Erik Brandt / Urban Hillbilly Quartet

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1996 unknown, MN? – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ accordion/ tin whistle], Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Mikey Bales [mandolin/ fiddle/ bck vcl], Greg Tippett [bass], Jon Lucca [drums]. Producer: Jeremy Szopinski)
001 BLIND HORSE HYMN 13 
002 1,000 YEARS HYMN 13 
003 SNOWBLIND HYMN 13
004 STARS LOOK DOWN HYMN 13
005 SKIPPING STONES HYMN 13 
006 BRING IN THE SAILS HYMN 13 
007 HOT VECA HYMN 13
008 PRAIRIE FIRE HYMN 13
009 RANK STRANGERS HYMN 13
010 WIT'S END HYMN 13
011 JANUARY SNOW HYMN 13
23-24 May 1998 Third Earth Studio, 117 Pleasant St, Morgantown, WV – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet 
012 LIVING IN THE CITY HYMN 16 2AD
013 FIELDS AT NIGHT HYMN 16
014 NIGHTMARES HYMN 16 2AD
015 ST. PAUL TOWN HYMN 16 2AD
016 TALK IS CHEAP HYMN 16
017 DEAD LETTER OFFICE HYMN 16
018 PROM KING HYMN 16
019 DIE YOUNG HYMN 16
020 RAPTURE OF THE DEEP HYMN 16
021 LINUS BEGUINE HYMN 16
022 COMING HOME HYMN 16
023 GRANDMA HYMN 16
024 LISTEN TO THE WIND HYMN 16
025 I'M WAITING HYMN 16
026 BEEN THERE BEFORE HYMN 16 2AD
027 BECAUSE WE WEEP HYMN 16 
1999 unknown, MN? – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ accordion/mandolin/ harmonica/Hammond B3], Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Greg Tippett [bass], Jeff Foote [drums/percussion/ vibes],  Mikey Bales [vcl/fiddle], Bet Turner [vcl], + Al Dworsky percussion/djumbe], Bill Lee [harmonica], Jan Szopinski [trombone] + Anahada Nada, The House of Money Band)
028 BLOOD ON THE DOOR HYMN 19 
029 LOOKING FOR SUNLIGHT HYMN 19 
030 ONE DAY HYMN 19 
031 WALLFLOWER HYMN 19 
032 TRESPASS HYMN 19 
033 BEAUTIFUL LAZY HYMN 19
034 INDELIBLE HYMN 19 2AD
035 RAT RACE HYMN 19 
036 I WILL HYMN 19
037 AMY'S RING WALTZ HYMN 19  2AD
038 I NEED YOU HYMN 19 
039 LOVE ON THE WAY HYMN 19
2000 and sooner [live tracks, home recordings and previously unissued studio outtakes] unknown – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
040 SPEED LIMIT
041 STARS LOOK DOWN 2AD
042 HAPPY ANYWAY
043 PRAETORIUS
044 MOONSTRUCK  2AD
045 BAD DAY FOR THE MAYOR
046 BIG PINE
047 SKIPPING STONES [remix:] 2AD
048 STAIRS
049 COAL MINER 
Tracks above issued on album Lanky But Macho
27 October 2000 [live] The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ accordion],  Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Greg Tippett [bass], Jeff Foote [drums], Milo Mietzner [percussion], Sena Thompson [vcl/fiddle])
