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1. Old Ebenezer Scrooge
“Old Ebenezer Scrooge” opens the CD, and features a nylon-string mandola (pictured) made by the late great Ted Beringer... That’s Mr. Bill layin’ down the law...
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2. Right, Right On
“Right, Right On” is next up, with Jon Parry on fiddle (pictured), Mike Simmons on drums, Jeff Gray on Doghouse Bass, and me on an Epiphone Mandobird... Quite the romp...
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3. Melissa's Waltz For J.B.
“Melissa's Waltz for J.B.” again features Jon on fiddle, and me on just about everything else. The leads are played on a Bob Schneider hybrid F4/F5 (pictured)--a great mandolin. A Lawrence Smart...
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4. Fair Play
“Fair Play” again features the Schneider, along with a Cabletub Bass (pictured), a bass harmonica, dobro, washboard, and Udu. Jon Parry again on the fiddle...
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5. Evening Prayer Blues
“Evening Prayer Blues” has Mike Simmons on drums, Jon on fiddle, and me on a Bill Bussman octave mandolin, a Jamie Wiens piccolo mandolin (solo kicks in at 2:37), doghouse bass, and percussion......
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6. Come Hither To Go Yonder
I’ve been playing a lot of surf music lately here on the island, and I realized “Come Hither to Go Yonder” might make a dandy little surf tune... Dave “Toaster” Seward is on the drum kit, and I’m...
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7. Lochwood
“Lochwood” was a fun live track to cut, with Mike Simmons on drums, Dr. Jim Lindquist on bass, me on a Telecaster, and Phil Sottile (pictured) on slide guitar. Phil really gets some great tones on this...
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8. Lady Of The Blue Ridge
“Lady Of The Blue Ridge” is inspired by the recordings of Aldus Roger. A very special thanks to Mike Schway on this one, who plays the fiddle and squeezebox... I tried to get the lap steel parts as...
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9. Old Daingerfield (Dangerfield)
“Old Daingerfield” (or “Dangerfield”) was recorded in the back of a pickup truck in Northern Thailand. I’m on 4-string banjo, and Slappy Tubbs is on Thai chicken-whistle... A pretty good memory...
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10. My Last Days On Earth
“My Last Days on Earth” closes the CD, with me leading the way on a Gavin Baird F5 mandolin tuned AA, DD, AC, DF low-to-high... The chorus and cello were played on a Chamberlin (pictured), one of my...
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