'Resophonic
Retrospective'... is a compilation of two previous projects:
1984's 'Fireball' and 1992's 'Route
2 To Amherst'.It is a ouble-length CD with 21 tracks
reflecting the trajectory of Roger Williams' lengthy career. This
all-instrumental recording features classic bluegrass tunes such as
“Fireball”, “Roanoke”, and
“Fire On The Mountain”; classic country tunes
including “Bouquet Of Roses”, “Crazy”,
and “No One Now”. There are also a number of
original tunes including the contemplative “Czech Inn”,
the bouncy “Pickin’ In Holland” (also recorded
by Leroy Mack of Kentucky Colonels
fame), and the rollicking “Route 2 To Amherst". Roger started
playing the resophonic, Dobro style guitar in 1963, when he was just
a young teenager. Within the first year, he had already debuted with
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover at the
Hillbilly Ranch in Boston, Mass. where they had performed
for nearly two decades. Since then he has gone on to perform and/or
record with many well respected Bluegrass and folk acts on the national
and international circuit.
Guest musicians include:
Ray
Legere - mandolin,
guitar, fiddle, upright bass
Dave
Dick - banjo,
guitar, mandolin
Frank Doody - banjo
Herman McGee - guitar
Jim Muller - guitar
Sharon
Horovitch - upright
bass
Bob Goddu - banjo
Track listings:
1
Fireball
2 Bus Bounce
3 Bouquet of Roses
4 Route 2 to Amherst
5 Water Is Wide
6 Roanoke
7 Jonathan's Lullaby
8 Hard Times, Over Easy
9 No One Now
10 Fire On The Mountain
11 Pickin' in Holland
12 Waltz Before the Snow
13 Arkansas Traveler
14 Sledd Ride
15 Maggie Blues
16 Essex County
17 No One Will Ever Know
18 Durham's Bull
19 Crazy
20 Huckleberry Hornpipe
21 Czech Inn
Listen
to samples here