04901 DROWSY MAGGIE BERT 001(?)  2AD
04902 VLASHKO BERT 001(?)  2AD
04903 THIS TRAIN BERT 001(?)  
04904 BLUES IN C BERT 001(?)  
04905 MARRY ME NOW BERT 001(?)  
04906 TEN PENNY BIT BERT 001(?)  
04907 ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY BERT 001(?) 2AD
Btw 1996-2001 unknown - The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
050 ADRIFT 2AD  
051 HOT VECA [REMIX] 2AD  
052 THIS TRAIN 2AD  
053 HAPPY ANYWAY [RERECORDING]  2AD 
April 2001-January 2002 City Cabin, Minneapolis, MN – Erik Brandt with The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt, Jeremy Szopinski, Greg Tippett, Sena Thompson, Jeff Foote, Chris Stromquist, Milo Mietzner, Mikey Bales, Dave Strahan.; Producer: Alex Oana,  Erik Brandt, Jeremy Szopinski)
054 AMELIA'S BOOT (PART 1) 1AD  
055 WORDS/WINGS 1AD  
056 HELPLESSLY 1AD  
057 100 YEARS 1AD  PUCK'S BLUES 1AD  
058 NEED TO LOVE 1AD  
059 MORE BLUE 1AD  
060 SNAP-BUTTON SHIRT 1AD  
061 SUNSHOWER 1AD  
062 SHAPES (IN THE CLOUDS) 1AD  
063 OCTOBER, ST. MARY'S 1AD 
064  GHOST 1AD  
065 TIM 1AD  
066 GO WELL 1AD  
067 AMELIA'S BOOT (PART 2) 1AD
2005 St. Paul Town Studio, St. Paul, MN – Erik Brandt  (Producer:  Jeremy Szopinski, Peter Rassmusen)
068 TANZ DEN DOBBERSTEIN MR 017 
069 SHOOTING STAR MR 017 
070 JUST ONE MORE TIME MR 017 
071 THE HOUSE ON THE HILL MR 017 
072 THOUSAND HEARTACHES MR 017 
073 GREEN EYED ALONE MR 017 
074 SNOW IN LANGENFELD MR 017 
075 DENT MR 017 
076 RAIN MR 017 
077 1 - 4 – 5 MR 017 
078 OBSOLESCENCE MR 017 
078 APOSTROPHE MR 017 
079 THE END MR 017  
Spring 2008 Budapest, Hungary – Erik Brandt (+ Miklos Szula and more uknown Hungarian musicians)
080 RAMBLING MR 022 
081 WHO AM I MAKING THE BED FOR WHEN YOU AREN’T HERE? MR 022 
082 LOCKS MR 022 
083 AIN’T BROKE MR 022 
084 GET INTO THE BOAT MR 022
085 HANNA MARIE MR 022 
086 MADISON MR 022
087 SOMETIMES MR 022 
088 IT’S YOUR TIME MR 022     
089 THE BALLAD OF JÁNOS SINKÓ MR 022 
2008 unknown – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ organ],  Dave Strahan [vcl/el gt], Jeremy Szopinski [vcl/el gt], Greg Tippett [bass], Noah Riemer [vcl/drums]. Producer: The Urban Hillbilly Quartet)
090 REVELATION BLUES MR 021
091 ESCAPE ROUTE MR 021 
092 I KNEW MR 021 
093 TRUCK DRIVING MAN MR 021 
094 SNEAKY RADAR MR 021
095 BRING IN THE SAILS MR 021
2011 St. Paul Town Studio, St. Paul, MN – Erik Brandt  (Producer:  Erik Brandt,  Jeremy Szopinski, Alex Oana)
096 GREATER THAN MR 028
097 DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU MR 028 
098 ANYWHERE BUT HERE MR 028 
099 A POISON TREE MR 028 
100 HARD LIFE MR 028 
101 WHEREVER YOU GO MR 028 
102 THE DARKEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR MR 028 
103 I DROVE PAST YOUR HOUSE TODAY MR 028
104 TUESDAY MORNING AGAIN MR 028     
105 THOUGHTLESS MR 028 
106 WAS THERE A TIME BEFORE YOU? MR 028  
2018 Summer Winter Studio,  550 Vandalia St, St Paul, MN - Erik Brandt and The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ piano], Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Dave Straham [banjo/ drums], Mike Schultz [bass gt], Jim Orvis [drums], + Jonah Hacker [bass], Levi Stugelmeyer [drums], Miss Becky Kapell [hmny vcl]. Producer: Erik Brandt)
107 BEAUTIFUL MESS MR 045  
108 SOUTH OF DARK MR 045 
109 JUST US MR 045 
110 REAR VIEW MIRROR MR 045 
111 BETTER DAYS MR 045  
2025 St. Paul Sound, St. Paul, MN – Erik Brandt (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/accordion/  piano]
Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Peter Karman [banjo], Doug Trail-Johnson [mandolin/hmny vcl], AJ Scheiber [bass gt/ steel/ ac gt], Dave Strahan [drums/steel/ el gt], Chris Stromquist [percussion], Paul Fonfara [clarinet/tnr sax/ bass clarinet], Luke Jacobs,  Carrie Rodriguez [hmny vcl]. Producedr: AJ Scheiber and Erik Brandt) [overdub sessions: Perfecto Creative, Austin, TX/ Shoebox Studios, Lawrence, KS/ Delfin Hangstúdió, Budapest, Hungary/ C1 Studios, Brooklyn, New York City]
