Mudcatter CD's PermaThread

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: hesperis
Date: 25 May 03 - 09:34 PM

Hey thanks, Joe.

I was just heading over to post it and one other thing. So I'll jsut post the other thing:

I heard (but haven't checked out the rumour) that cafepress.com is going into cd-on-demand services as well as merchandise. That would be great for anyone who has a CD at mp3.com and who would like to sell it elsewhere.

I'm not sure if cafepress takes money orders, but you could always use the money in your account from other sales to order them for people who send you a money order, which I doubt mp3.com allows if YOU don't have a credit card. Cafepress might.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 May 03 - 12:33 AM

There's a thread about a new CD from Hesperis here (click).


Here's the announcement from Hesperis:



Thread #59932   Message #957554

Posted By: hesperis

22-May-03 - 07:22 AM

Thread Name: Hesperis releases CD

Subject: Hesperis releases CD

Hiya!

Due to the cdbaby deal that is on until the end of the month, I decided to stop "procrastinating" by trying to get certain songs "perfect" in order to get them on the CD at the quality I want, and instead release an album with a different lineup than I originally intended. So, my one-woman band, Between the Worlds, is starting to burn CDs tomorrow of the first album, "ONE".

It's named ONE because it's the first album, but also because it is a collection of songs and instrumentals that come from the heart, from the One that sustains us all.

The songs are pretty magical, and the album flows well. Several pieces have traditional or modern Sacred Circle Dances for them, and the dance notes and lyrics will be put up on the band website as soon as I get a domain and get the site done.

1. Stillness Within [3:11]
2. Lament for Flute [1:17]
3. Undersea Quiet [1:30]
4. Skylark [2:56]
5. Midwives [2:14]
6. Seal Woman [5:22]
7. Abundant Harvest [4:32]
8. Life Lives On [4:49]
9. ANRUKIMLO [1:45]
10. Joy of Angels [1:50]

Midwives is a traditional tune from Romania, I think.

Skylark has been heard by anyone who bought the Mudcat CD collection, and this album has three songs with my singing in them if you want to hear more of my voice. ;)

Seal Woman is a song about an Inuit legend. Folkies who like Native American influences will love this one.

ANRUKIMLO was named for the initials of the Nine Gods and Goddesses of the world I invented when I was seven years old, and this piece is very powerful and richly textured.

Joy of Angels is a merry, toe-tapping tune that should probably be traditional! It's original as far as I know, however it is in an older style, almost medieval.

I'm posting this thread to let you folks know about my CD, and also to ask how many CDs I should send to CDBaby on Wednesday. So if you want to order one from CDBaby in June, please PM or post. It will be $12.95 plus shipping at CDBaby. Thanks!

Blessed Be,
~*sirepseh*~

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: black walnut
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 10:10 AM

"UP AND OVER THE MOON! Giggle, Dance and Cuddle Songs for the Very Young"
(Debbie Carroll / Merriweather Records MDC03)
New Release (2003)!

The Musicians:
DEBBIE CARROLL (a.k.a.Black Walnut) ~ voice, Celtic harp, piano, fretted dulcimer
KIRK ELLIOTT ~ fiddle, Irish flute
EVE GOLDBERG ~ voice
BEN GROSSMAN ~ percussion
JEFF MORRISON ~ guitar
ARNIE NAIMAN ~ banjo
KATHY REID-NAIMAN ~ voice, fretted dulcimer
ERNIE TOLLAR ~ saxophone, Indian flute
KEN WHITELEY ~ voice, guitar, piano, red-backed boinger, trombone, dobro, banjo, mandolin….and much, much more!

The Songs:
up and over the moon! * it's a dancing day * can you hop like a bunny? * this little cow eats grass * little tommy tinker * early in the morning/rattle on the stovepipe * chatter with the angels * flying/touch the branches * here's a pot of tea * shortnin' bread * crawdad hole * the tickle person/tickly * nelly go 'cross the ocean * this is the way the ladies ride * up the tall white candlestick * in a dark little town * shoofly * if I could have a windmill * diddley diddley dumpty * the cat and the drum/elephants marching * take the seed * far in the wood * the meadow-bout fields * i'm sittin' in a boat * mama bring me a china doll * jessica's flowers/hush little rooster/twinkle, twinkle little star

Produced and Arranged by Ken Whiteley
Executive Producer (Merriweather): Kathy Reid-Naiman

Sold in stores, available in libraries, and by mail order.

For bio, sound clips, photos, ordering, and fun:
Click here

For more information see also:
Click here

IT'S FUN! IT'S GOOD MUSIC! ENJOY!

~black walnut

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: mutineer
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 10:26 PM

Hey, i just saw this thread as well!!!
My band, MUTINY GONE OVERBOARD, released our debut cd on St. Paddy's Day 2002. We are still selling remaining copies off of our website (via mail order)...we did have them in HMV before! Anyways, the cd has 11 traditional celtic songs, 2 originals, and 2 covers: 'The Last Saskatchewan Pirate'- a song written by Canada's clowned princes of humour, the Arrogant Worms; and 'When the Circus Comes to Town'- a tongue in cheek look at family reunions written by Dave Carroll of the Sons of Maxwell. Our album has all the old standbys such as Whiskey in the Jar, Wild Rover, Hills of Connemara (Clancy-esque stuff I guess!). For all of those interested check out our site at
www.mutinymusic.cjb.net. Enjoy!
-pc

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Maryrrf
Date: 25 Mar 03 - 04:48 PM

Forgot about this thread, but I have a new CD that came out in December called "Of Rogues and Lovers". Here's the track list:

Glenlogie (Bonnie Jean o'Bethelnie)
The Golden Vanity
As I Roved Out
If I Were a Blackbird
The Newry Highwayman
The Snows They Melt the Soonest
The Humours of the King of Ballyhooley
Crazy Kate
Swan Song
The Four Marys
Mattie Groves

All traditional except Crazy Kate and Swan Song, which were written by Scottish songwriter Andrew Connell.

