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Off The Beaten Path

 

"Off The Beaten Path", featuring the Trails & Rails Trio - Walt and Paula with bassist extraordinaire, Mike Craig - was released in April of 2012.

Songs from this CD are already getting national and international airplay by the Western/Bluegrass DJs, as well as great feedback from CD owners!

Hear songs from
"Off The Beaten Path"
on CDBaby


Review of Off The Beaten Path
in the San Diego Troubadour

Song List:

1.) Gold, Gold - 2:43 Donnie Blanz (DBlanco Enterprises ASCAP) / Melinda Richarz
Bailey (Malachi Music ASCAP) 2001 About the dreamers - and the big Gold Rush
winners - the merchants . . .

2.) Rock Me To Sleep - 2:29 Marion; (Peer International Corporation (Limelight license)
Found on a Roy Rogers CD.

3.) River - 2:56 Bill Staines (Mineral River Music) BMI

4.) Apache - 3:04 Jerry Lordan BMI (Regent Music Corporation) (Limelight license)
First recorded by the Shadows (England - 1960), but made popular in the US by
Jørgen Ingmann with his 1961 cover.

5.) Everyday Heroes - 3:31 Larry Robinson (Clatterbuck Music - BMI) and
Gary Shiebler (Coyote Dreams Music - BMI) 2001. From one of their three great
CDs - all about fishing . . .

6.) Tennessee Waltz - 2:47 Redd Stewart/PeeWee King (Sony/ATV Acuff Rose
Music) BMI (Limelight license) An international favorite !

7.) Frank James Farewell - 3:21 Gary Burr (Connboy Music - ASCAP) and
Hal Ketchum (Universal Music Corp ASCAP) (Limelight license)

8.) Pony Express - 1:40 Eric Weissberg; (Warner Tamerlane Publishing) BMI
(Limelight license) . A fast instrumental about a short-lived enterprise.

9.) Ox Driver - 2:29 Traditional

10.) Blues For Dixie - 3:04 O.W.Mayo (Unichappell Music,INC.) ASCAP (Limelight License)

11.) Old Hands - 3:17 Max Barnes (Harlan Howard Songs, Inc. - BMI) / Leslie Satcher (Sony/ATV Melody) (Limelight license)

12.) Grandfather’s Clock - 1:42 Traditional - Instrumental

13.) Leanin’ On The Old Top Rail - 2:39 N.Kenny/C.Kenny (EMI Feist Catalog)
ASCAP (Limelight license)

14.) Brother, Can You Spare A Dime - 3:00 E.Y.”Yip”Harburg/Jay Gorney
ASCAP (Glocca Morra Music; Gorney Music) (Limelight license)

15.) Bittersweet Waltz - 2:49 Craig Safan/ Mark Mueller (Universal Music Group)
ASCAP (Limelight license)

16.) Bye Bye Blues - 1:36 Hamm/Bennett/Lown/Gray; ASCAP (Bourne CO.)
(Limelight license)

 

 

Walt Richards: Vocal leads / harmony
Banjo, guitar, mandolin: leads and rhythm
Paula Strong: Vocal leads / harmony; rhythm guitar
Mike Craig: Upright Bass; Vocal harmony

 

Recording Engineer: Mike Craig at The Stronghold, La Mesa, CA
Post Production: Mike Craig and Jack Marotte
Mastering: Jack Marotte at Digitronic Studio, San Diego, CA

 

Duplication: Steve Babin at Affordable Duplication; San Diego, CA
Photography: Dennis Andersen - San Diego
The ghostly Walt: Greg Crowder; L.A.

 

Songs: Licensed from the song writers directly or
through Limelight, if not Traditional

© Walt Richards - Hand Made Music 2012

 

 

 

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