Recordings by Rich Bala

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TWO WAYS TO ORDER!!
Click the "Buy Now” button to the right of recordings to order from "CDBaby.com"(AND to listen to “tracks”),
or use the "old-fashioned" way of mail order directly to Rich (info at bottom of page)!

“For those who can’t get enough of sea chanteys, hornpipes, and ballads sung raw-whisky pure, (this) is a 16-course banquet … lusty 3-part harmonies and a rich variety of instrumental sounds. – Nina Shengold, Chronogram Magazine

“A GREAT group of guys and a TERRIFIC CD for those interested in traditional music!” - Wanda Fischer, “Hudson River Sampler”, WAMC, Albany, NY

“A WONDERFUL piece of work … love those harmonies!” – Bill Hahn, “Traditions”, WFDU, Teaneck, NJ

Songs: The Raftsman’s Song; Billy in the Lowground/Over the Waterfall; The Erie Canal; Simon Slick; Mary Powell Waltz; Staten Island Hornpipe/Cuckoo’s Nest; Lifeline to the Heartland; Rio Grande; Tailor’s Hornpipe / Kitty’s Wedding; New York Gals; With a Big Bow Wow; Midnight on the Water; Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay; Storm King; Fisher’s Hornpipe; Rolling Home.

	"Hudson Valley Traditions" (re-issued with additional songs!) (CD ONLY) By Rich Bala (with Tom White & Bruce Morrison) Originally recorded in 1989 for cassette only, this is the FIRST time it is available on CD! It contains 14 songs (including BONUS tracks not on the original recording!), spanning three centuries of folksongs about life in the Hudson Valley & Catskill Mountains.

Three centuries of folksongs about life in the Hudson Valley & Catskill Mountains, including:

In Old Pod Auger Times; The River That Flows Both Ways (newly recorded!); Ballad of Major Andre; Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay; Lackawaxen Too (The D&H Canal Song); Last Winter Was A Hard One; Gettin' in the Cows; Big Bill Snyder; Cuttin' Down the Pines; Applejack; The Barefoot Boy With Boots On; Apple Picker's Reel; I Walked the Road Again (newly recorded!); Sailing Down This Golden River (newly recorded!).

	"Revolution on the River" (CD ONLY) By The Hudson River Ramblers (Rich Bala & storyteller Jonathan Kruk), contains 7 songs AND 7 stories from and about the Revolutionary War in the Hudson Valley.

** Named "BEST CD" of 2001 by Hudson Valley Magazine!!
"A great way to learn about those times!"- Pete Seeger
"A gem in a jewel case!"- Tom Hughes, Site Mgr., Washington's HQ State Historic Site, Newburgh, NY
"I have enjoyed your CD"- Dr. James Johnson, Ph.D. (Col., retired), former Head of History Dept. at West Point and current Director of
Hudson River Valley Institute, Marist College

14 stories and songs:
Yankee Doodle, Sybil's Revered Ride, Soldier, Will You Marry Me?, The Scourge of the Highlands, Riflemen of Bennington, Remember Jane McCrea!, Battle of Saratoga, The Bitter Pill, Battle of Stony Point , The Spy , Treason of the Darkest Dye, The Gathering Storm, Follow Washington/A Toast, Doodle Dandy

"... With Boots On" (on Cassette and CD) by The Barefoot Boys (Rich Bala & Tom White)

Songs: Liberty / St. Anne's Reel; Shawneetown; Squash Hollow / Angeline The Baker; Sunny's Mazurka / Jimmy Allen; Travelin' Man; Frosty Morn Medley; Bill Cheatham / The Barefoot Boy; Cuckoo's Nest / Red Haired Boy; Waterbound; Soldier's Joy / Ragtime Annie; Juberju; Morpeth Rant / June Apple

An eclectic blend of songs and tunes with guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, concertina, and both mountain AND hammered dulcimer. Featuring Mark Murphy on bass (formerly of Walt Michael & Co., and currently with Work ‘O The Weavers), this recording is a mixed bag of instrumental medleys, square dance tunes, Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains songs, and some good old-fashioned ragtime.

You’ll find yourself tapping your feet and singing along.” – Kate Goldsmith, Taconic Press

"(Tom and Rich) have created a a recording of classic traditional tunes played expertly, that may serve as an inspiration to many future players. This music is highly accessible..."- SingOut! Magazine (Spring 2001)

"...A very interesting record, to say the least. This music is relaxing and crafty, and most of all, very authentic." - Rhythm and News Magazine

Songs: Buttercup Joe; Old Man Grumble; Gone, Gonna Rise Again; Chickens In The Garden; Pastures Of Plenty; Jones' Paring Bee; Bessie The Heifer; The Field Behind The Plow; Fall Is Here; Maple Sweet; When The Wagon Was New; To The Farmer

Folksongs celebrating rural life on the family farm, with Rich on vocals, guitar and mountain dulcimer. Featuring Linda Russell and members of Betty & The Baby Boomers on vocals, Ken Perlman on banjo, Rob Brereton on dulcimer, and other guests on harmonica, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, concertina, bagpipes and hammered dulcimer!

"...a gem of a unique album" - Steve Israel, Times Herald Record

"a welcome celebration of rural family and farms, seasoned with lovely instrumentation" – Ellen Geisel, Hudson Valley Magazine

Ordering Information

To order, send $16.50 per CD and $11.00 per cassette (price includes postage and handling) plus sales tax (NY residents only) to:

Rich Bala
P.O. Box 179
Billings,
NY 12510

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To contact Rich for further information, or to schedule a performance:
  E-mail: baladeer@aol.com
  Or:  Rich Bala
          P.O. Box 179
          Billings, NY 12510

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