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Broadside Electric: Black-Edged Visiting Card

Broadside Electric: Black-Edged Visiting Card (Clever Sheep Records CS 1701D)

Black-Edged Visiting Card
Broadside Electric

Clever Sheep Records CS 1701D (CD, USA, January 1993)

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Produced by Broadside Electric and Larry Freedman;
Engineered by Larry Freedman;
Recorded and mixed to DAT at Second Street Audio Production and Recording, Philadelphia, PA, Octover-December 1992;
Digital assembly and editing by Ray Monahan at Digital Domain, Philadelphia, PA

Musicians

Melissa Demian: lead and backing vocals, Appalachian dulcimer
Tom Rhoads: lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, soprano recorder, harmonica
Jim Speer: bass, clarinet, saxophone, alto recorder, synthesizer, backing vocals
Helene Zisook: violin, viola, mandolin, backing vocals

Tracks

  1. New York Girls (Roud 486) / Yoshke / Sailor’s Hornpipe (5.59)
  2. Drive the Cold Winter Away (Roud V9375) / Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (6.30)
  3. Skewball (Roud 456; Laws Q22) (3.48)
  4. 40 lbs of Yarn reels: Sligo Maid / Growling Old Man and Cackling Old Woman / Red-Haired Boy / Kitchen Girl / Drowsy Maggie (5.35)
  5. Mosé Salió de Misrayim (4.23)
  6. Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (5.53)
  7. False Sir John (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (5.26)
  8. The Six Questions (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (7.04)

All songs and tunes trad., arr. Broadside Electric except
Track 2b Robert Tannahill;
Track 5 trad. Sephardic Jewish song from Morocco

> Folk Music > Records > Broadside Electric: Amplificata

Broadside Electric: Amplificata

Broadside Electric: Amplificata (Clever Sheep Records CS 1703D)

Amplificata
Broadside Electric

Clever Sheep Records CS 1703D (CD, USA, 1994)

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Produced by Broadside Electric and Adam Glickman;
Engineered by Adam Glickman;
Recorded “live-in-the-studio” in August 1994 at Chill Factor Studios, Ardmore, PA;
Mixed at Chill Factor Studios;
Cover design by Jim Speer;
Artwork produced by Helene Zisook;
Digital Post-Production by Ray Monahan at Digital Domain, Philadelphia, PA

Musicians

Melissa Demian: lead vocals, Appalachian dulcimer;
Tom Rhoads: lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, recorder, harmonica, whistle;
Jim Speer: bass guitar, clarinet, backing vocals;
Helene Zisook: violin, viola, mandolin, backing vocals

Special guests and mooing: Lewis Becker, Emily Gavin, Ben Lewis, Brni Mojzes, Alan Rose;
Special guests, did not “moo”: Mike Ciul, Dan Riles

Tracks

  1. When I Was A Fair Maid (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) / Altfrangg (6.35)
  2. Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) (5.20)
  3. Hal-an-Tow (Roud 1520) (2.19)
  4. Robin Hood and the Tanner (Roud 332; Child 126) / Abandoned Glue Factory (5.40)
  5. Three Drunken Maidens (Roud 252) (4.44)
  6. The Town of Ballybay / Snug in a Blanket / The Cliffs of Mohir / The Connaughtman’s Rambles (6.55)
  7. 15 Bricks at the Bottom of the Pond reels: Old Grey Cat / Oyster Wives’ Rant / Miner’s Night Out (5.59)
  8. Air Fàil A Lail Ò (Ar Fa La La Lo) (RoudFS S227619) (3.17)
  9. Rufford Park Poachers (Roud 1759) (5.54)
  10. The New St. George (1.42)
  11. Rocky Road to Dublin (3.23)
  12. L’Incoronazione di Poppea Act II Scene xiii: (3.37)
  13. New York Girls (Roud 486) / Frejlexs Acano Mlada Nevesto. (6.34)

All songs and tunes trad., arr. Broadside Electric except
Track 1b Christoph Walliser;
Track 4b Jim Speer;
Track 6a Tommy Makem;
Track 7c John McEuen;
Track 8 trad. arr. Tom Rhoads;
Track 10 Richard Thompson arr. Tom Rhoads;
Track 12 Claudio Monteverdi, arr. Jim Speer
Track 13b trad. from Ukraine;
Track 13c trad. from Macedonia

> Folk Music > Records > Broadside Electric: More Bad News…

Broadside Electric: More Bad News…

Broadside Electric: More Bad News… (Clever Sheep Records CS 1704D)

More Bad News…
Broadside Electric

Clever Sheep Records CS 1704D (CD, USA, March 1996)

More Bad News… Special Edition
Broadside Electric

Clever Sheep Records CS 1705D (CD, USA, 1997)