Here's a link http://www.maryfsmith.freeservers.com/recordings.htm

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Brakn
Date: 25 Mar 03 - 11:55 AM

My first CD with the following tracks is available here.
Regards Mick Bracken

1. Star of The County Down
2. Galway Bay
3. The Bard Of Armagh
4. The Town Of Dundalk
5. (Las Vegas in) The Hills Of Donegal
6. Put More Turf On The Fire
7. The Rocks Of Bawn
8. Catch Me If You Can
9. My Old Sligo Home
10. Follow Me Up To Carlow
11. Back Home In Derry
12. The Streets Of New York
13. Grace

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Mar 03 - 11:54 AM

There's also a new CD called The Long Road from Celtic Cross.

Members of Celtic Cross on this CD are:

Mark Crampsie: Octave Mandolin, Flute, Guitar, Bodhran, Whistle, Lead and Harmony vocals
Frank Edgley: Fiddle, Harmony Vocals
Clinton Hammond: Guitars, Lead and Harmony Vocals
Brian VanderPryt: Bass, Guitar, Bodhran, Lead and Harmony Vocals

And Some samples of the music:

Hillcrest Mine - Lead singer :Clinton

Raglan Road - Lead singer:Mark

Homeland - Lead singer:Clinton

The Celtic Cross - Lead singer:Mark

South Australia - Lead singer:Mark

That Clinton Hammond feller sings pretty darn good. -Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Deni-C
Date: 18 Mar 03 - 01:17 PM

Hi there, thanks for this opportunity. this is Mad Rush's second
album Music of Time. UK. released Feb 2003

1. Music of Time 6:27 (P G Hodge / D Couch
2. Lord Horatio 5:39 (E & D Couch)
3. Little Blue Flame 3:33 (Trad)
4. The Sabbath Day 4:01 (E Couch)
5. We Are Exiles 4:27 (Anon / D Couch)
6. The Bold Dragoon 3:31 (Trad)
7. By Moonlight 5:34 (D Couch)
8. Canada-i-o 4:07 (Trad)
9. Revenge 4:50 (E Couch /D Couch)
10.While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4:47 (George Harrison)
11.Bring the Young Men Home 6:52 (D Couch)
12.Tell It To Your Face 4:21 (Barry Gee)
13.Quarrymen 3:43 (E Couch)
14.For A Bygone Time 5:50 (D Couch)

NED COUCH - Acoustic guitars, vocals, bouzouki
DENI COUCH - Vocals, accordion, piano, whistle, percussion
GEOFF HORNE – Double bass, electric bass, vocals
CHRIS WOLFE – Acoustic guitar, bouzouki, banjo
Grateful thanks to guest musicians
MIKE O'CONNOR – Fiddle on Music of Time
TERRY WILLIAMS - Mandolin on Tell It To Your Face and Quarrymen
RACHAEL & SARAH COUCH - Backing vocals on For A Bygone Time

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Doc at PMC Studios, St John's Road, Plymouth 01752 225884.
(P) 2002 E.E. Couch & D.C. Couch ©2002 D.C. Couch
All songs composed, owned and controlled by ELL RECORDS except
TRACK 1 LYRIC (©PG HODGE), TRACK 10, (©HARRISONGS LTD) TRACK 12 (©BARRY GEE)
Music published by ELL RECORDS - 01752 661367
Sleeve pictures, War Memorial, Plymouth Hoe - Bob Couch, liner pictures, Peter Beer & E. Couch

Gigs, info and CD sales email: [e-mail] – website, inc. full lyrics: www.madrushfolk.co.uk
Music tracks for free download on www.mp3.com/Mad_Rush

Playing time 67 minutes
MRCD003

Subject: George Papavgeris CD's
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 18 Mar 03 - 07:58 AM

I discovered this thread only now, but better late than never.

My first CD came out in October 2002, titled Countryside Like This, under the "home label" Mellow Records, catalog number MEL006. All songs copyright 2002 G.Papavgeris. The playlist includes:

1.Welcome in another year
2.Countryside like this
3.The mill
4.Expiree
5.Emptyhanded
6.Batavia
7.Down a country lane
8.Memories of Salonika
9.Rain
10.Remember Joe Turner
11.When the river takes a tree
12.Travelling pedlar
13.Johnny don't go walking with the fishes
14.As long as someone sings a song

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My second CD came out in October 2002, titled Perfect Moments, under the "home label" Mellow Records, catalog number MEL007. All songs copyright 2002 G.Papavgeris. The playlist includes:

1.Friends like these
2.Perfect moments
3.Sound the horn
4.His picture in your eyes
5.The friend I never made
6.Beggar's dream
7.Letter home
8.Can I have a beer on you, Sir?
9.Valentine
10.Heart of a sailor boy
11.When you have time
12.Sailing tomorrow
13.Timmy's lullaby
14.Were I to leave now

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My third CD is being released on 28th March 2003, titled Silent Majority, under UNLaBELLED Records, a new subsidiary label of Robb Johnson's Irregular Records, catalog number UNLaBEL001. All songs copyright 2003 G.Papavgeris. The playlist includes:

1.Hello and Goodbye
2.The flowers and the guns
3.It takes a soldier
4.Lowestoft Rock
5.Silent majority
6.Sailors don't know how to cry
7.Poor scullery maid
8.Vassiliki
9.Look away
10.Busker
11.Circles in the air
12.The bogeyman under my bed
13.What life for a soldier
14.Recessional

For orders, please PM me (or email [e-mail] ) with your address details. Cost per CD is UK pounds 10 or US dollars 15 - p&p absorbed for Mudcatter orders.

