Susquehanna String Theory
Unless otherwise noted:
Judy Ellis on hammered dulcimer
Ann Fisher on mountain dulcimer
Warren Fisher on bass
Al Lumpkin on guitar
Jean Lumpkin on banjo
ORDERING INFORMATION:
The CDs are $15 each, plus $4 postage and handling for the first CD, $2 for each additional CD
Send a check to: Judy Ellis, 96 Fairmount Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837
1. Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky
Traditional (4:13)
Lead vocals: Jean and Al Lumpkin
2. Bermudaful/Jamaica Farewell
Walt Michael/Lord Burgess – Walt Michael & Co/Shari Publishing Corp. (4:18)
Lead vocal (Jamaica Farewell): Al Lumpkin
3. Elk River Blues
E. Carpenter (2:37 )
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
4. Deep Elm Blues
Traditional (4:03)
Lead vocals: Ann Fisher and Al Lumpkin
5. Lost River
M. Murphey – Bro ‘n Sis Music, Inc. (4:44)
Lead vocal: Warren Fisher
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
6. Child of Mine
B. Staines – Mineral River Music (4:27 )
Lead vocals: Judy Ellis and Al Lumpkin
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
7. Gold Watch and Chain
A.P. Carter – Peer Ltd. (4:02)
Lead vocal: Jean Lumpkin
8. Pig Ankle Rag
Traditional (3:24)
9. Old Train
H. and N. Pedersen (3:14)
Lead vocal: Al Lumpkin
10. Cold Frosty Morning
Traditional (2:58)
11. Gentle Annie
S. Foster, last verse C. W. Coates (3:55 )
Lead vocal: Al Lumpkin
Celtic harp: Jean Lumpkin
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
12. Roseville Fair
B. Staines – Mineral River Music ( 4:33)
Lead vocals: Jean and Al Lumpkin
13. Muddy Water
J. Bundrick – Peer Ltd. (3:31)
Lead vocal: Al Lumpkin
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
14. Last Letter Home
D. Mc Dade, J. Brown – WB Music Corp/Knox Music Inc. (3:41)
Lead vocal: Al Lumpkin
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
15. Ashokan Farewell
J. Ungar – Swinging Door Music (3:21)
Celtic harp: Jean Lumpkin
Autoharp: Al Lumpkin
16. Last Train From Poor Valley
N. Blake - Nannor Music (4:43)
17. Prairie Sunflower
Traditional (2:41)
18. May My Heart Find Rest in Thee
J. Rasmussen – Used by Permission (4:43 )
Lead vocal: Judy Ellis
Celtic harp: Jean Lumpkin
19. Alleluia, the Great Storm is Over
B. Franke – Telephone Pole Music Publishing Co. (4:51)
Lead vocal: Al Lumpkin
Autoharp: Ann Fisher
Instruments used on this CD:
Judy Ellis plays a 15/14 hammered dulcimer made by James Jones on all tracks except 6.
Ann Fisher plays three different mountain dulcimers and one autoharp on this CD.
She plays a Keith Young walnut dulcimer on tracks 9, 12, and 18.
She plays a Keith Young cherry “backpack” dulcimer on tracks 1, 7, and 16.
She plays a Steve Catania walnut and spruce dulcimer on tracks 2, 4, 8, 10, 15, and 17.
Ann plays a walnut and spruce autoharp made by her husband Warren on tracks 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, and 19.
Warren Fisher plays a bass borrowed from Coleen Walters on this CD.
Al Lumpkin plays guitar on all tracks – either Composite Acoustic Legacy or a 1964 Martin D-28.
Jean Lumpkin plays a Celtic harp made by Heartland Harps (a carbon fiber Infinity) on tracks 11, 15, and 18. On all other tracks she plays a banjo made by Nechville (an Athena with turquoise inlay)