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Music from Rancho Deville

Charles Sawtelle

Initial release : February 2001

Acoustic Disc ACD 44

David Grisman performs on and was executive producer for this release. Peter Rowan and Vassar Clements also play on the album.

Tracks

  • The Butcher's Dog (Sawtelle)
  • The Ranger's Command (Guthrie)
  • The Newz Reel (Doucet)
  • The Storms Are on the Ocean (Carter)
  • My Life Is in Your Hands (Sawtelle)
  • Gonna Paint the Town (Stanley)
  • Chez Seychelles (Traditional arr. Doucet/Sawtelle)
  • Amber Tresses (Carter)
  • Mom and Dad's Waltz (Frizzell)
  • Aragon Mill (Kahn)
  • Jolie Faye (Doucet/Sawtelle)
  • Forsaken Love (Carter)
  • I Will Always Love You (Sawtelle)
  • Grand Texas (Traditional arr. Doucet/Sawtelle)
  • Let's Go Home (Sawtelle)
  • Angel Band (Bradbury/Hascall)
Musicians

The musicians on the tracks of this CD are as follows.

The Butcher's Dog;

  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Jean Ballhorn - fiddle
  • Laurie Lewis - fiddle, bass
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Pete Wernick - banjo
The Ranger's Command;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar, vocals
  • Max Baca - bajo sexto
  • Laurie Lewis - harmony vocals
  • Flaco Jimenez - accordion
  • Fred Zipp - mandolin
  • Todd Phillips - bass
The Newz Reel;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Craig Smith - banjo
  • Michael Doucet - fiddle
  • Todd Phillips - bass
The Storms Are on the Ocean;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Tim O'Brien - harmony vocals
  • Norman Blake - guitar, vocals
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Todd Phillips - bass
My Life Is in Your Hands;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Sam Bush - mandolin
  • Jerry Douglas - resophonic guitar
  • Todd Phillips - bass
Gonna Paint the Town;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Peter Rowan - lead vocals
  • Fred Zipp - mandolin, baritone vocals
  • Jim Runnels - banjo, tenor vocals
  • Richard Greene - fiddle
  • Dan Mitchell - bass
Chez Seychelles;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Michael Doucet - fiddle
  • Laurie Lewis - fiddle, bass
Amber Tresses;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Norman Blake - guitar, vocals
  • David Grisman - mandolin
Mom and Dad's Waltz;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Todd Phillips - bass
  • Vassar Clements - fiddle, vocals
  • Nick Forster - lead guitar
Aragon Mill;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Tom Rozum - mandolin, harmony vocals
  • Mollie O'Brien - vocals
  • Darol Anger - fiddle
  • Todd Phillips - bass
Jolie Faye;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Harry Orlove - guitar, percussion
  • Michael Doucet - fiddle, vocals
  • Todd Phillips - bass
Forsaken Love;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Norman Blake - guitar, vocals
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Laurie Lewis - harmony vocals
  • Todd Phillips - bass
I Will Always Love You;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Sam Bush - second guitar
  • Jerry Douglas - resophonic guitar
  • Todd Phillips - bass
Grand Texas;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Michael Doucet - fiddle
Let's Go Home;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • Vassar Clements - fiddle
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Craig Smith - banjo
  • Todd Phillips - bass
Angel Band;
  • Charles Sawtelle - guitar
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Katy Moffatt - harmony vocals
  • Tony Marcus - harmony vocals
  • Tom Rozum - harmony vocals
  • Kathy Chiavola - vocals
  • Mary Tyler Doub - chorus
  • Cash Edwards - chorus
  • Helen Forster - chorus
  • Nick Forster - chorus
  • KC Groves - chorus
  • Kitsy Kuykendall - chorus
  • Pete Kuykendall - chorus
  • Laurie Lewis - chorus
  • Peter Rowan - chorus
  • Tim Stafford - vocals
  • Pete Wernick - chorus
  • Patrick O'Kelly - highland pipes
Credits

  • Producer - Charles Sawtelle, Laurie Lewis for Dawg Productions
  • Executive Producer - David Grisman, Craig Miller
  • Engineer - Jim Bloomfield, Dave Dennison, Mike Grace, James Tuttle, Bradley Kopp, Shark, Tom Size, Bil VornDick
  • Mixing - Kevin Clock, Laurie Lewis
  • Mastering - Paul Stubblebine
  • Design, layout, photography - D. Brent Hauseman
  • Photography - Tim Benko, Howard Brock, Brant Gamma, Heather Rowntree, Jon Sievert, Daniel Spinner Peter Wernick and others
  • Liner notes - Peter Wernick, Laurie Lewis, David Grisman, Charles Sawtelle
  • Additional notes and quotes - Tom Rozum, Harry Orlove, Mollie O'Brien, Peter Rowan, Michael Doucet, Todd Phillips, Tim O'Brien, Nick Foster, Richard Greene, Norman Blake
  • Special thanks from Laurie to the following without whose help I would never have been able to finish this project: Charles' parents, Dan and Polly Sawtelle - I wish Charles had introduced us years ago. Mickey Houlihan, invaluable technical adviser and dream sharer. James, Shark, Mike and Bradley for helping me to get through the sonic contents of Rancho De Ville. It was tough guys but we did it!Dan Miller for gathering together all the quotes and photos. Heather Rowntree, Jean Ballhorn, David Grisman, Suzy Thompson, Kristin Lewis, Chuck, Chloe and Shannon Forsman, Tom Rozum, Bil VornDick and my editor Phil Catalfo.
  • And special thanks to Rick Adels, Rob Bleetstein, Nick Forster, Pam Grisman, Greg Mudd, Artie and Harriet Rose, Matthew Stafford and Pete Wernick
  • Recorded at Rancho De Ville, Boulder, Colorado
  • Additional tracks recorded at Tomland, Pacheco, California; Room 1084 of The Galt House Hotel, Louiseville, Kentucky; Wind Over The Earth, Boulder, Colorado; Dawg Studios, Mill Valley, California
  • Mixed at Colorado Sound, Denver
Related releases

Ranger's Command and My Life Is In Your Hands were included on;

Angel Band was included on the Acoustic Disc sampler;
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