*15-07-1957 - +05-03-2018
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1983 Nashville, TN – Big Ernie Wilson (Producer: Doug Jernigan)
001 none MY FAVORITE GIRL MSR 8301
002 none FOR THE LAST TIME MSR 8301
1985 Nashville, TN – Big Ernie Wilson (Producer: L.C. Parson)
003 U 14747 FOREVER FEELINGS MSR 19837
004 U 14747 ROSY MSR 19837
1986 Nashville, TN – Big Ernie Wilson (Producer: L.C. Parson)
005 U 15446 MOONSHINE (WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN) MSR 19838
006 U 15446 WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE MSR 19838
SINGLES
MSR
8301 My Favorite Girl / For The Last Time - 83
19837 Forever Feelings / Rosy – 12-85
19838 Moonshine (When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain) / We Don't Do That Anymore – 86
Friday, June 5, 2026
Big Ernie Wilson
William Matheny
*10-08-84 Mannington, WV
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of Southeast Engine, The Paranoid Style
2003 unknown – Billy Matheny
Unknown tracks for album Billy Matheny
2004 unknown – Billy Matheny
013 I WON'T BE AROUND (TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO) U92 no #
August 2005-May 2006 Zone 8 Studios, Granville, WV - Billy Matheny and The Frustrations (Producer: Mark Poole)
014 CHRISTLESS STREETS GYR 001
015 I WON'T BE AROUND (TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO) GYR 001
016 IF YOU SEE HIM TONIGHT GYR 001
017 BE YOUR BEST FRIEND GYR 001
018 DON'T FEEL GUILTY GYR 001
019 GIRLS CAN'T WAIT GYR 001
020 I HOPE I DON'T SEE YOU TODAY GYR 001
021 HANG ON, MAUREEN GYR 001
022 I CAME IN GYR 001
023 FRIDAY NIGHT ALIENATION GYR 001
024 ONE STORY TOWN GYR 001
025 RECKLESS GYR 001
February 2015 Trackside Studio, Huntington, WV – William Matheny
026 JUST BE SIMPLE EP MSR 103
2016 Trackside Studio, Huntington, WV/ 3 Elliott Studio, Athens, OR/Ronnie's Place, Nashville, TN/Electric Thunder, Nashville, TN – William Matheny (Producer:Bud Carroll)
027 TEENAGE BONES MSR 093
028 GOD'S LEFT HAND MSR 093
028 OUT FOR REVENGE MSR 093
029 LIVING HALF TO DEATH MSR 093
030 BLOOD MOON SINGER MSR 093 [alt.] EP MSR 103
031 MY GRANDFATHER KNEW STONEY COOPER MSR 093
032 29 CANDLES MSR 093
033 FOOLISH OF ME MSR 093
034 FUNNY PAPERS MSR 093
035 MAN OF SCIENCE MSR 093
036 (I PRAY) YOU'LL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE MSR 093
Ca 2017 [live-Mountain Stage] unknown, WV – William Matheny
03601 GOD'S LEFT HAND MSR 103
03602 OUT FOR REVENGE MSR 103
03603 BLOOD MOON SINGER MSR 103
03604 MOON OVER KENOVA MSR 103
03605 LIVING HALF TO DEATH MSR 103
Ca 2017 [live] The Loft, ? – William Matheny
03606 29 CANDLES MSR 103
03607 GOD'S LEFT HAND MSR 103
03608 LIVING HALF TO DEATH MSR 103
Ca 2017 [demo session] unknown – William Matheny
03609 I WISH I WAS BACK IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH THE SUN SHINING ON MY FACE MSR 103
January 2018 Trackside Studio, Point Pleasant, WV – William Matheny (Producer: Bud Carroll)
037 MOON OVER KENOVA EP MSR 103
038 BLOOD MOON SINGER [alt.] EP MSR 103
039 THAT'S HOW I GOT TO MEMPHIS EP MSR 103
