- Bill Gatton Chevy Show
- Carter Stanley Interview - 1966
- How Far To Little Rock? - Search live shows
- Jim Kent's film 'Ralph Stanley's Bluegrass Festival'
- New WCYB Recording
- Pound Va. 1972 - Video
- Replica Rebel T-Shirt
- R.I.P. Ralph
- Roy Lee Centers Last Show
- Song & Memory Books
- Stanley Brothers - WCYB Acetate
- Stanley Standard - Carter Stanley Memorial Issue
- Suwannee River Jamboree
- Up In The Cloud - 1957-62
Nathan Stanley - Sandy Ridge
(Maggard No #) 2005
Average Album Rating: 2.5
(Total votes 2)
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Nathan was just twelve when he recorded this solo debut at Maggard Sound in Big Stone Gap, Va, in 2005. Featuring backing by the Clinch Mountain Boys, it is mostly instrumental, with Ralph singing and playing on Nine Pound Hammer and Nathan singing lead on Dream Of A Miner's Child and Somebody Loves You Darlin'.
Nathan's vocals sound surprisingly mature, and while his mandolin work is quite basic, it's still pretty good for a twelve year old!
The title cut Sandy Ridge was co-written by Nathan and James Alan Shelton, and was performed as a showcase number by Nathan at the time.[1]
Nathan also wrote Papaw's Mule and Drew's Tune.
- Nathan Stanley: mandolin, vocal (a)
- Dewey Brown: fiddle
- Jack Cooke: bass
- James Alan Shelton: lead guitar
- Steve Sparkman: banjo
- Ralph Stanley: clawhammer banjo, lead vocal (b)
(a) lead vocal on tracks 6 and 10.
(b) on track (3) only.
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| A-1 |
Sandy Ridge |
01:56 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| Nathan Stanley / James A. Shelton |
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| A-2 |
East Virginia Blues |
01:57 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| P.D. |
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| A-3 |
Nine Pound Hammer |
02:27 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| P.D. |
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| A-4 |
Old Time Pickin' |
02:15 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| R. Stanley |
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| A-5 |
I'll Fly Away |
02:42 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| Albert E. Brumley |
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| A-6 |
Dream Of A Miner's Child |
02:56 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| Robert Donnelly / Will Geddes |
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| A-7 |
Bile Them Cabbage Down |
01:24 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| P.D. |
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| A-8 |
Papaw's Mule |
02:22 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| Nathan Stanley |
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| A-9 |
Will The Circle Be Unbroken |
01:37 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| A.P. Carter |
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| A-10 |
Somebody Loves You Darlin' |
02:47 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| Wiley Morris / Zeke Morris |
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| A-11 |
Farther Along |
01:57 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| W.B. Stevens |
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| A-12 |
Drew's Tune |
01:57 |
2005 |
Sandy Ridge |
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| Nathan Stanley |
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Other artwork / related images:
[1] eg the tape of Ralph and the Clinch Mountain Boys from the 'Hardly Strictly Bluegrass' festival in Golden Acre Park, San Francisco 2nd October 2005.
