Executioner's Last Songs, Vol 1Jon Langford and The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
Initial release : 2002Bloodshot Records This album includes a cover of a song co-written by Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan. The album has the subtitle "consign songs of murder, mob-law and cruel cruel punishment to the realm of myth, memory and history!!" It was released to benefit the Illinois Death Penalty Moratorium Project.
Tracks
- Knoxville Girl (Traditional)
- I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Rose / Williams)
- Gary Gilmore's Eyes (Tv Smith)
- The Snakes Crawl at Night (Burch / Tillis)
- Tom Dooley (Traditional)
- The Hangman's Song (Kelley, Meyer)
- (Pardon Me) I've Got Someone to Kill (Mayhew / Paycheck)
- Poor Ellen Smith (Traditional)
- Miss Otis Regrets (Porter)
- Judgement Day (Dowd)
- The Great State of Texas (Ligon)
- Sing Me Back Home (Haggard)
- Oh Death (Stanley)
- Hanged Man (Anderson)
- The Plans We Made (Chaney)
- 25 Minutes to Go (Silverstein)
- Idiot Whistle (Fitzpatrick)
- Walls of Time (Monroe / Rowan)
Musicians
The Pine Valley Cosmomauts are;
- Steve Goulding - drumkit
- Tom Ray - double bass, banjo, ukulele
- Jon Langford - guitar, vocals
- Drew Carson - mandola
- Celine - guitar, banjo, fiddle, dobro, lap steel, bazooki, mandolin
With;
- Dan Massey - drums (on Tom Dooley)
- Robert Lloyd - mandolin
- Jon Rauhouse - banjo (on Poor Ellen Smith)
- Amy Domingues - piano, cello (on Miss Otis Regrets)
- Chris Scruggs - double bass
- Chris Dettloff - drums (on I'll Never Get Out Of Thos World Alive)
- Deanna Varagona - harmony vocals (on Walls Of Time)
- Ken Sluiter - backing vocals (on Don't Look At The Hanged Man)
Each track has guest performers;
- Knoxville Girl - Brett Sparks
- I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive - Rosie Flores
- Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Dean Schlabowske, Sally Timms, Kelly Hogan, Tracey Dear
- The Snakes Crawl at Night - Janet Bean
- Tom Dooley - Steve Earle
- The Hangman's Song - Christa Meyer & Tim Kelley
- (Pardon Me) I've Got Someone to Kill - Lonesome Bob
- Poor Ellen Smith - Neko Case
- Miss Otis Regrets - Jenny Toomey
- Judgement Day - Johnny Dowd & Jon Langford
- The Great State of Texas - Chris Ligon
- Sing Me Back Home - Edith Frost
- Oh Death - Diane Izzo
- Hanged Man - Rick Cookin' Sherry
- The Plans We Made - Sally Timms & Jon Langford
- 25 Minutes to Go - Frankie & Johnny Navin
- Idiot Whistle - Tony Fitzpatrick
- Walls of Time - Paul Burch
Credits
- Recording, mixing, mastering - Ken Sluiter
- Additional recording - Steve Allen, Neko Case, Jon Rauhouse, Meg Giuffrida
- Recorded, mixed and mastered at Kingsize Sound Labs, Chicago
- Instrumental overdubs recorded at Phlosswerx, Chicago
- Additional vocal tracks recorded at Blue Planet Studio, Nashville; The Shop, Ithaca; Stinkpole, Chicago, Phlosswerx, Chicago and private residences
- Paintings - Jon Langford
- Design - M Greiner
- Liner notes - Jonboy
- This CD is dedicated to the life and work of Richard Cunnigham
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