Mountain City Four

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Annotation

Track 12 appears as "V’là l'bon vent" on the back and "V’là le bonne vent" in the liner notes.

Recorded at

Track 1: 1969, Bishop's University, Québec
Tracks 2-6, 12, 14-15: 1963, The Fifth Dimension, Montreal
Tracks 7-10: 1964, L'Ermitage, Montreal
Track 11: 1969, Peter Weldon's home studio
Track 13: 1970, Peter Weldon's home studio
Track 16: 2012, Sala Rosa, Montreal

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-20 01:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Jesulein süss / Will the Circle Be Unbroken
lead vocals:
Kate McGarrigle (in 1969)
recording of:
O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild (in 1969)
composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
recording of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (in 1969)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Skyhill Music
2:32
2Mean Old Frisco
lead vocals:
Peter Weldon (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Mean Old Frisco (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
3:13
3Erev Shel Shoshanim
lead vocals:
Anna McGarrigle (in 1963) and Kate McGarrigle (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
recording of:
ערב של שושנים (in 1963)
lyricist:
משה דור
composer:
יוסף הדר
4:18
4Motherless Children
lead vocals:
Anna McGarrigle (in 1963) and Kate McGarrigle (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
recording of:
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time (in 1963)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
1:58
5Dark as a Dungeon
lead vocals:
Jack Nissenson (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Travis
2:59
6Blue Moon of Kentucky
lead vocals:
Anna McGarrigle (in 1963) and Kate McGarrigle (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:17
7Reuben Ranzo
lead vocals:
Jack Nissenson (in 1964)
recording of:
Reuben Ranzo (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3282)
adaptations:
Reuben Ranzo
1:30
8You’ve Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley
lead vocals:
Kate McGarrigle (in 1964) and Peter Weldon (in 1964)
recording of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song) (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7098)
3:00
9En filant ma quenouille
lead vocals:
Anna McGarrigle (in 1964) and Kate McGarrigle (in 1964)
1:56
10This Train
lead vocals:
Kate McGarrigle (in 1964), Jack Nissenson (in 1964) and Peter Weldon (in 1964)
cover recording of:
This Train (in 1964)
composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
version of:
This Train (This Train Is Bound for Glory)
3:06
11The Log Driver’s Waltz
lead vocals:
Kate McGarrigle (in 1969)
cover recording of:
The Log Driver’s Waltz (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Wade Hemsworth
2:29
12V’là le bonne vent
lead vocals:
Anna McGarrigle (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
recording of:
V’la l’bon vent (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:00
13You’re Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
lead vocals:
Anna McGarrigle (in 1970) and Peter Weldon (in 1970)
recording of:
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:17
14All the Good Times
lead vocals:
Kate McGarrigle (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
2:49
15Sam Hall
lead vocals:
Jack Nissenson (in 1963)
recorded at:
The Fifth Dimension in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1963)
recording of:
Sam Hall (in 1963)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
3:42
16Shenandoah
lead vocals:
Jack Nissenson (in 2012)
vocals:
Lily Lanken (in 2012) and Kathleen Weldon (in 2012)
recorded at:
Sala Rosa (Montreal concert venue) in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 2012)
recording of:
Shenandoah (in 2012)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
4:13

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Greg Allen (LA-based graphic designer and photographer)
liner notes:Anna McGarrigle (in 2022-07)
Jane McGarrigle (in 2022-07)
Peter Weldon (in 2022-07)
executive producer:Jane McGarrigle
producer:Peter Weldon (task: compilation produced for release)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/24392918 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/mountain-city-four/ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/mountain-city-four/mountain-city-four/ [info]

Release group

dedicated to:Kate McGarrigle
Jack Nissenson