Blue Divide
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Blue Divide is the second album by singer-songwriter
Richard Shindell
. It was released in 1995 by Shanachie Records
. Shanachie also released a live promo CD, Scenes from a Blue Divide (Live) and More which included five live tracks recorded at the Treestar Coffeehouse in Mount Kisco, New York
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Production
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell is an American folk songwriter. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, a university professor, and their children....
. It was released in 1995 by Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic...
. Shanachie also released a live promo CD, Scenes from a Blue Divide (Live) and More which included five live tracks recorded at the Treestar Coffeehouse in Mount Kisco, New York
Mount Kisco, New York
Mount Kisco is a community that is both a village and a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The Town of Mount Kisco is coterminous with the village. The population was 10,877 at the 2010 census.- History :...
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Track listing
All songs by Richard Shindell except where noted- "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress"
- "Fishing"
- "The Ballad of Mary Magdalene"
- "Lazy"
- "The Things That I Have Seen"
- "TV Light" (Addabbo, Shindell)
- "A Tune for Nowhere"
- "Arrowhead"
- "Ascent"
- "Blue Divide"
Personnel
Musicians:- Richard ShindellRichard ShindellRichard Shindell is an American folk songwriter. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, a university professor, and their children....
- vocals, acoustic guitar, high-strung guitar, harmony, cittern - Steve Addabbo - hammond organ, electric guitar
- Kenneth Blevins - drums
- Larry CampbellLarry Campbell (musician)Larry Campbell is a multi-instrumentalist who plays many stringed instruments in genres including country, folk, blues, and rock...
- lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin - Seamus Egan - mandolin, uillean pipes
- Peter Freeman - synthesizer
- Mark Hamza - hammond organ
- Lucy KaplanskyLucy KaplanskyLucy Kaplansky is an American folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky also has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University.-Biography:...
- harmony - Juan Pati�o - percussion
- Dave Richards - bass
- Michael Viseglia - bass
- John Whelan - button accordion
Production
- Produced by Steve Addabbo
- Recorded and mixed at Shelter Island Sound, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
External links
- Blue Divide page at richardshindell.com