Kick Molly Through the Wall
VSB 109 2012
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Banjo Dan's latest is a solid bluegrass effort feature fourteen rollicking original songs along with the Plowboy version of the great western classic 'Way Out There.' Featuring an all-star cast of Plowboys and pals including Bob Amos of Front Range fame.
Banjo Dan Lindner: Banjo, 12-string guitar, tiple, vocals
Featuring:
Bob Amos, guitar, vocals
Phil Bloch, fiddle, viola
Jon Henry Drake, vocals
Rich Hamilton, fiddle, vocals
Jaye Lindner and Deanna Booth, vocals
Willy Lindner, mandolin, vocals
Paul Miller, vocals
Jim Pitman, Dobro
Peter Riley, vocals
| 1. | Rise and Shine |
| I love those rousing old bluegrass gospel songs; thought I'd try writing one myself. Great lead vocal by Bob with Pete and Willy joining me in the quartet. | |
| 2. | Dream On |
| Who needs you? | |
| 3. | Murder of Crows |
| A rather twisted story having little to do with ornithology. | |
| 4. | The Heat |
| Al Gore meets Ralph Stanley. | |
| 5. | Déjà vu |
| I've got this strange feeling... | |
| 6. | Kick Molly Through the Wall |
| On the fourth of July, 1878 a match race was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville between a top Kentucky thoroughbred named Ten Broeck and Miss Millie McCarthy, a highly-touted California mare. The story of that race was captured in a minstrel song that eventually made its way into the bluegrass repertoire and was immortalized in Bill Monroe's wonderful 1957 recording of "Molly and Tenbrooks." A verse Monroe omitted in that version goes "Tenbrooks in the stable, Molly in the stall, Tenbrooks kicked the plank off, kicked Molly through the wall." This new song offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Tenbrooks really won the race. That's Jon Henry testifyin'. | |
| 7. | Wouldn't You Know |
| I wrote this one a long time ago, specifically to feature Pete on the high lead vocal. | |
| 8. | Daughter of the Hangman |
| Thanks to Bob for a fine vocal on this offbeat western ballad. | |
| 9. | Ava's Tune |
| Dedicated to my lovely granddaughter. | |
| 10. | Living For The Music |
| As my buddy Big Al used to say, referring to the life of a musician, "You know, Banjo Dan, it ain't all beer and skittles." | |
| 11. | The Loser's Line |
| Bluegrass is often described as acoustic country music. Gotta have a jail song. | |
| 12. | Sorry, Old Timer |
| You'd think this was written by an aging, jaded musician, right? Actually I wrote it more than twenty years ago, when I was neither. I love Paul's vocal on this one. And I got to indulge my fascination with the tiple, a rare 10-stringed instrument that I've sort of figured out how to play. | |
| 13. | Solid Gone |
| I'm outta here. | |
| 14. | When Stars Are Falling |
| A call from beyond, inspired by a late-night walk many years ago. | |
| 15. | Way Out There |
| The only cover song in this collection, from the fabulous Sons of the Pioneers, this was a crowd favorite during the Plowboys' Riley years. Had to get Pete singing with me on this one. |
Recorded, mixed an mastered by Bob Amos at Stark Brook Productions, St. Johnsbury, VT, 2011-2012
Produced by Dan Lindner and Bob Amos
Design by Tim Newcomb
All Songs by Dan Lindner, Vermont Songbag, BMI, except Way Out There, by Bob Nolan