For lyrics, again please PM or email me - they are all held in MS Word.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Amos
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 04:50 PM

And don't forget the amazing new MUDCAT SAMPLER CD Series, available now from CAMSCO MUSIC!!

About 100+ tunes by Mudcatters from all over the world in colorful packages!!

A

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 03:08 PM

Guy Wolff says he has a new CD coming out.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: reggie miles
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 03:26 PM

Okay kids, I've got a new one that some here have gotten an earful of and they've told me it passes muster or, no, wait a minute, maybe they were asking me to pass the mustard. I'm not sure, but that could mean that many parts are edible with the right condiments or maybe it's difficult to swallow without something to kill the taste. So, if you're lookin for something to listen to that lacks relish and needs mustard by all means give my cd a spin. It's called At The Crossroads and features a couple of friends, Jack Cook and Hugh Sutton, playing along with guitars and keyboards. It's an eclectic mishmash of obscurities from the dimly lit archives of America's waste land, resuscitated for your perusal. So, act now! Don't wait! Be the first one on your block to run out your door screaming wildly, I got it! Then when your neighbors calm down, and you convince them that you haven't contracted some contagious infirmaty, you can tell them all about the many gems therein like, The Man With The Weird Beard, The Girl With The Shimmy In Her Pants, Mama Don't Give All The Lard Away, and Some Little Bug. Don't be surprised though if they turn away with fearful expressions running and shrieking and threatening to call the Hasmat team or the men in white coats to come and take you away. It's just their way of saying that they've already got a copy.

---

Oops! I guess I should have included some kind of contact info as a part of that post. Thanks Stephan for keepin' my nose to the grindstone. I start having too much fun and lose all my sensibities. So, here it is. The easiest way to contact me regarding the procurement of said disc is at this email address: [e-mail]

Have a silly day, ;~) Reg

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's PermaThread
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 10 Oct 02 - 02:51 AM

Just in case you haven't seen my own little thread out there, here's a link to my CD. It's called "Facing Monday". Click here

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Justa Picker
Date: 02 Oct 02 - 02:53 PM

Mine was released a few weeks ago.

The info to purchase one, is here (click).

50% of the sales proceeds are being donated to Max and Mudcat.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: treewind
Date: 02 Oct 02 - 02:16 PM

Two Mudcatters, one CD:
"Through The Groves"
Mary Humphreys and Anahata
Traditional songs from the British Isles (including one in Welsh)
Full details on our website
Available directly from us, £10 + postage (£1 in UK)

Anahata

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New CD Sharp Practice available July, 2003 - see thread here (click) and here (click)

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: musicmick
Date: 31 Jul 02 - 11:55 PM

Hail and ave to all you CD makin' Mudcatters. I am still here though I will not be reviewing until TUNE UP revs up again, after the festival. Our festival is the oldest and one of the biggest in the US. The profits from the ticket sales fund the myriad of programs and grants that the PFS has been offering for the past forty-five years. Of interest to this thread, our monthly publication, TUNE UP, is read by thousands of folksong fans on the East Coast. In addition, the PFS is the major employer of folksingers in this area (or any other that I know). Besides our festival, in August, we present monthly concerts, house concerts, workshops, school programs. library programs, community service programs and our Please Touch Museum series. I have a backlog of wonderful CDs to review in October but there's always room for one more. You can send me your product for review at the PFS office or, if you have questions, you can e-mail me ([e-mail])

Mike Miller

Philadelphia Folksong Society

7113 Emlen St.

Phila PA 19119

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 31 Jul 02 - 02:17 AM

refresh
I have just realised that a few catters have made CD's, but not added themselves to this list.here are a few that i know of, and details of who to PM to order them.
Big Mick-Big Micks Stonking Celidh Band (PM Big Mick) Punch The Horse-Andys at Seven (PM ossonflags or Oakley) The Pack-Twelve Little Devils (PM to Sam Pirt)
Greg Stephens-Gregs Boatband-(PM greg stephens)
Caz from Outsider-Looking In (PM Caz)
Various Artists-Windy Bottom 2001 (PM Windyb 99)
422-One- (PM Sam Pirt)
I have not posted track lists etc as this thread is already very long, if you want to know about any of these CDs just send a PM to the people listed.john

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Gloredhel
Date: 29 Mar 02 - 08:20 PM

My first CD, "Sunrise", is now available. It has 11 tracks of harp music and 4 with vocals, and runs about 32 minutes. All of the harp pieces are by O'Carolan. $12.50 each, PM me if you want to know more.

Colleen :)

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: musicmick
Date: 08 Feb 02 - 03:14 AM

Hi Susan, it's Mike again. I reviewed two Mudcatters, Kendall Morse and Jody Gibson, for the February issue. Did you get the copy I emailed to you? If not, let me know, and I'll send it off again. If I have room, I'll add a mention of Bron Yale's CD. If I am full, it will have to wait until March. I'd like to cover two or three CDs each month. I do get submissions from other sources but I love what I'm getting from Mudcat. I just knew that there were still a few folksingers left.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Feb 02 - 06:28 PM

Hi, Susan - I think I'd like to see reviews grouped together whenever possible, or in a thread already started to announce the release the CD. I'm afraid if we had a separate review thread for each CD, the review would stay up for a day and then disappear. A thread for reviews for the month or the quarter would be another idea. Be sure to put Review: in the title of the message posting a review.
-Joe Offer-

Note that this is a PermaThread on Mudcatter CD's. It might be better to continue the discussion here (click).

