Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (Patrick Sky album)
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back is a Patrick Sky
LP released as SLIF 2000 on Leviathan Records, identified as "[a] division of Innisfree Inc." on the back sleeve. The sleeve notes and front cover title are a reproduction of Sky's own handwriting, notable especially for his misspelling the word forward as foreward [sic], though the standard spelling is found on the two sticker labels of the LP itself. The record is noteworthy also because it includes a piano-driven re-recording of Sky's signature song, "Many a Mile," and because of "My Friend Robert," later recorded by George Thorogood
. Dedicated "[t]o the loving memory of Mississippi John Hurt
," the album features not only a cover photo of the fingerpicking legend with Sky (who produced Hurt's Vanguard
albums), but also covers of three John Hurt songs. Other highlights include a cover of Bascom Lamar Lunsford
's "I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground
" (Lunsford's version is included in Harry Smith
's Anthology of American Folk Music
) and lighthearted rhinological commentary about David Bromberg
in the Sky original "Lucky Me." The album also includes a performance of Sky playing "Lost James Whalen," featuring Sky's vocals as well as his playing of the uillean pipes.
Production notes:
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To the Loving memory of Mississippi John Hurt
Patrick Sky
Patrick Sky is a musician, singer and songwriter of Irish and Native American ancestry...
LP released as SLIF 2000 on Leviathan Records, identified as "[a] division of Innisfree Inc." on the back sleeve. The sleeve notes and front cover title are a reproduction of Sky's own handwriting, notable especially for his misspelling the word forward as foreward [sic], though the standard spelling is found on the two sticker labels of the LP itself. The record is noteworthy also because it includes a piano-driven re-recording of Sky's signature song, "Many a Mile," and because of "My Friend Robert," later recorded by George Thorogood
George Thorogood
George Thorogood is an American blues rock vocalist/guitarist from Wilmington, Delaware, United States, known for his hit song "Bad to the Bone" as well as for covers of blues standards such as Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" and John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One...
. Dedicated "[t]o the loving memory of Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
John Smith Hurt, better known as Mississippi John Hurt was an American country blues singer and guitarist.Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine...
," the album features not only a cover photo of the fingerpicking legend with Sky (who produced Hurt's Vanguard
Vanguard Records
Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by a number of pivotal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; the Bach Guild was a subsidiary...
albums), but also covers of three John Hurt songs. Other highlights include a cover of Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford was a lawyer, folklorist, and performer of traditional music from western North Carolina. He was often known by the nickname "Minstrel of the Appalachians."- Early life :...
's "I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground
I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground
I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground is a traditional American folk song. It was most famously recorded and archived in the Library of Congress by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in 1924. It has also been recorded by many other performers....
" (Lunsford's version is included in Harry Smith
Harry Everett Smith
Harry Everett Smith was an American archivist, ethnomusicologist, student of anthropology, record collector, experimental filmmaker, artist, bohemian and mystic...
's Anthology of American Folk Music
Anthology of American Folk Music
The Anthology of American Folk Music is a six-album compilation released in 1952 by Folkways Records , comprising eighty-four American folk, blues and country music recordings that were originally issued from 1927 to 1932.Experimental filmmaker and notable eccentric Harry Smith compiled the music...
) and lighthearted rhinological commentary about David Bromberg
David Bromberg
David Bromberg is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Bromberg has an eclectic style, playing bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll equally well. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the...
in the Sky original "Lucky Me." The album also includes a performance of Sky playing "Lost James Whalen," featuring Sky's vocals as well as his playing of the uillean pipes.
Side one
- "Many a Mile"
- "Lucky Me"
- "Perryville Reel, Rhode Island Reel"
- "My Friend Robert"
- "Frankie and Albert"
- "Mole in the Ground"
Side two
- "Payday"
- "Candy Man"
- "To Find a Way"
- "Danville Girl"
- "Moanin' Blues"
- "Lost James Whalen"
Personnel
- Eddie Wright - bass
- Bud Morrissoe - Fiddle
- Gordon Titcomb - Bars, piano
- Lar Anderson - Drums
- Buzz Kuhar - Drums
- Patrick Sky - Guitar, 12 String [,] Uillean Pipes, Banjo, Dulcimer, Moans and Vocal Incantations
Production notes:
- Executive Producer - Lisa Null
- Produced & Arranged - Patrick Sky
- Engineered by - Pitt Kinsolving
- Cover photo - Bob Campbell
- Layout & Design - Joe Szarek, Patrick Sky, Butch Lockwood
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- This album was recorded at Golden East Studios on a Sony TS 854-4, four track recorder; and mixed through a Tascam board into a Nagia Stereo recorder. Noise Reduction by Advent Dolby.
To the Loving memory of Mississippi John Hurt