Various Artists - Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson

Title: Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 7/16/2007 Label: Stony Plain Duration: 60:01 Album Type(s): Various artists collection UPC: 772532132220 Genre: Rock Styles: Cowboy, Alternative Country-Rock, Americana, Alternative/Indie Rock, Heartland Rock Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Four Strong Winds :: Blue Rodeo
2. MC Horses :: Corb Lund
3. Blue Mountains of Mexico :: Jennifer Warnes
4. What Does She See :: Chris Hillman
5. Red Velvet :: Gordon Lightfoot
6. The Gift :: David Rea
7. Range Delivery :: Cindy Church
8. Smuggler's Cove :: McDades
9. Some Kind of Fool :: Amos Garrett
10. Old Cheyenne :: Tom Russell
11. Someday Soon :: Buddy Cage, The Circus in Flames
12. Will James :: Ramblin' Jack Elliott
13. You're Not Alone Anymore :: Stewart MacDougall
14. Summer Wages :: The Good Brothers
15. Moondancer :: Jeff Bradshaw
16. Interview with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Buddy Cage [*] :: Buddy Cage, Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Stony Plain 1322

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Ian Tyson has had something of a triple career. As one half of the celebrated duo Ian & Sylvia, he was one of the primary architects of the Great folk Scare of the 1960s. Then, in 1970, he helped to launch the country-rock movement as a member of Great Speckled Bird. Then he took part in the cowboy music revival with a solo album titled Cowboyography in 1986. A tribute album has been long overdue, and this one is blessedly free of obvious superstar cameos (though previously released songs by both Gordon Lightfoot and Tom Russell are included, and the legendary Ramblin' Jack Elliott makes a suitably grizzled appearance as well). The best tracks are ones contributed by artists whose names may not be recognized at all by non-Canadian folk music fans: Cindy Church (whose version of "Range Delivery" is a reggae song barely disguised as country), Jennifer Warnes (whose "Blue Mountains of Mexico" incorporates strings more successfully than one could reasonably have wished), and the McDades (whose "Smuggler's Cove" does the same with Irish flute). David Rea's take on the title track sounds rough in a way that comes across as more affected than genuine, and Blue Rodeo's Byrds-y version of "Four Strong Winds" starts out charming but eventually grows strangely annoying. Oh, but there actually is one more star turn -- Chris Hillman delivers what may be the album's high point, a gorgeous rendition of the wryly heartbroken "What Does She See." Very, very nice. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Amos Garrett Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer Andrew Hardin Production Assistant, Guitar Barry Allen Mixing, Engineer Barry Keane Drums, Percussion Bazil Donovan Bass Bill Bryson Bass Bob Doidge Engineer, Producer Bob Egan Pedal Steel Bob Packwood Piano Brian Good Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Bruce Good Autoharp, Vocals (Background) Buddy Cage Guitar (Steel) Chris Hillman Vocals, Mandolin, Producer Cindy Church Vocals Colin Lay Engineer Corb Lund Vocals, Guitar, Producer Daniel Cinelli Mixing Danny Greenspoon Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Mixing David Rea Guitar, Producer, Vocals David Wilkie Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar (Tenor) Debra Dobkin Percussion Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger Mixing, Fiddle Doug Andrew Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals George Koller Bass Glenn Milchem Drums Gordon Lightfoot Guitar (12 String), Vocals, Hi String Guitar, Guitar Greg Keelor Guitar, Vocals Greg Kolchinsky Assistant Engineer Harry Stinson Vocals (Background) Herb Pedersen Vocals (Background), Guitar (Acoustic) Holger Petersen Executive Producer Ian Tyson Vocals (Background) Jason D'Ottavio Engineer Jeff Bradshaw Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Baritone), Pedal Steel, Producer Jeff Wolpert Engineer Jennifer Warnes Vocals Jerry Woolsey Mixing, Engineer Joel Derouin Violin John Sheard Keyboards Larry Good Vocals (Background), Banjo Lisa Logan Vocals (Background) Marcus Paquin Engineer Mark Kelso Drums Mark Sterling Vocals, Guitar, Producer Michael Dangelmaier Package Design Michael Francis Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Mike Heffernan Keyboards, Synthesizer Mike Lent Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic), Vocals Peter J. Moore Mastering Peter North Liner Notes, Executive Producer Rick Cunha Arranger, Engineer, Guitar, Producer Rick Haynes Bass Rick Whitelaw Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Ron Allan Bass (Upright) Rudi Ekstein Engineer Sandeep Bhandari Assistant Engineer Shannon Johnson Vocals, Fiddle Simeon Pillich Bass Skip Edwards Accordion Steve Bellamy Engineer Stewart MacDougall Vocals, Piano Thom Moon Drums Tom Russell Guitar, Producer, Vocals Wendell Ferguson Guitar (Electric) Yann Falquet Guitar