Memories That Bless And Burn

~ Release by Dry Branch Fire Squad (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-3 and 11-16 are newly recorded for this release.
Tracks 4-10 previously appeared on earlier Rounder releases.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-11 05:10 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Memories That Bless and Burn
bass and double bass [bass]:
Charlie Leet
guitar and lead vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
mandolin:
Ron Thomason
vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
4:57
2Hide You in the Blood
banjo:
Bobby Maynard (US bluegrass banjoist)
double bass [bass]:
Charlie Leet
guitar:
Suzanne Thomas
guitar [lead guitar], mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
Hazel Dickens
recording of:
Oh, Hide You in the Blood
2:41
3Looking for the Stone (a cappella)
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
John Carpenter (US bluegrass bassist)
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
2:02
4Looking for the Stone
banjo:
Robert Leach (US bluegrass banjoist)
double bass [bass]:
John Carpenter (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and tenor vocals:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Bobby Osborne and Ron Thomason
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
2:47
5Were You There
double bass [bass]:
John Carpenter (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and tenor vocals:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
recording of:
Were You There
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11409)
2:18
6Travel, Travel On
double bass [bass]:
Dick Erwin (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and tenor vocals:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
recording of:
Let Us Travel, Travel On
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
2:09
7I’ll Be No Stranger
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
Dick Erwin (US bluegrass bassist)
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
1:59
8When Heaven Comes Down
double bass [bass]:
Dick Erwin (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and tenor vocals:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
2:54
9I Have Found a Way
banjo:
John Hisey (US bluegrass banjoist)
double bass [bass]:
Dick Erwin (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar and tenor vocals:
John Baker (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
2:03
10Where We'll Never Die
double bass [bass]:
Dick Erwin (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle, guitar and tenor vocals:
Dave Edmundson (US bluegrass/old-time musician)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
baritone vocals [high baritone]:
M.J. Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
John Hisey (US bluegrass banjoist)
recording of:
Where We'll Never Die
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley
2:41
11Dip Your Fingers in Some Water
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
Charlie Leet
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
1:29
12The Gospel Way
banjo:
Bobby Maynard (US bluegrass banjoist)
double bass [bass]:
Charlie Leet
guitar and tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
1:45
13The God That Never Fails
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
Charlie Leet
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
1:05
14That Home Far Away
banjo:
Bobby Maynard (US bluegrass banjoist)
double bass [bass] and bass vocals:
Charlie Leet
guitar and tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
mandolin and lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
recording of:
That Home Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Ruby Rakes
2:19
15When I Went Down in the Valley to Pray
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
Charlie Leet
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
recording of:
Down in the River to Pray
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:24
16Touch the Hem of His Garment
baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Mary Jo Leet (bluegrass musician and singer)
bass vocals:
Charlie Leet
lead vocals:
Ron Thomason
tenor vocals:
Suzanne Thomas
3:06