Dan Tyminski: Wheels

Rounder Records – CD 11661-0586-2

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
{Tracklist}
01 Wheels (2:56)
02 Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On (2:20)
03 Making Hay (3:57)
04 Who Showed Who (3:22)
05 It All Comes Down To You (2:40)
06 How Long Is This Train (2:57)
07 I Ain't Taking You Back No More (2:54)
08 Heads You Win Tails I Lose (3:40)
09 How Many Times (2:30)
10 The One You Lean On (2:42)
11 Knock Knock! (1:52)
12 Some Early Morning (4:29)
[Credits]
Dan Tyminski (guitar/vocals) Justin Moses (banjo/fiddle/dobro/vocals) Barry Bales (bass/vocals) Adam Steffey (mandolin) Ron Stewart (fiddle/banjo) Ron Block (guitar) Vince Gill (vocals) Cheryl White (vocals) Sharon White (vocals)
Produser and Engineer: Dan Tyminski, Photographer: Jimmy Abegg, Designer: Sarah Lainie Radawich, Engineer: Tim Austin, Neal Cappellino, Gary Paczosa, and Sarah Emily Parish
[Notes]
Wheels was released on Rounder Records as part of the Dan Tyminski band in 2008, during a break from playing with the Lonesome River Band. Tyminski played Martin and Bourgeois guitars and Sim Daley played mandolins. Additional personnel includes Adam Steffey on mandolin and Barry Bales on bass. The album won the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Award for Album of the Year and was also nominated for a Grammy.

Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW 40238

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 2021
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Readin', Rightin', Route 23: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers (3:36)
02 20/20 Vision: Dan Tyminski (2:46)
03 Suzanne: Mo Pitney and Merle Monroe (2:48)
04 From Life's Other Side: Lee Ann Womack (5:35)
05 Larry Sparks Medley: Josh Williams, Bradley Walker, and Russell Moore (5:20)
06 When He Blessed My Soul: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (3:03)
07 The Rolling Mills of Middletown: Larry Cordle (3:56)
08 Family Reunion: Rhonda Vincent and Caleb Daugherty (3:26)
09 Mountain Strings: Sierra Hull (3:42)
10 Stone Walls and Steel Bars: Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby, and Kenny Smith (2:25)
11 Are You Missing Me?: Dailey & Vincent (2:24)
12 Once More: The Grascals (2:53)
13 Barefoot Nellie: Jim Lauderdale and High Fidelity (2:31)
14 Garden Tomb: The Isaacs and The Oak Ridge Boys (2:47)
15 Baby Blue Eyes: Vince Gill (3:21)
16 We'll Head Back to Harlan: Bobby Osborne (2:27)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Joe Mullins and Daniel Mullins, Liner Notes: Fred Bartenstein and Carla Borden, Designer: Cooley Design Lab, Engineer: Van Atkins, Brad Benge, Mark Capps, Paul Harrigill, Ben Isaacs, Josh Swift, Rickey Wasson and Andrew Mendelson
[Notes]
During the middle decades of the 20th century, the factories of southwestern Ohio drew hundreds of thousands of migrants from Appalachia, including innumerable musicians. Industrial Strength Bluegrass celebrates the music that these migrants made and loved, and explores a pivotal moment in the history of bluegrass and country music at large. Produced by beloved performer and radio personality Joe Mullins, the collection features a stellar lineup of bluegrass stalwarts including Rhonda Vincent, Bobby Osborne, and Mullins himself, taking on tunes that have echoed across Ohio for decades. This group of some of the biggest names in bluegrass today pays tribute to the jubilant highs and lonesome lows of life amongst the factories and warehouses, reflecting the region’s rich culture and resilient people.

The Irish in America: Long Journey Home: The Great Hunger

©1998 Public Broadcasting Service

Musicians: Van Morrison, Chieftains, Mary Black, Vince Gill, Sinéad O'Connor, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Mick Moloney, Sissel, Eileen Ivers, Elvis Costello & Irish Film Orchestra, Actors: Michael Murphy, Claire Bloom, Jason Robards, Elvis Costello & Sinéad O'Connor, Directors: Mark Zwonitzer & Thomas Lennon, Writers: Mark Zwonitzer, Thomas Lennon, Oren Jacoby, Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas N. Brown, Producers: Beth Levison

Unisphere 09026-68963-2

Long Journey Home is the soundtrack for the PBS/Disney production of the story and celebration of the Irish in America. It is produced by Paddy Moloney, which immediately sets it apart. Among others contributing to this dazzling aural painting are the Chieftains, Vince Gill, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, and the Irish Film Orchestra. This is a strongly consistent work, but if forced to pick out highlights, one might run from the haunting version of "Shenandoah" by Van Morrison and the Chieftains through the controlled power of Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Skibbereen" and the beautiful work of Sissel to the finale of "Long Journey Home (Anthem)," composed by Costello and Moloney and sung by Costello. This is a seamless blend of traditional and original Irish music that stands on its own as an outstanding piece of work, and at the same time not only complements, but also enhances, the documentary it goes with.

