The Black Bear Sessions
Encyclopedia
The Black Bear Sessions is the debut studio album by the bluegrass
/jam band
Railroad Earth
, released in 2001.
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
/jam band
Jam band
-Ambiguity:By the late 1990s use of the term jam band also became ambiguous. An editorial at jamband.com suggested that any band of which a primary band such as Phish has done a cover of be included as jam band. The example was including New York post-punk band Talking Heads after Phish performed...
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth is a roots and Americana-based newgrass band from Stillwater, New Jersey. Their name was borrowed from the Jack Kerouac short story "October in the Railroad Earth," to which the band also has a song by the same name...
, released in 2001.
Track listing
- "Head" (Sheaffer) - 6:59
- "Lordy Lordy" (Sheaffer) - 4:12
- "Seven Story Mountain" (Sheaffer) - 6:02
- "Chains" (Sheaffer) - 4:29
- "Black Bear" (Sheaffer) - 9:13
- "Colorado" (Goessling, Sheaffer) - 5:11
- "Real Love" (Sheaffer) - 3:48
- "Stillwater Getaway" (Goessling, Skehan) - 5:50
- "Cold Water" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) - 3:52
- "Railroad Earth" (Sheaffer) - 5:26
Personnel
- Tim Carbone - violin, harmonium, vocals, engineer
- David Coulter - photography
- Andy Goessling - guitar (acoustic), banjo, dobro, vocals, hi string guitar
- Carey Harmon - percussion, drums, vocals
- Gene Paul - mastering
- Railroad Earth - producer
- Brian Ross - executive producer
- Todd Sheaffer - guitar (acoustic), harmonica, vocals
- John Skehan - mandolin, vocals, photography
- Don Sternecker - engineer
- Dave Von Dollen - bass (upright)