Platte River Yacht Club
Anchors in the Sod
© 2000 James Foldy (660355859823)
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This album has all acoustic instruments performing mostly old time tunes featuring the autoharp played in an exciting, vibrant style. We set our anchor in traditional folk music and found these for your enjoyment.
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- 1 Honey Creek Girl of Mine
- 2 Gentle Annie
- 3 Weary Prodigal Son
- 4 The Sinking of the Reuben James
- 5 Star of the County Down
- 6 The Old Maid and the Burglar
- 7 Mr. Bojangles
- 8 Satisfied Mind
- 9 The Ballad of 4810
- 10 Fair and Tender Ladies
- 11 Standing on a Landing
- 12 Dreaming With Tears in My Eyes
- 13 Leave Her Johnny
- 14 Keep on the Sunny Side
- 15 Two Hoboes
- 16 When You're Down and Out
- 17 Dancing 'Neath the Summer Moon
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This album has all acoustic instruments performing mostly old time tunes featuring the autoharp played in an exciting, vibrant style.
Tom Kennedy learned his Autoharp music from the songs of the Carter family and Mike Seeger. He plays a custom made instrument that has rare woods giving it a mellow sound. He sings lead vocals on 6 of the songs including the Old Maid and the Burglar and Keep on the Sunny Side.
Jim Foldy plays lead guitar using a Martin 6-string and a Guild 12-string and does a little bass guitar work. He sings lead on 4 songs including Mr. Bojangles and the sea chantey, Leave Her Johnny.
Warren Williams plays lead and rhythm guitar and lends strength to the back up vocals. He does lead vocals on Gentle Annie (featuring his wife Joannie in this duet) and he sings the Bessie Smith blues song, When You're Down and Out as well as two others.
Sean Cranley plays mandolin, 12-string guitar, harmonica and a variety of percussion instruments as well as the penny whistle. He composed three of the songs on this album: Honey Creek Girl of Mine, Standing on a Landing and Dancing 'Neath the Summer Moon, all of which is does the lead vocals.
Jerry Foldy plays the acoustic bass guitar on most of the songs and his brother Mike plays rhythm guitar on several of the songs.
Zach Johnson plays the violin on several of the songs. He is currently a music major at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Loved this album. Great songs, fine playing, wonderful arrangements.
author: David Van SyocI simply loved this album. Song choices were inspired. I would have given it 5 stars except for some weaker vocals on a few songs. Warren Williams- I guess the guy singing Gentle Annie and some others- has great voice, reminding me of Stan Rogers. They'd do well to let him sing lead on all songs. I loved the arrangements, including background vocals.
Old-timey, folk and Blue Grass in one delightful package!
author: jrh@aiusa.comAfter 50 minutes and 17 selections of both traditional and original compositions, the Platte River Yacht Club has offered a complete program of historic, Gospel and comical numbers with a CD to become a welcomed addition to the musical library of any acoustic folk or Blue Grass music fan. Unqualified recommendation!