Wayfaring Singers

Tape Notes

The following sections list the songs on each reel-to-reel tape. Plus some notes about the recordings where appropriate. The unedited full reels can be found here.

Songs on "Small Reel #1"

Small Tape -Some mono - some stereo

001 - Chilly Winds

105 - Banter

114 - This Ol' Riverboat

217 - Summertime

300 - Oh Joe Hannah

372 - Amusing banter

398 - Springhill Mine Disaster

518 - Talk - Joan corrects my chords (she's right, of course)

570 - Talk about chords to If You Say

624 - If You Say (good version)

Songs on "Small Reel #2"

Stereo - 3 3/4 ips

000 - Banter

004 - Oh Joe Hannah

033 - Intro to Cruel War (Not)

039 - Cruel War

102 - This Little Light of Mine

148 - Voice of person recording us - Who's house is this?

151 - Bamboo

195 - Banter

199 - Road to Freedom (false start)

207 - Road to Freedom

252 - Greg's freaky chord "round" idea

274 - In the Hills of Shiloh

353 - El Matador

388 - Cruel War

Songs on "Pizza Palace"

Mono 3 3/4

Very low volume recording

Side One

000 - Waiting for the band

027 - What's That I Hear Now

071 - Road to Freedom

115 - Bamboo

174 - Scotch and Soda

229 - Summertime

284 - If You Say (tape gets better here)

364 - Greenback Dollar (runs out immediately)

Side Two

000 - Audience Hubbub

017 - This Ol' Riverboat

065 - You Were on My Mind

119 - Try to Remember

190 - Frankie and Johnny

252 - Greg's Intro to Song of the Pius Itinerant

263 - Song of the Pius Itinerant (runs out)

Songs on "Recorded at Marge's"

Songs on "Recorded at Marge's" tape

000 - Oh Joe Hannah

034 - Wasn't That a Time

084 - Swing Low (two songs in one)

148 - Frankie & Johnny

209 - Try to Remember

296 - Springhill Mining Disaster

364 - Katy Cruel

432 - You Were on My Mind

501 - Scotch and Soda

555 - This Ol' Riverboat

642 - Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (with crackup) 688 - If I Had a Hammer

780 - Hallelujah (recorded too low, tape runs out as well)

Songs on "Hootenanny"

000 - Clapping (well deserved)

002 - This Little Light of Mine

043 - Jack's intro to Bamboo

061 - Bamboo

112 - Katy Cruel

171 - Oh Joe Hannah

205 - Greg's intro to Shiloh

211 - In the Hills of Shiloh

290 - Road to Freedom

340 - Greg's intro to Cruel War

350 - The Cruel War

429 - What's That I Hear Now

496 - MC's Wandering Seven flub

Songs on "Glider and Freefall" Instrumental

Stereo 7 1/2 ips

aka Small Reel #4

026 - Glider Instrumental #1

090 - Glider Instrumental #2

168 - Glider Instrumental #3

253 - Freefall Instrumental #1

442 - Freefall Instrumental #2

677 - Freefall Instrumental #3 (runs out)

Songs on "Glider and Freefall" small reel #3"

Stereo 7 1/2 ips

aka small reel #3

000 - Glider

103 - Freefall

Songs on "Glider and Freefall" large reel #2

Stereo 7 1/2

Side One

000 - Talk

012 - Glider

065 - Glider - rough start

076 - Jazz (not us)

127 - Greg, Eileen, John vocals

135 - Glider vocal - acoustic guitar

144 - Glider vocal

152 - Glider vocal

156 - He's gone on a glider

174 - Glider (vibes, electric, drums)

230 - that damn jazz group again

241 - Glider (drums, harmonica, organ)

259 - Eileen voice (sexy moan)

270 - Greg tune + Eileen

284 - Freefall

335 - Freefall - Long jam

574 - Freefall (organ, drums, scratcher) - Eileen acting sexy again.

630 - Eileen "We're in a rut, guys. Let's do something else. Now we'll hear from Al our organist, pianist.." WHO IS AL?

Side Two

000 - Talk

031 - Glider (bass, drums, organ, guitar)

088 - Glider

108 - Talk (Al talks) - I think Al was my college friend.

125 - Freefall (odd guitar, jam, distorted)

191 - Banter + jamming

230 - Funny voice

235 - Very distorted version of Glider jam

280 - Talk

291 - Glider Instrumental

345 - Acoustic guitar + Greg

358 - Greg tries to figure out harmonies

385 - Greg plays Glider on acoustic

410 - Talk

430 - Rough Glider

495 - Al suggest putting vibrato on Autoharp

600 - Eileen sings in background

620 - Talk

645 - Glider

680 - Greg and Eileen sing (this cut on website)

700 - Greg and Eileen acapella

715 - Again with light guitar

732 - Take #3 - longer

765 - 806 several tries at different harmonies

831 - Greg and Eileen (not bad)

845 - Greg and Eileen harmony