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"A
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2002 |
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Okey-Dokey MSCB005. The Middle Spunk Creek Boys first
all-Gospel album, recorded in 2002. Lots of quartet singing; includes "Preachin' to
Myself" by former Middle Spunk banjo player Ron Colby, and "All Alone With the
Lord" by Leo Rosenstein, also of the Twin Cities. The songs on the album are:
Preachin' to Myself, I'll Meet You in the Morning, Come On Little Children, God Put a
Rainbow In the Clouds, Beyond the Gates, Going Up, I'll Wear the Banner, Alone With the
Lord, Over in the Glory Land, Seeking a Far Off Home, Where the Soul Never Dies, A House
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"Table for One" Click to order from CDBaby.com |
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2000 |
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Okey-Dokey MSCB004. Recorded
in 2000, this album features 13 songs and one instrumental--again, most are originals. The
album cover photo was taken at Dulono's, with Jerry sitting in what Al calls "the
necking corner," and Mark standing outside hoping for a date. (The Boys inside, of
course, each have a Table for One.) The songs on the album
are:
Little Willie’s Return*, Girl of My Dreams, Our Hearts Beat
in 3/4 Time*, He Died Alone*, The Erlking, Tell Me Something*, Roll On John, Spirit
Island†, Table for One*, Over in the Glory Land, Luther and Angie*, When the Roses
Bloom*, Picture on the Wall*, Right Way to Say Goodbye*
* by Mark Kreitzer
† by Bruce Jaeger
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"No One Else"
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1998
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“No One Else” was recorded in late
1998 and early 1999. It features 13 songs (9 originals), with all instruments and vocals
by the members of the current band.We're real proud of it.Bluegrass Unlimited
magazine agreed; their review used words like
"terrific" and gave the album a Strong Recommendation. The songs on the album are: When You Look at Me that Way*, Time and Time
Again*, Seeking a Far Off Home, Cutting Edge to Nowhere*, Red Dancing Shoes, Dark
Day†, A Long Time to Love*, Coming Home to You, Gardenia*, A Lifetime Shared*, My
Luck has Changed*, Don't Laugh, There's No One Else*
* by Mark Kreitzer
† by Bruce Jaeger
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"I'm With the Band"
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A band lasting ten years, let alone 25 (now 34!), is pretty
unusual, given the types of ego that it takes to be a performer in the first place! The
Anniversary Album "I'm With the Band" project celebrates the longevity of the
Middle Spunk Creek Boys.
We decided to feature as many of the former Boys who could participate,
and to use new recordings over archival material. Rudy Darling flew in from California, Al
Struthers from New Jersey, and Steve Block from North Carolina. (Only John Bellville, a
busy Doctor of Psychiatry in Alaska, and Craig Anderson, a busy ex-American in Greece,
couldn't make it.) A total of nineteen songs were finally decided upon--this wasn't to be
any cheap ten-cut project!
Al Struthers sings a wonderful arrangement of "Yankee
Lady."Besides fiddling on several cuts, Rudy Darling sings one of his MSCB trademark
songs, "Rocky Road Blues," complete with scat singing. Ron Colby does an old
Bill Monroe favorite "Live and Let Live," while Steve Block (the Middle Spunk
Creek Boys' "other" bass player) sings "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight."
The terrific singing duo of John Niemann and Pete Anderson laid down "Virginia
Waltz" and "Waves of Sorrow." Noted MSCB alumni Peter Ostroushko
contributed a powerful fiddle break on "June Apple" and some wonderful mandolin
on "Yankee Lady."
The then-current 1993 band didn't get neglected, of course! They
magnetized several favorite songs, including "No Place for Heartaches" by Tom
Nechville's sister Jamie Peterson, along with "California Cottonfields,"
"Coal Tattoo," "Roseville Fair," "Summer Wages" and others.
The current and alumni Middle Spunk Creek Boys featured are:
Peter Ostroushko, Mark Briere, Bruce Jaeger, Rudy Darling, John Nieman, Jim Tordoff, Andy
Kozak, Al Struthers, Ron Colby, Barry St. Mane, Pete Anderson, Tom Nechville, Alan
jesperson, Steve Block and Jerry Flynn.
The songs on the album are: Coal Tattoo, Yankee Lady, Night
Rider’s Lament, South in New Orleans, June Apple, Summer Wages, No Place for
Heartaches, There Is a Time, Rocky Road Blues, Waves of Sorrow, Pick Me Up (On Your Way
Down), Virginia Waltz, Gray Eagle, The Silver Ghost, Roseville Fair, Amelia Earhart’s
Last Ride, California Cottonfields, Live and Let Live, Stay All Night
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1976
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"Middle Spunk Creek
Boys" Okey-Dokey MSCB001
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We have also reissued our fine first album ("Middle Spunk
Creek Boys"), recorded live at the Walker Art Center in 1976. This album features
current Spunkers Alan Jesperson on guitar and Jerry Flynn on bass, as well as Rudy Darling
on fiddle and Al Struthers on banjo.
A MSCB fan (who shall remain nameless to save embarrassment)
recently wrote: "Send me a copy of the finest bluegrass recording ever made and now
available on CD. I have 'The Middle Spunk Creek Boys' on vinyl, but can't play it
anymore."
Songs on the album are: Down Yonder, Glendale Train, Unending
Songs, Faded Love, Midnight Moonlight, Sweet Georgia Brown, Hattie Hale, Henry, Train
Whistle Blues, Goin’ Up, Fox On The Run, Weave And Way
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