2 CDs, and over two hours of music, make this an epic project.
The All Originals CD consists of 27 Ken Waldman new tunes, all instrumentals. Here, Ken is accompanied by four terrific multi-instrumentalists: Jerry Hagins from Austin, Jordan Wankoff from Chicago, and Lousiana musicians Hogie Siebert and Mitch Reed. Recorded in January 2005 in Cecilia, Louisiana at Al Berard Recording Studio, there are sorts of arrangements, from fiddle and banjo, to twin fiddle and twin banjo and bass, to a more conventional twin fiddle and banjo and guitar and bass, all the way to four fiddles with a banjo. The result is exciting, surprising, and satisfying.
The All Traditionals CD consists of 27 tracks of fiddle and banjo, Ken again accompanied by Jerry Hagins. On several tunes they're joined by Joe Karson on guitar and Phil Cassel on bass, the rhythm section from that fine Fairbanks old-time band, Five-Buck Fiddle. This was recorded in Fairbanks in June 2004 at Pat Fitzgerald's and Robin Dale Ford's Tenth Planet Records. Of note is the 10+ minute version of the tune, Tater Patch, where Ken tells the story of his 1996 plane wreck, poems included.
And any discussion of the CD has to include the work by graphic designer Kathy McInnis of Breaux Bridge. The cover has one of the most unusual concert announcements you'll ever see, and inside there's a 24-page booklet that includes 31 poems and comprehensive notes.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.kenwaldman.com
Track List:
1. Pine Knoll
2. Coconut Creek
3. Walking to DOC
4. Goldstream
5. Americana Boulevard
6. Swamp Puddle
7. Gonna Find Me a Door
8. Summer Snow
9. Fiddling Jim
10. Dudley
11. John Michaud's
12. Big Moose
13. Railroad Days
14. The Daily News
15. Battle of Hastings
16. 11th of December
17. Bird School
18. Turkey Gone
19. Highway 29
20. Secret Visitor's Guide
21. Bottom of the World
22. The Industrial Complex
23. Opelousas
24. Clifftop Waltz
25. Gloria Switch
26. Miss Renee's Waltz
27. Coconut Bayou
28. Fairbanks Cabin Waltz
29. Chinquapin Hunting (first track of 2nd CD)
30. Rock the Cradle Lucy
31. Barlow Knife
32. Dubuque
33. Grub Springs
34. Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman
35. Santa Anna's Retreat/Double File
36. Yellow Rose of Texas
37. Red Haired Boy
38. Julie Anne Johnson
39. Bonaparte's retreat
40. Chicken Pie
41. Cumberland Gap
42. Camp Chase
43. June Apple
44. Jaybird
45. Midnight on the Water
46. Honorary Alaskans (poem only)
47. Girl I Left Behind Me/Golden Slippers
48. Leather Britches
49. Little Dutch Girl
50. Tater Patch
51. Sugar in the Gourd
52. John Brown's Dream
53. Shove that Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire
54. Liza Jane
55. Sugar Hill
56. June Apple reprise
Other Genres:
The All Originals CD consists of 27 Ken Waldman new tunes, all instrumentals. Here, Ken is accompanied by four terrific multi-instrumentalists: Jerry Hagins from Austin, Jordan Wankoff from Chicago, and Lousiana musicians Hogie Siebert and Mitch Reed. Recorded in January 2005 in Cecilia, Louisiana at Al Berard Recording Studio, there are sorts of arrangements, from fiddle and banjo, to twin fiddle and twin banjo and bass, to a more conventional twin fiddle and banjo and guitar and bass, all the way to four fiddles with a banjo. The result is exciting, surprising, and satisfying.
The All Traditionals CD consists of 27 tracks of fiddle and banjo, Ken again accompanied by Jerry Hagins. On several tunes they're joined by Joe Karson on guitar and Phil Cassel on bass, the rhythm section from that fine Fairbanks old-time band, Five-Buck Fiddle. This was recorded in Fairbanks in June 2004 at Pat Fitzgerald's and Robin Dale Ford's Tenth Planet Records. Of note is the 10+ minute version of the tune, Tater Patch, where Ken tells the story of his 1996 plane wreck, poems included.
And any discussion of the CD has to include the work by graphic designer Kathy McInnis of Breaux Bridge. The cover has one of the most unusual concert announcements you'll ever see, and inside there's a 24-page booklet that includes 31 poems and comprehensive notes.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.kenwaldman.com
Track List:
1. Pine Knoll
2. Coconut Creek
3. Walking to DOC
4. Goldstream
5. Americana Boulevard
6. Swamp Puddle
7. Gonna Find Me a Door
8. Summer Snow
9. Fiddling Jim
10. Dudley
11. John Michaud's
12. Big Moose
13. Railroad Days
14. The Daily News
15. Battle of Hastings
16. 11th of December
17. Bird School
18. Turkey Gone
19. Highway 29
20. Secret Visitor's Guide
21. Bottom of the World
22. The Industrial Complex
23. Opelousas
24. Clifftop Waltz
25. Gloria Switch
26. Miss Renee's Waltz
27. Coconut Bayou
28. Fairbanks Cabin Waltz
29. Chinquapin Hunting (first track of 2nd CD)
30. Rock the Cradle Lucy
31. Barlow Knife
32. Dubuque
33. Grub Springs
34. Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman
35. Santa Anna's Retreat/Double File
36. Yellow Rose of Texas
37. Red Haired Boy
38. Julie Anne Johnson
39. Bonaparte's retreat
40. Chicken Pie
41. Cumberland Gap
42. Camp Chase
43. June Apple
44. Jaybird
45. Midnight on the Water
46. Honorary Alaskans (poem only)
47. Girl I Left Behind Me/Golden Slippers
48. Leather Britches
49. Little Dutch Girl
50. Tater Patch
51. Sugar in the Gourd
52. John Brown's Dream
53. Shove that Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire
54. Liza Jane
55. Sugar Hill
56. June Apple reprise
Other Genres: