Black River Sides - Kenny Roby & Neal Casal

by Neal Casal

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1.	Chopping Block 02:41	buy track
2.	Town Fathers 03:29	buy track
3.	Sailor's Request 03:27	buy track
4.	If You Don't Want My Love 02:49	buy track
5.	When I Loved You 02:10	buy track
6.	Snow Don't Fall 02:35	buy track
7.	Guilty 02:15	buy track
8.	Maybe California 04:28	buy track
9.	Squirrel Song 02:27	buy track
10.	Just Another Thing 03:43	buy track
11.	Ain't Got The Time 02:32	buy track
12.	Outskirts 05:29	buy track
13.	Crickets Of Columbia 06:39	buy track

about

Neal met Kenny in 1997 when Kenny was touring with his amazing Raleigh, NC band 6 String Drag. They became instant pals and 6 String Drag were the band at Neal and Christy’s wedding in 1997. Neal and Kenny toured the UK and Europe together in 1999 and recorded an extremely limited-edition EP in the dog kennel in 1998 called Not So Low. By extremely limited, I mean 100 handmade copies, lol. Later in 1998, they recorded the songs that became Black River Sides at Bernie’s Hillside Tavern in Chester, NJ, one of our favorite spots back in the 90’s.

Recorded by Terry Loftus in front of an audience of about 25 people, the record also features John Ginty on organ and is highlighted by Neal’s lost classic song ‘Town Fathers’, which is boosted by Kenny’s rich, baritone harmony on the choruses. Their covers of Townes Van Zandt’s ‘Snow Don’t Fall’, The Louvin Brothers’ ‘When I Loved You’ and John Prine’s ‘If You Don’t Want My Love’ are each sublime. Kenny’s originals ‘A Sailor’s Request’, “Just Another Thing’ and ‘Chopping Block’ are also instant classics and there’s nice live versions of Neal’s ‘Maybe California’ and ‘Outskirts’. The album ends with a 6-minute recording of night time crickets from Neal’s backyard.

credits

released August 2, 1999

Neal Casal - Guitar, Vocals
Kenny Roby - Guitar, Vocals
John Ginty - Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]

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