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Walt
Richards Instrumental
Expressions Consciously
and unconsciously, I have been influenced by many musicians throughout my life.
They have helped me enjoy the gifts of harmony and rhythm and to realize that
playing music leads one onto a never-ending learning curve.
I
was recently listening to a "Best of - " Les Paul and Mary Ford and I noticed
musical passages that I play - I thought I made them up! I didn't! I heard those
when I was very young, years before I started to play guitar as a teenager. I
give thanks to all those wonderful people who inspired me. Music
has been my life: playing; arranging; teaching. Certain melodies capture my attention
and I have to learn them. Songs that I couldn't vocalize, I would try to arrange
instrumentally - letting the guitar, or mandolin, or banjo(!) do the singing.
I love the
tunes chosen for this CD. They provide memories, they inspire, they feed my soul.
I hope that some of them may do the same for you. --Walt
Instrumental
Expressions Walt
Richards | 1)
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier | Traditional | 3:29 | Banjo | | 2)
Tennessee Waltz | Pee
Wee King and Redd Stewart - 1948 | 3:24 | Mandolin | | 3)
It's "A" Rag | Walt
Richards - 2001 | 2:13 | Guitar | | 4)
Doug's Tune | Douglas
Dillard - 1963 | 2:00 | Banjo | 5)
Georgia Medley: | | 3:06 | Guitar | | Stuart
Gorell and Hoagy Carmichael - 1930 | | | | B.
Bernie, M. Pinkard and K. Casey - 1925 | | | | 6)
Celtic Medley: | | 3:36 | Banjo | - Scotland,
the Brave / Roddy McCorley / McPhearson's Farewell
| Traditional | | | | 7)
Clinch Mt. Backstep | Traditional | | Banjo | | 8)
Fisher's Hornpipe | Traditional | | Mandolin | | 9)
Grandfather's Clock | Henry
C. Work | 2:03 | Banjo | | 10)
The Entertainer | Scott
Joplin | 3:28 | Guitar | | 11)
The World is Waiting for the Sunrise | E.
Seitz and E. Lockhart -1919 | 1:48 | Banjo | | 12)
Waterfall | Walt
Richards - 1975 | 3:01 | Guitar | | 13)
New Camptown Races | Frank
Wakefield - 1968 | 3:39 | Banjo | | 14)
Bridge Over Troubled Water | Paul
Simon - 1969 | 2:54 | Guitar | | 15)
Gentleman's Fancy | Walt
Richards - 1985 | 2:26 | Banjo | | 16)
Dear Old Dixie | Earl
Scruggs - 1953 | 1:34 | Banjo | | 17)
Spanish Fandango | Traditional | 1:41 | Banjo | | 18)
Bye, Bye Blues | F.
Hamm, D. Bennett, B. Lown, and C. Gray - 1930 | 1:35 | Banjo |
Special
thanks to:- Paula
for a "Strong" backup on guitar and mandolin
- Chris
Vitas - one of the best violin players I know, and a genius in the studio, for
his contributions on Tennessee Waltz, Fisher's Hornpipe, New Camptown Races and
Dear Old Dixie
- Vickie
Cottle and Paula Strong - for being the "angel choir" on Johnny Has Gone For A
Soldier
- Jeff Forrest
at Doubletime Studio, El Cajon for recording, mixing and mastering this CD. His
patience and encouragement made this project a joy
- Tom
Deaton for the perfect cover art
- Carl
McKellips of WingSpan Studio in National City for duplication as well as support
and collaboration on many projects over the years
Produced
by Walt Richards - 2004 ®
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