> Folk Music > Records > Broadside Electric: Black-Edged Visiting Card
Broadside Electric: Black-Edged Visiting Card
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Black-Edged Visiting Card Clever Sheep Records CS 1701D (CD, USA, January 1993) |
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
- New York Girls (Roud 486) / Yoshke / Sailor’s Hornpipe (5.59)
- Drive the Cold Winter Away (Roud V9375) / Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (6.30)
- Skewball (Roud 456; Laws Q22) (3.48)
- 40 lbs of Yarn reels: Sligo Maid / Growling Old Man and Cackling Old Woman / Red-Haired Boy / Kitchen Girl / Drowsy Maggie (5.35)
- Mosé Salió de Misrayim (4.23)
- Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (5.53)
- False Sir John (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (5.26)
- 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
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Amplificata Clever Sheep Records CS 1703D (CD, USA, 1994) |
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
- When I Was A Fair Maid (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) / Altfrangg (6.35)
- Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) (5.20)
- Hal-an-Tow (Roud 1520) (2.19)
- Robin Hood and the Tanner (Roud 332; Child 126) / Abandoned Glue Factory (5.40)
- Three Drunken Maidens (Roud 252) (4.44)
- The Town of Ballybay / Snug in a Blanket / The Cliffs of Mohir / The Connaughtman’s Rambles (6.55)
- 15 Bricks at the Bottom of the Pond reels: Old Grey Cat / Oyster Wives’ Rant / Miner’s Night Out (5.59)
- Air Fàil A Lail Ò (Ar Fa La La Lo) (RoudFS S227619) (3.17)
- Rufford Park Poachers (Roud 1759) (5.54)
- The New St. George (1.42)
- Rocky Road to Dublin (3.23)
- L’Incoronazione di Poppea Act II Scene xiii: (3.37)
- 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…
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More Bad News… Clever Sheep Records CS 1704D (CD, USA, March 1996) More Bad News… Special Edition Clever Sheep Records CS 1705D (CD, USA, 1997) |
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
- Babylon (Roud 27; Child 14; G/D 2:199) (5.49)
- Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53L; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (5.42) / Belasicko Oro
- Bucimis (4.16)
- Silkie (Roud 197; Child 113) (5.14)
- 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)
- Pastures of Plenty (4.56)
- As I Roved Out (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152, H793) (4.23)
- Gas Nign / Makedonsko Devojce (4.39)
- Sheath and Knife (Roud 3960; Child 16) / Dospatsko Horo (9.16)
- J’ai Vû le Loup / J’ai Vû le Loup, le Rénard, et la Bellette (3.11)
1997 Bonus Tracks
- The World Turned Upside Down (3.55)
- Sugar Trade (2.25)
- 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
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With Teeth Clever Sheep Records CS 1707D (CD, USA, 1999) |
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
- Royal Oak (Roud 951; G/D 1:40) / Barham Down (4.49)
- With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm / Ternovka Sher (5.36)
- Three Pounds Ten (Roud 2011) / Virginia / The Gravel Walk (6.35)
- The Gardener (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840) / The Herring (Roud 128; TYG 31) (5.43)
- Seafood Invasion: Langstrom’s Pony / Donald MacLean of Lewis / Eel in the Sink / Walter Sammon’s Grandmother / Sheehan’s Reel (6.22)
- Masters of War / Julia Delaney (6.44)
- Minka / looped piece (5.55)
- Bruton Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) / Final Advance on Reykjavik (6.03)
- Horses’ Teeth: Horses’ Branle / Nebesko / Polka Piquee de Gerardmer / Polka With Teeth (5.43)
- Jellon Grame (Roud 58; Child 90; G/D 2:198) (9.07)
- 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
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Live: Do Not Immerse Clever Sheep Records CS 1708D (CD, USA, 2002) |
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
- Ampère’s Law (3.19)
- Mosé salió de Misrayim (5.13)
- A Rat in Her Pocket: Tobin’s Favorite jig / The Trip to Durrow / Cottage in the Grove reels (5.12)
- With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm / Ternovka Sher (6.03)
- Homeless Wassail (3.31)
- Whirly Whorl (Roud 12573) / William and Nancy / Postman’s Knock (6.18)
- When Britain Really Ruled the Waves (3.52)
- Romanian Fantasy #1 (3.52)
- Mr faare mit dr SBB / Eine neue alte (4.51)
- Sheath and Knife (Roud 3960; Child 16) (6.32)
- New York Girls (Roud 486) extended Klez mix / Broyges Tanz / Galitzianer Tansel / Beckerman Honga (9.34)
- 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




