Seasons, Roads and Faces

1. Big Sky Bounce

2. There's An Old Spinning Wheel (In the Parlor)

3. Waltz for Bridget

4. Swing 42

5. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time

6. Dancing Mick from Louisville

7. Limehouse Blues

8. Santa Rosa Serenade

9. The Gypsy's Djewelry

10. On The Trail

11. Come and Dine (The Master Calleth)

12. October's Message

13. Fling of the Tinks

14. When You and I Were Young, Maggie

Seasons, Roads and Faces,Rich O'Brien,Dualtone Music Group,Bluegrass,Country,Pop,Western

Average customer rating:

Seasons, Roads and Faces Richard O'Brien Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007989UC Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Big Sky Bounce
2. There's An Old Spinning Wheel (In the Parlor)
3. Waltz for Bridget
4. Swing 42
5. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
6. Dancing Mick from Louisville
7. Limehouse Blues
8. Santa Rosa Serenade
9. The Gypsy's Djewelry
10. On The Trail
11. Come and Dine (The Master Calleth)
12. October's Message
13. Fling of the Tinks
14. When You and I Were Young, Maggie

Product Description

1. Big Sky Bounce
2. There's An Old Spinning Wheel (In The Parlor)
3. Waltz For Bridget
4. Swing 42
5. I'll Be With You At Apple Blossom Time
6. Dancing Mick From Louisville
7. Limehouse Blues
8. Santa Rosa Serenade
9. Gypsy's Djewelry, The
10. On The Trail
11. Come And Dine
12. October's Message
13. Fling Of The Tinks
14. When You And I Were Young Maggie

Format: CD

Average customer rating: Very nice! great guitar picking from a true gentleman of the west

Seasons, Roads and Faces Richard O'Brien Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000DTH Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. Big Sky Bounce
2. There's An Old Spinning Wheel (In The Parlor)
3. Waltz For Bridget
4. Swing 42
5. I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
6. Dancing Mick From Louisville
7. Limehouse Blues
8. Santa Rosa Serenade
9. The Gypsy's Djewelry
10. On The Trail
11. Come And Dine (The Master Calleth)
12. October's Message
13. Fling Of The Tinks
14. When You And I Were Young, Maggie

Amazon.com

The distance between Gene Autry and Django Reinhardt never seemed more insignificant than on this unassuming collection of Western string-band tunes. O'Brien's relaxed and melodic guitar work is impressive without trying to impress as it ranges from old-time to jazz to cowboy to Tejano to gospel. The easy-swinging but intricate "Limehouse Blues," Reinhardt's "Swing 42," and the lilting "Big Sky Bounce" nod in a jazz direction; "Gypsy's Djewelry," played on a Djangoesque Selmer-style guitar, is an homage to one of O'Brien's key influences. "Dancing Mick from Louisville" is a delicate Irish-tinged solo guitar work. The delightful "There's an Old Spinning Wheel (In the Parlor)," learned from his Ma, and "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time," with Chris O'Connell's vocals, are timeless traditionals. With fiddle, mandolin, and Dobro behind him, O'Brien lends them all a grace and precision on this outstanding debut record. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Very nice!.......2002-08-04

Very nice instrumental record (one piece has some artificial, stylized singing from Chris O'Connell of Asleep at the Wheel.)

Excellent range of styles as the other reviewer mentioned -- not repetitive like instrumental records often are. Traditional, waltz, Mexican, Irish, jazz. Six of the pieces were written by O'Brien. I don't like the two Django tracks and track #1 (sounds like Chet Atkins when he took himself too seriously) -- but I very much like the rest of the generous 14 tracks. Listened to it three times the first day! Helpful and interesting comments by O'Brien in the folder.

Well worth the money.

great guitar picking from a true gentleman of the west.......2000-09-20

If you appreciate western music (NOT country - big difference!), you'll love this one. Mr. O'Brien has played guitar on albums for Don Edwards, Red Steagall, RW Hampton, Sons of the San Joaquin and many other great western music artists, and I'm glad that he has been persuaded to record this CD. He really shines on this album, and his version of "On the Trail" from Lonesome Dove is worth the price of the CD by itself.

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