Jean Chapel

Opal Jean Amburgey, *06-03-1925 Neon, KY, +19-08-1995

2nd version
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Kittra Moore, Kurt  Rokitta, Adam Komorowski, Hans Sandberg, Lennart Gustavsson, Uwe Hollihn
SESSIONS see also Jean Chapel sessionography by Dick Grant
1 August 1949 Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago, IL - Salty Holmes and His Brown County Boys (Salty Holmes [harmonica], Otis Wilson “Joe” Maphis [ld gt], Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo])
001 75106 HARMONICA BOOGIE  Decca 9-46313
Decca 46313 was released 30th April 1951.
Ca February 1950 New York City – Salty Holmes and His Singing Harmonica with Matty O’ Neil[Mama]-1/Salty Holmes [“Talking Harmonica”]-2/Salty Holmes-3 (Salty Holmes [vcl-4/vcl+harmonica-5], Opal Jean Holmes [vcl-6/banjo], Joe Maphis [ld gt])
002 DLG-50244/MX-35595 I FOUND MY MAMA -1-2-5-6 London 663 L-663 A London 30106 London 20028B Decca FM-5743 London JS-?/ CCD-289
ca April 1950 New York City – Matty O‘ Neil (Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo], Salty Holmes [harmonica], poss. Joe Maphis [ld gt] + Orrin Tucker Orchestra)
003 DLG-50260 DON’T SELL DADDY ANYMORE WHISKEY London 16023 L-1037 45-L-1037/ CCD-289
004 DLG-50261 LITTLE RUSTY 16023 L-1037 45-L-1037/ CCD-289
ca July 1950 New York City – Matty O’ Neil (Salty Holmes [harmonica], Joe Maphis [ld gt], Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo])
005 DLG-50514 WHISKEY TOOK MY DADDY AWAY London 16038 London L-1095 London 30292
006 DLG-50515 WHAT’S THIS WORLD COMING TO 16038 L-1095 30292
11 April 1951 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Mattie O‘ Neil, * and Salty Holmes (Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo-4/mandolin-5], Salty Holmes [vcl*/harmonica-3], Gerald Lester “Jerry” Byrd [steel], Thomas Lee “Tommy” Jackson Jr. [fiddle-6], ? [org-7])
007 K-3210 STUCK WITH LOVE* -3-4-6 King 45-982/ CCD-289
008 K-3211 DIVORCES* -3-5-7 45-982/ CCD-289
009 K-3212 MY LITTLE SON’S PLEA 45-963
010 K-3213 THE HICCOUGH SONG -3 963
011 none WHAT AM I GONNA DO King unissued
20 November 1951 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Mattie O‘ Neil and Salty Holmes/Mattie, Marthie And Minnie* (Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo/fiddle], Salty Holmes [harmonica-4], Martha ‘Marthie’ Carson [hmny vcl-5/2nd ld vcl -6/rh gt], Bertha “Minnie” Woodruff [hmny vcl-5/vcl-7/ld vcl-8/fiddle], Gerald Lester “Jerry” Byrd [steel], Thomas Lee “Tommy” Jackson Jr. [fiddle])
012 K-3302-1 ECHOES OVER THE SMOKEYS -3-4-5 King 45-1056/Cattle CCD-289
013 K-3303-2 SHACKLES AND CHAINS -3-4-5 King 45-1033/ Cattle CCD-289
014 K-3304-1 MY WORST MISTAKE -3-4-5 King 45-1056/ Cattle CCD-289
015 K-3305-3 YOU CAN DISH IT OUT (BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE IT) -2-3-6-7 King unissued/ Magnet MRCD-004
016 K-3306-2 OUR LOVE IS GONE -3-4-5 King 45-1033/ Cattle CCD-289
017 K-3307-1 TENNESSEE MEMORIES -2-3-6-7 King 45-1052
018 K-3308-3 YOU CAN’T LIVE WITH ‘EM (AND YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ‘EM) -2-3-6-7 45-1052/Audio lab AL-1519 Library of Congress LBC-07, Magnet MRCD-004 Proper PROPERBOX 103
MATTIE O’ NEIL possibly plays fiddle on all the above recordings.
AUDIO LAB AL-1519 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (1961); LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LBC-07 SONGS OF COMPLAINT AND PROTEST (1977); MAGNET MRCD-004 TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC MAKERS, Vol.4.-MOUNTAIN HOEDOWN (UK); CATTLE CCD-289 SALTY HOLMES and MATTIE O’ NEIL with the Amber Sisters and Joe Maphis (GER, 2004); PROPER PROPERBOX 103 BLAZING BLUEGRASS (UK, 2005)
18 May 1952 [no. 2639] Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave., North, Nashville, TN – The Amber Sisters (Martha Carson [vcl-3/hmny vcl-2/rh gt], Opal Jean Holmes [ld vcl-1/hmny vcl-2/banjo], Salty Holmes [harmonica-4], Chet Atkins [el ld gt],? [steel], Bertha Woodruff [hmny vcl-2/fiddle], ? [bass], Thomas Lee“Tommy” Jackson Jr.[fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
A01 10111 I’D LIKE TO SHOW YOU AROUND -1-2-3 Capitol unissued
A02 10112 WHEN I WANT LOVIN’, BABY, I WANT YOU -1-2-3 Capitol F2289/ CCD-289
A03 10113 LONESOME ROAD BLUES -1-2-3 F2289/ CCD-289
A04 10114 NEW RIVER TRAIN Capitol unissued
9 October 1952 [no. 2795] Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave., North, Nashville, TN – The Amber Sisters (Martha Carson [vcl-1/hmny vcl-2/rh gt], Opal Jean Holmes [vcl-3/hmny vcl-2/banjo], Chet Atkins [el ld gt], Bertha Woodruff [vcl-3/hmny vcl-2], ? [steel], ? [bass], ? [tom toms-4]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
A05 10760 I’VE WAITED TOO LONG -1-2-3 Capitol F2394/Cattle CCD-289
A06 10761 CHEROKEE EYES -1-2-3-4 Capitol F2538/Cattle CCD-289
A07 10762 USELESS -1-2-3 F2538/Cattle CCD-289
A08 10763 ONE MORE TIME -1-2-3 Capitol F2394/Cattle CCD-289