Livin' Lovin' Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers

Universal South UNSF-02460-2

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Intro to Charlie and Ira (0:26)
02 Cash on the Barrelhead: Joe Nichols and Rhonda Vincent (3:17)
03 My Baby's Gone: Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell (3:31)
04 How's the World Treating You: James Taylor and Alison Krauss (3:18)
05 I Can't Keep You in Love With Me: Vince Gill and Terri Clark (2:58)
06 Must You Throw Dirt in My Face: Merle Haggard and Carl Jackson (2:51)
07 If I Could Only Win Your Love: Ronnie Dunn and Rebecca Lynn Howard (2:34)
08 When I Stop Dreaming: Glen Campbell and Leslie Satcher (4:00)
09 I Wish You Knew: Kathy Louvin and Pamela Brown Hayes (2:27)
10 The New Partner Waltz: Linda Ronstadt and Carl Jackson (2:50)
11 Are You Teasing Me: Patty Loveless and Jon Randall (3:02)
12 I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby: Dierks Bentley and Harley Allen (2:40)
13 You're Running Wild: Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle and Jerry Salley (2:40)
14 The Angels Rejoiced: Dolly Parton and Sonya Isaacs (2:38)
15 Let Us Travel, Travel On: Marty Stuart and Del McCoury (2:39)
16 Keep Your Eyes on Jesus: Johnny Cash, Pam Tillis and The Jordanaires (3:24)
[Creduts]
Harley Allen (vocals) Dierks Bentley (vocals) Bruce Bouton (pedal steel guitar) Glen Campbell (vocals) Johnny Cash (vocals) Terri Clark (vocals) Larry Cordle (vocals) J. T. Corenflos (guitar) Tony Creasman (drums) Rodney Crowell (vocals) Glen Duncan (fiddle) Ronnie Dunn (vocals) Vince Gill (vocals) Emory Gordy (bass) Kevin Grantt (bass) Mike Bub (bass) Merle Haggard (vocals) Emmylou Harris (vocals) David Harvey (mandolin) Pamela Brown Hayes (vocals) Rebecca Lynn Howard (vocals) Roy Huskey Jr. (bass) Sonya Isaacs (vocals) Carl Jackson (vocals/guitar/banjo/mandolin/percussion) Mike Johnson (pedal steel guitar) The Jordanaires (vocals) Randy Kohrs (dobro) Alison Krauss (vocals) Kathy Louvin (vocals) Patty Loveless (vocals) Catherine Marx (piano) Del McCoury (vocals) Joe Nichols (vocals) Martin Parker (drums) Dolly Parton (vocals) Jon Randall (vocals) Matt Rollings (piano) Linda Ronstadt (vocals) Jerry Salley (vocals) Leslie Satcher (vocals) Adam Steffey (mandolin) Marty Stuart (vocals/mandolin/electronic drums) James Taylor (vocals) Pam Tillis (vocals) Steve Turner (drums) Jim Van Cleve (fiddle) Rhonda Vincent (vocals)
Producer: Carl Jackson & Kathy Louvin, Liner Notes: Tom Wilmeth, Designer: Beth Middleworth & Susan Levy, Engineer: John "Babbacombe" Lee, Luke Wooten, Jim Brady, John Carter Cash & Hank Williams
[Notes]
The Louvin Brothers were an American country music duo composed of brothers Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin. They helped popularize close harmony, a genre of country music. Their partnership ended in 1963 with Charlie continuing a long and successful career as a solo artist. Ira died in an automobile accident in 1965 and Charlie died in 2011 from pancreatic cancer. Ira Louvin's daughter, Kathy Louvin, approached producer Carl Jackson with the idea of a Louvin Brothers tribute album. Jackson then enlisted the various artists who performed on the tracks. The project was kept a secret from Charlie, the surviving Louvin Brother, until he accidentally heard about it and later became involved in the sessions. Guest vocalists include Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and many others. The recitation on "Keep Your Eyes on Jesus" was one of the last sessions Cash did before his death.

Long Journey Home: 1998 Television Mini-series

Unisphere Records 09026-68963-2

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Rock, Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Folk Rock, Neo-Classical, Soundtrack
[Tracklist]
01 Shenandoah: Van Morrison And The Chieftains (3:52)
02 Main Theme: The Irish Film Orchestra (4:25)
03 Paddy's Lamentation / Ships Are Sailing: Mary Black (4:47)
04 Emigration Theme: The Irish Film Orchestra (5:08)
05 The Bard Of Armagh / The Streets Of Laredo: Vince Gill (5:03)
06 Skibbereen: Sinéad O'Connor (4:15)
07 The Night That Larry Was Streched–Jig: The Chieftains and Friends (2:27)
08 White Potatoes: Liam Ó Maonlaí (3:31)
09 Famine Theme: The Irish Film Orchestra (3:37)
10 Mildoon, The Solid Man / Grandfather's Tune: Mick Moloney (3:42)
11 An Raibh Tú Ag An Gcarraig? (Were You At The Rock?): Sissel (5:30)
12 O'Carolan's Farewell To Music: The Irish Film Orchestra With Derek Bell (2:30)
13 Bean Pháidín: Kevin Conneff (1:44)
14 O'Donnell's Lament / Reel With The Beryle: Eileen Ivers (2:45)
15 American Theme: The Irish Film Orchestra (2:57)
16 Long Journey Home (Anthem): Elvis Costello With Anúna (4:16)
[Credits]
Art Direction: James O'Mara, Producer: Paddy Moloney
[Notes]
Long Journey Home is the soundtrack for the PBS/Disney production of the story and celebration of the Irish in America. It is produced by Paddy Moloney, which immediately sets it apart. Among others contributing to this dazzling aural painting are the Chieftains, Vince Gill, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, and the Irish Film Orchestra. This is a strongly consistent work, but if forced to pick out highlights, one might run from the haunting version of "Shenandoah" by Van Morrison and the Chieftains through the controlled power of Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Skibbereen" and the beautiful work of Sissel to the finale of "Long Journey Home (Anthem)," composed by Costello and Moloney and sung by Costello. This is a seamless blend of traditional and original Irish music that stands on its own as an outstanding piece of work, and at the same time not only complements, but also enhances, the documentary it goes with. (Review by Bob Gottlieb)

