Music Lovers & Songwriters:
Another Night is a standard Bluegrass song, written by Jack Adkins (Hobo Jack), and
recorded live in my studio in one single pass (no overdubs).
This is a story of a Mother leaving her family and the problems the Father anticipates.
Musicians:
Peter Sittner Bassist
Ed Schaeffer Guitar & Vocal
Tad Marks Fiddle
To listen, click URL below:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Ed
Music Lovers & Songwriters:
Squirrel Hunter is an Allegheny tune from Western Pennsylvania, which moved down the
spine of the Blue Ridge into W. Va. The Squirrel Hunter title came from Pennsylvania
fiddlers and fifers and it is said that the Squirrel Hunters were a group of woodsmen
who helped ward off the Confederates in Ohio. In W.Va it's called Dan Friend's Piece or
Rainy Day. It came into the urban old-time and bluegrass scene through fiddler John
Hartford on Rounder CD 0392, “Wild Hog in the Brush and a Bunch of Others You Might
Not Have Heard” (1996), but was played here and there before him. The W.Va versions
are easy to find and listen to, but one must dig for the Pennsylvania recordings.
This tune was known in Pennsylvania primarily as a fife "stop beat" piece, though Bayard
has identified it as a member of "one of the most widespread and ramifying of our
British Isles melodic families." This very old tune family has innumerable variants and
forms in most of the folk modes, in quick and slow tempi, and in 2/4, 4/4, 6/8, and ¾
times. Some variants include the titles: "The Oyster Wife's Rant," "The Haughs of
Cromdale," "Wate You How the Play Began," "The Hillside," "Welcome Home," and
"(Fare Thee Well) Sweet Killaloe."
This live recording took place at Cactus Flats Restaurant north of Fredrick, Md.
Musicians:
Barb Diederich Bassist Extraordinaire
Garrett Wren Mandolin
John Brunschwyler Banjo
Ed Schaeffer Guitar & Vocal
To listen, click URL below:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Ed
Music Lovers & Songwriters:
David Van Ronk (1936–2002) was an American folk singer and important figure in the 60s folk
revival in New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1960s. River Come Down (or Bamboo) was first
released on the album Van Ronk Sings in 1961.
Van Ronk was a widely admired figure in the Village, presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture.
He befriended the Washington Square crowd: Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs,
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Joni Mitchell. Dylan recorded Van Ronk's "House of the Rising Sun" on
his first album, which the Animals turned into a chart-topping rock single in 1964, helping
inaugurate the folk-rock movement. Van Ronk's work ranged from old English ballads to blues,
gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing and ragtime guitar.
I saw Van Ronk in college, while sitting on the gym floor. His manner was rough and testy,
disguising a warm, sensitive core. He mesmerized me… I seemed unable to take my eyes off
him! He’d get into brash wailing, grunting, and a whole host of other guttural sounds or gravel,
all to add emphasis and grit. He got my attention!
This recording of me and my Martin, totally different from Van Ronk’s delivery, took place at an
Armadillo Day Festival near Reading, Pa… when I wore a younger man’s clothes.
To listen, click URL below:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Ed
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Songwriters & Music Lovers:
Here is a Bluegrass Gospel song which appeared within our CD: Ride Out the Storm:
It was listed as written by the “King of Bluegrass” Jimmy Martin and Paul Williams, his Mandolin
player. The proper band name was: Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys.
The actual writer was most probably "Big" Paul Williams (Paul Humphrey). He took the surname
Williams when he began his musical career in the early 1950s. He was guitarist and lead singer for
the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers before replacing Earl Taylor in the Sunny Mountain Boys in 1957,
playing mandolin and featured regularly as lead singer.
Williams played with Jimmy Martin during the height of the Sunny Mountain Boys’ career,
recording steadily through 1962 and at times competing for popularity with Elvis Presley. Williams
is said to have helped shape Martin's sound. He was present in the recording process for what
Martin has said were the "biggest selling records I've ever done."
Williams departed from Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys in 1962. He married Martin's half-
sister who told him that "he couldn't play bluegrass music and live for the Lord." But, he did!
Our version is much faster than Williams’, and definitely has the “Holiness” in it!
Musicians:
Jack Sanbower Banjo
Frank Solivan II Mandolin
Ed Schaeffer Vocal & Rhythm Guitar
Heather Twigg Fiddle and Harmony
Kevin Conroy Lead Guitar
Carolyn Kellock Bass
This was recorded by Gantt Kushner at Gizmo Studios in Silver Spring. This one is shot out of a
cannon, so be sure to wear protective gear. To listen, click:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
Ed
Friends of Christmas Present:
This is the 12th year my son Woody and I have recorded a Christmas song. Others
we've done in years past:
2009 "Star of Bethlehem"
2010 "Silent Night"
2011 "Silver Bells"
2012 "Blue Christmas"
2013 "White Christmas"
2014 "Winter Wonderland"
2015 "The Friendly Beasts"
2016 "Away in a Manger"
2017 “The First Noel”
2018 “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”
2019 “Holly Jolly Christmas”
For 2020 we've recorded "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Woody did the
mixing, played slide guitar (dobro), and sang tenor and baritone harmonies. Dad sang
lead and played the guitar and bass. I used an 09 Martin Marquis for guitar, and my
Gold Tone MicroBass for the low end.
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and
Ralph Blane, and introduced into cinema by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical:
Meet Me in St. Louis. In the film, it is rendered in a sad portrayal by Garland holding
her little sister as they realize it's their last Christmas all together, before their unwanted
move to New York.
Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, rendering the song a joyful
Christmas standard now heard everywhere.
Please enjoy! Woody and I wish everyone a happy and prosperous Holiday Season!
To listen:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Christmas/Christmas.html
Woody and Dad
