The Morning Glory Ramblers
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The Morning Glory Ramblers is an album by Americana
and folk
musicians Norman Blake
and Nancy Blake, released in 2004. It is the first for the husband and wife duo in eight years.
Americana (music)
Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...
and folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
musicians Norman Blake
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
and Nancy Blake, released in 2004. It is the first for the husband and wife duo in eight years.
Track listing
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.- "The Sunny Side of Life" – 3:20
- "Dark & Stormy Weather" – 3:42
- "Precious Memories (Was a Song I Used to Hear)" (Jerry Faires) – 3:47
- "The Little Log Hut in the Lane" – 2:34
- "All the Good Times Are Over" – 4:34
- "We Are Climbing" (J. R. Baxter, Wilbur Wilson) – 4:00
- "Going Down the Valley" – 3:42
- "I Loved You Better Than You Knew" (Johnny Carroll) – 3:14
- "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland" (George Evans) – 4:26
- "I Ain't Got Time" (Buford Abner) – 3:08
- "The Wayworn Traveler" (John Matthias) – 4:23
- "Rise When the Rooster Crows" – 3:07
- "Short Life of Trouble" – 5:12
- "Elijah's God" – 2:50
- "Fame Apart from God's Approval (Sweeping Thru the Gate)" – 4:14
- "Dry Bones" – 3:35
- "Men With Broken Hearts" (Hank Williams) – 3:22
Personnel
- Norman Blake – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, vocals, dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar... - Nancy Blake – guitar, vocals
Production notes
- Norman Blake – mixing, arranger
- Nancy Blake – mixing
- Butch Hause – engineer, mixing
- David Glasser – mastering
- Donald Kallaus – photography