Stony Plain 40 years: Independent record label Stony Plain Records celebrates 40 years!
2016 marks the 40th Anniversary of one of Canada’s longest surviving independent record labels. Stony Plain Records has been recognized worldwide for its consistent, high quality roots and blues releases.
This three volume set celebrates with some of the label’s favourite tracks, including one full CD of rarities and previously unreleased music by artists like Eric Bibb, Maria Muldaur, Duke Robillard and Sam Chatmon. Stony Plain was named “2014 Record Label of the Year” by the Blues Foundation in Memphis. Add to that 6 Grammy nominations, 11 Juno Awards and dozens of Blues Awards and Maple Blues Awards.
1 In Music was lucky enough to listen to this gem which is through and through pure goodness, demonstrating the vibrant legacy of the label and the very reason why it has been able to survive this long. Some songs remind us of some of the artists that we had the pleasure of reviewing the releases of, including the rocking voice of Jeff Healey at the service of his passion for swing, Jazz and Blues. Here is a compilation worth its history and giving us a sound of nostalgia and hope for independent Roots, Rock, Country, Folk & Blues. Find their release on Bandcamp at https://continentalrecordservices.bandcamp.com/
Stony Plain 40 years: Tracklisting
Disc 1
Colin Linden – No More Cheap Wine (4:43)
Spirit Of The West – The Crawl (4:03)
Corb Lund – I Wanna Be In The Cavalry (3:10)
Doug Sahm – Louis Riel (3:50)
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep (5:29)
Emmylou Harris – Where Will I Be (4:22)
Guitar Heroes: James Burton, Albert Lee, Amos Garrett, David Wilcox – That’s All Right (Mama) (5:18)
New Guitar Summit – Flying Home (4:12)
Rodney Crowell – Funky And The Farm-boy (4:06)
Valdy & Gary Fjellgaard – VLT (2:30)
Jr. Gone Wild – Poet’s Highway (4:16)
Tim Hus – Wild Rose Waltz (5:32)
Ian Tyson – Cottonwood Canyon (3:19)
Jennifer Warnes – Blue Mountains Of Mexico (3:16)
Steve Earle – Rivers Of Babylon (3:02)
Eric Bibb – Needed Time (feat. Taj Mahal, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Ruthie Foster) (6:28)
Disc 2
Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – Bankrupted Blues (3:09)
Joe Louis Walker – Eyes Like A Cat (3:49)
Rosco Gordon – Sit Right Here (4:38)
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – It Takes Time (4:55)
Maria Muldaur – Soul Of A Man (feat. Taj Mahal) (2:52)
Long John Baldry – Midnight Special (3:24)
Paul Reddick – Mourning Dove (4:55)
MonkeyJunk – Mother’s Crying (4:36)
Jay McShann – Goin’ to Chicago (4:32)
Jeff Healey – Hong Kong Blues (3:12)
Billy Boy Arnold – Bad Luck Blues (3:16)
Rory Block – Candy Man (3:42)
Big Dave McLean – Atlanta Moan (4:12)
Ruthie Foster – Keep Your Big Mouth Closed (3:15)
Sonny Rhodes – Meet Me At The 10th Street Inn (3:18)
Jim Byrnes – Wrapped Up, Tied Up (3:30)
Amos Garrett – Lost Love (4:10)
Ellen McIlwaine – All To You (4:01)
King Biscuit Boy – Blue Light Boogie (5:00)
Disc 3
Duke Robillard – Ain’t Gonna Do It (3:31)
Duke Robillard – Rehab (5:21)
Eric Bibb – Shingle By Shingle (4:06)
Eric Bibb – Wayfaring Stranger (6:19)
Maria Muldaur – In My Girlish Days (2:28)
Maria Muldaur – I Belong To The Band (4:30)
David Wilcox – Uptown Bump (3:47)
Sam Chatmon and His Barbeque Boys – I Hate That Train (feat. Colin Linden, Doc MacLean) (3:51)
Sam Chatmon and His Barbeque Boys – All Night Long (feat. Colin Linden, Doc MacLean) (2:51)
Bob Carpenter – Satan’s Golden Chain (4:02)
Bob Carpenter – Mister Blue (2:45)
Walter ‘Shakey’ Horton with Hot Cottage – Shakey’s Edmonton Blues (3:02)