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Radio Songs (album)

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Released
  
Nov 6, 2007

The First Christmas Gift(2005)
  
Radio Songs(2007)

Artist
  
Robin and Linda Williams

Label
  
Red House Records

Recorded
  
1993-2005

Radio Songs(2007)
  
Buena Vista(2008)

Release date
  
6 November 2007

Producer
  
Chris Frymire, Robin and Linda Williams

Genres
  
Folk music, Country music, Americana

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Radio Songs is an album of duo Robin and Linda Williams on the Red House Records label, released in 2007.

Contents

Radio Songs consists of recordings made when performing on Garrison Keillor's NPR radio program A Prairie Home Companion. Although Robin and Linda first appeared on the show regularly in 1976, the selections on this compilation only reach as far back as 1993. Many of the tunes were not otherwise recorded by the duo and are only available on this collection. Included are collaborations with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Mountain Heart, Mike Seeger, Peter Ostroushko, and house musicians, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.

Track listing

  1. "Blue Ridge Cabin Home" (Louise Certain, Gladys Stacey) – 2:52
  2. "By the Touch of Her Hand" (Carter) – 3:29
  3. "The Other Side of Town" (Jerome Clark, Robin Williams, Linda Williams) – 3:20
  4. "Things I've Learned" (Clark, Williams, Williams) – 2:48
  5. "50, 000 Names" (O'Hara) – 4:04
  6. "Feed My Sheep" (Traditional) – 2:41
  7. "We'll Meet Again" (Hughie Charles, Ross Parker) – 2:44
  8. "So It Go" (Clark, Williams, Williams) – 3:42
  9. "I'll Twine Mid the Ringlets" (Maude Irving, J. P. Webster) – 4:18
  10. "If the River Was Whiskey (Hesitation Blues) " (Poole) – 3:08
  11. "So Long, See You Tomorrow" (Clark, Williams, Williams) – 3:40
  12. "Restless One" (Jerry Clark, Dave Hull) – 4:07
  13. "Home Sweet Home Medley:"
    1. "Introduction" – 0:24
    2. "Home Sweet Home" (Henry Bishop, John Howard Payne) – 0:58
    3. "A Mother's Prayer" (Traditional) – 1:47
    4. "Daddy and Home" (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers) – 1:24
    5. "Mom and Dad's Waltz" (Lefty Frizzell) – 1:40
    6. "Precious Memories" (Traditional) – 3:32
  14. "Marvin & Mavis Smiley/Down Home Diva" (Capurro, DiCapua, Keillor) – 4:07

Musicians

  • Linda Williams – vocals, guitar, background vocals
  • Robin Williams – vocals, guitar, background vocals
  • Barry Abernathy – banjo
  • Pat Donohue – guitar
  • Richard Dworsky – organ, piano, arranger
  • Gary Raynor – bass
  • Arnie Kinsella – percussion
  • Andy Stein – fiddle
  • Peter Ostroushko – mandolin
  • Jimmy Gaudreau – mandolin
  • Steve Gulley – guitar
  • Greg Hippen – bass
  • Clay Jones – guitar
  • Garrison Keillor – vocals
  • Kate MacKenzie – vocals
  • Kevin Maul – dobro
  • Jason Moore – bass
  • John Niemann – fiddle, mandolin
  • Mike Seeger – autoharp
  • Adam Steffey – mandolin
  • Jim VanCleve – fiddle
  • Jim Watson – bass, vocals

    • Songs

    1Blue Ridge Cabin Home2:52
    2By The Touch Of Her Hand3:29
    3The Other Side Of Town3:21

    References

    Radio Songs (album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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