Before The Prairie Met The Plow

~ Release by Billy Joe Foster & Special Edition (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

HDCD 1
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1No One to Turn the Windmill Off
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and tenor vocals [low tenor]:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
No One to Turn the Windmill Off (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Grant (US bluegrass musician, partner with Delia Bell)
2:40
2Before the Prairie Met the Plow
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and tenor vocals [low tenor]:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, guitar [2nd guitar], viola and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar [1st guitar] and baritone vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
Before the Prairie Met the Plow (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
writer:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) and Keith Little
4:07
3Arkansas Farmboy
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle]:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone]:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lead vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11) and Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
tenor vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11) and Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
Arkansas Farmboy (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Jackson (US country/bluegrass musician/singer/songwriter)
3:12
4Life of a Poor Boy
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
banjo [drop thumb banjo], fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and tenor vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
2:45
5The Many Faces of Charles Edward Brown
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals [high baritone]:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
The Many Faces of Charles Edward Brown (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Grant (US bluegrass musician, partner with Delia Bell)
3:09
6Dixie in My Eye
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and tenor vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
Dixie in My Eye (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
writer:
Leroy Drumm and Pete Goble (American bluegrass musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Brandykeg Music
4:21
7Waitin’ for the Train to Run
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle]:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and tenor vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lead vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11) and Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
Waiting for the Train to Run (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Grant (US bluegrass musician, partner with Delia Bell)
3:13
8Real Country Woman
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and tenor vocals [low tenor]:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
2:13
9Jerusalem Ridge
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle]:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
Jerusalem Ridge (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
composer:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) and Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
5:16
10Muley Was a Railroad Man
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and lead vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and tenor vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
Muley Was a Railroad Man (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Spurgin
3:27
11Christ Was Born in Bethlehem
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone]:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
tenor vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11) and Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
4:01
12Lonesome Bill
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle]:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
2:46
13I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and tenor vocals [low tenor]:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music
2:44
14I Pray My Way Out of Trouble
recording engineer:
Denny Allen (recording engineer)
banjo:
Don McAfee (US bluegrass banjoist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
double bass [bass fiddle] and baritone vocals:
Bill Honker (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
guitar and tenor vocals [low tenor]:
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist) (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recorded at:
Reel Grass Studio in Farmersville, Texas, United States (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
recording of:
I Pray My Way Out of Trouble (from 1999-08 until 1999-11)
writer:
Loretta Lynn and Teddy Wilburn
2:53

Credits

Release

liner notes:Alan Munde
executive producer:Kerry Hay (owner of Hay Holler Records, producer)
producer:Denny Allen (recording engineer)
Phill Elliott (US bluegrass guitarist)
Billy Joe Foster (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist)
design:Rebecca Pittard
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7615481 [info]