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1. Going To Georgia (2:17)
(Ralph Stanley - Zap Publishing Co.)
2. Truck Driving Man (2:27)
(Red Simpson - Central Songs)
3. Dixie Hoedown (2:11)
(Jim and Jesse McReynolds - Fort Knox Music/Trio Music Co. Inc.)
4. I've Got My Future On Ice (3:25)
(Jerry D. Crutchfield/Edria A. Humphrey - Glitterfish Music)
5. Branded (2:15)
(Merle Haggard - Sony/ATV Tree Publishing)
6. Molly and Tenbrooks (2:19)
(Bill Monroe - APRS-Bill Monroe Music)
7. I'll Be Over You (3:07)
(Lester Flatt/Burkett Graves - APRS)
8. Two Dollar Bill (2:24)
(Jody Payne - Liberty Hill Music)
9. Banjo in the Holler (0:50)
(Douglas Dillard/Rodney Dillard - Landsdowne Music Publishers/Winston Music Publishers)
10. Goin' Ape (2:56)
(Bruce Delaney/Abe Mulkey - Bocephus Music)
11. Keep on Goin' (1:38)
(Harley Allen - Zap Publishing)
Gary Gordon - Vocals, Guitar, Dobro
Roberta Gordon - Vocals and Autoharp
Gordon Wilfong - Banjo, Vocals
Tom Patterson - Bass, Vocals
Charlie Rice - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Recorded at Crusade Studios, Flora, IL.
Engineered by Bill Casolari.
Re-issued on CD in 2000 on Reception Records, Carbondale, IL. Originally released on LP in 1977.
Remastered at Noteworthy Studio, Carbondale, IL.
Mastering Engineer: Pete McRaven
Roberta Gordon plays an Oscar Schmidt Appalachian Autoharp.
Cover sketch of Mary's Bridge by Roscoe Misselhorn, Sparta, IL.
Harley Bray
Meet my young friends The Gordons, Roberta and Gary, with a third Gordon picking the five string banjo, Gordon Wilfong. Gary and Roberta are a husband and wife duo who sing with a fresh enthusiasm and vibrancy you can't get tired of . Gary does some nice flatpicking on the guitar and dobro work to add distinction to their total sound, while Roberta's autoharp provides a solid rhythm background.
Gordon Wilfong, picking that "glass-headed" five string, has a style that is full of surprises, and will have listening pickers scratching thier heads.
With them on this, their second album fro Crusade, are good friends Charlie Rice, a fiddle player who has come a long, long way as a fiddler from the time he and Wilfong first showed up, grinning ear to ear at a jam session at my house three or four years back; and Tom Patterson, woh does the bass fiddle work. Tom's interesting "walking" style shows up now and again throughout this album, reflecting his background as a jazz musician. You'll also hear Charlie, Gordon and Tom doing some singing and joining in trios for some smooth harmonies.
This is a group that's full of life and good fun. I especially like the job they do on "Molly and Tenbrooks", a favorite of mine.
Enough said, sit back and enjoy.
From Gary Gordon
By the time '77 rolled around we'd put a lot of miles under us and gotten some good calluses on our fingertips. We spent a lot of time jamming after the gigs, really enjoying the music and new friends we were making.
On a lot of engagements Francis Bray played the doghouse bass alongside Terry Patton on the electric, much like the great twin bass sounds coming from Nashville in the '50s. Charlie Rice came in with us and a few months before this recording Tom Patterson started on standup bass. Tom had been working with blues piano legend Sunnyland Slim and wanted a bit more excitement I think.
The times were indeed exciting....
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