Salt River

~ Release by Sam Amidon (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

"Tavern" Incorporates the traditional tune "Salt River".
"I'm On My Journey Home" Incorporates the 1859 Shape Note Song by Sarah Lancaster.
"Cusseta" Includes the 1844 Shate Note Song by John Massengale.
"Never" Incorporates the fiddle tune "Her Long Dark Hair Flowing Down Her Back" by Junior Crehan.
Sam Gendel is credited with playing the Sarune Bolon, a Batak wind instrument, on "Friends And Neighbors".

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-30 18:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Oldenfjord
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Sam Amidon
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
synthesizer:
Sam Gendel
recording of:
Oldenfjord
writer:
Grey Larsen
1:45
2Three Five
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
guitar:
Sam Amidon
synthesizer:
Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
recording of:
Three Five
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Sam Amidon and Sam Gendel
4:18
3Big Sky
alto saxophone, guitar and synthesizer:
Sam Gendel
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Sam Gendel and Philippe Melanson
fiddle:
Sam Amidon
vocals:
Sam Amidon
recording of:
Big Sky
composer:
Lou Reed
3:59
4Tavern
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
fiddle:
Sam Amidon
synthesizer:
Sam Gendel
recording of:
Tavern
writer:
Sam Amidon and Sam Gendel
3:14
5Golden Willow Tree
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
guitar:
Sam Amidon
synthesizer:
Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
arranger:
Sam Amidon and Sam Gendel
7:36
6I’m on My Journey Home
drums (drum set) [electronic drums] and shakers [shaker]:
Philippe Melanson
guitar:
Sam Amidon
synthesizer and wind synthesizer [electronic wind instrument]:
Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
arranger:
Sam Amidon and Sam Gendel
4:16
7Ask the Elephant
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
guitar:
Sam Amidon
organ:
Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
recording of:
Ask the Elephant!
lyricist and composer:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
Ono Music
2:02
8Cusseta
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
fiddle and guitar:
Sam Amidon
synthesizer:
Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
arranger:
Sam Amidon and Sam Gendel
recording of:
Cusseta
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
5:51
9Friends and Neighbors
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
guitar:
Sam Amidon
synthesizer and woodwind:
Sam Gendel
background vocals:
Marcella Cytrynowicz and Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
recording of:
Friends and Neighbors
writer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
6:02
10Never
drums (drum set) [electronic drums]:
Philippe Melanson
fiddle and guitar:
Sam Amidon
wind synthesizer [electronic wind instrument]:
Sam Gendel
vocals:
Sam Amidon
arranger:
Sam Amidon
recording of:
I Never Will Marry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 466)
4:42