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~INSTRUMENTATION ON RECORDING Various vintage acoustic instruments were played which included a 1953 0018 Martin guitar, a 1969 Gibson J45, a 1964 Gibson B25, and a 1964 Guild D50. Two mandolins used:1920 gibson white faced A3 & a 1923 A jr Gibson.Vintage german fiddles/Bausch bow were used and included a Hopf about 1860, an Old Bull ( Olle Bulle ) from the turn of the century, an irish gypsy violin from turn of century. A custom made open back banjo 5 string banjo was featured on some recordings along with Charlie’s Hoener harmonica. Thank you Charlie Lockhart for giving me your most prized possession, All of the instrumentation and vocals were done by the composer.
~RECORDING/MIXING/EDITS The recording was done in my home studio utilizing protools, rode microphones, an apex ribbon microphone, an oktava tube condenser microphone and tube preamplication. All instrumentation, all vocal tracks and overdubs were my sole creation. The recordings are a one man production and performed & recorded in O’fallon, Missouri, 2007. The recordings are copy right protected 2008. Glenn Thomas Butterhorn retains all rights and privileges of this song collection. Please feel free to contact me if you wish to use or record my material by email. MASTERING BY BOB BERZACK …….. ST. PAUL, MISSOURI ~HILSIDE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS Dedication of recording To my family first of all: Mary, Nathan, Matthew, Jacob and Jessica. Special mention to Jim James Riordan and Gerry Riordan. I miss you. To my close friends/ musical associates who lent support and their criticism. Doug Foehner, Tedd Kehr, Michael Eisenbeis, Rainier Osterloh,and Cousin Curtis Buckhannon. A special dedication to my fiddle teacher Vesta Johnson, long live traditional Missouri fiddling. Thanks Andy at Music Folk, Luke Warmwater, Mike Teppe, & Mark @ Killer Vintage. For those that are gone: Bennie Smith, Tommy Bankhead, Charlie Jobe, Charlie Lockhart, Johnnie Johnson, Tony T, and Mr. Bill Monroe. Thank you all for sharing your god given talents with us.
~EPILOGUE Thank you for taking the time to listen to my music. It was a lot of hard work to get this cd completed on a very tight dollar budget, but I have no problem with sharing the music with your friends and family. Some of these tunes have a dark and mournful side, but this life is a mixture of both good & bad times. The good ones help us to persevere during hard times and appreciate the best of life. These songs reflect a lot of what has happened in my life & come from my heart. Feedback is appreciated.
Hill Side Music Productions CONTACT INFORMATION GLENN THOMAS BUTTERHORN I WILL ANSWER ALL EMAIL
BY THE AUGUST MOON Written when I got the news that the father of bluegrass music died and this song is dedicated to all of those great hillside musicians who have passed on to everlasting glory.
SUGAR CREEK WALTZ Imagine yourself in a southern setting in the summer time at a contra dance or cotillion with beautifully adorned southern women in their finest dresses. A daydream of days gone by and lost.
TRAIL THAT NEVER ENDS (JESSE JAMES) A modest offering on the most famous outlaw in Missouri history and just cause I passed by his old home place and the Meramec caverns and his wax museum
THE LOST CAN BE FOUND A song about a teenage tragedy. A mournful story about a run away that never came back to her family. This girl committed suicide due to a love that went wrong and then she was eventually found by a tree near her home town.
JACOBS JIG Dedicated to the most lively member of my family who is my four year old grandson. Jacob loves to sing & dance. Grandpa loves Jacob always.
MINER’S LAMENT Triggered by all the sad stories about loss of life during mining accidents in the Appalachians and a tribute to all those hard working, god fearing souls that mine the coal so that we can have power. God bless you and keep you all safe from harm and keep writing those great songs.
DOWNTOWN CAIRO BLUES this is an account of my recollections of trips to Cairo, Illinois to visit my uncle’s small truck farm and hanging out and being a reckless teenage kid.
ST. LOUIS TOWN The sad story about the passing of blues music in the St. Louis area in the Soulard market area in Missouri. We miss all of those great musicians.
REDBIRD IN A TREE As an early riser who enjoys the morning time as one of the most peaceful parts of the day, I frequently heard a beautiful melody from a song bird in the trees by my house in the beautiful state of Missouri. The birds gave us the beautiful songs. I hope that this tune gives someone else pause to enjoy the simple things about us.
WASHED IT AWAY This is political satire, or is it the truth? You decide. All I know is that I have a song about my struggle in a rivertown in the state of Missouri.
OL HIGHWAY FORTY FOUR A true story about my trips down the byway to see my good friend Doug and my truck breaking down in the midst of a torrential rainstorm one day during the summer.
WALKING DOWN THE LANE Dedicated to my brother-in-law Gerry Riordan who was a wonderful guy with a big heart, a great sense of humor, a great dad, and a man who loved family get togethers and barbeque. We love you Gerry.
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