11 July 1953 [14:00-17:00] Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Salty Holmes and Mattie O‘ Neil aka Salty and Mattie (Producer: Fred Rose)
019 53-S-6119/53-XY-371 WAKE UP, LITTLE BOY BLUE K11572/ CCD-289
020 53-S-6120/53-XY-372 LONG TIME GONE K11572/ CCD-289

020a 53-S-6121/53-XY-373 BABY I GOT YOU ON MY MIND unissued

020b 53-S-6122/53-XY-374 THE HAUNTED HOUSE unissued

18 September 1953 [no. 3132] Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave., North, Nashville, TN – The Amber Sisters (Martha Carson [vcl/rh gt], Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo], Chet Atkins [el ld gt],? [steel], Bertha Woodruff [hmny/fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
A09 11788 LOOK WHAT FOLLOWED ME HOME Capitol F2684/ CCD-289
A10 11789 I’M ASHAMED Capitol unissued
A11 11790 SO TIRED OF YOUR RUNNIN’ ‘ROUND Capitol F2684/ CCD-289
A12 11791 HE’LL COME BACK Capitol unissued
ca. May 1954 Fred Rose Studio, Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel aka Opal Jean (Opal Jean Chapel [vcl], Salty Holmes [harmonica], poss. Bertha Woodruff [hmny vcl/fiddle] + unknown musicians. Producer: Wesley Rose)
021 F-51 TENNESSEE COURTIN’ TIME Hickory 45-1015
022 F-52 YOU GAVE ME YOUR NAME 45-1023
023 F-53 PART OF YOUR HEART 45-1023
024 F-54 THAT DONE IT 45-1015
6 October 1954 Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Salty Holmes (Salty Holmes [vcl/harmonica], Opal Jean [vcl*/banjo] + unknown musicians)
025 86898/NA 3373 THE MAMA DOLL SONG* 9-29321 Columbia DO-70166
Columbia DO-70166 was released in Australia.
1955 [demo session] Nashville, TN – Mattie O’Neal (Opal Jean Holmes [vcl/banjo])
02501 AIN’T GONNA WASH MY FACE FOR A MONTH
02502 FROST ON THE ROOF
02503 WINDOWS OF THE PAST
ca. April 1956 Music City Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (unknown musicians). Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
026 U 196/G2-WB-7278 WELCOME TO THE CLUB Sun 244 RCA 47-6681/Ace CHCHD-1016
027 U 197/G2-WB-7279 I WON'T BE ROCKIN' TONIGHT Sun 244 RCA 47-6681/Proper Properbox 122
The above recordings were leased to Sun Records by Murray Nash. Sun Records then leased the above recordings to RCA Victor.

