The Rose of Roscrae

~ Release by Tom Russell (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1OvertureTom Russell with Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Norwegian Wind Ensemble2:56
2This Is the Last Frontier
background vocals:
Barry Walsh
choir vocals:
Waverley School of California (school choir on Tom Russell's Rose of Roscrae)
vocals:
Gretchen Peters
Tom Russell1:14
3Guilty/Johnny Behind-the-Deuce
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Lanelo (guitarist)
concertina and whistle [whistles]:
John Mock
double bass [upright bass] and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Dave Roe
drums (drum set):
John Gardner (US drummer)
background vocals:
Barry Walsh
vocals:
David Olney and Gretchen Peters
Tom Russell with David Olney5:38
4Sam Hall
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Sam Hall
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
Tom Russell with Johnny Cash0:59
5The Rose of RoscraeTom Russell5:34
6Hair Trigger Heart
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Lanelo (guitarist)
concertina and whistle [whistles]:
John Mock
double bass [upright bass] and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Dave Roe
drums (drum set):
John Gardner (US drummer)
Tom Russell5:05
7He’ll Be Dead Before He Hits the GroundTom Russell with Joe Ely, Augie Meyers1:21
8You Gotta Have a Dance/St James HospitalTom Russell with Fats Kaplin, Moses Clear Rock Platt2:41
9Ain’t No More Cane on the Brazos
guitar:
Jimmy LaFave
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
vocals:
Jimmy LaFave and Gretchen Peters
recorded at:
Cedar Creek Studios in Austin, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Ain't No More Cane
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Clear Air Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tom Russell with Jimmy LaFave, Gretchen Peters3:19
10The Last Running
Tom Russell5:33
11Home on the Range/America
guitar:
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
spoken vocals:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
vocals:
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
cover recording of:
Home on the Range
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
Tom Russell with Walt Whitman1:14
12Just a Closer Walk
vocals:
Augie Meyers
cover recording of:
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Tom Russell with Augie Blood2:25
13Cowboy Voices Beyond the CampfireTom Russell with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jack Hardy. David Massengill, Tex Ritter2:02
14He Wasn’t a Bad Kid, When He Was Sober
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Lanelo (guitarist)
concertina and whistle [whistles]:
John Mock
double bass [upright bass] and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Dave Roe
drums (drum set):
John Gardner (US drummer)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
Tom Russell4:43
15The Sidekick’s Last TestamentTom Russell with David Olney2:15
16Johnny’s Campfire Soliloquy #1
Tom Russell1:36
17The Unfortunate Rake/The Streets of Laredo
guitar:
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
vocals:
Jimmie Dale Gilmore and A. L. Lloyd
medley including a cover recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
medley including a cover recording of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2)
Tom Russell with A. L. Lloyd , Jimmie Dale Gilmore1:48
18The Hands of Damien
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Lanelo (guitarist)
concertina and whistle [whistles]:
John Mock
double bass [upright bass] and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Dave Roe
drums (drum set):
John Gardner (US drummer)
Tom Russell2:17
19This Is the Last Frontier/Campfire Soliloquy #2
choir vocals:
Waverley School of California (school choir on Tom Russell's Rose of Roscrae)
Tom Russell1:41
20Carrickfergus/The Water Is Wide
bagpipe [vocal pipes]:
Finbar Furey
guitar [guitars]:
Thad Beckman
medley including a cover recording of:
Carrickfergus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
The Water Is Wide (18th Century shanty)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 87) and Child Ballads (number: 204)
is based on:
O Waly, Waly
Tom Russell with Finbar Furey4:33
21The Fairground PugilistTom Russell with Sourdough Slim1:31
22Campfire Soliloquy #3
Tom Russell1:07
23Campfire Ghosts/Cowboy Voices
spoken vocals:
Pat Russell
vocals:
Kevin “Blackie” Farrell, Ross Knox and Glenn Orhlin
medley including a partial recording of:
Sonora’s Death Row
lyricist and composer:
Kevin “Blackie” Farrell
Tom Russell with Blackie Farrell, Ross Knox, Glenn Orhlin, Pat Russell2:17
24Crazy Horse/Custer’s LuckTom Russell with John Trudell, Thad Beckman2:43
25Johnny Behind-the-Deuce #2 Molokai
Tom Russell1:28
