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Released
  
November 2010

Artist
  
Jonathan Byrd

Producer
  
Jonathan Byrd

Recorded
  
November 23, 2009

Release date
  
November 2010

Label
  
Waterbug

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Genres
  
Folk music, Bluegrass, Americana

Similar
  
Radio Soul, The Sea and the S, Wildflowers

Cackalacky theme song


Cackalack is a 2010 studio album by Americana singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The title is a variation of the word "Cackalacky", a popular (though at times derogatory) nickname for the Carolinas and the songs all connect to the culture and music of Byrd's home state of North Carolina. The album was recorded in a single day with a group of musicians, including members of Creaking Tree String Quartet.

Contents

Reception

The recording was well received by DJs playing folk and Americana music formats. It reached #22 on the Americana Music Association radio chart during the week of February 7, 2011. The album was also ranked #3 for the month of January 2011 on the Folk DJ-L radio chart. The most played tracks included "Cakalack!" and "I Was An Oak Tree". The album also reached #1 on the Roots Music Report "Top 50 Folk" chart.

In a review, Folk Alley's Jim Blum described the album as "much more rootsy than his previous releases, and sometimes quite bluegrassy.

Track listing

All songs written by Jonathan Byrd unless indicated otherwise

  1. "Chicken Wire" (Jonathan Byrd & Tom Gould) – 3:39
  2. "Wild Ponies" – 4:41
  3. "I Was an Oak Tree" – 2:44
  4. "Reckon I Did" – 3:48
  5. "New Moon Rise" – 3:53
  6. "Dungarees Overalls" – 2:10
  7. "Father's Day" – 4:01
  8. "White Oak Wood" – 3:24
  9. "Scuppernong" – 3:11
  10. "Cackalack!" (Jonathan Byrd & Leonard Podolak) – 2:18

"Livers & Gizzards" (Hidden tracks/outtakes available as WAV files on the CD release)

  1. "38 Baby" – 2:49
  2. "Amelia My Dream" – 5:15
  3. "Arkansas Traveler's Check" (traditional) – 3:01
  4. "Blackberry Blossom" (traditional) – 2:21
  5. "Dream Life" – 3:20
  6. "Maureen" – 3:01

Credits

Musicians:

  • Jonathan Byrd – guitar & vocals
  • John Showman – fiddle & vocals
  • Brian Kobayakawa – bass & vocals
  • Andrew Collins – mandolin & vocals
  • Chris Quinn – banjo & vocals
  • Treasa Levasseur – piano, accordion & vocals
  • Ken Whitely – National Steel & vocals

    • Production:

  • Produced – Jonathan Byrd
  • Executive producers – Ed & Jand Grant, Jim & Brenda Prescott
  • Recorded – Ken Whitely & Nik Tjelios at Casa Wroxton, Toronto, Ontario, November 23, 2009
  • Mixed – Jonathan Byrd & Jerry Brown at The Bonus Room, Hillsborough, North Carolina, & The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Baby photo – Darling Art, (darling-art.com)
  • Design – John Dixon (haledixon.com)

    • Songs

    1Chicken Wire3:42
    2Wild Ponies4:44
    3I Was An Oak Tree2:47

    References

    Cackalack Wikipedia
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