26 March 1957 [19.00-22.00] RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission, 1525 McGavock Street, Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Jean Chapel [vcl], Grady Martin [el gt], Ray Edenton [rh gt], Bob Moore [bass], Otto Bash [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano]. Producer: Chet Atkins)

028 H2-WB-0671-5 OO-BA LA BABY 20/47-6892
029 H2-WB-0672-3 I HAD A DREAM 20/47-6892
030 H2-WB-0673 (or 4) BABY TAKE ME BACK unissued
031 H2-WB-0674 (or 3) BABY I WON'T LIKE IT unissued
Matrix No. H2WW-0671 has the legend “from the Warner Bros. film “Untamed Youth”.
1957 unknown – Opal Jean

032 I’LL NEVER FORGET MY KIND OG GUY Warrior 503

033 I HEARD HIS HEART BREAK LAST NIGHT Warrior 503

Warrior Records operated in Pleasantown, TX

1959 Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Bill Justis)
034 unknown title Play Me unissued
035 unknown title Play Me ?
035a unknown title Play Me ?
035b unknown title Play Me unissued
ca. February 1962 unknown - Jean Chapel
036 IT HURTS ME Crest 45-1100
037 TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY Crest 45-1100
18 January 1963 Nashvile, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Bill Justis)
038 YW-27000/PS-4400 MY REASON FOR LIVING unissued
039 YW-27001/PS-4401 DON’T LET GO Smash S 1829/Blend BLR-82017
040 YW-27002/PS-4402 YOUR TENDER LOVE S 1829
16 August 1966 RCA Victor Studio A, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Joe Johnson)
041 1351 OH NOT NOT AGAIN Challenge unissued
042 1352 LAY SOME HAPPINESS ON ME Challenge unissued
043 1353 TO GET TO YOU Challenge unissued
044 1354 LONELY AGAIN Challenge unissued
045 1355 UNCLE LES Challenge unissued
8 October 1966 RCA Victor Studio B, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Joe Johnson)
046 I'VE GOT A MEMORY YOU CAN'T TOUCH unissued
note by Michel Ruppli: session untraced in Challenge files
18 October 1966 RCA Victor Studio B, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Joe Johnson)
047 1374/▲ 64356 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Challenge 59350
048 1375/▲ 64356X I'M YOUR WOMAN 59350
049 1376 CONTAGIOUS unissued
050 1377 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET unissued

16 March 1967 RCA Victor Studio B, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Jean Chapel [vcl], Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians. Producer: Joe Johnson)
051 1410/▲66057 STAMP OUT LONELINESS 59362 Apex 77043/OTD 8038
052 1411/▲66057X YOU CAN TAKE ME 59362 Apex 77043
053 1412/▲67117 THIS WALTZ IS MINE 59370/OTD 8038
054 1413 YOU TURN ME ON unissued/OTD 8038

OUT OF TOWN OTD 8038 DONNA FARGO AND FRIENDS (1982)

