MARK SPOELSTRA - Mark Spoelstra (1969)

Columbia - CS 9793

Country:Us

Released:1969

Tracks Listing

01 - Hobo Poet 2:50

02 - Not So Inclined To Be Kind 2:57

03 - Thanks Anyway 3:21

04 - Sound Of The Rainbow 2:55

05 - You Should Know 3:10

06 - Meadow Mountain Top 2:49

07 - Don Juan's Turn To Bow 2:48

08 - Song Of Sad Bottles 4:06

09 - Mona Sue 3:09

10 - Dim Lights And Bar Fights 3:24

11 - Child Statue 3:58

12 - Empty Words 3:03

Line Up / Musicians

Mark Spoelstra - Guitar, Vocals

David Blue - Guitar

Ed Trickett - Dulcimer

Harvey Brooks - Bass

James Burton - Pedal Steel Guitar

Jim Gordon - Drums

Joe Osborn - Pedal Steel Guitar

Meyer Snifin - Violin

Mike Deasy Sr. - Guitar

Mitch Greenhill - Guitar, Organ

Roy Blumenfeld - Drums

Clem Wretched - Backing Vocals

Sneaky Pete - Pedal Steel Guitar

This album saw the estimable Mark Spoelstra falling in line and delivering an LP in the vein of those landmark, first wave country-folk-rock albums that swept away whatever was left of the 'classic' American folk scene in the late 60s. A solid cast of familiar Nashville sessioneers are of course present here and the listener is treated to a very nice set that sits astride the more traditional approach of those folkies who rolled with the 'sound'. This sits nicely next to your Beau Brummels, Larry Murray, Everlys and Bob of course.

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DAN KNIGHT - Joy (1982) (Private Press)

Battlemount Records - BM-001

Country:Canada

Released:1982

Tracks Listing

01 - I Believe 3:01

02 - Wind Song 3:15

03 - The Minstrel 3:04

04 - Warm 3:08

05 - Billys Birthday 2:57

06 - Forever Grey Afternoons 2:56

07 - Speakthought 2:21

08 - A Waltz 2:47

Line Up / Musicians

Dan Knight - Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar

Fabien Zelicz - 12-String Acoustic Guitar

Anna Knight, Linda Rick, The First Cosmic Glee Club Band Back Up Singers - Backing Vocals 

James Devris - Drums, Percussion

Gerry Fielding - Drums

Claudio Milanello - Congas, Maracas

Jim Chard, Dennis Peck - Piano

Dan Knight is clearly an ambitious songwriter, forcefully blending psychedelic rock, new age and contemporary folk in order to convey his message with an alarming intensity. His ethereal guitar-reverb style, frankly, wouldn't be out of place on a token dream pop album, but he balances it well with dreamy background vocals and an alarmingly advanced production quality (especially for a private press record).

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HUNT & DUNK - Did You Ever Sing To A Mountain (1974) (Private Press)

Mountain Records - LP-6110

Country:Us

Released:1974

Tracks Listing

01 - Did You Ever Sing To A Mountain 3:25

02 - Mountain Man 2:54

03 - Seasons 2:29

04 - Once I Left The Mountain 1:29

05 - San Francisco Mountain 4:48

06 - Tree 2:12

07 - Don't Go To Baja With Your Beer Cans 3:17

08 - Power 3:57

09 - Progress 1:19

10 - Crossroads 1:29

11 - The Drifter 3:06

12 - Fence Line Rider 3:21

13 - Chico 4:25

Line Up / Musicians

John Duncklee - Words

Rich Hunt - Vocals, Ac.Guitar

&

Doug Holswarth - Piano

Bob Huff, Bob Bresnahan - Guitars

Paul Murphy,Steve Lage - Bass

Peter Kuch - Drums

From the album back cover :

"Some mountains are sacred. Perhaps all mountains are sacred. The music in this album is inspired by mountains and their need to be preserved; it is also a mountain experience. Side one reveals the beauty and the feelings that happen on the mountain. Side two is a collection of thoughts about people and the mountain, but it also says that we must think about deserts, mesas and seashores too.

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PORTER CUNNINGHAM - Observations (1972)

 

Folk Heritage - FHR 027

Country:Uk

Released:1972

Tracks Listing

01 - The War Song 4:44

02 - The Cardinal 3:10

03 - Self Made Man 2:49

04 - Winter Mornings 3:49

05 - Come With Me 2:49

06 - Credit Song 3:23

07 - Spiritual 4:23

08 - The Same Old Way 3:11

09 - Photographs 2:27

10 - Journeys 3:14

11 - Medley 3:00

12 - Observations 2:51

Line Up / Musicians

Peter Cunningham - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals

Michael Rodden - Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle

Brian McNulty - Guitar

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Paul Cunningham - 12-string guitar

Brian Murray - Bass Guitar

A Great Irish folk album from the fabulous trio named PORTER CUNNINGHAM, for sure a mega rare number from the Folk Heritage label based in Wales and specialised in folk and country music. Adhering to all the standards of the Irish tradition with a special freshness in vocal harmonies and generally in their sound, PORTER CUNNINGHAM give us an excellent album, well known musically and addressed to any audience !!!! "Horatius Rex".

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CHRISTOPHER And ISABELLA - 1966 (1966) (Private Press)

Not On Label - none

Country:Us

Released:1966

Tracks Listing

01 - The Last Thing On My Mind 6:25

02 - Kari Waits For Me 2:12

03 - Joseph's Song 1:51

04 - I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree 2:55

05 - Today 2:55

06 - I Never Will Marry 2:10

07 - The Wild Huntsman 3:58

08 - Scarlet Ribbons 2:55

09 - More 4:20

10 - Yesterday 2:31

11 - All My Trials 3:49

Line Up / Musicians

Christopher And Isabella

Beautiful gentle folk lp made as a holiday present to friends and family .... They said : This is your special Christmas album for year-round delight. It brings our Christmas greetings and our hopes that 1967 will be a blessed and a good year for you and yours. Have fun as you listen ! We did as we sang !

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CHRIS SMITHER - I'm a Stranger Too! (1970)

Poppy - PYS-40013

Country:Us

Released:1970

Tracks Listing 

01 - A Short While Ago 2:35

02 - A Song For Susan 3:08

03 - I Am A Child (Neil Young) 3:51

04 - Have You Seen My Baby (Randy Newman) 2:55

05 - Devil Got Your Man 3:49

06 - Homunculus 3:13

07 - Love You Like A Man 2:36

08 - Lonely Time 3:23

09 - Look Down The Road 2:38

10 - Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine And Dandelion Wine) (Randy Newman) 2:30

11 - Time To Go Home 5:35

Line Up / Musicians

Chris Smither - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Eric Kaz - Piano, Harmonica

Ben Keith - Dobro, Pedal Steel

Happy Traum - Banjo

John Bailey - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, Tambourine

Rod Hicks - Bass

Roy Markowitz - Drums

Stu Schulman - Violin

Maria Muldaur - Backing Vocals

Bonnie Raitt - Backing Vocals

Kathy Rose - Backing Vocals

Chris Smither left New Orleans in the mid-'60s for Boston, and quickly became part of a booming Cambridge folk scene that also included Bonnie Raitt, who went on to make his "Love (Me) Like a Man" a folk-blues standard. He eventually signed a deal with Poppy Records, which led to the release of I'm a Stranger Too! in 1970. by Brett Hartenbach

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