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Feb 02 - 12:14 PM

Kathryn,

I'm replying for musicmic in case this is one of those times he's not online here too often.

The first couple of reviews he's done of Catter CDs were run as a draft for people to think about the posting format of them, in Mike's thread where he first asked for the CDs to review. We are planning how to include his reviews on a regular basis, and whether to run them each in a separate thread or to batch them here or anywhere-- I want to know what Joe Offer thinks and he hasn't waded in yet on that point.

But the publication they appear in is actually a membership-only, printed & mailed publication of the Philadelphia Folksong Society. The draft ones we ran were for the February print publication so actually they ran here early and I think in future they should run AFTER the print version is published and distributed to the PFS membership. Unless Mike wants to say in his column, "as reviewed at the Mudcat Cafe," whcih seems a bit backwards to me! *G*

~Susan

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Kathryn
Date: 07 Feb 02 - 11:58 AM

Musicmic, where does one find the reviews of the CDs??

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: clansfolk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 07:27 AM

PENNY BLACK - John Bond, Pete Skinner, Barrie Parker.
Have CDs available on their web site:

http://www.pennyblack.n3.net

Local Artist's (Lancashire England) CDs are now being auctioned/sold via the Clansfolk Auction pages

http://uk.auctions.yahoo.com/booth/clansfolk

cheers

Pete

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: mzkitty
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 06:10 PM

What a neat idea!

NOTE:If I sell any CD's by way of "MudCat", I will pledge 20% of the sale to MudCat.....my CDs can be ordered directly from my website through paypal. They are $15.00 each (Mudcatters don't worry about the postage) and $3.00 of each sale will go to Mudcat. If you do order, please note that you saw this on mudcat so I'll know to put the pledged money aside...

1. "KEEP BELIEVING" A mix of my own originals and other people's originals. (I let my audiences know that everything I do is original....not all of it is MY originals, but someone's original, nonetheless...grin) *Achin To Stay (Kitty West) *Tryin(West) *Going Gone (Koller) *Angel From Durban (West) *For Grandma (West) *Me & Bobby McGhee (Kristofferson) *Roseville Fair (Staines) *Beautiful Music Man (West) *Places Of Motion (West) *Love At The Five and Dime (Griffeth) *Amazing Grace (Newton) *Keep Believing (West)

2. "FOR EACH OTHER" A sort of Historical ledger in song....all sorts of musicians and ordinary folks together here, honoring Births, Lives and deaths of people we love...pretty fun CD. 70 area kids sing on one of the cuts.

*Rise And Shine instrumental (West) *Wide Open (Barton) *Rise And Shine with kids vocals (West) *Forever Young (Dylan) *You AreMy Friend(West) *I Am Not There (trad Nat. American poetry, music by D. Scearce) *Danielle Dancing *EWest) *Across The Great Divide (Wolf) *Landslide(Nicks) *Come From The Heartt(G. Clark) *Helplessly Hoping (CSN&Y) *For Each Other (West) *Love Is (Emmalee West)

3. "KITTY'S BOOT LEGS" Will be available after Feb 15. A bunch of this and that, including the "bootlegged-smuggled" recording of "Mighty Mississippi" done at Carnegie Hall with Arlo Guthrie in November, 2001.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Willa
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:23 AM

musicmic Try www.mp3.com/jamesandsue and listen to the tracks on 'The Last Long Mile'. James is my son. It's a good mix of Traditional/original tracks, with some unaccompanied singing and some wonderful fiddle playing. I'd like to know what you think of it.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: alanabit
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 07:19 AM

My CD is now out. It's called "Small Voice Crying" and is definitely not the introspective stuff you might suspect from the title. You can hear thre cuts from it on my web page:www.alan.free-pop.com

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: SarahC
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 05:03 AM

I am part of North of England duo called Kinin with Pete Millard and we released a self-titled CD last year. I play fiddle and Pete sings and plays cittern.

There is a track listing and sound clips on our website at www.kinin.co.uk and pointers to where else it is featured plus some reviews.

Cheers Sarah

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: musicmick
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 07:03 PM

Once again, I thank the charming and tireless Susan for sending out the word about the reviews in Tune Up. For those who didn't get the earlier thread, I prefer traditional music but I dont reject traditionally based originals, out of hand. I am narrow-minded but lovable. Best of all, I never write an unfavorable review. If I dont like a CD or, more likely, if I find the contents inappropriate for my column, I pretend I never heard it. A pan serves no one except the reviewer. The purpose of the column is to encourage and reccomend. I dont have enough space on the one page to waste on stroking my ego at the expense of the artist. I save my strokes for more appreciative areas of my body. Mike Miller

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Kathryn
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 05:13 PM

I am releasing my first CD on February 2.
Traveling Australia was exciting to make and I am getting good reviews. Check out more info on klraistrick.com This CD contains some old and some newer songs from Australia:

• Sky of the Southern Cross
• G'day Carra Barra Wira Canna
• Johnny Stewart Drover
• Botany Bay
• Queensland Drover
• Tumba-Bloody Rumba
• Gilbert, O'Meally and HallEliza from Mt. Isa
• Darling Downs
• Chain Around my Ankle
• It's Canowindra
• Road to Gundagai
• Across the Western Plains
• Nine Miles from Gundagai
• Walkabout Jack
• Flash Jack from Gundagai/Bush Lullaby
• Blame it on the Kellys
• I've Been Everywhere

Price: $15 US plus $2 mailing in the States. Send to Kathryn Raistrikc, Box 7468, Springfield, IL 62791. Thanks for this opportunity to share my first effort!!

