Gingerthistle Recordings


Recordings Updated March 27, 2020

Live at the University of Maryland

Grandad's Porch

Down in the Valley to Pray

New CD! Tis Himself

Check out clips of our performance at Isothermal Community
College's Polk campus Jan. 25, 2008 on !
(Courtesy of datgirl333)

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   Ben Seymour
   2142 Coxe Road
   Tryon, NC 28782-7773

Ben and Becky in quintessential performance mode, delivering a hearty mix of vocal and instrumental tunes of Appalachian and Celtic tradition.	Gingerthistle Live at the University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center March 17, 2005
	1. Whiskey Before Breakfast (2:58) 2. Going to Boston (1:34) 3. Down the River I Go (2:43) 4. Tater Patch (4:48) 5. The Cuckoo (5:41) 6. Little Buffalo Boy (3:45) 7. Wedding Dress (3:21)	8. Katie Cruel (4:18) 9. Sovay (3:09) 10. Twa Corbies (2:50) 11. Coleman's March/ Crucharan's Cross (3:06) 12. Walkin' Jerusalem (2:13) 13. Four Nights Drunk (2:46)
	Ben Seymour on vocals, dulcimers, guitar and banjo; Becky Cleland on vocals, dulcimer and bones. Arrangements by Ben Seymour and Becky Cleland. © 2002 Kudzu Patch Productions, 2142 Coxe Rd., Tryon NC 28782 www.kudzupatch.net KPP 009

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	Grandad's Porch Ben Seymour & Becky Cleland
	Sandy Boys Tater Patch Old Joe Clark Over the Waterfall Devil & the Farmer's Wife Blackberry Blossom Coleman's March Clinch Mountain Backstep Blind Fiddler Handsome Molly/Angelina Baker Nothing Else To Do* (*Floyd Avelin Hays, 1945)	Soldier's Joy Fod Cluck Old Hen Froggy Went-A Courtin' Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss Maggie Mole in the Ground Whiskey Before Breakfast How Can I Keep From Singing Doxology (Ben, Becky & Charles & Elaine Cleland)
	Jan Daugherty--viola & violin Marshall Goers--mandolin Phil Johnson--slide guitar Eddie Ramsey--backup guitar Wayne Seymour--banjo Original recording ©1998. Remastered to CD, ©2001.
Reviewed by Neal Walters in Dulcimer Players News, Feb.-April 2002: "...rollicking old-time style (this is down home, back porch music) with a nice mix of both vocals and instrumentals."

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Ben's brother Wayne joins Ben and Becky to present a collection of traditional hymns played on dulcimer and guitar in a delightful old-time style.	Down in the Valley to Pray Becky Cleland, Ben Seymour and Wayne Seymour
	1. Down in the Valley to Pray 2. Amazing Grace 3. Holy Manna 4. For the Beauty of the Earth 5. In the Sweet Bye and Bye 6. This is My Father's World 7. Be Thou My Vision 8. A Mighty Fortress 9. Morning Song 10. In the Garden 11. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms 12. Be Still My Soul 13. What a Friend We Have in Jesus 14. When I Can Read My Title Clear 15. Bound for the Promised Land 16. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 17. Glory to His name 18. In Christ There Is No East or West 19. When Jesus Wept 20. Precious Fountain 21. Oh, Mary Don't You Weep (Jam!) 22. Sweet Hour of Prayer 23. Down in the Valley to Pray (vocal)	MUSICIANS: Ben Seymour--dulcimers & guitar Wayne Seymour--nylon and steel-string guitars, dulcimers Becky Cleland--chromatic dulcimer Recorded and produced by Ben Seymour for Kudzu Patch Productions For detailed information about the tunes and instruments, including dulcimer tunings, send a SASE to: Wayne Seymour, 115 Cove Rd., Reidsville, NC 27320 Arrangements by Becky, Ben and the Big'Un. © 2002 Kudzu Patch Productions, 2142 Coxe Rd., Tryon NC 28782 www.kudzupatch.net KPP 008

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Tis Himself
Ben Seymour

Tis Himself is Ben's solo romp through a wide variety of tunes on a large array of instruments including originals and traditional pieces, from the serene to the rollicking and humorous.

"Ben's new CD is a showpiece for his musicianship and talent. The wide variety of musical genre-- 28 tracks--and the use of differently voiced instruments (scheitholt, standard, Galax, baritone and bass dulcimers, dulcinator (!) and others) ensures that there is something for everyone. Of special note is the resonance and depth of Ben's voice which shines on the a capella tracks, and his bass and baritone instrumentals echo that magnificent sound."

-- Janita Baker, Blue Lion Dulcimers

1. I'll Shake These Bones
2. Blind Mary
3. Lord Inchiquin
4. How Firm A Foundation
5. Mississippi Sawyer/Forked Deer
6. Orangutango (original)
7. Polska efter Verde Crik (original)
8. Sail Away Ladies
9. Rambles to Machias (original)
10. Planxty Fanny Poer
11. Pleyell (Children of the Heavenly King)
12. Samanthra
13. The Water is Wide
14. Thickety Creek (original)

15. Spotted Pony/
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss/
Handsome Molly/Ol' Joe Clark
16. Unnamed Dance 1 (original)
17. Windy Day in May (original)
18. Barbara Allen
19. Grackle Song (original)
20. Unnamed Dance 2 (original)
21. Johnny Comes Marching Home
22. White Pass and Yukon Route (original)
23. If I Had Maggie in the Wood
24. Scheitholt Hymn (original)
25. Wintermorn (original)
26. Throat singing
27. Nervous Breakdown
28. Diddy Bow Blues (original)

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