6 May 1967 RCA Victor Studio B, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Joe Johnson)
055 1430/▲ IN THE REACH OF YOUR ARMS 59370
6 September 1967 RCA Victor Studio B, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (Jerry Reed Hubbard [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Bob Moore [bass] + Tompall Glaser, Jim Glaser, Charlie Glaser [bck vcl]. Producer: Joe Johnson)
056 1444/▲68566 GREEN PAPER 59376
057 1445/▲65566X HUNGRY EYES 59376
058 1446A/▲69411X IF I EVER GET YOU 59381
059 1446B/▲69411 DINO'S TV DOOR 59381
26 March 1968 RCA Victor Studio B, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel (arranger: Billy Walker. Producer: Joe Johnson)
060 1456/▲71523 SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND LOVE 59386
061 1457/▲71523X I REALLY GO FOR YOU 59386
062 1458 A LONELY WOMAN unissued
063 1459 SUNSHINE EVERY DAY MOONLIGHT EVERY NIGHT unissued
1968 [demo session] Nashville, TN - Jean Chapel and Tammy Wynette
06301 CRAZY ME FOR LOVING YOU
06302 HUNGRY EYES
06303 I KNOW MY LIMITATIONS
16 June 1969 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Jean Chapel (Producer: Walter Haynes)
064 K-11954 I STARTED LOVING AGAIN Kapp K-2034
065 K-11955 BLUEBIRD RIDGE Kapp K-2034
066 K-11956 LOVE IS unissued
067 K-11957 ALWAYS MISSING YOU unissued
13 November 1969 [18:00-21:00] Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Jean Chapel (Jean Chapel [vcl], Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians. Producer: Walter Haynes)
068 K-11997 THE ROLL CALL Kapp K-2082
069 K-11998 SO MUCH OF A MAN unissued
070 K-11999 I'M YOUR WOMAN K-2082
071 K-12000 WRAP ME UP unissued

RADIO BROADCASTS

1936 [radio broadcast] Radio Station WHIS, Bluefield, WV – Sunshine Sisters All-Girl String Band (Opal Jean Amburgey [vcl/banjo], Irene Ethel Amburgey [vcl/rh gt], Bertha Amburgey [vcl/fiddle])
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN unissued
BOIL THEM CABBAGE DOWN unissued
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG unissued
7 December 1940 [WSB Barn Dance-22:30] Radio Station WSB, Atlanta, GA – Hoot Owl Holler Girls (Opal Jean Amburgey [vc/banjo], Irene Ethel Amburgey-Roberts [vcl/rh gt], Bertha Amburgey [vcl/fiddle])
SINGLE GIRL, SINGLE GIRL unissued
1940-1941 [WSB Barn Dance/WSB Farm and Fun Hour] Radio Station WSB, Atlanta, GA – Hoot Owl Holler Girls (Opal Jean Amburgey [vc/banjo], Irene Ethel Amburgey-Roberts [vcl/rh gt], Bertha Amburgey- Woodruff [vcl/fiddle])
OLD DAN TUCKER unissued
GROUND HOG unissued
SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT unissued
TURN YOUR RADIO ON unissued
MY HORSES AIN’T HUNGRY unissued
FREE LITTLE BIRD unissued
WATERMELON ON THE VINE unissued
FIREBALL MAIL unissued
I’LL BE BACK IN A YEAR LITTLE DARLING unissued
1940-1942 [WSB Farm and Fun Hour, 05:30] Radio Station WSB, Atlanta, GA – Hoot Owl Holler Girls (Opal Jean Amburgey [vc/banjo], Irene Ethel Amburgey-Roberts [vcl/rh gt], Bertha Amburgey [vcl/fiddle])
NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS unissued
I WONDER WHY YOU SAY GOODBYE unissued
MULESKINNER BLUES unissued
ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL unissued
PATTY ON THE TURNPIKE –instr.- unissued
BACK UP AND PUSH –instr.- unissued
14 March 1942 [WSB Barn Dance] Radio Station WSB, Atlanta, GA – Mattie O‘ Neil (Opal Jean Amburgey [vc/banjo], Irene Ethel Amburgey-Roberts [rh gt], Bertha Amburgey-Woodruff [fiddle])
PEACH PICKIN’ TIME IN GEORGIA unissued
1953 [live-Grand Ole Opry] Radio Station WSM, Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Salty and Mattie (Salty Holmes [vcl/harmonica], Mattie O’Neal [vcl/banjo] + unknown musicians. Host: Faron Young)
WAKE UP, LITTLE BOY BLUE Grand Ole Opry program #
1955 [live-Grand Ole Opry] Radio Station WSM, Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Salty and Mattie (Salty Holmes [vcl/harmonica], Mattie O’Neal [vcl/banjo] + unknown musicians. Host: Webb Pierce)
HARMONICA BOOGIE Grand Ole Opry Program #
1955 [live-Grand Ole Opry] Radio Station WSM, Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Salty and Mattie (Salty Holmes [vcl/harmonica], Mattie O’Neal [vcl/banjo] + unknown musicians. Host: Minnie Pearl)
THE GHOST SONG Grand Ole Opry Program #