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Wightknight
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 11:44 AM

Please take a look at:

www.greynwhitemusic.co.uk

I'm not the world's greatest singer but I'm told my songs and guitar picking are pretty good.

Graham

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: harpmaker
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 11:13 AM

"OXYTOCIN" By John & Christine! This new CD is predominately Harp, Guitar & Vocals, but has many other instruments in the final mix. Exelent clear recording, It will cost you ten pounds, but its well worth it! Tracks include, Dimmimg of the day, Black is the colour, Rosedale fair, She moved through the fair, Love is pleasing, Plaisir d' amour, Oh how we danced, Ride on, Spancil hill, Ploughboy lads, Frankie & Johhny, and finaly Carrickfergus. Mail to, [e-mail] if you want anymore info.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: musicmick
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 01:51 AM

What Susan says is what I say. I would like to add that I have received CDs from eight Mudcatters and I reviewed two in the January issue. I will be reviewing the others in the next couple of months. I'll be sending a copy of each column to Susan, who has offered to post it on Mudcat.
The columns appear in Tune Up, a publication of the Philadelphia Folksong Society available, only, to its members. The readership is around ten thousand, all of whom have an interest in folk music and most of whom buy CDs. The PFS produces the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the oldest, most successful folk festival in the USA. The society also presents such diverse programs as the Odyssey, which sends folksingers into public schools, a series of concerts, house concerts, workshops, library programs, children's concerts and community services, just to name a few.
I look forward to hearing more folk music CDs from Mudcatters. So far, there hasn't been an inappropriate one in the bunch. I love it when a plan works out.
For those who didn't get the earlier thread, I prefer traditional music but I don't reject traditionally based originals, out of hand. I am narrow-minded but lovable.
Best of all, I never write an unfavorable review. If I dont like a CD or, more likely, if I find the contents inappropriate for my column, I pretend I never heard it.
A pan serves no one except the reviewer. The purpose of the column is to encourage and reccomend. I dont have enough space on the one page to waste on stroking my ego at the expense of the artist. I save my strokes for more appreciative areas of my body.
So, if you think you'd like some publicity for your CD and, if you think it appropriate for my column, send it to me at the office.
Mike Miller, Philadelphia Folksong Society, 7113 Emlen Street, Phila PA 19119

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: CRANKY YANKEE
Date: 06 Jan 02 - 11:56 AM

Jody Gibson "Spanning the Decades 1957-2001"

Mostly Folk, some C&W. Contains commercial recordings on TETRA (Good Morning Captain, my one "hit")
Good Morning Captain is simply my way of singing "Muleskinner Blues" It was only released in New England, NY, NJ and (maybe) Pennsylania. Sold 400,000+ 45's and 25,000 78's. (or 75,000 78's, depending on who is counting)
I was a USAF T/Sgt Air Traffic Controller when I made all of my commercial recordings. I was chief controller at Suffolk County AFB, NY when Good Morning Captain was released. one of the reasons for it's (unexpected) success is that Alan Freed was my manager's father in law and it got a lot of play on the pop and Rock stations. This one was released in May 1957. almost immediately after it's release I was transferred to England. While I was stationed at RAF Bruntingthorpe I formed the first integrated C&W group to record for a major lable (Parlophone)
Sir George Martin was head of A&R at Parlophone. All my Parlophone recordings are included in this CD. I was transferred to RAF Lakenheath in 1958.
The flip side of Good Morning Captain was poorly produced with too much echo which made the singing sound sour. The echo from each note fed over to the notes on either side and prroduced a cacaphony. This "Dud", though recorded at a first class studio (Bell Sound) was released over my objections. It was entitled "21 years" but was a lousy re-write of Worried Man Blues. Jay Stump's arrangement and electric guitar background and my 5 string banjo lead and instrumental solo were, too good to just throw away. So, I made a composite using the instrumental break for background (twice) added an acoustic guitar rhythm throughout, and sang the traditional lyrics with this composite, (also harmony on the chorus)
This bit of magic was accomplished at the Rose Island recording Co. studio (my attic) and is track #3 on the CD
Similar technique was used for "San Antonio Rose", but, for a different reason. All I had of this excellent "Parlophone" recording was a tape that I'd sent to my parents. The first 16 bars had been accidentally erased. The instrumental break is 16 bars long, so, lead in and the first 16 bars of background were constructed from the instrumental break. I sang along with this background and sang harmony with myself on the middle 8 so the change in voice isn't too startling, and then let the original run itself out. This worked even better than "Worried Man" I can't find the exact spot where the pieces are "punched in" even though I know where they are.

Oh! Yes, The original "flip side" of Good Morning Captain" is included (track 21) to show where the pieces of the composite came from.

All instruments and all voices on the "Rose Island" tracks were done by me. This was a lot of fun. Only the best of this lot are on the CD. The others are (to put it simply) not quite up to standard. (realy lousy) Donna and I laughed a lot when I did these.
On Paddy Lay Back, the "bunch of semi-sober sailors " in the chorus (deliberate) include imitations of Porky Pig, Capt Herb Spinney, Capt Barclay Warburton III, Popeye and Buggs Bunny.

