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The Liner Notes and Credits from our Porch Music CD are shown here verbatim. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to read the Credits.

Wayne, our highly talented and modest fiddle player, is an Editor by profession. He wrote these great Liner Notes and has also contributed substantially  to the content of this site. Thanks Wayne!

The Porch Music song list… 1. Wild Rose of the Mountain 2. Colours 3. Marching through Georgia 4. Goody Goody 5. E-RI-EE 6. Black-eyed Susie 7. Shenandoah Falls 8. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 9. Sail Away Ladies 10. Babylon 11. Yellow Rose of Texas,              You are my Sunshine 12. Old Plank Road 13. It's Only a Paper Moon 14. Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine 15. Ragged But Right 16. Big Boss Man 17. Cindy 18. Cluck Old Hen,            Tater Patch,                Old Joe Clark 19. Scotch and Soda 20. Mole in the Ground

Porch Music liner notes and credits

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1. Wild Rose of the Mountain (Kahn): Fishin', pickup trucks, sippin' whiskey and a feathered quilt...what more could you ask for from a fiddle tune?

2. Colours (Donovan Leitch): Recorded in 1965, Donovan's spectral love ballad (his second top ten hit) predated the release of his monochromatic Mellow Yellow by a year.  

3. Marching Through Georgia (Traditional): We play this popular square dance tune both as a lament and as a march.  

4. Goody Goody (Malnek/Mercer): Johnny Mercer penned many beautiful love songs. This is not one of them. Recorded by the likes of Sinatra and Lyman, this song proves that revenge is a dish best served with a catchy melody... and in our case, a dobro.

5. E-RI-EE (Traditional): Cruising along at 4 miles per hour, a canal boat on the Erie Canal could travel from New York City to Buffalo in just four days… apparently, plenty of time to deplete a ship's ration of gin... and hoist a ship’s cook up a flagpole!

6. Black-eyed Susie (Traditional): Like many female subjects of traditional tunes, Susie is pretty, beguiling, and wicked on a whim. Definitely no shrinking violet.

7. Shenandoah Falls (Traditional): This tune, named for a natural wonder in Virginia, is an audience favorite. Shenandoah, by the way, is an Indian word for “Daughter of the Stars.”

8. You Ain't Goin’ Nowhere (Dylan): When shouted at a performance, we're never sure if it's an insult or a request. The Byrds gave the song flight in ‘68.

9. Sail Away Ladies (Traditional): This rollicking song was popularized by banjo man Uncle Dave Macon and the Fruit Jar Drinkers in the 20s.

10. Babylon (William Billings): In Boston, 1780, Mr. Billings put music to words from Psalm 137. Many years later Don McLean added banjo to the tune.

11. Yellow Rose of Texas (Traditional), You Are My Sunshine (Davis/ Mitchell): Yellow Rose, published in 1853 and a hit for Mitch Miller 102 years later, was a Confederate marching favorite. Louisiana's Singin' Governor, the late Jimmie Davis,  penned the latter tune, once featured on a mustard commercial.

12. Old Plank Road (Traditional): An old-time tune in G, this popular song illustrates that the best decisions are probably made while in a state of sobriety.

13. It's Only a Paper Moon (Arlen/Harburg/Rose): We have Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck), a cantor's son who fancied ragtime piano, to thank for this timeless melody. Arlen is perhaps best remembered for his songs from the Wizard of Oz.

14. Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (Traditional): In the fall of 1805, Napoleon crossed the Rhine to fight the Austro-Prussian Army at the battle of Ulm. What the Napoleonic Wars have to do with this fiddle tune in D is anybody's guess.

15. Ragged But Right (Traditional): Performed by Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (1926-36) and others, this song about a man of excessive leisure paints a romanticized portrait of a rambler who has all the right answers.

16. Big Boss Man (Smith/Dixon): Jimmy Reed, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Animals, and the Grateful Dead all gave this Al Smith/Luther Dixon Chicago blues tune a serious workout.

17. Cindy (Traditional): Also known as Get Along Home Cindy, this tune has been sung in classrooms and bar rooms for more than two centuries. After all those years, you'd think Cindy would have found her way back home by now.

18. Cluck Old Hen, Tater Patch, Old Joe Clark (Traditional): Three fiddle tunes in the key of A. Just close your eyes and imagine the thunderous beat of steel-toed clogging shoes.

19. Scotch and Soda (Guard): Written by Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio, this smokey ballad speaks of things more intoxicating than strong liquor.

20. Mole in the Ground (Lunsford): Steve’s the frog, Ron’s the ant, Dave’s the bee, Wayne’s the lizard, and Tom’s the bass...fiddle, that is.

These are the CD Credits...

Recorded & Mixed at Ecton Road Studios, Akron, Ohio by “Doc” Johnson, Recording Engineer, January through July 2002. A huge thanks to Ron for all of the work he did in putting this CD together! Mastered at Harvest Recording & Music Production, Streetsboro, Ohio. Produced by the Brick Road Ramblers and Ron Johnson. A hearty thanks goes out to all of our family and friends who supported us during this effort. Special thanks to our wives who put up with the demands of a wild recording schedule. Front cover art by Annie Robare, CD art by  Elliott Marks, Liner notes by Wayne Marks, Photography & Layout by Tom Schurr.

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