112 FOLKSINGER
113 STP
114 SIZE OF DIAMONDS
115 ONCE UPON A TIME
116 NARCISSUS
117 PLAY SIDE B
118 BIKE RIDE TO YOUR HEART
119 CRUEL SPRING
120 UNTIL THE END
121 WEARY TRAVELER 
Tracks above issued on album Folksinger



ALBUMS
Fundamental HYMN 13 Living In The City: Blind Horse; 1,000 Years; Snowblind; Stars Look Down; Skipping Stones; Bring In The Sails; Hot Veca; Prairie Fire; Rank Strangers; Wit's End; January Snow – 05-05-97 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental HYMN 16 St. Paul Town: Living In The City; Fields At Night; Nightmares; St. Paul Town; Talk Is Cheap; Dead Letter Office; Prom King; Die Young; Rapture Of The Deep; Linus Beguine; Coming Home; Grandma; Listen To The Wind; I'm Waiting; Been There Before;     Because We Weep – 98 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental HYMN 19 Beautiful Lazy: Blood On The Door; Looking For Sunlight; One Day; Wallflower; Trespass; Beautiful Lazy; Indelible; Rat Race; I Will; Amy's Ring Waltz; I Need You; love On The Way – 99 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
The Urban Hillbilly Quartet  no # Lanky But Macho: Speed Limit; Stars Look Down; Happy Anyway; Praetorius; Moonstruck; Bad Day For The Mayor; Big Pine; Skipping Stones; Stairs; Coal Miner – 09-09-00 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental 1AD Amelia’s Boot: Amelia's Boot (part 1); Words/Wings; Helplessly; 100 Years; Puck's Blues; Need to Love; More Blue; Snap-button Shirt; Sunshower; Shapes (in the Clouds); October, St. Mary's; Ghost; Tim; Go Well; Amelia's Boot (Part 2)  – 06-02 with The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental 2AD The A List: Living in the City; Indelible; Adrift; Stars Look Down; Hot Veca [remix]; Nightmares; St. Paul Town; This Train; Drowsy Maggie – Vlashko [live]; Angel from Montgomery [live]; Skipping Stones [remix]; Moonstruck; Amy's Ring Waltz; Been There Before; Happy Anyway [rerecording] - 03 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (1996-2001 recordings)
House Of Mercy MR 017 Green Eyed Alone: Tanz Den Dobberstein; Shooting Star; Just One More Time; The House On The Hill; Thousand Heartaches; Green Eyed Alone; Snow In Langenfeld; Dent; Rain; 1 - 4 – 5; Obsolescence; Apostrophe; The End - 06
House Of Mercy MR 022 Sometimes: Rambling; Who Am I Making The Bed For When You Aren’t Here?; Locks; Ain’t Broke; Get Into The Boat; Hanna Marie; Madison; Sometimes; It’s Your Time;     The Ballad of János Sinkó – 24-11-08
House Of Mercy MR 028 The Long Winter: Greater Than; Don't Let It Happen To You; Anywhere But Here; A Poison Tree; Hard Life; Wherever You Go; The Darkest Night Of The Year; I Drove Past Your House Today; Tuesday Morning Again;  Thoughtless; Was There A Time Before You? – 10-02-12
Erik Brandt ? Folksinger:  Folksinger;  STP;  Size of Diamonds;  Once Upon a Time;  Narcissus;  Play Side B; Bike Ride to your Heart;  Cruel Spring;  Until the End;  Weary Traveler – 16-12-25 


EPs
Bert Records BERT 001(?) Hot and Now: Drowsy Maggie; Vlashko; This Train; Blues in C; Marry Me Now; Ten Penny Bit; Angel from Montgomery – 20-04-01 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
House Of Mercy  MR 021 Bring In The Sails: Revelation Blues; Escape Route; I Knew; Truck Driving Man*; Sneaky Radar*; Bring In The Sails – 08 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (omited on digital version)
House Of Mercy MR 045 South Of Dark:  Beautiful Mess;  South of Dark;  Just Us; Rear View Mirror; Better Days – 14-05-18 w. The Urban Hillbilly Quartet