Rivers+Roads

rivers+roads

Track Listings

1. Trouble

2. Rivers + Roads

3. One in a Million

4. Looking for Wisdom

5. Contract

6. Driving Alone

7. When I Said

8. Shame

9. Incidentally

10. Red Letter Day

11. Otherwise

12. Remembering You

Rivers + Roads,Tori Sparks,The Orchard,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Alternative Country-Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Rivers+Roads

Pink Champagne: A Collection of Vintage Light Music

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Pink Champagne: A Collection of Vintage Light Music

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Twilight Memories: Vintage Brit Light Music
A Portrait of Farnon
Holiday for Strings

ASIN: B00008IHWK
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

Curtain Time
Lovely Day
Music for "Rivers of the North of England": Serene/Flowing
Chiming Strings
Vanessa
Film Opens (Eleventh Hour Melody)
Melody in Moccasins
Seventh Heaven
Gin-Fizz
Vendetta - London Promenade Orchestra
Cross Roads
Laughing Marionette - London Promenade Orchestra
Pulling Strings
Tinkerbell
Tomboy
Playtime
Falcons
Speakeasy
Dance of the Hailstones
Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (Pink Champagne)
Muriella
Happy Time
Waltz in Swingtime
Veradero
Windy Corner
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Dancing Tambourine

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Mellow blues
Just Fantastic
This is one of those CD's you listen to on a sunday morning

Dirt Roads
Spencer Bohren
Manufacturer: Solid State Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000005BPV
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

The Water is Wide
How Long Blues
Travelin'
Look Down the Road
The Wild Ox Moan
Yazoo Bottom Messaround
Goin' Up the River
Wind in the Mountains
Night is Fallin
Eloise
Cry of the Blues
Wade in the Water

Album Description

Dirt Roads - According to Dirty Linen, the Folk Music "bible" of New England, Spencer Bohren's DIRT ROADS is ". . . the most stunning Blues recording of the year!" It is an unusually atmospheric set of music, paying tribute to a musical era before radio, television and the media informed the public taste. The title implies a period before pavement. Before the automobile. It was a time when music was a pure expression of the heart, soul, or the circumstances of life. The acoustic instrumentation of Spencer Bohren on guitar, slide and mandolin, backed by JAB Wilson on harmonica, is as comfortable as an old pair of boots. It's soothing to the soul. Included are traditional blues, spirituals and field hollers, along with several of Spencer's "traditional originals," inspired by back roads music from America's past. DIRT ROADS became an instant favorite among Spencer Bohren fans worldwide.

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Mellow blues.......2006-08-31

Spencer Bohren, the Wyoming born singer-guitarist, has been performing and recording his quality music around the world for many years, but a major record deal has still to come his way. Maybe this release will give his career the necessary boost.

It's a most relaxing album, ideal for those times when a break from the more hectic, up-tempo sounds is required. Bohren is a laid-back guy who sings and accompanies himself on guitar through a batch of low-key numbers, with the sensitive harmonica accompaniment of his buddy Jab Wilson. Together they manage to set up a mood of hard times and hot lazy summer days down south, based partly on well-known traditional blues and gospel numbers, and partly on original songs by Bohren which fit nicely into the same easy groove as the others so as to be acceptable as their equals. And it really does work, with Bohren's 'Travelin'', 'Yazoo Bottom Messaround', 'Goin' Up The River', and 'Cry Of The Blues' evoking similar atmosphere to the more familiar 'Wade In The Water', 'How Long Blues', and 'The Water Is Wide', that it would be easy to consider them as long-lost songs just recently discovered.

Bohren's slide guitar work is most accomplished, and heard to great effect on the chilling 'Night Is Fallin''. The musicianship is first class throughout, with guitar, harmonica and voice meshing well to produce an all-pervasive downbeat feeling. Of particular note is a stunning version of 'The Wild Ox Moan', a song originally collected by Alan Lomax from Vera Hall in Alabama in the 1950s. Another interesting choice is a version of 'Wind In The Mountains', written by the white country musician Carson Robison, whose 'Life Gets Teejus, Don't It?' might also have summed up the general laid-back atmosphere provided by this strangely attractive album.

It's difficult to exactly delineate Bohren's style on paper. I could say that if you like the music of Kelly Joe Phelps and Rainer Ptacek you'd almost certainly enjoy this CD too, but that still does not adequately describe the particular qualities of the album. Certainly, for those unaware of the man, it provides a fine introduction to the talents of Spencer Bohran, a musician from whom I'll look forward to hearing more good things in the future.

Just Fantastic.......2000-03-02

I met Spencer Borhen on a recent trip to New Orleans, without even knowing he was a musician until halfway through our conversation. I thought, there's no way the man's music could match his personality--he's an immensely thoughtful, personable guy. But this CD is astonishing: mellow, smooth, but with amazing guitar work and lyrics you want to hear again and again. I don't generally like blues, and had no previous contact with this old-style Cajun type--but the music drew me in. Listen to it on a warm day, with the sumer breeze blowing through the curtains. You will be hooked.

This is one of those CD's you listen to on a sunday morning.......2000-02-29

I saw Spencer Bohren in concert and did not care much for his personality. Still I liked his playing and bought the CD from him at the concert. The CD has become one of my favorites. It is a great selection of songs, and as a whole it is even better than the individual songs. If you are in the mood for Delta blues, or want to learn about it, this is the place to start.

