Various Artists - Banjoman - A Tribute To Derroll Adams

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Various Artists - Banjoman - A Tribute To Derroll Adams
Blue Groove CD BG-1420 (2002) - Austria CD

1 - Columbus Stockade Blues - Hans Theessink, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie
2 - Portland Town - Arlo Guthrie
3 - The Cuckoo - Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
4 - Freight Train Blues - Hans Theessink, Arlo Guthrie
5 - The Mountain - Donovan
6 - The Sky - Allan Taylor
7 - The Valley - Hans Theessink, Donovan
8 - Curtains Of Night - Youra Marcus
9 - Dixie Darling - Dolly Parton, Arlo Guthrie
10 - Muleskinner Blues - Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie
11 - 24 Hours A Day - Hans Theessink
12 - Epistle To Derroll - Donovan
13 - A Feather Fell - Ralph McTell
14 - Banjo Man - Allan Taylor
15 - The Rock - Billy Connolly
16 - Memories - Happy Traum
17 - Lovesong* - Donovan
18 - Willie Moore - Wizz Jones
19 - The Rock - Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
20 - Goodbye Derroll. Goodbye Friend - Tucker Zimmerman
21 - A Profound And Beautiful Sadness - Derroll Adams

Notes: 1) “Banjoman” is a CD album tribute to American songwriter and musician Derroll Adams. 2) The majority of the tracks in this collection are newly-recorded versions of songs both from Adam’s songbook and repertoire: tracks 1, 3, 4, 18 are traditionals; tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19 were written by Derroll Adams; track 21 was co-written by Derroll Adams and Tucker Zimmerman; track 9 is a cover version of a Carter Family song; track 10 is a cover version of a Jimmie Rodgers song; track 12 is a new version of a Donovan song about Adams that was originally included in the Donovan’s record album “A Gift From A Flower To A Garden”; tracks 13 and 14 were written by English singer-songwriters Ralph McTell and Allan Taylor; track 20 was written by singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman. 3) Track 17 is same version already released on the 1976 Donovan album “Slow Down World” with the title “My Love Is True (Love Song)”. This should be true also of track 5, but please check back for confirmation once the Donovan post is published. 4) On track 17, Lee shares bass-player credits with David Hungate. 5) CD Album comes with a 60-page booklet including a biographical essay by Hans Theessink with interviews to Derroll Adams and some of the other players, liner notes by Theessink and Arlo Guthrie and lyrics. Please refer to original packaging for these.

Derroll Adams - Voice
Arlo Guthrie - Vocals, Guitar, Intro, Foottap, Background Vocal
Donovan (also as Donovan Leitch) - Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar,
Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Arp String Ensemble, Background Vocal
Hans Theessink - Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Banjo, Mandola, Dulcimer, Slide Guitar, Background Vocals
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott - Vocals, Guitar
Allan Taylor - Vocals, Guitar, Psalter
Youra Marcus - Vocal, Banjo
Dolly Parton - Vocal
Ralph McTell - Vocal, Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocal
Billy Connolly - Vocal, Banjo
Happy Traum - Vocal, Guitar, Banjo
Wizz Jones - Vocal, Guitar
Tucker Zimmerman - Vocal, 12-String Guitar

Leland Sklar - Bass (17)*
David Ferguson - Upright Bass
Danny Thompson - Double Bass
David Hungate (as Dave Hungate) - Bass (17)
Jim Keltner - Drums (17)
Yves Rouchaville - Guitar, Background Vocal
Barney McKenna - Banjo, Backing Vocal
Didier Bourguignon - Banjo
John Sheehan - Fiddle, Backing Vocal
Jack Clement - Ukelele
Bobbye Hall Porter (as Bobbye Hall) - Percussion (17)

Produced by: Hans Theessink and Arlo Guthrie
Produced by Donovan Leitch (17)

Chris Scheidl - Engineer (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14)
Peter Miller - Engineer (3, 10, 19)
Donovan Leitch - Engineer (5)
Günther Pauler - Engineer (6)
Marc Champod - Engineer (8)
Mike Bobak - Engineer (12)
Andy Levien - Engineer (13, 18)
Phil Punch - Engineer (15)
Chris Andersen - Engineer (16)
Pete Romano - Engineer (17)
Michel Gilsoul - Engineer (20)
Alain Sironval - Engineer (21)
David Ferguson - Additional Recording Engineer (1, 9)
Greg Steele - Additional Recording Engineer (2)

Recording Studios:
Studio Ollersbach, Austria (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14)
Peter Miller Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA (3, 10, 19)
Donovan Studios, County Cork, Ireland (5)
Pauler Acoustics, Northeim, Germany (6)
Studio Tube, Lausanne, Switzerland (8)
Morgan Studios, London, England (12)
RMS Studios, London, England (13, 18)
Electric Avenue, Sydney, Australia (15)
Nevessa Production, Woodstock, NY (16)
A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA (17)
Soliman, Stockay/St.Georges, Belgium (20)
The Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, Nashville, TN (additional recording) (1, 9)
Derek Studios, Dalton, MA (additional recording) (2)

Recording Location:
Antwerp, November 30, 1997 (21)

Milica Theessink - Project Coordination

Toby Mountain - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Northeastern Digital Recording, Inc., Southboro, MA

Hans Theessink - Essay, Liner Notes (“The Making Of The CD”)
Arlo Guthrie - Liner Notes
Dave Peabody - Photographs
Milica Theessink - Photographs
Beth Gwinn - Photographs
Mogens Eskildsen - Photographs
Patrick Ferryn - Photographs
H.C. Abelard - Photographs
Gil Egger - Photographs
Unknown - Photographs
Derroll Adams - Booklet Painting
Harald Ergott - Graphic Design, Layout

“Special thanks to: Danny Adams, Jackie Guthrie, Milica Theessink, Aleene Jackson, Cindy Bradley, Patrick Ferryn, Jean Pierre van Weyenbergh, Carsten Panduro, Bill Yaryan and Mark Moss at Sing Out.”.

Track 17:
“A Donovan Discs Recording. Studio: A&M Studios Los Angeles, CA - Produced by Donovan Leitch - engineer: Pete Romano)”.

Track 21:
“From Patrick Ferryn’s tribute film to Derroll Adams “I Was Born In Portland Town””.

“Handmade strings by Thomastik-Infeld”.

www.theessink.com
www.arlo.net

Songwriters:
Derroll Adams
A.P. Carter
Donovan Leitch
Ralph McTell
Jimmie Rodgers
Allan Taylor
Traditional
George Vaughn
Tucker Zimmerman

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