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The Liner Notes and Credits from our Live at Lock 3 CD are shown here verbatim. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to read the Credits. |
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Wayne wrote the liner notes for both our Porch Music and Live at Lock 3 CDs! They're a hoot to read, so sit back, listen to the Brick Road Ramblers, and give 'em a read. |
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The Live at Lock 3 song list… 1.
Introducing 2.
Dooley 3.
Goin’ to the West 4.
Leavin’ Louisiana 5.
Nail That Catfish to a Tree 6.
High on a Mountain 7.
Tears in Tennessee 8.
Man of Constant Sorrow 9.
Ashokan Farewell 10.
Friend of the Devil 11.
Keep on the Sunny Side 12.
West Virginia My Home 13.
Hava Nagila 14.
I’ll Fly Away 15.
Rider in the Rain 16.
The AC&Y 17.
No Expectations 18.
Battle of New Orleans 19.
Ghost Riders in the Sky 20.
The Girl I Left Behind 21.
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Lock 3 Liner Notes and Credits
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1. Introducing (Richard Hodges): Back by popular demand...
2. Dooley (Rodney Dillard/Mitch Jayne): Performed by the Dillards as the "Darling Family" on the Andy Griffith Show, this bluegrass stomp about a moonshiner was their biggest hit. Just for fun we added Flowers of Edinburgh.
3. Going to the West (Traditional): This Alabama folk song is a heartbreaker. A husband leaves his wife behind to seek his fortune in the great unknown.
4. Leaving Louisiana (Crowell/Cowart): The bayou has inspired many great songs. This one, recorded by Emmylou Harris, the Oak Ridge Boys and others, is no exception.
5. Nail that Catfish to a Tree (Traditional): By nailing a catfish to a tree, its slick, tough skin could be stripped clean off the meat with a pair of pliers. Sure makes you want to get up and dance!
6. High on a Mountain (Ola Belle Reed): Born in Grassy Creek, NC, 1915, Ola Belle Reed lived a lifetime making sweet music. She passed away August 16, 2002, leaving behind a legacy of great tunes including this bluegrass standard.
7. Tears in Tennessee (Dave Stroh): Our guitarist wrote this young man’s exercise in poetic license after a breakup. Our arrangement breathes new life into an early attempt at song writing.
8. Man of Constant Sorrow (Traditional/Arr. by Carter Stanley): Who would think that a lip-syncing George Clooney would catapult old-timey music into the national spotlight?
9. Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar): It isn't hard to imagine a solitary fiddler playing this evocative tune as night falls on a rebel encampment, even though it was written almost 120 years after the Civil War.
10. Friend of the Devil (Dawson/Garcia/Hunter): Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia could pick a mean banjo. We hope he would have liked our bluegrassy version.
11. Keep on the Sunnyside (Alvin Pleasant Carter/Gary Garett): This Carter family signature song was first recorded in 1927. Its message of hope resonates today as it did during the Depression.
12. West Virginia My Home (Hazel Dickens): We'd like to dedicate this song to Tina Liza Jones, who taught it to Dave, and to our West Virginia friends Sue and Stan, who greet us every year at the arts festival with warm smiles and fine wooden utensils.
13. Hava Nagila (Traditional): Translated from Hebrew, the song means "Let us rejoice and be happy/awaken brothers and sisters with a happy heart."
14. I'll Fly Away (Albert Brumley): Albert Brumley was a cotton farmer, piano tuner, school teacher, grocery store clerk, and composer of more than 800 gospel songs. In1932 he wrote I'll Fly Away, the most recorded gospel song in history.
15. Rider in the Rain (Randy Newman): Overshadowed by Short People which appeared on the same album, this loping song about a banjo playing desperado on his way to Arizona rides tall in the saddle.
16. The AC&Y (Wayne Marks): Our fiddle player wrote this in honor of the renovation of the old Copley, Ohio, Railroad Depot where AC&Y trains once stopped. If you're a true train buff, you may even know the meaning of "clinker boy" and "dinger."
17. No Expectations (Jagger/Richards): The song first appeared on the Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet in 1968 and has since become a favorite of country musicians.
18. Battle of New Orleans (Jimmy Driftwood): Johnny Horton's truncated version of Driftwood's epic (using the melody of the Eighth of January) was immensely popular when released in 1959. Note: No alligators were harmed in the recording of this song.
19. Ghost Riders in the Sky (Stan Jones): The posse of diverse performers who have covered this cautionary cowboy classic includes Akron-born Vaughn Monroe, the Outlaws, Slim Whitman, Burl Ives, and many others.
20. The Girl I Left Behind (Traditional): Some folklorists trace this British fife tune in America to 1650, where it later became popular during the Revolutionary War.
21. Side by Side (Harry Woods): Born in 1896, Harry MacGregor Woods wrote some of the most enduring songs in popular music. It's always a joy to perform the more obscure opening verse and watch faces light up as we begin the familiar sing-along chorus.
These are the CD Credits...
The BRICK ROAD RAMBLERS are: Banjo, Ron Johnson; Mandolin, Steve Kraus; Guitar, Dave Stroh; Violin, Wayne Marks; Bass, Tom Schurr. Performed at Lock 3 Park, Akron, Ohio, on August 23, 2003. Produced by the BRICK ROAD RAMBLERS, Copyright © 2003. Recorded by A&A Sound. Mixed & mastered by Andreas Voiklis at LIVETRACKS PRODUCTIONS, Canton, Ohio. Front & back photos by Irene Stroh. Layout, inner and CD photos by Tom Schurr. Liner notes by Wayne Marks. To contact us, learn about our other CDs, and check out upcoming gigs, visit us at www.brickroadramblers.org.
