Transcendental Blues is an album released in 2000 by Steve Earle

Steve Earle

Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....

. It features Sharon Shannon

Sharon Shannon

Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there...

 on the track "The Galway Girl

Galway Girl

"Galway Girl" or "The Galway Girl" is a song written by Steve Earle and recorded with Irish musician Sharon Shannon, which was featured on Earle's 2000 album Transcendental Blues....

". The album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contempory Folk Album category.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Earle

1. "Transcendental Blues" – 4:13

• • Steve Earle - guitars, harmonium, mini-Moog, vocals
  • Dan Metz - bass
  • Ron Vance - drums

2. "Everyone's in Love with You" – 3:30

• • Steve Earle - electric guitar, vocals
  • David Steele - electric guitar
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion
  • Tom Littlefield - vocals

3. "Another Town" – 2:22

• • Steve Earle - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele - electric guitars
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion

4. "I Can Wait" – 3:16

• • Steve Earle - 12-string acoustic, vocals
  • David Steele - electric guitar
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion
  • Tom Littlefield - vocals

5. "The Boy Who Never Cried" – 3:46

• • Steve Earle - 12-string Guitar, harmonium, vocals
  • David Steele - bouzouki
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion
  • Strings arranged and conducted by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by The Love Sponge:
    • Kristin Wilkinson - viola
    • John Catchings - cello
    • David Angell - violin
    • David Davidson - violin

6. "Steve's Last Ramble" – 3:38

• • Steve Earle - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Sharon Shannon
    Sharon Shannon
    Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there...
    
     - accordion
  • Mary Shannon - banjo
  • Liz Kane - fiddle
  • Yvonne Kane - fiddle
  • Jim Murray - gut string guitar
  • Bill Wright - bouzouki
  • David Steele - electric guitar
  • James Blennerhassett - upright bass
  • Noel Bridgeman - drums

7. The Galway Girl – 3:05

• • Steve Earle - mandolin, vocals
  • Sharon Shannon - accordion
  • Mary Shannon - banjo
  • Liz Kane - fiddle
  • Yvonne Kane - fiddle
  • Jim Murray - guitar
  • Bill Wright - bouzouki
  • Dan Gillis - tin whistle
  • James Blennerhassett - upright bass
  • Joyce Redmond - bodhran
  • Noel Bridgeman - drums

8. "Lonelier Than This" – 3:11

• • Steve Earle - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele - resonator guitar
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Ray Kennedy - electric guitar
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion

9. "Wherever I Go" – 1:57

• • Steve Earle - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele - electric 12-string guitar
  • Benmont Tench
    Benmont Tench
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     - organ, piano
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums

10. "When I Fall" – 4:34

• • Steve Earle - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Stacey Earle
    Stacey Earle
    Stacey Earle is an American country music singer-songwriter. The sister of alt-country singer Steve Earle, she has recorded six albums to date, four with her husband, Mark Stuart....
    
     - vocals
  • Doug Lancio - electric guitars
  • Ray Kennedy - bass
  • Patrick Earle - drums, percussion

11. "I Don't Want to Lose You Yet" – 3:22

• • Steve Earle - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele - electric guitars
  • Benmont Tench - organ
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion
  • Tom Littlefield - vocals

12. "Halo 'Round the Moon" – 2:13

• • Steve Earle - resonator guitar, harmonium, vocals
  • David Steele - resonator guitar
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion

13. "Until the Day I Die" – 3:22

• • Steve Earle - guitar, vocals
  • Tim O'Brien
    Tim O'Brien (musician)
    Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello...
    
    - mandolin, vocals
  • Darrell Scott - banjo, vocals
  • Casey Driessen - fiddle
  • Dennis Crouch - upright bass

14. "All My Life" – 3:27

• • Steve Earle - guitars, harmonium, vocals
  • Ray Kennedy - bass
  • Patrick Earle - drums, percussion

15. "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" – 3:51

• • Steve Earle - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • David Steele - mandola
  • Kelley Looney - bass
  • Will Rigby - drums, percussion

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	5
U.S. Billboard 200	66
Canadian RPM Country Albums	8
Canadian RPM Top Albums	28