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Produced by Tom Rhoads, Jim Speer, Helene Zisook, and Adam Glickman;
Recorded and mixed at Chill Factor Studios, Ardmore, PA;
Engineered by Adam Glickman;
Melissa and bonus tracks tracks recorded at Milkboy Recording, Philadelphia, PA, engineered by Tommy Joyner with Terek Peterson and Rich Zapf ;
Remastered and manufactured at Masterwork, Philadelphia;
Digital post-production by Ray Monahan at Digital Domain, Philadelphia;
Cover design by Jim Speer;
Folder design and drawings by Helene Zisook with indispensable help from Meg Newburger and the people at Miller Designworks;
Untitled painting of red agitated person by Ben Lewis

Musicians

Tom Rhoads: lead vocals [1-2, 4, 6-7, 9-10], acoustic guitar [1, 4-6, 10], 12-string guitar [9], electric guitar [2, 4, 7-8], Appalachian dulcimer [2-3, 9], whistles [3, 5, 9];
Jim Speer: Chapman Stick® [1-9],, recorders [1, 10], saxophone [3 ,5-7], rauschpfeife [7, 9], crumhorn [5, 10], backing vocal [2];
Helene Zisook: electric violin [1-9], acoustic violin [10], mandolin [2, 5]

with:
Melissa Demian: additional backing vocals [1-2, 9];
Mike Ciul: talk-box [7]

Tracks

  1. Babylon (Roud 27; Child 14; G/D 2:199) (5.49)
  2. Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53L; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (5.42) / Belasicko Oro
  3. Bucimis (4.16)
  4. Silkie (Roud 197; Child 113) (5.14)
  5. The Spinning Wheel and the Bronze Axe reels: The First House in Connaught / Oot be Est da Vong / Sleep Soon Ida Moarnin’ / The Bank of Ireland (3.47)
  6. Pastures of Plenty (4.56)
  7. As I Roved Out (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152, H793) (4.23)
  8. Gas Nign / Makedonsko Devojce (4.39)
  9. Sheath and Knife (Roud 3960; Child 16) / Dospatsko Horo (9.16)
  10. J’ai Vû le Loup / J’ai Vû le Loup, le Rénard, et la Bellette (3.11)

1997 Bonus Tracks

  1. The World Turned Upside Down (3.55)
  2. Sugar Trade (2.25)
  3. Magellan / Snow on the Hills jig (4.53)

All songs and tunes trad., arr. Broadside Electric except
Track 2btrad. Macedonian;
Track 3 trad. Bulgarian dance in 15/8;
Track 4 Tom Rhoads;
Tracks 5ad trad. Irish;
Tracks 5bc trad. Shetland;
Track 6 Woody Guthrie;
Track 8a trad. Jewish;
Track 8b trad. Ukrainian;
Track 9b trad. Bulgarian dance;
Track 10a trad. French song, learned from The Baltimore Consort;
Track 10b trad. French tune, learned from Malicorne;
Track 13 Leon Rosselson;
Track 14 James Taylor, Timothy Mayer, Jimmy Buffet, arr. Tom Rhoads;
Track 15a John P. McCann, Paul Rugg;
Track 15b Aina Eagan

> Folk Music > Records > Broadside Electric: With Teeth

Broadside Electric: With Teeth

Broadside Electric: With Teeth (Clever Sheep Records CS 1707D)

With Teeth
Broadside Electric

Clever Sheep Records CS 1707D (CD, USA, 1999)

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Recorded at Milkboy Recording, Philadelphia, PA, January through June 1999;
Recorded by Kieran Mulvaney, Noel van der Goes, and Tommy Joyner;
Recording assistance by Darrel Asbury;
Additional production by Kieran Mulvaney;
Mixed at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA;
Mastered by David Musial at SkyRoom Studios, Jersey City, NJ

Musicians

Ashley D’Andrea: drums [1-3, 4a, 5-6, 7a, 8-11], finger cymbals [1], vibraslap [5], percussion [7a], kettle drum [8], triangle [9], tambourine [11], vocals [4b], backing vocals [1, 3, 11];
Amy Ksir: vocals [3, 4b, 6, 8, 10], backing vocals [3, 11], additional vocals [2], whistle [1, 5-6, 8], oboe [2, 4a, 8], flute [7a,10], soprano recorder [9], soprano crumhorn [9];
Tom Rhoads: vocals [1-2, 4ab, 6, 8, 10-11], backing vocals [3], electric guitar [1, 4a, 5, 9], acoustic guitar [2, 4a, 8], 12-string guitar [8], electric 6- & 12-string guitar [11], high-strung guitar [11], cittern [1, 8-10], dulcimer [3, 6, 7a, 9], Ebow [5];
Jim Speer: bass [1, 3, 4a, 5, 7a, 9-11], bass clarinet [2, 4a], Chapman stick® [2-3, 6, 8], MIDI’ed stick [7b], electronics [7b], alto recorder [9], alto saxophone [9], tenor crumhorn [9], vocals [4b], backing vocals [3, 11];
Helene Zisook: violin [1-3, 4a, 5-6, 8-9], electric violin [7a, 11], mandolin [7a], violas [10], vocals [4b], backing vocals [3, 11]

with
Melissa Demian: vocals [4a, 10];
Rachel Hall: concertina [9];
Paul Mimlitsch: Warr touchstyle guitar [7b], electronics [7b]