040 TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT FROM NOW ON EP MSR 103
2018 unknown – William Matheny
041 FLASHES AND CABLES MSR 105
042 CHRISTIAN NAME MSR 105
11 January 2020 Trackside Studio, Point Pleasant, WV (William Matheny [vcl/nylon str gt], Bud Carroll [el gt], John R. Miller [vcl/bass], Clint Sutton [drums], Jeremy Batten [el piano/organ])
043 MIND FOR LEAVING SSR 062
2023 Trackside Studio, Point Pleasant, WV – William Matheny (William Matheny [vcl/gt], Adam L. Meisterhans [gt], Bud Carroll [vcl/gt/ steel/percussion], J. Tom Hnatow [steel], John R. Miller [vcl/bass], Clint Sutton [drums/ percussion], Jeremy Batten [piano/ organ]. Producer: Bud Carroll)
044 LATE BLOOMING FOREVER HHR 010CD
045 EVERY WAY TO LOSE HHR 010CD
046 BIRD OF YOUTH HHR 010CD
047 GRAND OLD FEELING HHR 010CD
048 IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE ME NOW HHR 010CD
049 HEARTLESS PEOPLE HHR 010CD
050 DOWN AT THE HOTEL CANFIELD HHR 010CD
051 CHRISTIAN NAME HHR 010CD
052 STRANGER'S VOICE HHR 010CD
19 March 2024 Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN – William Matheny (William Matheny [vcl/ac gt], Craig Burletic [bass]. Producer: Justin Francis)
053 BLOOD MOON SINGER
054 BIRD OF YOUTH
055 MIND FOR LEAVING
056 LIVING HALF TO DEATH
Tracks above issued on EP The Poor Message Bringer
2024 Sound Stage, Nashville, TN – William Matheny (Producer: Justin Francis)
057 I HARDLY EVER THINK ABOUT YOU digital single [rel. June 21]
2026 Ronnie's Place, Nashville, TN – William Matheny (William Matheny [vcl/gt], Adam L. Meisterhans [gt/bass], Bud Carroll [vcl/gt], Tucker Riggleman [bass], John R. Miller [vcl/bass], Clint Sutton [vcl/drums], Jeremy John Batten [vcl/ piano/ olrgan/synthesizer], + Jonathan Beam [bass], Hillary Fretland [vcl]. Producer: Justin Francis) [overdub sessions: The Duck, East Nashville, TN: strings]
058 BABYLON MAN
059 WHERE DO THE PEOPLE IN MY DREAMS GO
060 EVERYONE LEAVES EVERYONE
061 MERCY JOURNEYS
062 FAIRMONT HAIR
063 IF I WERE A RIVER
064 LIGHTS DOWN FOR THE FOXTROT
065 TAKE IT FROM A LIAR
066 MATERIAL WITNESS
067 EVERY PILGRIM HAS A MECCA
Tracks above issued on album Diamond Teeth
ALBUMS
Billy Matheny ? Billy Matheny: (tracks unknown) – 17-02-04 (limited edition)
Gyroscope GYR 001 Born Of Frustration: Christless Streets; I Won't Be Around (To Say I Told You So); If You See Him Tonight; Be Your Best Friend; Don't Feel Guilty; Girls Can't Wait; I Hope I Don't See You Today; Hang On, Maureen; I Came In; Friday Night Alienation; One Story Town; Reckless – 06 and The Frustrations
Misra MSR 093 Strange Constellations: Teenage Bones; God's Left Hand; Out for Revenge; Living Half to Death; Blood Moon Singer; My Grandfather Knew Stoney Cooper; 29 Candles; Foolish of Me; Funny Papers; Man of Science; (I Pray) You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone – 24-02-17
