Eddie from Ohio - I Rode Fido Home

Title: I Rode Fido Home Artist: Eddie from Ohio Release Date: 8/1/1995 Re-Released On: 1/1/2000 Label: Virginia Soul Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPC: 708254000325 Genre: Folk Styles: Contemporary Folk, Alternative Folk Moods: Freewheeling, Fun, Quirky, Cheerful, Playful, Witty Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. This Is My Town
2. Miss Fritchie
3. Oh, My Brother
4. The Bridge
5. Bookends
6. Mistress Snow and Mary Jane Green
7. The Moons of Jupiter
8. Rolling Pin
9. Soup Comes Cheap
10. Jerusalem
11. Catchers Drummers Anchormen
12. You and Me in a Rowboat to Rio
13. When the Last Page Is Turned

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD Virginia Soul 3

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After the view of contemporary suburban life that was A Juggler on His Blades and the sprawling set of death ballads that comprised Actually Not, Eddie From Ohio's third album, I Rode Fido Home, was something of a surprise. The group's sound remained the same, from Eddie Hartness's congas and bongos to the harmonies of Julie Murphy, Michael Clem, and Robbie Schaefer, but the songwriting had become lighter and simpler. The story songs (complete with character names) were largely abandoned in favor of simple, earnest expressions of faith or descriptions of place. In part, this seemed to be because Schaefer, a less ambitious songwriter than Clem, for the first time had more songs on the record. He was content to depict a hot day ("This My Town") or sheepishly admit to a youthful folly ("The Bridge"), while Clem stuck to novelty tunes such as the coy drug song "Mistress Snow and Mary Jane Green" or "The Moons of Jupiter," in which the singer bemoans studying for an astronomy exam. In fact, there was a youthful tone to much of the writing, as if the band members were deliberately writing about their childhood. The result could be charming, but was also weightless. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Petteway Soloist, Guitar (Acoustic) Alison Gordon Viola Billy Wolf Bells, Synthesizer Strings, Producer Dave Glasser Mastering Eddie Hartness Triangle, Chimes, Shaker, Cymbals, Cabasa, Tambourine, Bongos, Vocals (Background), Conga, Cowbell, Drums Jon Carroll Accordion, Piano, Synthesizer Horn, Organ Josh Rhoads Design, Layout Design Julie Murphy Vocals (Background), Vocals Matt Tifford Cello Mike Auldridge Lap Steel Guitar Pete Wilson Violin Robbie Schaefer Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) Steve Sullivan Photography