Tracks

  1. Royal Oak (Roud 951; G/D 1:40) / Barham Down (4.49)
  2. With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm / Ternovka Sher (5.36)
  3. Three Pounds Ten (Roud 2011) / Virginia / The Gravel Walk (6.35)
  4. The Gardener (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840) / The Herring (Roud 128; TYG 31) (5.43)
  5. Seafood Invasion: Langstrom’s Pony / Donald MacLean of Lewis / Eel in the Sink / Walter Sammon’s Grandmother / Sheehan’s Reel (6.22)
  6. Masters of War / Julia Delaney (6.44)
  7. Minka / looped piece (5.55)
  8. Bruton Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) / Final Advance on Reykjavik (6.03)
  9. Horses’ Teeth: Horses’ Branle / Nebesko / Polka Piquee de Gerardmer / Polka With Teeth (5.43)
  10. Jellon Grame (Roud 58; Child 90; G/D 2:198) (9.07)
  11. April Morning (Roud 1546) (4.30)

Track 1a words trad. English, music Tom Rhoads;
Tracks 1b, 4b, 8a, 11 trad. English;
Track 2a R.H. Weston and Bert Lee;
Track 2b Dave Tarras;
Track 3a trad. Canadian;
Track 3b words Isaac Watts, music Oliver Brownson;
Tracks 3c, 5acde, 6b trad. Irish;
Tracks 4a, 5b trad. Scottish;
Track 6a Bob Dylan;
Track 7a trad. Bulgarian;
Track 7b Paul Mimlitsch, Jim Speer;
Track 8b Jim Speer;
Tracks 9ac trad. French;
Track 9b trad. Croatian;
Track 9d Rachel Hall;
Track 10 words: adapted by Jim Speer and Melissa Demian from trad. Scottish and Scandanavian; music: trad. Bulgarian

> Folk Music > Records > Broadside Electric: Live: Do Not Immerse

Broadside Electric: Live: Do Not Immerse

Broadside Electric: Live: Do Not Immerse (Clever Sheep Records CS 1708D)

Live: Do Not Immerse
Broadside Electric

Clever Sheep Records CS 1708D (CD, USA, 2002)

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Produced by Broadside Electric;
Recorded live at the Allens Lane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA on 16 December 2001;
Location sound by Terry Mutchler and Jim Jackson (Mountain Top Productions);
Recorded by Scott Peterson and Dave Reichard (L.S. Peterson Creative Services);
Mixed by Tommy Joyner and Broadside Electric at MilkBoy Recording, Ardmore, PA;
Mixing assistance by Daniel Hurwitz and Katie Pabarue;
Mastered by David Musial with Ashley D’Andrea at SkyRoom Studios, Jersey City, NJ;
Audio assembly by Tom Rhoads;
Cover design by Amy Ksir;
Graphic production by Helene Zisook;
Back cover photo by Ann Bies;
Other band photos by Kurt Hockenbury

Musicians

Ashley D’Andrea: drums, percussion, vocals;
Amy Ksir: oboe, flute, tin whistle, vocals;
Tom Rhoads: lead vocals, guitars, mountain dulcimer;
Jim Speer: NS/Stick® guitar-bass, vocals;
Helene Zisook: electric violin, vocals

Tracks

  1. Ampère’s Law (3.19)
  2. Mosé salió de Misrayim (5.13)
  3. A Rat in Her Pocket: Tobin’s Favorite jig / The Trip to Durrow / Cottage in the Grove reels (5.12)
  4. With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm / Ternovka Sher (6.03)
  5. Homeless Wassail (3.31)
  6. Whirly Whorl (Roud 12573) / William and Nancy / Postman’s Knock (6.18)
  7. When Britain Really Ruled the Waves (3.52)
  8. Romanian Fantasy #1 (3.52)
  9. Mr faare mit dr SBB / Eine neue alte (4.51)
  10. Sheath and Knife (Roud 3960; Child 16) (6.32)
  11. New York Girls (Roud 486) extended Klez mix / Broyges Tanz / Galitzianer Tansel / Beckerman Honga (9.34)
  12. Por la tu puerta (5.57)

Track 1 Walter Fox Smith;
Track 2 trad. Sephardic Jewish song from Morocco;
Tracks 6, 8, 9b, 10, 11ab trad.;
Track 4a R.H. Weston and Bert Lee;
Track 4b Dave Tarras;
Track 5 Ian Robb;
Track 7 from “Iolanthe”, words: W.S. Gilbert, music: Arthur S. Sullivan;
Track 8 Josef Solinski;
Track 9a Walter Wild;
Track 11c Shloimke Beckerman;
Track 11d adapted by Joshua Horowitz;
Track 12 trad. Sephardic Jewish song from Turkey