The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998)

Brown Brothers, Immigrant children from Ireland, Ellis Island, New York, 1908
Courtesy of Records of the Public Health Service (90-G-125-29)

PBS's `The Irish in America' is engrossing, lively history
(PBS's `The Irish in America' is engrossing, lively history by Lynn Elber, AP television writer Published: Monday, Jan. 26 1998 12:00 a.m. MST)

"The Irish in America: Long Journey Home", an absolutely grand PBS documentary, pulses with so many choice images and characters that it's difficult to single out a favorite. But here's a leading candidate from this six-hour, three-night exploration of one facet of the American immigrant experience:Frank McCourt, author of the acclaimed Irish memoir "Angela's Ashes," and his brother, Malachy, are captured on film warbling a ribald ditty from the Irish-dominated Tammany Hall days of New York politics. That's the kind of film "The Irish in America" is - a beguiling mix of history and personality, of the big picture and the telling detail. It doesn't hesitate to stop for a cozy moment with McCourt and others who know how to bring a story, and a people, to life. "God bless him. He's the rock star of Irish America right now," said producer Thomas Lennon, reveling in McCourt's participation in the documentary (airing at 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday on PBS stations, including KUED-Ch. 7 in Utah). But it wasn't just the literary lion who was eager to take part. The film and companion book ("The Irish in America," Hyperion, $40) include contributions from the likes of writers Maeve Binchy and Pete Hamill and actor Jason Robards. The program's narrator is actor Michael Murphy.

  
(1) The Great Hunger  (2) All Across America

The music was handled by Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains, who recruited Elvis Costello, Vince Gill, Van Morrison and Sinead O'Connor for the program. The documentary begins with the early Irish roots in America and the mass exodus caused by Ireland's potato famine of the mid-19th century. We follow the immigrants as they move into politics, business and culture and, finally, through the doorway of assimilation and acceptance. "The film we were trying to make is the story of this group of people transforming themselves from Irish to Americans," Lennon said. "They did that, and it was hard. It was costly and bloody, and yet a story full of joy. And in the process of changing themselves, they also left the country a different place." We encounter the familiar - such as boxer John L. Sullivan and politicos Al Smith and the Kennedy clan. And we discover lesser known aspects of the Irish-American experience, such as the Western mining empires they built. "The Monarch Notes version of Irish-American history is all an East Coast story," Lennon said. "I don't believe even well-read Irish-Americans know the story of the Irish in New Orleans or Virginia City, Nev., or Butte, Mont."

  
(3) Up From City Streets  (4) Success

There's a lively, eloquent stream of talk throughout, as befits a culture known for its wordsmiths. Hard-living playwright Eugene O'Neill seemed as if he were "trying to commit suicide on the installment plan," says writer Thomas Fleming. Another writer, Peter Quinn, compares his reaction, on encountering golden boy John F. Kennedy on the 1960 presidential campaign trail, to that of "the Aztecs seeing Cortez." Serious, sweeping documentaries are a staple of PBS, and product tie-ins are increasingly so. But if the commercialism surrounding "Irish in America" seems more highly charged than usual, consider PBS' unusual partner in this: Walt Disney Studios. It was Roy Disney's personal interest - "I'd say personal passion," Lennon said - that lit the fuse for the $4 million, three-year project.

 Soundtrack ASIN: B001BHE1II

The Disney executive, nephew of founder Walt Disney, is of Irish ancestry and has a home in Ireland. There was a corporate passion as well, said Paul Villadolid of Walt Disney Network Television. Disney produced a series of documentaries in the 1940s and '50s, including Oscar winners, and wanted to return to the genre.Lennon said Disney gave him "creative support, no creative interference."He initially pondered such a project in the early '90s, after doing a film on Boston politician James Michael Curley, but was unwilling to tackle the required fund-raising. Then, in February 1995, Disney made him the offer he couldn't refuse. The timing was exquisite. "Irish and Irish-American culture is hot, hot, hot," Lennon acknowledged. "But this needs to be said: We started this project before (the musical) `Riverdance,' before `Angela's Ashes.' We were lucky."