Album US 2004 on Random Factors label
Country (Bluegrass, Country)
Inspired by the Silver John stories of Manly Wade Wellman, collected in the book "Who Fears The Devil?" Lyrics are taken from particular stories, identified in the track credits as appropriate. Non-Musical Content included on the CD as HTML files: "Shiver in the Pines": A Silver John short story by Manly Wade Wellman "Pow-Wows, or, The Long Lost Friend": A book of folk magic mentioned frequently in the Silver John stories.
Joe Bethancourt g, bj, 1946-2014 US producer, vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, album by, lyrics by, verses 3, 4, lyrics by, verse 7, music by | |
Austin Brooks bvoc, key, vn, fiddle | |
Manly Wade Wellman , US lyrics by, from "the lost and the lurking" and "after dark", lyrics by, from "where did she wander?", lyrics by, verses 1, 2, 5, 6: from "nine yards of other cloth", lyrics by, verses 1-6: from "o ugly bird", lyrics by, from "the little black train", lyrics by, from "old devlins was a-waiting", lyrics by, from "one other", lyrics by, from "vandy, vandy", lyrics by, from various stories | |
Hank Williams g, voc, 1923-1953 US written by, i saw the light | |
Traditional , written by, i'll fly away | |
Roy Helton , lyrics by |
Cher Bethancourt backing vocals, design, photography |
Coleen Parker backing vocals |
Lora Trimble backing vocals |
Sharon Bradford backing vocals |
John Benson engineer, recording |
Dennis Putscher engineer, remastering |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Silver John | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
2 | Becky Til Hoppard | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
3 | Nine Yards Of Other Cloth | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman, Joe Bethancourt | |
4 | Mole In The Ground | Joe Bethancourt | Traditional | |
5 | Oh Ugly Bird | Joe Bethancourt | Joe Bethancourt, Manly Wade Wellman | |
6 | Pretty Polly | Joe Bethancourt | Traditional | |
7 | Little Black Train | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
8 | Old Devlins | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
9 | Hark Mountain | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
10 | Vandy, Vandy | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
11 | Eva Dare's Song | Joe Bethancourt | Manly Wade Wellman | |
12 | I'll Fly Away / I Saw The Light | Joe Bethancourt | Hank Williams, Traditional | |
13 | Lonesome Water | Joe Bethancourt | Roy Helton |