The tracks on this CD are:

1.Good Morning Captain (TETRA 1957)
2. Heave Away Johnny (Trad. Capstan Chantey) (Rose Island 2000)
3. Worried Man Blues (Trad. composite TETRA 1957-Rose Island2001)
4. Farewell to Tarwaithe (trad. Rose Island 2001)
5. Kissin' Time (Mann-Lowe) Parlophone 1959
6. Providence Waltz (Jon Campbell) Rose Island 2000
7. San Antonio Rose (Wills) composite Parlophone 1959 and Rose Island 2001 8. Foxwood Polka (Jon Campbell) Rose Island 2001
9. Man on My Trail (Loudin) Parlophone 1959
10.Company's Comin' (w/"The Muleskinners") Parlophone 195911. Hillbilly Fever (w/"The Muleskinners") Parlophone 1959
12. That's All (Merle Travis) recorded in the laundry room of AMQ 825A, RAF Lakenheath 1958 (AMQ-Airmen's Married Quarters)
13. So You Think You've Got Troubles (Marvin Rainwater) Parlophone, 1960
14. If You Don't Know (Geo Hamilton IV)Parlophone 1960
15. Fredericks of Galilee (Jon Campbell)Rose Island 2001
16. Keep on Fishin' (Jon Campbell) Rose Island 2001 17 & 18 Paddy Lay Back (Trad Capstan Chantey)Rose Island 2001
19. All For Me Grog (Trad.) Rose Island 1999
20. The D-Day Dodgers (Henderson) Rose Island 1999
21. Twenty One Years (Gibson-Bruce) TETRA 1957

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Robin2
Date: 05 Jan 02 - 07:53 PM

Hi all,

Thanks for refreashing this thread!

My group Ten Penny Bit has two CD's to date, with a third one due out in March. You can find them at:

Ten Penny Bit CD's

You can see track listings, and listen to sound samples as well.

Thanks!

Robin

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: wysiwyg
Date: 05 Jan 02 - 02:27 PM

ATTENTION MUDCATTERS WITH CD's--

According to THIS THREAD, someone is looking for indie folk CDs to review for Tune-Up, a publication of the Philadelphia Folksong Society. The Society's membership is in the thousands and is not confined to the Philadelphia area.

To summarize, Mike Miller, the reviewer, has reviewed: Bluegrass, Barbershop, Gospel, Klezmer, Celtic, French, Puerto Rican and Russian. He has recommended eclectics, revivalists, revisionists and free thinkers. He hears a lot of children's songs, labor songs, protests and parodies. He prefers traditional songs but will reccomend a singer/songwriter if he/she really knocks his socks off.

Send CD and information to:
Philadelphia Folksong Society
7113 Emlen Street
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Attention Mike Miller

Be sure to include information on purchasing the CD. Is it available in stores? Do you have a website? What is the price?

FMI, e-mail Mike Miller, [e-mail]

~Susan

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: jmdornan
Date: 29 Nov 01 - 11:46 AM

I am pleased to annouce that my first CD is now out for sale. It's called "For the Love of Song" and it falls into a mix of styles. Celtic folk opera it what i like to call it :) you may purchase CD online at my website, and you may also contact me through the web site.

www.jilldornan.com

PS MMario is on the CD too.. happy NOW MArio? ;0

Subject: Mudcatter CD's - Barbara Shaw
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 06 Nov 01 - 09:25 AM

My band "ShoreGrass" recently self-produced our VERY FIRST CD entitled "In Connecticut." The CD is available for $15 through me by sending me a PM or note to [e-mail]. We do a mix of bluegrass /folk /traditional /original songs, with guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin and fiddle. Here's the song list with brief liner notes:

1. Six Wild Roses (Norman Schell) 2:51 Norman was a bandmate of Frank's in the 70's folk/rock group "Clean Living." We wonder if he recognizes the song since we put the grass to it.

2. Lonely Tombs (Traditional) 3:40 We first heard this on a Hobart Smith album recommended by Sandy Paton, and thought we had come up with a fresh new arrangement. Then someone told us this is just how Ralph did it. But only Paul can sing this high.

3. Connecticut Waltz (Barbara Shaw) 2:41 We sat around many a jam playing the Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and other state waltzes. After looking and not finding one for Connecticut, Barbara wrote this for her home state. Lyrics still need to be de-corned.

4. Man in the Middle (Tom Harley Campbell) 2:38 We've heard this in G major, and liked a slightly minor slant to it. It's also known as Three Men on a Mountain.

5. One More Miner (Barbara Shaw) 2:23 This is a (mostly) true story about Barbara's grandfather, who died when her father was 10. There were miners out West, too.

6. Last Old Shovel (Traditional) 3:00 The guys at Hank's Garage always request "that shovel song," so we had to include this.

7. Against the Tide (Barbara Shaw) 4:27 Our friend Tex asked if there were any songs in minor keys in bluegrass. In response, Barbara set out to write a bluegrass gospel tune in a minor key. It turned out to be not bluegrass, probably not gospel, but it's definitely minor.

8. Jordan (Traditional) 2:10 Louis makes his singing cameo on this old gospel number.

9. Sing Away the Sorries (Barbara Shaw) 2:35 The guys in Clean Living had a reunion once and surprised everyone by doing this on stage. Since we didn't record that evening, we included this one.

10. Keep on the Sunnyside (Traditional) 2:48 Just about every jam includes this at least once. The Carters inspire much of our music.

11. A Waltz For You (Frank & Barbara Shaw) 2:11 Frank originally wrote the first verse of this song to Barbara. She collaborated and wrote the second verse by paraphrasing a stanza from Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." Larry's classical training got us through the modulations.

12. Cajun Rock (Norman Schell) 3:14 Norman lived this song.

13. Old Man at the Mill (Traditional) 2:16 Bluegrassers know this as an old Dillard's tune, and folkies know it as "The Jolly Miller."

