Montana Tale is the sixth studio album by folk-singer John Craigie

John Craigie (musician)

John Craigie is an American singer-songwriterwho currently resides in San Francisco, CA. Hailed as a "Modern-Day Troubadour" in the style of Woody Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Craigie has been touring the United States for the past 6 years, playing in a diverse style of venues including...

. It was released in December of 2009 on Zabriskie Point Records. It is his first album since i always -ed you

I always -ed you

I always -ed you is the debut album by folk singer John Craigie. It is considered a classic by most fans and contains many of Craigie staples such as "Nalgene Bottle", "Make Respect", and "Still Exists"....

 to not feature the line up of Trent Boeschen and Kevin Hobson, and not to be recorded at Boeschen Studios. Montana Tale was recorded over the summer of 2009 at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz, CA. It featured the return of guitarist Leland Jackness, along with Randy Schwartz on drums, and Zach Gill

Zach Gill

Zach Gill is a multi instrumentalist/singer/songwriter/member of the rock band ALO and a member of Jack Johnson's band. He also performs regularly as a solo artist.- History :...

 on piano, organ, and accordion.

It is his most successful album to date having been placed in rotation on various radio stations such as KHUM

KHUM

KHUM is a commercial Freeform music radio station in Ferndale, California, broadcasting to Humboldt County, Mendocino County, as well as Eureka, California, Arcata, California, and Humboldt State University on 104.7 FM. KHUM also broadcasts on translator K282AD 104.3 FM...

 and KPIG

KPIG

KPIG-FM is a radio station located near the city of Santa Cruz, California, USA. Founded in 1988, the studio is based in Watsonville, California, and broadcasts to the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey. It also has a radio repeater on 94.9 MHz FM in San Luis Obispo County as KPYG...

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Track listing

1. "Gone" - 4:14
2. "As Tragic" - 3:41
3. "Labor Day" - 4:07
4. "Will not Fight" - 6:02
5. "Mama Nashville" - 3:00
6. "28" - 3:52
7. "Easter Sunday" - 4:54
8. "Resurrection Bay" - 4:39
9. "Anna Rose (part IV)" - 3:35
10. "All Through Montana" - 8:49
11. "Map of Dallas" - 5:13

Personnel

• John Craigie – Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Producer
• Leland Jackness - Electric Guitar, Vocals, Producer
• Randy Schwartz
  Randy Schwartz
  Douglas Randall "Randy" Schwartz is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Schwartz played for the Kansas City Athletics in and .-External links:*...
  
   - Percussion, Vocals, Producer
• Zach Gill
  Zach Gill
  Zach Gill is a multi instrumentalist/singer/songwriter/member of the rock band ALO and a member of Jack Johnson's band. He also performs regularly as a solo artist.- History :...
  
  - Piano, Organ, Accordion
• Andy Zenczack - Electric Bass
• Bobby Hanson - Upright Bass
• Laura Smith - Violin
• Toby Oler - Banjo
• Ben Hulan - Vocals