Pre-order the download now and get three songs! CLICK HERE
Three decades later, I'm amazed and honored that fans and
friends still ask us about this recording. Our goal all those years ago was to
make something that would last.
We would have loved to have pressed some more records for
you, but, living in the present simply doesn't allow this. What we have here is
certainly the next best thing and some audiophiles might argue, is even better
as here on Bandcamp, you can download this in almost any format.
I shipped the original reel to reel masters to Sean Sullivan
at John Prine's Butcher Shoppe Studio in Nashville. Sean took great care to
digitize the analog tapes and Mark Poole gave it a final remastering at his
Zone 8 Studio in Granville WV. What I'm hearing now reminds me of what we heard
thirty years ago while listening back to the full album at Earth Tones in
Parkersburg WV for the very first time.
The album will be out everywhere iTunes, Amazon etc on Nov 27, but you can pre-order it now on Bandcamp, get two songs, and choose any format. The very highest sound quality will be found on Bandcamp.
Enjoy and thank you for supporting us over the last three decades!
I'm exited about my mini-tour this week. Many of you have been kind enough to tell your friends about my upcoming shows. I really appreciate that. I couldn't do this without you.
This summer I wrote gobs of songs and I think one or two of them might be good. You'll be the judge. I'll be laying them on you this week.
TRACK LISTING 1. Fireball Mail (2:55) CHARLIE MCCOY 2. Poor Little Darlin’ (3:17) TIM O'BRIEN with KATHY MATTEA 3. When Your House Is Not a Home (3:25) JAMES PRICE 4. I’m Little but I’m Loud (2:39) MOLLIE O'BRIEN and JULIE ADAMS 5. I Got a Hole in My Pocket (2:46) LARRY GROCE 6. Hillbilly Fever (2:37) MAYF NUTTER with KIM MCABEE 7. How to Catch an African Skeeter Alive (3:20) THE CARPENTER ANTS 8. (You've Been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann (4:04) BILL WITHERS 9. A-Sleepin’ at the Foot of the Bed (2:51) KATHY MATTEA 10. They’ve Stole My Steel Guitar (2:38) RUSS HICKS 11. We Could (2:49) CONNIE SMITH 12. Raisin' the Dickens (3:11) RUSS HICKS, ROBERT SHAFER, CHARLIE MCCOY, JAMES PRICE 13. Shopping for Dresses (2:59) TODD BURGE 14.Out of Business (2:50) JOHN LILLY 15. May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose (3:55) LANDAU EUGENE MURPHY, JR. 16. Slow Suicide (6:48) ANN MAGNUSON
This morning, as I heard the news about President Trump pulling us out of the Paris Agreement, I couldn't stop thinking about this song that I wrote about ten years ago and recorded with Tim O'Brien. Today, took a stroll around my yard and shot the video you see here. So much green! Yesterday, Trump said: "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." And to that, I say this. Do the good people of Pittsburgh care about the Parisian babies yet to be born? On the lives of my future grandkids, I bet yes. #Parisburgh
Please join us in Marietta Ohio for our official albums released show!
This Friday, October 28 at 8pm
Larry Groce, Sandra Groce & Todd Burge
with Members of the Mountain Stage Band! Peoples Bank Theatre - Marietta Ohio Tickets are $5 off if you buy them in advance! CLICK HERE
The “Our Albums Are Released Tour” 2016
Larry Groce www.larrygroce.com Grammy Nominee & Mountain Stage host Larry Groce and his wife Sandra Groce, violist with the West Virginia Symphony, have made a new studio recording called “Live Forever.” (Produced by Don Dixon) It includes three of Larry’s original songs and eight covers, mostly songs connected to Mountain Stage over the years. This very well received recording is Groce’s first album in over two decades.
“this album demonstrates that [Larry] should not have stayed away so long. While the album consists of mostly covers of songs done by artists who appeared on the show — such as Townes Van Zandt, Jesse Winchester, and Billy Joe Shaver — the originals are the treasures. Most notably, ‘What Do You Think About (When You Think Of Love),’ which was inspired by the great American writer Raymond Carver. In it, Groce becomes the Robert Altman of song…’When the Mist Clears Away’…captures West Virginia, in all its magnificence and obscurity, like few others” Amos Perrine – No Depression
Listen to Larry Groce with Ray Wylie Hubbard – Live Forever:
Todd Burge has a new album out as well entitled “Live from Mountain Stage 2006-2015”. The CD includes 17 tracks of original material. Larry Groce has called Burge “WV’s premier songwriter”. “Like a Randy Newman with a guitar, he’s also been described as a Warren Zevon who can evoke bizarre characters and situations….hearing Burge live takes the cake. The only other live Mountain Stage albums by a single artist are by Jesse Winchester and Laura Nyro, so Burge is in good company. “ Amos Perrine – No Depression
SUNDAY AUG 21st JOE'S PUB PUBLIC THEATRE Take Me Home Flood Relief (TWO SHOWS)TICKETS I fear that our flood victims will be forgotten as time passes. Let's not allow that to happen! I'm proud to have been invited to this benefit in NYC at Joe's Pub Aug 21, organized by the Tony Award winning Michael Cerveris. Please share this powerful video. If you can't make the show, you can still show your support here http://www.redcross.org/joespub-pub Tickets here http://tinyurl.com/hsmcbru
