DISCOGRAPHY - Recordings I’ve Played On
Photo by Craig Wilkins
Adam Pope - Country and Rockabilly and more CD - This Is Adam Pope, 2010 - (Upright Bass and Electric Bass) Oh yeah! This project I co-produced with Adam and it was truly a wonderful journey! As Adam points out on the CD’s back cover, it’s “a little Country, a little Rockabilly, a little Roots, a little Humor, a little Love, a little Lonely, a lot of Entertainment!” oh yeah!
http://www.adampopemusic.com for more stories behind the songs and to see where he’s performing next
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AdamPope to buy yourself a copy!
Bob and Deborah Gosa - Country CD - Gosa Country Collection, 2009 - (Upright Bass on You’re The Reason Why, Electric Bass on Look Out Below and Steel Guitar Rag) A wonderful and creative husband and wife duo from Wisconsin. Check out Deborah’s pretty voice and Bob’s super pickin! I really enjoyed recording them and recording for them!
The Zinghoppers - Children’s music - Sing Your Way Through The Day, 2009 - (Upright Bass) with the super talented Conductor Jack and Kitty and Penelope the Possum and Olo the Donkey and Coconuts the Kangaroo! It doesn’t get much more fun than this! I had a blast working with them as I always do. If there is a Conductor Jack or Zinghopper show near you, I believe you and your young kids will enjoy it!
Adam Pope - 5 more original songs from this young talented writer/entertainer (”This is Adam Pope”) - (train drivin’ slappin’ upright bass on Engineer and electric bass on If You Need To Get Away, and My Tattoo, Your Mom, and You. The diversity of this writing is far reaching - something for everyone! Had another great time with super musicians Andy Hull (Drums), Dusty Knapp (Keyboard and Hammond), Leroy Deuster (Steel Guitar), Matt Damon Walker (Lead Guitar) and Michelle Bailey(Fiddle)!
Some of these songs are now playing on:
http://www.myspace.com/adampopemusic
Adam Pope - EPK 4 song sample (This is Adam Pope) - (drivin’ slappin’ upright bass on I Love Me Too and upright bass on Shot In Reno, electric bass on Mama’s In the Mood and The Way That You Don’t ) This collection gives you a taste of the amazing variety of the styles this young man writes in, as well as his delivery. He is so much fun to play for and entertain with. Check him out when he’s in your town! Had a great time with super musicians Rodney Powell (Drums), Dusty Knapp (Keyboard and Hammond), Leroy Deuster (Steel Guitar), Matt Damon Walker (Lead Guitar) and Justin Bethune (Lead Guitar)! WOW what an honor playing with this talent!
Adam Pope –CD Single – Shot In Reno, 2008 – (upright bass) - Check out this story song from the point of view of the guy who got shot in Reno! Johnny Cash fans would most likely admire this song of Adam’s.
Adam Pope – Songwriter CD – Miles, 2008 - (lead guitar on Mama’s in the Mood and Rags to Wrenches, upright bass on Engineer and Rags to Wrenches) - more of Adam’s songwriting depth
http://adampopemusic.com/milesClips.html
Adam Pope and The Rebel Roots – Americana CD – Bury Me In Tennessee, 2008 - (upright bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddles, & pizza box) with talented entertainer/songwriter/guitarist Adam Pope and Travis/Maphis/Luther-style guitarist Elaine Frizzell - Roots music covering Classic Country, Rockabilly, Blues, Bluegrass, Gospel and Adam’s originals, too which fit right in.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/aprebelroots
For more information about amazing guitarist Elaine Frizzell please click on http://elainefrizzell.com/index.html
Scarlett Wootton – Country CD – Vision of Loneliness, 2008, SCARTANA MUSIC 643157396918 - (upright bass on Someone Else’s Flame) - Check out her strong distinctive voice!
http://www.myspace.com/scarlettsdreams
Tennessee Three – Johnny Cash’s backing band CD - The Sound Must Go On, 2006 – (upright bass on You Walked Tall and A Legend ) for long-standing members of The Tennessee Three Bob Wootton and WS Holland—an honor to be part of their recording history)
http://www.myspace.com/TennesseeThree
Lekspel – Collection of Scandinavian music CD – Lekspel: at Practice, 2006 (recorded 2002-2003) - (nyckelharpa, fiddle, mandolin) - A different kind of roots journey for me: honoring my Swedish heritage here with friends from my Swedish group in Wisconsin.
