist Burns Alive (In Van Nuys); Run with the Devil; The Unknown; Amen, Brother Ben;  Weeping Willow, Don't Cry; Humble Hallelujah – 15
Apogee NSH03032020 Take Shelter:  Intro;  Take Shelter;  Poor Connection;  Good News;  Old Joe's Medicine;  I Wanna Sing A Song With You;  Once Upon A Time In...;  Truth or Consequences, USA;  Christmas In Prison;  Yippee-Ki-Yay;  Long Black Cape;  Outro – 12-11-21
Rocko Wheeler ? West Coast Gold: Bounce Back With A Smile; Texas (The Way Back to Heaven); Civil War; I Wish I Could Stay Forever; Who Do You Think You Are?; I'm In Love With The Road; He Called My Name; Broken Bones and Blood; Chandy Was A Waitress ; The Man Who Wasn't There - 07-11-25

EPs
Rocko Wheeler no # Before The Continent Explodes: Kiss Me And Forget; Let's Dance; Nobody Owns The Girl; Ghost Got Loose; Temple (Visions Of Pistorius) – 02-03-18
    







Bill Bynum and Co.

 
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2007 unknown, MI – Bill Bynum and Co
001 LOVIN' YOU
002 HARD TO PLEASE
003 JACKSON COUNTY BLUE
004 MORE PRETTY GIRLS THAN ONE
005 ALL A PART OF ARKANSAS
006 THE DREAM
007 DADDY'S WORD
008 CAN'T LET GO
009 SINNERS AND SAINTS
Tracks above issued on album Daddy’s Word
26 February 2010 [live] Big Sky Recording, 2304 South Industrial Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI – Bill Bynum and Co 
Unknown tracks from va album LIVE AT THE ARK / BREAKFEST 2010
2011 unknown, MI – Bill Bynum and Co
010 ALL MY DADDY LEFT ME
011 NEVER HURT BEFORE
012 IT AIN’T EASY BEING ME
013 GINNY DANCED
014 OH LONESOME ME
015 AIN’T LIKE I USED TO BE
016 MISERABLE WITH ME
017 LESS IS MORE
018 TIME
019 SIN IN INDIANA
020 JUBILEE ROAD 
Tracks above issued on album Less Is More
2011 Big Sky Recording, 2304 South Industrial Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI – Bill Bynum and Co (Bill Bynum [vcl], Kin Curran [bvl], John Holkeboer [vcl], Carrie Shepard [vcl], John Lang [gt/steel], Mitch Manns [gt], Jake Reichbart [gt], Chuck Anderson [vcl/bass], Todd Glass [drums], Dave Mosher [fiddle], Mary Seelhorst [vcl/fiddle], Drew DeFour [vcl/piano], Steven Mullan [accordion]. Producer: John Lang)
021 T-U-L-S-A STRAIGHT AHEAD
022 ROLY POLY
023 BRING IT ON DOWN
024 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA
025 ROUTE 66 
Tracks above issued on EP Along For The Ride
2013 [live] Big Sky Recording, 2304 South Industrial Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI – Bill Bynum and Co (Bill Bynum [vcl/gt], John Lang [gt/ steel/ banjo], Chuck Anderson [bass],  Mary Seelhorst [fiddle/bck vcl]. Producer: John Lang and Co.) 
02501 HEAVEN SENT
02502 WHERE'S LOVE COME FROM
02503 IT'S MY HEART
02504 WHISKEY AND YOU
02505 LIVE FAST, LOVE HARD, DIE YOUNG
02506 JACKSON COUNTY BLUES
02507 JERUSALEM RIDGE
02508 LESS IS MORE
02509 JUBILEE ROAD
Tracks above issued on album Live At The Ark
2016 [live] The Mission Studio, 3804 Hazel Ave, Lincoln Park, MI – Bill Bynum and Co (Bill Bynum [vcl/gt], Drake Lolley [gt/ banjo],  Scott Kendall [bass], Hessie Hasheian [vcl/fiddle]. Producer: Dieter Giese)
02510 NEXT TO YOU
02511 LIVE FAST, LOVE HARD
02512 WHERE'D LOVE GO
02513 STRAY DOGS AND ALLEY CATS
02514 16 TONS
02515 ONE TOWN AT A TIME
02516 DADDY WORKED ON CARS
02517 TRUE LOVE
02518 HELLO TROUBLE
02519 CENTRAL TIME
02520 IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR LOVE
02521 LITTLE GLASS OF WINE
Tracks above issued on album Live At The Mission Studio
2021 unknown, MI – Bill Bynum and Co
Unknown tracks for album What You See



ALBUMS
Bill Bynum and Co ? Daddy's Word:
Lovin' You; Hard to Please; Jackson County Blue; More Pretty Girls than One; All A Part of Arkansas; The Dream; Daddy's Word; Can't Let Go; Sinners and Saints  - 31-01-08
Bill Bynum and Co no # Less Is More: All My Daddy Left Me; Never Hurt Before; It Ain’t Easy Being Me; Ginny Danced; Oh Lonesome Me; Ain’t Like I used to Be; Miserable with Me; Less Is More; Time; Sin In Indiana; Jubilee Road – ca 04-12
Bill Bynum and Co no # Live At The Ark: Heaven Sent; Where's Love Come From; It's My Heart; Whiskey And You; Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young; Jackson County Blues; Jerusalem Ridge; Less Is More; Jubilee Road – 13
Bill Bynum and Co no # Live At The Mission Studio: Next To You; Live Fast, Love Hard; Where'd Love Go; Stray Dogs and Alley Cats; 16 Tons; One Town At A Time; Daddy Worked on Cars; True Love; Hello Trouble; Central Time; If It Hadn't Been For Love; Little Glass of Wine – 28-10-16
Bill Bynum and Co ? What You See: (tracks unknown) – 10-21

EPs
Bill Bynum and Co no # Along For The Ride: T-u-l-s-a Straight Ahead; Roly Poly; Bring It On Down; Take Me Back To Tulsa; Route 66 - 13