26She Talks to GodTom Russell3:22
27Rock of Ages/Gunpowder Sunset Overture
piano:
Augie Meyers
vocals:
Augie Meyers
orchestra:
The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
arranger:
Mats Hålling
medley including a partial cover recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
lyrics quoted on:
Mount Rushmore: III. Theodore Roosevelt
music quoted on:
Mount Rushmore: III. Theodore Roosevelt
Tom Russell2:52
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Water Is Wide/Overture
vocals:
Maura O’Connell
orchestra:
The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
arranger:
Mats Hålling
medley including a partial cover recording of:
The Water Is Wide (18th Century shanty)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 87) and Child Ballads (number: 204)
is based on:
O Waly, Waly
Tom Russell with Maura O’Connell, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble2:33
2I Talk to GodTom Russell with Maura O’Connell3:14
3The BearTom Russell with Eliza Gilkyson2:53
4The Railroad Boy
accordion:
Joel Guzman (Tex Mex Accordionist)
guitar:
Eliza Gilkyson
vocals:
Eliza Gilkyson
cover recording of:
Railroad Boy
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
is based on:
Railroad Boy
Tom Russell with Eliza Gilkyson1:05
5Resurrection Mountain
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Lanelo (guitarist)
concertina and whistle [whistles]:
John Mock
double bass [upright bass] and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Dave Roe
drums (drum set):
John Gardner (US drummer)
background vocals:
The McRary Sisters (gospel quartet)
Tom Russell3:47
6When the Wolves No Longer SingTom Russell with Gretchen Peters2:59
7Just a Closer Walk With Thee/The Gospel of John, Chapter 4
piano:
Augie Meyers
vocals:
Augie Meyers
medley including a partial cover recording of:
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Tom Russell with Augie Meyers2:34
8Jesus Met the Woman at the Well
bass and guitar [guitars]:
Gurf Morlix
drums (drum set):
Pat Manske
vocals:
Eliza Gilkyson
cover recording of:
Jesus Met the Woman at the Well
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
James Woodie Alexander
Tom Russell with Eliza Gilkyson2:37
9Damien (A Crust of Bread, a Slice of Fish, a Cup of Water)Tom Russell5:21
10Guadalupe/Valentine de la Sierra
guitar:
Gretchen Peters
vocals:
Ana Gabriel and Gretchen Peters
medley including a partial recording of:
Guadalupe
writer:
Tom Russell (US singer-songwriter)
Tom Russell with Gretchen Peters, Ana Gabriel4:23
11Poor Mother Mexico
accordion:
Joel Guzman (Tex Mex Accordionist)
Tom Russell1:20
12Gallo del Cielo
accordion:
Joel Guzman (Tex Mex Accordionist) and Fats Kaplin
guitar [guitars]:
Andrew Hardin
vocals:
Joe Ely and Ian Tyson
Tom Russell with Joe Ely, Ian Tyson1:33
13Soliloquy #1/Swiss Yodel ChoirTom Russell1:51
14En Canadien Errant
vocals:
Bonnie Dobson
cover recording of:
Un Canadien errant
lyricist:
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie
composer:
folklore (special purpose artist)
Tom Russell with Bonnie Dobson1:09
15He’ll Be Dead Before He Hits the Ground #2Tom Russell with Joe Ely, Augie Meyers1:32
16Doin’ Hard Time in TexasTom Russell3:15
17When I Was a Cowboy aka Western Cowboy
guitar:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
recording of:
When I Was a Cowboy
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
Tom Russell with Lead Belly1:56
18West Texas MontageTom Russell with Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Guy Clark, Dan Penn4:26
19Old Rattlebag Blues (Soliloquy #2)
Tom Russell2:36
20Midnight WineTom Russell5:23
21Whiskey in His BloodTom Russell2:31
22TularosaTom Russell3:51
23Irish Medley/The Stable
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Will Kimbrough and Doug Lanelo (guitarist)
banjo, charango, classical guitar [nylon string guitar], mandola, resonator guitar and ukulele [8 string tenor ukulele]:
Will Kimbrough
double bass [upright bass] and electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Dave Roe
drums (drum set):
Rick Lonow
medley including a partial cover recording of:
On Raglan Road
lyricist:
Pádraig Caomhánaigh
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a partial cover recording of:
The Lakes of Pontchartrain (aka Creole Girl)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1836)
Tom Russell4:52
24Isn’t It Grand?Tom Russell with Gurf Morlix, Eliza Gilkyson, Augie Meyers, Pat Manske1:48
25The Rose of RoscraeTom Russell with Maura O’Connell5:48

Credits

Release

producer:Tom Russell (US singer-songwriter)
Barry Walsh
guitar:Tom Russell (US singer-songwriter)
piano:Barry Walsh
vocals:Tom Russell (US singer-songwriter)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12075070 [info]
ASIN:US: B00TMV3SJI [info]