(out of print as of now)
Moxie Chicks – Acoustic music CD - Cross Me Fool, 2006, MOO-TOWN MTP006 - (nyckelharpa on Finding Your Way To Love) - “Sweet harmony with an attitude”
http://www.mootownproductions.com/products.html
Doc Wooten – Country Christmas EP titled Christmas Bells and Kitchen Smells
- Christmas Train and That Christmasy Feeling, 2005 - (playing upright bass) - with Bob Wootton, WS Holland, & Tommy Cash - how cool is that!
http://www.myspace.com/docwooten
Mil-Town Ramblers – Bluegrass CD – Mil-Town Ramblers Milwaukee, WI, 2004 – (upright bass) - hard working hard driving powerful harmony and tasty licks with this young Bluegrass group. I was their den mama and proud to see them grow in their music!
(out of print as of now)
Monica Marshall – Christmas CD – FIAT, Let It Be Done, 2003, MM-92503 – (upright bass and harmony arrangement) - Monica is a wonderfully spirited person, incredible storyteller through song and gifted singer whose sweet steady voice puts you in the story and carries you along asking for more, more, more when the song is done.
Bluegrass Blueprint – Milwaukee, WI area Bluegrass compilation CD – Bluegrass Blueprint, 2002 – (upright bass on Stay Away From Me and Why Do You Do) - I helped co-produce this compilation. That was good experience learning about that side of the recording business.
http://mabma.org/good_listening.htm
Tom and Barb Webber – Folk CD - Indigo Sky, 2002, FW11202 - (upright bass on Profit Line, Deep River Blues, Long Lonely Road, Give Him Time, nyckelharpa on Little Hope) - Barb & Tom Webber Profit Line, (Indigo Sky: 2002) won 2nd place in a WAMI (Wisconsin Area Musicians Industry) CD roulette contest for performance, musicality and general impressions.
http://www.fairwebberfolkmusic.com/Discography.htm
Dave Fox and Will Branch – Americana CD - Bootleggers Blues, 2001 (upright bass) - One of my first exposures to Americana/Roots besides Rockabilly and great fun working with Will and Dave.
http://www.foxandbranch.com/Music/tabid/56/Default.aspx
The Reedy Buzzards – Gospel, Vintage Country Music Style, CD - Chapter and Verse 2002, R352 - (upright bass) - A power-packed Gospel offering from THE band that prompted me to learn to play the bass so I could join their group. I loved their harmonies and fancy yet tasty picking.
http://www.reedybuzzards.com/music.htm
Texas ’55 – Rockabilly CD - Extreme Hillbilly, 1999, PCR102 - (upright bass, vocals) - All songs written by Rob Laplander, one of my all-time favorite songwriters. Pounded out Rockabilly style - Oh was that fun!
(out of print as of now)
The Reedy Buzzards – Vintage Acoustic Country Music CD - The Reedy Buzzards, 1998 - (upright bass) -Think back to the 40s when Country and Bluegrass and Rockabilly and Folk were all in one river of music blending and flowing. This is THE band that prompted me to learn to play the bass so I could join their group. This offering matched that feeling I got when I first heard and loved their harmonies and fancy yet tasty picking. This band made me realize the hard work that should be put into song selection appropriate for the band, detailed arrangements, all the little important things that make their music so special.
http://www.reedybuzzards.com/music.htm
Texas ’55 – Rockabilly CD - Amplified Modulation, 1997, PCR 101 - (upright bass, mandolin) - All songs written by Rob Laplander, one of my all-time favorite songwriters, covering the vast styles of Country music. My first taste of recording in another studio besides mine and working with a drummer. Great other building blocks in my music stemmed from what I learned here, as well.
(out of print as of now)
Picking Up Speed – Bluegrass cassette – Don’t Say Goodbye, 1992, MBS-B-0492 - (mandolin and fiddle) - Fun Bluegrass with great people
(out of print as of now)
http://www.pickinupspeed.com/home.html
No Brakes – Bluegrass cassette – No Brakes, 1991 - (upright bass, mandolin) - This band showed off its versatility switching instruments several times a night to cover stylings of Bluegrass, Blues, Appalachian, Country/Southern Rock and more.
(out of print as of now)
Crick County Quartet – Bluegrass cassette – Crick County Quartet, 1979 - (banjo, autoharp, vocals) - This was my very first band, started in High School Orchestra class in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. I learned about musicianship’s teamwork, instrument/vocal blends, arrangements (and yep that banjos are loud!)
(out of print as of now)
Video
Adam Pope – Singer/Songwriter DVD Video – Singer/Songwriter, Etc. Nashville Public Access TV Show #112, October 6, 2007 – (lead acoustic guitar and upright bass)
(out of print as of now)
National TV
Jimmy Kimmel Show, 2006, playing upright bass for The Tennessee Three