ALBUMS
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-289 Salty Holmes and Mattie O’ Neil With The Amber Sisters And Joe Maphis: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain ; Cannonball Special ; Cherokee Eyes; Divorces ; Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey ; Don't Shed Your Tears After I'm Gone ; Echoes Over The Smokeys ; I Found My Mama ; I've Waited Too Long ; Just An Old Farm For Sale ; Little Rusty ; Lonesome Road Blues ; Long Time Gone ; Look What Followed Me Home ; My Worst Mistake ; Nine Times Out Of Ten ; One More Time ; Our Love Is Gone ; Shackles And Chains ; So Tired Of Your Runnin' Around ; Stuck With Love ; Swanee Swing ; Useless ; Wabash Blues ; Wake Up, Little Boy Blue ; When I Want Lovin', Baby, I Want You - 04

SINGLES
London (1950) aka aka Matty O' Neil
16023 Don't Sell Daddy Anymore Whisky / Little Rusty - 05-50 (reissued on L-1037 in May 1951. 1037 also issued in UK, May 1951, 45-L-1037 issued in October 1954)
16038/30292 [45 RPM] Whiskey Took My Daddy Away / What's This World Coming To – 08-50 (also issued in UK on London L-1095 in October 1951)
King (1951) aka Matty O' Neil
45-963 Hiccough Song / My Little Son's Plea – 06-51
45-982 Stuck With Love / Divorces - 08-51 w. Salty Holmes
45-1033 Our Love Is Gone / Shackles And Chains - 01-52 w. Salty Holmes
45-1052 You Can't Live With 'Em / Tennessee Memories - 03-52 Mattie, Marthie and Minnie
45-1056 My Worst Mistake / Echoes Over The Smokies - 03-52 w. Salty Holmes
Capitol (1952-53)
F2289 Lonesome Road Blues / When I Want Lovin' Baby, I Want You - 17-11-52 The Amber Sisters (w. Martha Carson)
F2394 I've Waited Too Long / One More Time – 09-03-53 The Amber Sisters (w. Martha Carson)
F2538 Cherokee Eyes / Useless – 20-07-53 The Amber Sisters (w. Martha Carson)
F2684 Look What Followed Me Home Last Night / So Tired Of Your Runnin' 'Round - 14-12-53 The Amber Sisters (w. Martha Carson) (rev. Jan.2, 1954)
MGM (1953) Salty and Mattie
K11572 Wake Up, Little Boy Blue / Long Time Gone – 09-53 (rev. Sept. 11)
Hickory (1954-55) as by Opal Jean
45-1015 Tennessee Courtin' Time / That Done It - 09-54
45-1023 You Gave Me Your Name / Part Of Your Heart - 05-55
Sun (1956, masters leased to RCA)
244 I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight / Welcome To The Club – 15-05-56
RCA Victor (1957)
20/47-6681 I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight / Welcome To The Club - 10-56 reissue of Sun 244 (rev. July 21)
20/47-6892 Oo-Ba La Baby / I Had A Dream – 15-04-57 (rev. Apr. 27)

Warrior (1957) Opal Jean

503 I’ll Never Forget My Kind Og Guy / I Heard His Heart Break Last Night – 57 (rev. Sept. 30)

Crest (1962)
45-1100 It Hurts Me / Turn Around And Walk Away - 04-62
Smash (1963)
S 1829 Don't Let Go / Your Tender Love - 06-63
Challenge (1966)
59350 Tell It Like It Is / I'm Your Woman - 18-11-66
59362 You Can Take Me / Help Stamp Out Loneliness - 27-03-67 (Canadian issue on Apex 77043)
59370 In The Reach Of Your Arms / This Waltz Is Mine - 19-06-67
59376 Hungry Eyes / Green Paper - 09-67
59381 Dino's TV Door / If I Ever Get You - 06-12-67
59386 She And Ye Shall Find / I Really Go For You - 14-05-68 (rev, June 8)
Kapp (1969-70)
K-2034 Bluebird Ridge / I Started Loving Again - 21-07-69
K-2082 I'm Your Woman / Roll Call - 18-03-70

