Tony Trischka: Territory

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 40169

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Fox Chase: Tony Trischka (3:30)
02 Leatherwing Bat: Tony Trischka with Pete Seeger & Bruce Molsky (3:32)
03 Rainbow Yoshi: Tony Trischka (2:27)
04 French Creek / Burning Springs: Tony Trischka (3:21)
05 Zoe: Tony Trischka (2:16)
06 John Henry Medley: John Henry / Bonaparte's Retreat / etc.: Tony Trischka (3:18)
07 Trompe de L'Oreille: Tony Trischka with Bill Keith & Paula Bradley (2:47)
08 Hawaii Slide-O: Tony Trischka (2:22)
09 John Cohen's Blues: Tony Trischka (1:47)
10 Molly and Tenbrooks: Tony Trischka (2:46)
11 Sean: Tony Trischka (1:57)
12 The Next Big Thing: Tony Trischka (4:03)
13 Noah Came to Eden: Tony Trischka with Mike Seeger (4:12)
14 Eighteen: Tony Trischka (1:54)
15 Celtic Medley: St. Anne's Reel / Drowsy Maggie / Red Haired Boy / etc.: Tony Trischka (3:01)
16 Salt River: Tony Trischka (2:43)
17 Banjoland: Tony Trischka with Bill Evans (3:00)
18 Old Stone Church: Tony Trischka with Bruce Molsky & Paula Bradley (4:30)
19 Gourd Banza: Tony Trischka (1:44)
20 Medley: Brightshade / Carolina Traveler / Casey Jones: Tony Trischka (3:57)
21 Lake Flora: Tony Trischka (3:29)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Tony Trischka, Associate Producer: Deborah Miller and Richard James Burgess, Liner Notes: Bob Carlin, Editor: Carla Borden, Designer: Sonya Cohen Crame, Photographer: Michael Stewart, Engineer: Michael Daves, Pete Reiniger, Ronnie Freeland, Aaron Hurwitz, Tom Tedesco and Russ Martin
[Notes]
With fearless musical curiosity as the guiding force, Tony Trischka's Territory roams widely through the banjo's creative terrain. Twelve all-Trischka solo tracks explore a panorama of tunings, banjo sounds, and traditions. Nine selections partner Tony with fellow banjoists Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, Bill Evans, Bill Keith, Bruce Molsky, and other guest artists to tap the creative potential of America's signature musical instrument. 62 minutes, 21 tracks, 32-page booklet, extensive notes, photos.

Epilogue: A Tribute to John Duffey

Smithsonian Folkways CD SFW 40228

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2018
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Sad and Lonesome Day: Randy Waller and Lou Reid (2:36)
02 If That's the Way You Feel: Amanda Smith (3:20)
03 If I Were a Carpenter: Jonathan Edwards (2:44)
04 Lonesome River: Dudley Connell (2:56)
05 Sunrise: Sam Bush and Béla Fleck (3:22)
06 Going to the Races: James King (1:59)
07 Some Old Day: John Cowan (2:43)
08 Girl from the North Country: Steve Gulley (3:32)
09 He Was a Friend of Mine: Dudley Connell and John Cowan (3:08)
10 Poor Ellen Smith: Tim O'Brien (2:22)
11 Reason For Being: Fred Travers (3:16)
12 Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Don Rigsby (2:41)
13 Chim-Chim-Cher-Ee: Bruce Molsky (1:27)
14 Cold Wind a Blowin': Ronnie Bowman and Lou Reid (2:15)
15 Christmas Time Back Home: John Duffey Tribute All-Stars (3:13)
16 Bringing Mary Home: John Starling (3:48)
17 First Tear: Akira Otsuka (1:22)
[Crerdits]
Producers: Akira Otsuka and Ronnie Freeland, Annotation: Katy Daley, Dudley Connell and Jeff Place, Photographers: Charles Tompkins and Nobuharu Komoriya, Editor: Carla Borden, Engineers: Rick Watson, Bill Wolf, Greg Lukens, Brent Truitt and Phil Rosenthal
[Notes]
John Duffey's influence on bluegrass cannot be overstated. His contributions to legendary bands The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene helped transform the genre from a regional Appalachian music to a sophisticated, urban sound, resulting in a legion of new fans the world over. On Epilogue, the bluegrass music community comes together to create a marvelously fitting tribute to "the father of modern bluegrass." Sam Bush, John Cowan, Béla Fleck, Bruce Molsky, Tim O'Brien, Don Rigsby, and so many more—it’s a rare and special all-star cast. Their eagerness and passion to record the album attest to how profoundly Duffey impacted them and countless other musicians today. 46 minutes, 44-page booklet with extensive notes and photos.

Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown

Rounder Records CD-0421

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: July 8, 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Old-time
[Tracklist]
01 Sugar Babe (2:40)
02 Five Miles Out of Town (2:49)
03 Pretty Saro (3:38)
04 Half Past Four (2:51)
05 Wagoner's Lad (3:41)
06 Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Bit Further into the Fire (3:21)
07 John Henry (3:20)
08 Rocky Mountain (3:30)
09 Paddy Won't You Drink Some Good Old Cider (2:59)
10 Robert's Serenade (2:51)
11 Old Paint (4:52)
12 We'll All Go to Heaven When the Devil Goes Blind (3:05)
13 Shady Grove (3:13)
14 Train on the Island / Golden Chain Tree (4:05)
15 The Blue Tail Fly (1:54)
16 Clyde's Hiccups (3:14)

[Credits]
Bruce Molsky (fiddle/banjo/vocals) Beverly Smith (guitar/vocals) Rafe Stefanini (fiddle/banjo)
Liner Notes: Jay Ungar, Molly Mason & Bruce Molsky, Design: Nancy Given, Photography: Greg McGrath & Irene Young, Engineering: Ronnie Freeland, Mastering: David Glasser

[Notes]
A terrific bluegrass album, by turns rollicking and poignant. Bruce Molsky is joined by fellow banjo/fiddler Rafe Stefanini and guitarist Beverly Smith to make fine work of both obscure traditional numbers like "Paddy Won't You Drink Some Good Old Cider" and war horses like "Shady Grove." Smith's lovely vocal on "The Wagoner's Lad" is a standout, sure to dampen more than a few eyes. (Tim Sheridan)

David Holt’s State of Music: Series Preview

David Holt's State of Music: Series Preview from Will & Deni Films on Vimeo.

David Holt & Rhiannon Giddens

Masters of traditional music share tunes and stories with four-time Grammy winner David Holt on location in the Southern mountains. Featured artists: guitar phenom Bryan Sutton, multi-faceted musician and ballad singer Carolina Chocolate Drops, breakout star Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, fiddle virtuoso Bruce Molsky, African-American gospel torch bearers Lena Mae Perry and Wilbur Tharpe (performing as The Branchettes), and bluegrass supergroup Balsam Range. “David Holt’s State of Music” premiered on North Carolina's statewide public television network, UNC-TV, in January of 2015. It has since been re-broadcast by UNC-TV and also by Blue Ridge Public TV in Virginia. It was re-edited as a series of three half-hour episodes, and the series was broadcast by UNC-TV on successive Sundays in September. More episodes are being shot in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016. “David Holt’s State of Music” will be distributed for broadcast nationally by PBS in March of 2016.