Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson

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Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2007
Label:	Stony Plain
UPC:	0772532132220
Rank:	95763

Tracks

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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buddy Cage   Primary Artist,Guitar (Steel)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott   Primary Artist
Corb Lund   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Stewart MacDougall   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
The Circus in Flames   Primary Artist
Amos Garrett   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Blue Rodeo   Primary Artist
Chris Hillman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Mandolin
Cindy Church   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jeff Bradshaw   Primary Artist,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone)
Jennifer Warnes   Primary Artist,Vocals
McDades   Primary Artist
Tom Russell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Gordon Lightfoot   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Hi String Guitar,Guitar (12 String)
The Good Brothers   Primary Artist
David Rea   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Yann Falquet   Guitar
Ron Allan   Bass (Upright)
Bob Egan   Pedal Steel
Herb Pedersen   Vocals (Background),Guitar (Acoustic)
Ian Tyson   Vocals (Background)
Rick Haynes   Bass
Debra Dobkin   Percussion
Greg Keelor   Guitar,Vocals
Simeon Pillich   Bass
Rick Cunha   Guitar
Michael Francis   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Brian Good   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Rick Whitelaw   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Danny Greenspoon   Guitar (Acoustic)
Shannon Johnson   Fiddle,Vocals
Mike Heffernan   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Doug Andrew   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Glenn Milchem   Drums
Mark Sterling   Guitar,Vocals
Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger   Fiddle
Lisa Logan   Vocals (Background)
Wendell Ferguson   Guitar (Electric)
Thom Moon   Drums
Andrew Hardin   Guitar
Mike Lent   Vocals,Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric)
Barry Keane   Drums,Percussion
Larry Good   Banjo,Vocals (Background)
Skip Edwards   Accordion
Mark Kelso   Drums
Bazil Donovan   Bass
Bruce Good   Autoharp,Vocals (Background)
Joel Derouin   Violin
David Wilkie   Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Tenor)
John Sheard   Keyboards
George Koller   Bass
Bill Bryson   Bass
Bob Packwood   Piano
Harry Stinson   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Sandeep Bhandari   Assistant Engineer
Michael Dangelmaier   Package Design
Bob Doidge   Engineer,Producer
Holger Petersen   Executive Producer
Marcus Paquin   Engineer
Ian Tyson   Composer
David Rea   Producer
Peter J. Moore   Mastering
Rick Cunha   Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Rudi Ekstein   Engineer
Corb Lund   Producer
Danny Greenspoon   Mixing,Producer
Barry Allen   Mixing,Engineer
Doug Andrew   Mixing,Producer
Mark Sterling   Producer
Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger   Mixing
Peter North   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Amos Garrett   Producer
Steve Bellamy   Engineer
Andrew Hardin   Production Assistant
Chris Hillman   Producer
Colin Lay   Engineer
Jeff Bradshaw   Producer
Jeff Wolpert   Engineer
Jerry Woolsey   Mixing,Engineer
Tom Russell   Producer
Jason D'Ottavio   Engineer
Greg Kolchinsky   Assistant Engineer
Daniel Cinelli   Mixing