Moon Over the Freeway
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Moon Over The Freeway is the second studio album
from the folk
/swing
band The Ditty Bops
released in 2006.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from the folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/swing
Swing (genre)
Swing music, also known as swing jazz or simply swing, is a form of jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and became a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States...
band The Ditty Bops
The Ditty Bops
The Ditty Bops is an American band from Los Angeles, California. Though previously with Warner Brothers, they now self-produce. They are noted for their tight vocal harmonies and playful style. They are headed by Abby DeWald and Amanda Barrett...
released in 2006.
Track listing
- "Moon Over The Freeway" – 3:15
- "Angel With An Attitude" – 2:31
- "Fall Awake" – 3:40
- "Aluminum Can" – 3:28
- "Fish To Fry" – 3:09
- "In The Meantime" – 2:39
- "It's A Shame" – 2:18
- "Waking Up In The City" – 3:15
- "Growing Upside Down" – 2:48
- "Get Up 'N' Go" – 2:12
- "Bye Bye Love" – 2:33
- "Nosy Neighbor" – 3:04
- "Your Head's Too Big" – 2:33
Personnel
- Abby DeWaldAbby DeWaldAbby DeWald sings lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar in the California-based group known as The Ditty Bops. She was born and raised in Shasta County and currently resides in Los Angeles....
- vocals, acoustic guitar - Amanda Barrett - vocals, mandolin, washboard
- Greg Rutledge - piano, accordion
- Ian Walker - bass
- John Lambdin - violin, lap steel, guitar
- Mitchell FroomMitchell Froom-Career:Froom began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, California. The band Crossfire featured two keyboards players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar...
- keyboards - Pete ThomasPete ThomasPete Thomas is best known as the longtime drummer for Elvis Costello. Tom Waits has referred to him as "one of the best rock drummers alive".-Career:...
- drums, percussion - Davey FaragherDavey FaragherDavey Faragher is an American bass guitarist from Redlands, California. Faragher's career took off and received critical notice as a founding member of the nineties band, Cracker, and his following work with The Imposters, the backing band for Elvis Costello since 2001.Faragher is an accomplished...
- electric bass - Val McCallum - electric guitar
- Rich Sherwood - drums