14. I Can't Go Home (Barbara Shaw) 3:37 This was written after the hardware store closed in the town of Branford. It reflects the bluegrass festival lifestyle, rolling down the road in a camper.

15. Tear My Stillhouse Down (Gillian Welch) 3:22 Gillian went to Berklee, where Jonathan is a student, so we like to support the place and it's graduates. Easy to do with such a great song.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Alice
Date: 19 Sep 01 - 04:07 PM

Just finished getting the information uploaded on my CD. cover, list of songs, and order info.
Here is the inside cover image. CLICK
My thanks to Jean Ritchie for her inspiration and moral support. Don't expect a big studio sound - it's singing, pure and simple.
It looks like Discover, Visa, and MasterCard debit or credit cards are the only way at mp3.com. If I can afford to get a stash of my own, I'll let you know how to get one by check. So far they are only offered through mp3.com, because that is where they are printed and made.

Alice Flynn

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Callie
Date: 02 Sep 01 - 02:08 AM

Many thanks Joe

My group Touchwood has just recorded its first cd THE GREAT CITY and is now available. We sing in 3 part-harmony, often unaccompanied but also use guitar, lute, vihuela (reconstruction of an Early guitar) and bodhran. Our repertoire is eclectic - from Medieval through to Tom Waits and Stephen Foster.

You can read more about us, hear music samples and order cds on our site:

http://www.touchwoodweb.com/

Callie

Subject: New Kathy Kallick CD - October 2001
From: BK Lick
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 05:41 PM

My Daughter Kathy has recorded a new album titled My Mother's Voice scheduled to be released October 1st on Copper Creek Records. It's a collection of standards that Kathy learned from her mom, Dodi Kallick.

Kathy was joined in the studio by quite a few of her friends, many of them well known to Mudcatters. She writes in the liner notes:

I was struck by how affected many of [them] were by singing and playing these often-familiar songs. They too had learned them from family members and early mentors, and some had forgotten what wonderful songs they are.

A while back, Art Thieme remembered Dodi's singing Web of Birdsong, and Kathy thanks him in the liner notes for reminding her of it.

Here's the track list:

Kathy Kallick: lead vocals on all tracks, guitar on all tracks except The Tailor & the Mouse and Web Of Birdsong. All songs: Traditional, arranged by Kathy Kallick (Red Shirt Pub. Co./BMI), except as noted.

1. EAST VIRGINIA BLUES
   Lynn Morris: vocal, clawhammer banjo
   Ron Stewart: fiddle
2. HELLO STRANGER (A.P. Carter, APRS/BMI)
   Peter Rowan: vocal, guitar
3. ROSEWOOD CASKET
   Keith Little: vocal
   Sally Van Meter: Lyric slide guitar
   Jim Nunally: guitar
4. COTTON-EYED JOE
   James Leva: vocal, fiddle
   Carol Elizabeth Jones: vocal
   Bill Evans: banjo
5. MY NATIVE HOME (A.P. Carter, APRS/BMI)
   Gene Tortora: dobro
   John Reischman: mandolin
6. ALL THE GOOD TIMES (ARE PAST AND GONE)
   Suzanne Thomas: vocal, guitar
7. MY HOME'S ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
   Kate Brislin: vocal
   Jody Stecher: vocal, guitar
   Keith Little: banjo
8. SHADY GROVE
   Peter Rowan: vocal, mandolin, guitar
   Darol Anger: fiddle
9. I NEVER WILL MARRY
   Claire Lynch: vocal
   John Reischman: mandolin
10. WRECK OF THE OLD #9 (Carmen Jenks, Universal Duchess Music Corp./BMI)
    Laurie Lewis: vocal, fiddle
11. THE TAILOR & THE MOUSE
    A cappella
12. WILLIE THE POOR BOY
    Sally Van Meter: Lyric slide guitar
    Jim Nunally: guitar
    Norton Buffalo: harmonica
13. BANKS OF THE OHIO
    Peter Rowan: vocal, guitar
14. ROW US OVER THE TIDE
    Jody Stecher: vocal, guitar
    Kate Brislin: vocal
    Amy Stenberg: vocal
15. WATERBOUND
    Amy Stenberg: vocal, bass
    Tom Bekeny: fiddle
    Avram Siegel: banjo
16. I'LL FLY AWAY
    Tom Bekeny: vocal, mandolin
    Avram Siegel: vocal, banjo
    Amy Stenberg: vocal, bass
17. WEB OF BIRDSONG (Bob Coltman)
    John Miller: guitar
    John Reischman: mandocello

---
Bruce Kallick
Webweaver at KathyKallick.com

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: GUEST,White Dove...Hull
Date: 08 Aug 01 - 01:12 AM

I have a CD 'Flying High'o my own songs. This is a great opportunity for me to thank and promote 'These Girl's Don't Dust'(a Hull female group)who did the superb backing on 'Roll Away the Stone' and Dave of East-Side Studios,Hull who recorded this track for me. The rest of the CD was produced and recorded by the well recommended Thurston Binns in Hull.

Tracks 1. Roll Away the Stone 2. Flying High (White Dove) 3. Waltz on the Sand 4. The Maid of Mulgrave 5. Remember Joe 6. Georgie Joblin 7. Meadowland 8. Shooting Stars 9. Haunted 10. Reasons

CD: £10 e-mail: [e-mail] or see e at The Kingston

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Amos
Date: 08 Aug 01 - 01:08 AM

Don't forget that Max has somewhere in his possession a CD of purely Mudcat songs, including such deathless favorites as:

Electric Pickle 1 Electric Pickle 2 Their Minds They are A-Changing The Munchkin Song The Mudcat Schooner-O!

and the very first Song Challenge Winner, Mrs Henley's Revenge.

