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this here's a flat music box
carved of red willow wood
lined with original tunes from original throats
sewn by an original band
like it's been filled with shavings planed
from the plains
song blossoms sprouted from dakota
people roots,
a family album of first time photos of life
from the musical lenses of midwestern eyes
twelve songs like fountains and springs
waterfalls and deep wells
from places always before thought dry
it's a new species entirely in here singing
like a dawn with seven skies
like first discovering a new color,
a new number,
new moons rising or a new lover
in here there're words braided
and tunes homemade
on looms of rivers and pines,
it's filled with what this garden
grew from seed
what's in here is twelve clear breaths harvested
from hearts and weeps and other
kinds of wings,
this here's all shaped from strings and
singing sticks
carved with a musical chisel
deep into this red willow box.

Jack Kreitzer
Bald Mountain

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RED WILLOW BAND
THE ALBUM

Produced By - Chris Gage and Hank Harris
Executive Producer - Dale Gage
Arranged By - Red Willow Band
Engineer - Kim Wo
Final Mix - David Wo, The Red Willow Band.
Recorded at - Audio Etc., Sioux Falls, S.D. 1976

1. Magic Bird (Tom Peterson)
2. Cryin' in the Deep Blue Sea
    (Hank Thompson) Brazos Valley Music
3. Today I Smiled Away  (Bruce Preheim)
4. Greasy Hair  (Mark Henjum)
5. Rock Me Tonight (Susan Osborn)
6. Finding My Way  (Boyd Bristow)
7. You Can't Get There From Here
     (Red Willow)
8. Battle the Bottle  (Hank Harris)
9. Snow on Bald Mtn. 
     (Jack Kreitzer, Chris Gage
10. Hell or High Water (Tom Peterson)
11. C Jam Blues  (Duke Ellington)
     Belwin Mills Pub.
12. Very Old Friend (Chris Gage)

THE BAND
Chris Gage - Guitar, Piano, Lap Steel, Vocals
Hank Harris - Guitar, Vocals
Kenny Putnam - Fiddle, Vocals
Barry Carpenter - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Marley Forman - Fender Fretless Bass, Vocals
Dale W. Saukerson - Mandolin, Percussion, Vocals (Mgr.)
Mike Grunendike - Live Sound Technician

Dedicated to the old barn at Weathertop, 'cause that's where it all came together

Back cover drawing of Weathertop by Bruce Preheim, the undisputed King of South Dakota.  Originally drawn as Chris and Gwen's wedding invitation, it became part of the
Red Willow Band logo.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO
Boyd Bristow - Vocals on "Hell or High Water" and "Finding My Way." Mark Henjum - Guitar on "Greasy Hair." Greg Tesdall - Saxophone on "Greasy Hair" and "Snow." Bobby Montgomery - Pedal Steel Guitar on "Finding My Way." Mark Kreitzer Duet Fiddle on "Very Old Friend. "  Charlie Smith Duet Mandolin on "Very Old Friend. "  John Reimer Conga on "Snow."  Doug Moore Cabasa on "Snow."  "Red Willow Choir" - on "Very Old Friend."  Willow Widows, Bald Mountaineers, S.D.   Musicians Co-op, Mike Grunendike, our  Road Man and Bud Drinker, Darleen and   Dale Gage, P.D.Q. Exhaust Specialist for the pick-up used on cover.

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