Grateful Dead Family Discography: Cold Rain And Snow

Cold Rain And Snow

Composer: Traditional

The Grateful Dead recorded this song as Cold Rain & Snow. The song is more commonly known as Rain & Snow and most other recordings use this title.

Rain and Snow was included in the book, English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians by Cecil Sharp. The collected version, which dates from August 1916, was sung by Mrs. Tom Rice at Big Laurel, NC. This version includes only the first verse.

The Grateful Dead version is based on the recording by Obray Ramsey. The song was also performed by many bluegrass groups in the 1960's including those of Bill Monroe and Del McCoury and it may be that live bluegrass versions also influenced the Dead version.

The song was arranged by Benjamin Britten and included in his work Eight Folk Song Arrangements.

The original Grateful Dead release of the song is credited to Traditional / McGanahan Skjellyfetti. The name McGanahan Skjellyfetti was a psuedonym used by the Grateful Dead for group compositions. The name derives originally from a character in Kenneth Patchen's "Memoirs Of A Shy Pornographer", although the name was possibly used by the Grateful Dead because one of the band members had a cat of that name.

Grateful Dead recordings

The Grateful Dead, 1967
Steal Your Face, 1976
The Grateful Dead / Anthem Of The Sun, 1976?
Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, 1996
Ticket to New Year's (video), 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 14, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 18, 2000
Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000
Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 21, 2001
View From The Vault II, 2001
View From The Vault II (video/DVD), 2001
The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, July 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, 2002
The Birth Of The Dead, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 28, 2003
Truckin' Up To Buffalo, 2005
Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD), July 2005
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 2: 1/18/70, 2005
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 3: 10/26/71, 2005
Eternally Grateful, Grateful Dead, 2007

The Dead / Ratdog

Mansfield, MA: June 22, The Dead, 2003
Morrison, CO: July 7, The Dead, 2003
Somerset,WI: August 3, The Dead, 2003
Baltimore MD: October 20, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
Chicago IL: November 3, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
St. Louis MO: November 15, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
Boise ID, March 12, 2004, Ratdog, 2004
Syracuse NY, March 20, 2004, Ratdog, 2004
Morrison, CO: June 15, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Indianapolis, IN: July 25, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Camden, NJ: August 8, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Wantagh, NY: August 14, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Verona NY, April 8, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
Ridgefield CT, April 25, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
St. Petersburg, FL, November 18, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
Danbury, CT, March 21, 2006, Ratdog, 2006
Poughkeepsie, NY, March 28, 2006, Ratdog, 2006
Buffalo NY, October 27, 2006, Ratdog, 2006
Portland OR, February 16, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
Springfield MA, March 15, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
Raleigh, NC, November 11, 2007, Ratdog, 2007

Tom Constanten

Fresh Tracks In Real Time, Tom Constanten, 1989
Nightfall Of Diamonds, Tom Constanten, 1992
Relix Bay Rock Shop No. 2, Various Artists, 1992
Relix Sampler 4, Various Artists, 1992
Grateful Dreams, Tom Constanten, 2000
88 Keys to Tomorrow, Tom Constanten, 2002
Moved To Stanleyville, Tom Constanten & Ken Foust, 2006

Other recordings

Sings Folk Songs From The Three Laurels, Obray Ramsey, 1961?
No Explanations, Len Novy, 1969
Traditional Country Music, Betsy Rutherford, 1971
Reflection, Pentangle, 1971
Pentangling, Pentangle, 1973
Muleskinner: A Potpourri Of Bluegrass Jam, Muleskinner, 1974
Whiskey Before Breakfast, Arkansas Sheiks, 1975
The End of an Old Song, Dillard Chandler, 1975
The Pentangle Collection, Pentangle, 1975
Livin' on the Mountain, Del McCoury, 1976
Anthology, Pentangle, 1978
The Roundup, Bob Bovee, 1979
The Best of Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals, Del McCoury, 1983
At Their Best, Pentangle, 1983
Sweet Songs from Yesterday, Mill Run Dulcimer Band, 1984
Sunset on the Prairie, High Country, 1985
Essential, Vol. 1, Pentangle, 1986
A Maid That's Deep in Love, Pentangle, 1987
Collection, Pentangle, 1988
Classic Bluegrass, Del McCoury, 1991
Long Journey, Dry Branch Fire Squad, 1991
Psychedelic Psauna (In Four Parts), Various Artists (Bevis Frond), 1991
Hope You Like Our New Direction, Henry Kaiser, 1991
People On The Highway 1968-1971, Pentangle, 1992
The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead, Various Artists (Obray Ramsey), 1995
Eternity Blue, Henry Kaiser, 1995
The Greene Fiddler, Richard Greene, 1995
Full Sail, Chesapeake, 1995
Rebel Records: 35 Years of the Best in Bluegrass (1960-1995), Various Artists (Del McCoury), 1996
Light Flight, Pentangle, 1997
Mouth to Mouth, The Levellers, 1997
Bluegrass Essentials, Various Artists (Del McCoury), 1998
Piece Of Cake, Lubos Malina, 1999
Dealing A New Hand (From The Same Old Deck), The New Deal String Band, 1999
Blue Horse, Be Good Tanyas, 2001
Roots, Blue Mountain, 2001
Memory Theatre, James Leva, 2001
Heritage, Pentangle, 2001
Roots: An American Journey, Various Artists (Dry Branch Fire Squad), 2001
Run Mountain: North American Songs & Ballads, Kieron Means, 2002
Down The Old Plank Road, Chieftans (w/ Del McCoury), 2002
Live From Bonnaroo, Various Artists (Del McCoury), 2002
Tonight It's Now or Never, Blue Mountain, 2002
Ten Thousand Mornings, Peter Mulvey, 2002
Classic Mountain Songs, Various Artists (Dillard Chandler), 2002
Light Flight: The Anthology, Pentangle, 2002
Ocean's Breadth, Mick McAuley, 2003
The Grass Is Always Bluer, Various Artists (Be Good Tanyas), 2004
Ireland: The Greatest Songs Ever, Various Artists (Mick McAuley), 2004
DSO Live: Jan 26, 2004, Charlottesville, VA, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Jan 28, 2004, Wilmington, NC, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Jan 31, 2004, Raleigh, NC, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 9, 2004, Baltimore, MD, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 15, 2004, Winooski, VT, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 19, 2004, Teaneck, NJ, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
Deadgrass, Deadgrass, 2005
Going Home Shoes, The Lonesome Sisters with Riley Baugus, 2005
Dark Holler: Old Love Songs and Ballads, Various Artists (Dillard Chandler), 2005
Rain And Snow, Elizabeth LaPrelle, 200?
no info Chickens Are A-Crowing, Rufus Crisp Experience, 2005
Blockbuster Bluegrass, Various Artists (James Leva), 2006
Through the Green Fuse, Grand Union, 2006
Quartet, Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, 2006
True Bluegrass Essentials, Various Artists (Del McCoury), 2006
Hush, Pauline Scanlon, 2006
Reunion: A Decade of Solas, Solas, 2006
The Time Has Come, Pentangle, 2007