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Produced by Joe Weed
Arrangements by Joe Weed

Published by Jozone Music, BMI a division of Highland Publishing Group
Copyright © 2000 by Joe Weed. All Rights Reserved
Graphic Art Design: Dale Barcellos and Sandy Frye
Photography by Joe Weed and David Isenberg, Intrepid plot for aerial photos
Photos of Joe Weed by Irene Young

Recorded and Mixed at Highland Studios,
Los Gatos, CA by Joe Weed
Tim O’Brien recorded by Joe Weed at Cliffie’s
Walk-In, Nashville, TN
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason recorded by Joe Weed at West Hurley, NY by Joe Weed

Special Thanks to:
My family, Marti Kendall and Jeff and Katie Kendall-Weed; and in alphabetical order:
Marty and Johnnie Kay Atkinson; Bruce Bowers; Dr. Dale Cockrell; Christina Delaney;
Diana Donnelly; Ken Emerson; Alice Heaton and the staff at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, KY; Rob and Jen Ickes; David Isenberg; Bruce Kaphan; Steve Palazzo; Dr. Deane Root and Kathryn Miller Haines at the Foster Hall Collection in the Center for American Music at the University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Martin C. “Pete” Striegel; Valinda Subic, Jon Kay, Elaine McGrath and the staff at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center in White Springs, FL (on the Suwannee River); Dr. Charles Wolfe


For additional copies or information on obtaining other recordings by Joe Weed, please contact
Highland Records
PO Box 554
Los Gatos, CA 95031-0554
1(800)354-5580

joeweed.com

joe@highlandpublishing.com

Copyright © ® 2001 by Joe Weed
All Rights Reserved

Swanee~The Music of Stephen Foster
(NCD-206)

The CD comes with a 20-page booklet about Foster's life and music. The booklet reflects the latest research about Foster and his life and place in American pop culture.

The Tunes:

Angelina Baker
Beautiful Dreamer
Camptown Races
Farewell, My Lilly Dear
Gentle Annie/Little Annie
Glendy Burk
Hard Times, Come Again No More
Jeanie, With the Light Brown Hair
My Old Kentucky Home
Nelly Bly
Nelly was a Lady
Oh, Susanna
Old Black Joe
Old Folks at Home

The Players

Angelina Baker (vocal)
Lead Vocal: Marty Atkinson • Harmony Vocals: Marty Atkinson, Beverly Smith •
Guitar: Marty Atkinson • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Fiddles: Joe Weed • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo • Mandolin: John Reischman

Angelina Baker (instrumental)
Guitar and mandolin: David Rengers • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Fiddle: Joe Weed •

Beautiful Dreamer
Lead Vocal: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell • Harmony Vocal: Beverly Smith • Guitar: Joe Weed • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo

Camptown Races
Lead Vocal (in order of appearance): Tim O’Brien, Jay Ungar, Laurie Lewis • Harmony Vocals: Norton Buffalo, Marti Kendall, Steve Kritzer, Laurie Lewis, Molly Mason, Tim O’Brien, Beverly Smith • Guitar: Molly Mason • Bass: Todd Phillips • Fiddles: Jay Ungar, Joe Weed • Mandolin: David Rengers • Banjo: Tony Trischka

Farewell, My Lilly Dear
Lead Vocal: Steve Kritzer • Harmony Vocals: Molly Mason, Beverly Smith •
Guitar: Molly Mason • Bass: Todd Phillips • Fiddle: Jay Ungar • Harmonica:
Norton Buffalo

Gentle Annie
Lead Vocal: Laurie Lewis • Piano: Jeffra Cook • Cello: Marti Kendall • Fiddle: Joe Weed • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo

Little Annie
Lead and Harmony Vocal: Laurie Lewis • Guitar: Laurie Lewis • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Mandolin: John Reischman

Glendy Burk
Lead Vocal: Marty Atkinson • Harmony Vocals: Tim O'Brien, Beverly Smith • Guitar: Marty Atkinson, Joe Weed • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Mandolin: John Reischman

Hard Times Come Again No More
Lead Vocal: Laurie Lewis • Harmony Vocal: Tim O'Brien • Guitar: Laurie Lewis • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Fiddles: Joe Weed

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Lead Vocal: Tim O’Brien • Guitar: John Miller • Bass: Todd Phillips • Mandolin: John Reischman • muted fiddles: Joe Weed

My Old Kentucky Home
Lead Vocal: Marty Atkinson • Harmony Vocals: Marty Atkinson, Beverly Smith • Guitar: Marty Atkinson • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Fiddle: Joe Weed • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo

Nelly Bly
Lead Vocal: Marty Atkinson • Harmony Vocals: Marty Atkinson, Beverly Smith •
Guitar: Marty Atkinson • Bass: Todd Phillips • Mandolin: John Reischman

Nelly Was a Lady
Lead Vocal: Marty Atkinson • Harmony Vocals: Marty Atkinson, Beverly Smith •
Guitar: Marty Atkinson • Bass: Todd Phillips • Dobro: Robbie Ickes • Fiddle: Joe Weed • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo • Mandolin: John Reischman

Oh, Susanna
Lead Vocal: Marty Atkinson • Harmony Vocals: Marty Atkinson, Beverly Smith •
Guitar: Marty Atkinson • Bass: Todd Phillips • Fiddles: Joe Weed • Mandolin: John Reischman

Old Black Joe
Lead Vocal: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell • Harmony Vocal: Beverly Smith • Guitar: Joe Weed • Bass: Todd Phillips • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo • Mandolin: Joe Craven

Old Folks at Home
Lead Vocal: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell • Guitar: Joe Weed • Bass: Todd Phillips • Harmonica: Norton Buffalo