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Kickin' Dust
Rivers & Roads
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002064Q
Release Date: 2000-03-24

Tracks:

Wake Up Julie
Running To You
Shocking Days
Caught In A Circle
Bruises
Life!/Bonus Track1

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.... and 1/2 .... Given their age, they do a mighty fine job!

Rivers and Roads
The Ball Sisters Band
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FTK7JU
Release Date: 2005-04-05

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.... and 1/2 .... Given their age, they do a mighty fine job!.......2007-01-22

Playing Time - 40:02
Songs - 1. There is a Time, 2. Road to Greenbriar, 3. Jesus, Daddy and You, 4. When an Angel Cries, 5. I'll Be Here in the Morning, 6. Holston River Waltz, 7. Where the Bluebird Goes, 8. Beaumont Rag, 9. Bluegrass Dies in the Winter, 10. Green Ivy Vine, 11. Love'll Live On, 12. Old Fashioned Love, 13. Lord Don't Forsake Me, 14. In the Garden

Playing nearly a hundred shows each year on the eastern seaboard, The Ball Sisters make up for what they may lack in flashy licks by emphasizing solid, down-home family entertainment value. Given their age, they do a mighty fine job. They don't rush their music; they let it breathe to emphasize the passionate beauty of the acoustic tradition. There are no tricks or antics, and thus the arrangements are somewhat understated. Since 1998, The Ball Sisters Band has been showcasing Jessica Ball (fiddle, vocals) and her sister Cris (mandolin, guitar, vocals), accompanied by their father Randy Ball (guitar, vocals) and John Skelton (bass). Jessica and Cris have won awards at fiddle contests, and they have made eight recordings which are played around the world. A recipient of scholarships, Jessica now studies and plays bluegrass at East Tennessee State University. She gives lessons, does studio work, and also plays flute. Besides guitar and mandolin, Cris also plays clarinet, sings in her high school choir, and gives lessons. Give a listen to "Beaumont Rag" to see how she won the Beginners Flatpick Championship at Smitshville, TN.

On "Rivers and Roads" the band chooses material from a diversity of sources ranging from the Dillards to Townes Van Zandt to Kim Williams who also provided some liner notes for this album. Additional liner notes were written by James Alan Shelton who calls these folks "good, down home people...who love what they do!" Six songs are originals that range from secular ("Road to Greenbriar") to Christian country ("When an Angel Cries") to instrumental ("Holston River Waltz"). The latter is a haunting piece that is a showcase for Jessica's bow work and Cris' tremolo. "Bluegrass Dies in the Winter" is an up-tempo piece that could've been enhanced with some guest 5-string banjo and a third part in the vocal harmony.

The Ball Sisters Band deserves our support, as their dedication and perseverance will help keep the mountain music tradition alive. As they continue their musical growth and maturity, we can certainly expect some great things from these mountain songbirds in the future. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

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Rivers + Roads
Tori Sparks
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009X76OG
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

Trouble
Rivers + Roads
One in a Million
Looking for Wisdom
Contract
Driving Alone
When I Said
Shame
Incidentally
Red Letter Day
Otherwise
Remembering You

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Sticky sweet honey heaven (with a little spice)!
Tori Sparks = my new favorite singer ever.

Rivers + Roads
Tori Sparks
Manufacturer: Platinum Plus Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009OPMSW
Release Date: 2005-03-15

Tracks:

Trouble
Rivers + Roads
One in a Million
Looking for Wisdom
The Contract
Driving Alone
When I Said
Shame
Incidentally
Red Letter Day
Otherwise
Remembering You

Product Description

" Rivers + Roads" is that feeling you get when you're driving down a pitch-black highway... it's dark and you're alone, but then you see the first pink streaks of morning over the horizon. Featuring twelve original tunes written and performed by velvet-voiced newcomer Tori Sparks, it's an internsely personal journey that will suprise you with its honesty and perspective. An eclectic mix of folk, rock, and jazzy blues, "Rivers + Roads" is a refreshing change from the sticky-sweet mass of overplayed pop music. Recommended track: "Trouble"

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Sticky sweet honey heaven (with a little spice)!.......2005-05-26

Wow! What power is in her voice, words, and guitar. I must say that my eyes tear up every time I hear RED LETTER DAY and I love RIVERS AND ROADS, yet every song on this cd is beautiful. I usually find a song or two to skip on every cd that I buy, this is an exception. You are beautiful in so many ways Tori Sparks.

Tori Sparks = my new favorite singer ever........2005-05-26

This is one of those CDs that really surprised me. Every time I think I've found a favorite song, the next one is even better! Her voice is incredible, and her lyrics are so different from what you usually hear........... the song When I Said gives me goosebumps!

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American Rivers and Roads

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008VK90
Release Date: 2001-12-10

Tracks:

Till there was you
The Matter with me
Mr. Mountain Kitty Conquers the West - Lewis & Clark's cat
Giants in the Earth
Maria Del Sendero
The Atlanta Compromise
I'll Wash, You Dry
Ramblin' Roadkill Blues
Killerman
Kabul to Manhattan, Boys of Flight 93
Sea, Sky and Ground

Album Description

original songs built around acoustic traditional instrumentation.Mandolin, melodica, guitar The songs reflect my experience here and abroad and my understandings of history and politics. In fact this description works for all my albums, but this is a good'n'.

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