Misra MSR 103 Moon Over Kenova: Moon Over Kenova; Tonight And Every Night From Now On; That's How I Got To Memphis; Blood Moon Singer (Alternate Version); Just Be Simple; God's Left Hand (Live On Mountain Stage); Out For Revenge (Live On Mountain Stage); Blood Moon Singer (Live On Mountain Stage); Moon Over Kenova (Live On Mountain Stage); Living Half To Death (Live On Mountain Stage); 29 Candles (Live At The Loft); God's Left Hand (Live At The Loft); Living Half To Death (Life At The Loft); I Wish I Was Back In West Virginia With The Sun Shining On My Face (Demo) – 18
Hickman Holler HHR 009 HWF/HHR 010CD That Grand, Old Feeling: Late Blooming Forever; Every Way To Lose; Bird Of Youth; Grand Old Feeling; If You Could Only See Me Now; Heartless People; Down at The Hotel Canfield; Christian Name; Stranger's Voice – 04-08-23
Diamond Teeth ? (UPC732388027088) Material Witness: Babylon Man; Where do the People in my Dreams Go; Everyone Leaves Everyone; Mercy Journeys; Fairmont Hair; If I Were a River; Lights Down for the Foxtrot; Take it From a Liar; Material Witness; Every Pilgrim Has a Mecca -10-07-26
EPs
Misra ? Moon Over Kenova: Moon Over Kenova; Blood Moon Singer (Alternate Version); That's How I Got to Memphis; Tonight and Every Night From Now On; Just Be Simple – 27-04-18
William Matheny ? The Poor Message Bringer: Blood Moon Singer; Bird of Youth; Mind for Leaving; Living Half to Death – 15-11-24
SINGLES
U92
No # [The Emergency:] Pictures On The Wall / [Billy Matheny:] I Won't Be Around (To Say I Told You So) – 04
Misra
MSR 105 Flashes and Cables / Christian Name - 18
Soul Step
SSR 062 [Frontier Folk Nebraska:] Blackhorse / [William Matheny:] Mind For Leaving - 20
Wesko
Wesley Keith Holmes, *North Carolina
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2022 unknown – Wesko (Producer: Kalen Kennedy)
001 BURNING HOUSE digital single [rel. May 31]/(Un)plugged vol. 1
002 NO SURPRISE digital single [rel. June 7]/(Un)plugged vol. 1
2023 unknown - Wesko
003 BETTER OFF ALONE digital single [rel. May 12]
2023 home recordings – Wesko (Wesko [vcl/gt]. Kallen Kennedy [dobro/slide gt] Producer: Wesko, Kallen Kennedy)
004 LOST BOYS (Un)plugged vol. 1
005 PSYCHO
006 DREAMER (Un)plugged vol. 1
007 REVELATION (Un)plugged vol. 1
Tracks above issued on EP Lost Boys
2024 [live] unknown, NC - Wesko
00701 GREATEST LOVE STORY
00702 DREAMER
00703 SHE DON’T
00704 BORN IN THE U.S.A.
Tracks above issued on EP Live From The Barn
2024 unknown - Wesko
008 HELENE (THE CAROLINA TAPING) digital single [rel. Oct. 18]
2024 home recordings – Wesko (Producer: Wesko)
009 TOO YOUNG TO DIE
010 HOPELESS SON
011 FAMILY TREE
012 GOOD OLD DAYS
013 TOO YOUNG TO DIE (ACOUSTIC)
Tracks above issued on album (Un)plugged vol. 1
2024 home recordings - Wesko
014 WHERE THE LOVE GOES
015 ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
016 BONES
017 LOVE YOU BOY
Tracks above issued on EP (Un)plugged vol. 2
2025 Nashville, TN – Wesko (Wesko [vcl/gt], Ross Copperman [gt/ bass/ drums/ piano], Mitch Crego [gt], Nirzo [drums], Gigi [vcl], Randy Montana [bck vcl],Producer: Ross Copperman)
018 HOLD ON
019 USE SOME CAROLINA
020 HARD TIMES
021 IT CAN WAIT (THE PRAYER)
022 PRETEND
023 MR. TENNESSEE
Tracks above issued on EP Hold On
2025 Nashville, TN – Wesko
024 MAN TO MAN digital single [rel. Nov. 14]
