In Germany: Far Across The Blue Water

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Annotation

4 CDs, 1 DVD, and 52 page booklet in LP sized box.
Recorded live in Germany in 1975 (discs 1 & 2) and 1989.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-19 06:08 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
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1McKinley’s March
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
McKinley's March (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe
3:11
2I Saw the Light
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass] and bass vocals:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
lead vocals:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17) and Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:20
3Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
3:04
4Orange Blossom Special (Encore)
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live partial recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
1:38
5Orange Blossom Special (Second Encore)
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live partial recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
1:49
6Blue Moon of Kentucky
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:24
7My Little Georgia Rose
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
My Little Georgia Rose (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe
3:15
8Down Yonder
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live instrumental recording of:
Down Yonder (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
3:07
9Wabash Cannonball
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
2:37
10You’ll Find Her Name Written There
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
You'll Find Her Name Written There (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Hensley
3:23
11Swing Low Sweet Chariot / I Saw the Light
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live medley including a recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
live medley including a recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
7:26
12John Henry
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
John Henry (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
2:23
13Molly and Tenbrooks
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1975-05-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:41
14Fraulein
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
banjo:
Bob Black (on 1975-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
live recording of:
Fraulein (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
2:30
15Medley: Sittin’ on Top of the World / Hand Me Down My Walkin’ Cane / Good Old Mountain Dew / Careless Love / Blue Moon of Kentucky
recorded in:
Neusüdende, Niedersachsen, Germany (on 1975-05-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1975-05-17)
guitar:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
vocals:
Ralph Lewis (US bluegrass musician) (on 1975-05-17) and Bill Monroe (on 1975-05-17)
performer:
Emsland Hillbillies (on 1975-05-17)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Careless Love (on 1975-05-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
live medley including a partial recording of:
Mountain Dew (on 1975-05-17)
lyricist:
Scott Wiseman and Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
arranger:
Lulu Belle (in 1939) and Scott Wiseman (in 1939)
is based on:
Old Mountain Dew (original lyrics, begins "On my first day in court...")
live medley including a partial recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1975-05-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
6:22
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▶DVD-Video 5

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ASIN:US: B00027X41I [info]