Send Max ten bucks and he'll make you a copy of it!! Mudcat history!! Woncha, Maxie?

A

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: RangerSteve
Date: 08 Aug 01 - 12:34 AM

I don't know if my recording (cassette only) is still in print. It's called Going Up the Country by Steve Garcia (me) and Matt Levine. It's on the Marimac label. Basic old-time music (songs and instrumentals - some of the instrumentals are my originals) on banjo, guitar and harmonica. I have a few copies available too, at $10.00 each, PM me if you're interested. I don't know what Marimac is charging.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: hesperis
Date: 07 Aug 01 - 05:52 PM

Two CDs Now Available! (Finally!)

Springrise! by Chagall Hannah (me) is 43 minutes of meditational, liquid piano. Send $20 Canadian plus shipping cost.
SG Sampler #1 is 23 pieces and songs, including several of my formal compositions, a few pieces from Springrise! and three songs by J. Seanna Rowe (Jande).
There's also some awesome Celtic Harp by a friend of mine named Roger Calverley, and some good porch-pickin' geetar from another friend called Mike Latter. My formal compositions are very structured, almost medieval in feel. Jande's songs are beautiful! Wait'll you hear her version of "Danny Boy"! The sampler is $25 Canadian plus shipping, and you get the music of two mudcatters.

PM me with your address for a shipping quote, and I'll send you an address for where to send the money.

Teasers, more information, and some free mp3s are available at Serpent Goddess Magical Music

Hope you like it.

~*sirepseh*~

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Jim Krause
Date: 07 Aug 01 - 12:44 PM

PS So you really don't want to go about surfing the net looking up all this stuff, right? OK, here's the low-down, short and simple.

Going Up the Missouri: Songs & Dance Tunes from Old Fort Osage is an anthology of folk songs, fiddle tunes and pop songs all dating from before 1820. If you go to rendezvous, if you are involved in living history, you'll like this record. Why? Because I recorded it using instruments common to the era, such as the wire strung 18^th century Guittar. Want to know more about what that instrument sounds like? Maybe you'd enjoy listening to the CD.
Jim

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Jim Krause
Date: 07 Aug 01 - 12:32 PM

I think I have probably made oblique references to my CD Going Up the Missouri: Songs & Dance Tunes from Old Fort Osage. You can find out all about it here atCD Baby.com.

I've been happy to play cuts from "Going Up the Missouri: Songs & Dance Tunes from Old Fort Osage" on my show. Jim Krause is a fine story-teller, who uses no "bells and whistles" to paint his pictures. The music is straightforward and engaging, with simple accompaniements that enhance the music. It's decidedly "UN-hyphenated" folk music. Rick Fielding Host, "Acoustic Workshop" CIUT fm. Toronto.

Jim

Subject: Bill Cameron Recordings (Willie-O)
From: Willie-O
Date: 07 Aug 01 - 12:25 PM

The tracks on my order-it-online-or-see-me CD There's Always Time for Anachronism (slightly rearranged since Kat mentioned it above, but you can't do that anymore on mp3.com) are:(originals initialed)

There's Always Time for Anachronism (Bill Cameron)

"Sittin in Skibbereen"
1. "The Long Walk Home" (BC)
2. "Paddy West"
3. "Spring On The Mississippi" (BC)
4. "Gogama" (BC)
5. "The Anna Grace" (BC)
6. "Wha'll Be King But Charlie"
7. "511 Highway"(BC)
8. "The Rocky Road To Dublin"
9. "Schottische and Three Part Jig" (BC)
10. "The Peat Fire Flame"

Also available at the mp3 site is this in-progress compilation of old 4-track demos
The Grindstone Tapes (Rebecca Barclay and Bill Cameron)

Track Listing
1. "Do You Love An Apple?"
2. "The Mosstroopers Lament"
3. "Music From The Glen"
4. "Lovely On The Water"
5. "The Boatie Rows"
6. "The Seventies Reel"

'N That's Our Story So Far, folks.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: Robin2
Date: 10 Jul 01 - 08:17 PM

Hi!

I'm a fairly new mudcatter, but I'd like to list my band's CDs if I could. The band is Ten Penny Bit, and we have two CDs
"Live At The Thomas Winery", a recording of Celtic and Oldtime music, and
"Dance Of The Haymaker's", a recording of instrumentals and songs from the Civil War, featuring fiddle,banjo, hammerd dulcimer, bass, guitar and mandolin.

Both have been very well received, and you can find them, with sound samples, at either
Tenpennybit.com
or
mp3.com/tenpennybit for free downloads and listens

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: GUEST,Lisa
Date: 10 Jul 01 - 05:05 AM

"Scratching the Sky," Irish fiddle & bouzouki CD (with some songs), self-produced, by Matt Stewart & Lisa Boucher.

Information and ordering at our website.

Subject: RE: Mudcatter CD's
From: kendall
Date: 13 May 01 - 08:30 AM

I dont see anything wrong with letting people know what is available. Running a business without advertising, is like winking at a woman in the dark. YOU know what you are doing, but SHE doesn't. My first two recordings are on the Folk Legacy website, so, I wont list the cuts again here. My latest CD/tape is on Outer Green records, and, the cuts are: 1.Three Legged Man shel silverstein. 2. The Haying Song dave mallett 3.Gently, down the stream of time. trad. 4.Mrs. Ravoon trad. 5.Phoebe Snow utah phillips. 6 Palace Grand trad. 7.Ashes on the sea. u. phillips. 8 The Band Played Waltzing Matilda eric bogle. 9. Rolling Home trad.

The rest of it is a collection of Maine humor.