Trails
& Rails'Mountains
of the Heart
We
love the Eastern side of the Sierras. Something about that rugged beauty, in all
it's various and often surprising forms, keeps drawing us back to its slopes. We
also love Dave Stamey's Sierra-inspired songwriting. The album title comes from
his wonderful 'Mountains of the Heart' - a gift to all who have lived through
those changes in relationships that occur as we move on and off life's ridges
and in and out of its canyons. A word about the cover.
I was so happy when I came across the perfect photograph that my Dad had taken
on one of his own trips to the Sierras. Our family enjoyed many meals of trout
that he coaxed out of the lakes like this one. | We
hope you enjoy listening to these songs as much as we enjoy singing and playing
them. ~
Walt and Paula ~ Mountains
of the Heart
1) Coyotes
| 3:43 | Bob
McDill | 2)
Cowboy Buckaroo | 3:46 | Mason
Williams | 3)
Don't Fence Me In | 2:26 | Cole
Porter | 4)
Colorado Trail | 3:20 | James
Bliss | 5)
Sun Flower Dance | 2:04 | Traditional | 6)
The Old Double Diamond | 2:42 | Gary
McMahan | 7)
Back In the Saddle | 2:06
| Gene
Autry and Ray Whitley | 8)
Home On the Range | 4:05 | from
Dr. Brewster Higley's 1873 poem | 9)
Mountains of the Heart | 4:08 | Dave
Stamey | 10)
Red Velvet | 1:52 | Ian
Tyson | 11)
Golden Slippers | 1:19 | Tradional | 12)
Cowboy Rhythm | 2:12 | Patsy
Montana | 13)
Rose of San Antone | 2:38 | Bob
Wills | 14)
Cowboy Lullaby | 4:28 | Danny
Wheetman | 15)
Seek Higher Ground | 2:53 | Donna
Guffey | Total Time
44:42 Walt
Richards: Lead Guitar, Banjo,
Mandolin
Lead and Harmony vocals Paula
Strong: Rhythm Guitar
Lead
and Harmony vocals Photo
Credits with many thanks to:
Ray
Pearl - cover photo: South Lake Bishop, California
Gary
Wigdahl of El Cajon - back tray studio photo
Skip
Good of Descanso - photo from Vacquero Days 2004 Special
thanks to Jeff Forrest
at Doubletime studio in El Cajon for
recording, mixing and mastering this
CD and to Carl McKellips
of
Wingspan Studio in National City for everthing that has to do with the
duplication process. They make these projects happen! Produced
by Walt Richards - 2004 ®
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