(Maggard No #) 2005
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.
(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 |
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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 |
[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.