Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook, Volume 4

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1El-A-Noy
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
guitar:
Mark Dvorak and Win Stracke
vocals:
Mark Dvorak
Win Stracke2:13
2Scarborough Fair
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
bodhrán [bodhran]:
Mike Austin (Irish/Celtic musician)
guitar:
Jack Callahan (guitar/vocals in Mike Austin Band)
whistle:
Jimmy Conway
vocals:
Jack Callahan (guitar/vocals in Mike Austin Band)
recording of:
Scarborough Fair
written in:
England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12)
version of:
The Elfin Knight (aka Scarborough Fair / Whittingham Fair / Rosemary Lane; title is easily confused with Child #4, check lyrics)
Mike Austin Band3:41
3So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You
recording engineer:
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
banjo:
Cathy Fink
guitar:
John Abbey and Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
mandolin:
Marcy Marxer
vocals:
Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
cover recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Tom Paxton5:20
4Colorado TrailJacob Sweet4:00
5Stealin’
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
guitar and kazoo:
Joel Paterson
harmonica and jug:
Rick Sherry
vocals:
Joel Paterson and Rick Sherry
cover recording of:
Stealin’, Stealin’
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Memphis Jug Band
Devil in a Woodpile3:42
6Angel Band
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
guitar:
Steve Rosen (US old-time banjo player)
guitarrón mexicano [guitarón]:
John Abbey
vocals:
Annalee Koehn, Mitzi Lebensorger and Rita Ruby
recording of:
Angel Band
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
Rita Ruby3:30
7I Shall Not Be Moved
recording engineer:
Rich Rankin
guitar and violin:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
vocals:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
recorded at:
Mosaic Music in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
I Shall Not Be Moved
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9134)
Andrew Bird3:51
8Lay Me Down a Pallet
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
bass:
Matt Mignano
fiddle:
Casey Driessen
membranophone:
Tom Giampietro
vocals:
Casey Driessen
recording of:
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
The Master Book of American Folk Song (number: 1327) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13930)
Casey Driessen4:40
9This Train
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
bass:
John Abbey
guitar:
Steve Dawson (Chicago singer/songwriter, member of Dolly Varden)
piano:
Chris Walz
vocals:
Steve Dawson (Chicago singer/songwriter, member of Dolly Varden) and Sue Demel
recording of:
This Train (This Train Is Bound for Glory)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6702)
Steve Dawson3:12
10Welcome TableBill Brickey & Sue Demel4:39
11Simple Gifts
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
autoharp:
Mary Hamilton (musician, wife of Frank Hamilton)
guitar:
Frank Hamilton (folk musician)
vocals:
Frank Hamilton (folk musician)
recording of:
Simple Gifts
additional lyricist:
Frank Hamilton (folk musician)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brackett
is based on:
Simple Gifts
Frank Hamilton3:54
12Pay Me My Money Down
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
accordion:
John Krawisz
bass and trombone:
Kevin Altenburg
guitar:
Joey Derus
membranophone and percussion:
Mike Maduzia
trumpet:
Ted Okrzesik
vocals:
Kevin Altenburg, Joey Derus, John Krawisz, John Okrzesik and Ted Okrzesik
recording of:
Pay Me My Money Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 21449)
FreezeDried3:26
13The Dutchman
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
guitar:
Michael Smith (Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Michael Peter Smith)
vocals:
Michael Smith (Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Michael Peter Smith)
recording of:
The Dutchman
lyricist and composer:
Michael Smith (Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Michael Peter Smith)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Michael Smith4:51
14City of New Orleans
recording engineer:
John Anderson (director, producer)
guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
vocals:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
recorded at:
Earl of Old Town in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Steve Goodman4:20
15Done Laid Around
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
bass:
Al Ehrich
guitar:
Jeff Freling and Charles Kim
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tim Joyce
membranophone:
Jason Toth
vocals:
Charles Kim
The Astronomer3:57
16Rivers of Babylon
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
guitar:
Neal Alger
vocals:
Typhanie Monique
cover recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
lyricist:
Brent Dowe
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Polygram Music
version of:
Rivers of Babylon (Sinead O'Connor version with additional lyrics)
Typhanie Monique4:16
17My Home’s Across the Smoky Mountains
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
accordion:
Rob Cruz (accordionist)
banjo:
Chris Walz
bass and membranophone:
John Abbey
guitar:
Barbara Barrow
mandolin:
Colby Maddox
vocals:
Barbara Barrow, Colby Maddox and Chris Walz
recording of:
My Home’s Across the Smoky Mountains
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Barb Barrow4:11
18Paradise
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
bass:
Roy Husky Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey)
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar:
Philip Donnelly, Jim Rooney (folk musician, later producer/engineer) and John Prine
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
membranophone:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion)
vocals:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist), Jessica Cash (US folk vocalist), Stuart Duncan, Jim Rooney (folk musician, later producer/engineer), Alan O’Bryant, John Prine, Rachel Peer Prine, Marty Stuart and Keith Sykes
recording of:
Paradise
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
John Prine3:30
19Twelve Gates to the City
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Abbey
bass:
John Abbey
guitar:
Ed Holstein
vocals:
Ed Holstein and Elaine Moore
Ed Holstein2:09
20I’ll Fly AwaySons of the Never Wrong5:52