2026 poss. Nashville, TN – Wesko (Wesko [vcl/gt], Tim Galloway [gt], Forrest Finn [piano]. Producer: Forrest Finn)
025 HUNTING GHOSTS
026 LIES
027 SENECA GUNS
028 I'M ON FIRE
Tracks above issued on EP Familiar Spirits
ALBUMS
Underscore Words/Warner ? (Un)plugged, vol. 1: Too Young To Die; Hopeless Son; Family Tree; Good Old Days; Lost Boys; Dreamer; Revelation; No Surprise; Burning House; Too Young To Die (Acoustic) – 21-02-25
EPs
Underscore Words/Warner ? Lost Boys: Lost Boys; Psycho; Dreamer; Revelation – 24-05-24
Underscore Words/Warner ? Live From the Barn: Greatest Love Story; Dreamer; She Don’t; Born In the U.S.A. – 28-06-24
Underscore Words/Warner ? (Un)plugged, vol. 2: Where The Love Goes; Always Wanted To Be; Bones; Love You Boy – 28-03-25
Underscore Words/Warner ? Hold On: Hold On; Use Some Carolina; Hard Times; It Can Wait (The Prayer); Pretend; Mr. Tennessee – 17-10-25
Underscore Words/Warner ? Familiar Spirits: Hunting Ghosts; Lies; Seneca Guns; I'm On Fire – 29-05-26
Wild Shoats
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
Fall 2023 145 Recording, Millheim, PA - The Shoats
001 IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS digital single [rel. Apr. 9]
002 SIN CITY digital single [rel. Apr. 9]
January 2024 Business District Recording, Upstate, NY – The Wild Shoats (Mary Linscheid [vcl/gt/ fiddle], Alex Heflin [bass/ tnr gt], Huck Tritsch [fiddle / drums/ organ])
003 CLARA
004 RAMP NARROWS
005 MOONSHINER
006 I'M GOING AWAY
007 LAZARUS
008 WALTZ ALONG THE PIER
009 CAN'T DECIDE
010 UNDONE IN SORROW
011 COFFEE CLUB
012 WILDCAT ROAD
Tracks above issued on album Yell In The Shoats
June 2025 [live] Jerry Run Summer Theater, 824 Cleveland Rd, Cleveland, WV – The Wild Shoats (Mary Linscheid [vcl/gt/ fiddle], Alex Heflin [bass], Huck Tritsch [drums/ fiddle], Gus Tritsch [vcl/fiddle], Hunter Davidsohn [harmonium])
01201 LONESOME DOVE
01202 SWEAR TO MY GRAVE
01203 I'M GOING AWAY
01204 COLD DAY IN HELL
01205 OLD GREY WOLF
01206 ALL THE WAY TO CUMBERLAND
01207 PRETTY SARO
01208 WALTZ ALONG THE PIER
Tracks above issued on album Live at Jerry Run Summer Theater
2026 unknown – The Wild Shoats
013 COLD DAY IN HELL
014 CASCADES
015 STRAWBERRY MOON
016 BLOOD MONEY
017 OLD GREY WOLF
018 MIKE HABIN'S RETREAT
019 GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL
020 PRETTY SARO
021 NO CORNERS
022 LIGHT OF THE NEAREST STAR
023 WIDOWMAKER
024 SPIDER'S WALTZ
025 CURTAIN CALL
Tracks above issued on album Great American Novel
ALBUMS
Wild Shoats ? Yell In The Shoats: Clara; Ramp Narrows; Moonshiner; I'm Going Away; Lazarus; Waltz Along The Pier; Can't Decide; Undone In Sorrow; Coffee Club; Wildcat Road – 07-02-25
Wild Shoats ? Live at Jerry Run Summer Theater: Lonesome Dove; Swear to My Grave; I'm Going Away; Cold Day In Hell; Old Grey Wolf; All the Way to Cumberland; Pretty Saro; Waltz Along the Pier – 27-02-26
Wild Shoats ? Great American Novel: Cold Day In Hell; Cascades; Strawberry Moon; Blood Money; Old Grey Wolf; Mike Habin's Retreat; Great American Novel; Pretty Saro; No Corners; Light Of The Nearest Star; Widowmaker; Spider's Waltz; Curtain Call – 12-06-26