 

 

Peter Ostroushko

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca. Spring 1985 Studio M, St. Paul, MN – Peter Ostroushko
001 LAST STAND Rebel 0204
002 FRIEDRICH POLKA Rebel 0204
003 MARJORIE'S WALTZ Rebel 0204
004 FIDDLE TUNE MEDLEY Rebel 0204
005 BURNT BISCUIT BREAKDOWN Rebel 0204
006 SLEEPY JESUS RAG Rebel 0204
007 SLUZ-DUZ POLKA Rebel 0204
008 KATERINA'S WALTZ Rebel 0204
009 CHRISTIAN CREEK Rebel 0204
010 CO. KERRY TO KIEV MEDLEY Rebel 0204
ca. Spring 1986 Studio M, St. Paul, MN – Peter Ostroushko
011 SLUZ BLUES Rounder 0227
012 BACK HOME IN N.E. MINNEAPOLIS Rounder 0227
013 RED DANCING SHOES Rounder 0227
014 B-O-R-S-C-H-T Rounder 0227
015 ROSE OF OLD RED WING Rounder 0227
016 OH GLORY Rounder 0227
017 CORNY DOG RAMBLE Rounder 0227
018 DOWN THE STREETS OF MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD Rounder 0227
019 HEY GOOD LOOKING Rounder 0227
020 UKRAINIAN MEDLEY: IN THE MEADOW IS A WELL/SUFFERING Rounder 0227
021 THE TOO-TIGHT POLKA Rounder 0227
1986 unknown – The Mandi Boys
M01 MANDO BOYS WAR HYMN Red House RHR-10
M02 THE HILLS OF MANCHURIA Red House RHR-10
M03 RUMBA DE LOS HOLSTEINS Red House RHR-10
M04 NOLA Red House RHR-10
M05 VICTORIA ELIZABETH WALTZ Red House RHR-10
M06 AIRMAIL SPECIAL (AIRMAIL SPECIAL GOOD ENOUGH) Red House RHR-10
M07 MUNDO DE SONNY Red House RHR-10
M08 ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Red House RHR-10
M09 FUGUE IN GM (THE LITTLE ONE) Red House RHR-10
M10 WALTZ OF THE NIGHTHAWKS Red House RHR-10
M11 RUSSIAN RAG Red House RHR-10
1987 unknown – Peter Ostroushko (Producer: Eric Peltoniemi)
022 LIZA Red House RHR-17
023 INDIFFERENCE Red House RHR-17
024 BENNY'S/PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Red House RHR-17
025 BLUES FOR MARIAN (WALTZ OF THE HOLSTEINS) Red House RHR-17
026 BEAUMONT RAG Red House RHR-17
027 TICO-TICO Red House RHR-17
028 BRING ON SOME RAIN Red House RHR-17
029 FATS WALLER MEDLEY Red House RHR-17
030 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Red House RHR-17
1989 Studio M, St. Paul, MN – Peter Ostroushko (Daíthí Sproule [gt], Dean Magraw [gt], Norman Blake [gt], Sean O'Driscoll [banjo], Nancy Blake [cello], Paddy O'Brien [accordion], Johnny McDonagh [bodhran])
031 INTERNATIONAL MEDLEY:LOST INDIAN/REEL OF Red House RHR-CD-30
032 MARJORIE'S WALTZ NO. 2 Red House RHR-CD-30
033 HORIZONTAL HOLD Red House RHR-CD-30
034 IRISH MEDLEY: SWEEPS HORNPIPE/SCHOLAR Red House RHR-CD-30
035 ORTHODOX PRIEST Red House RHR-CD-30
036 POLKA MEDLEY Red House RHR-CD-30
037 BONNIE MULLIGAN'S Red House RHR-CD-30
038 MONKEY ON A DOG CART Red House RHR-CD-30
039 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW Red House RHR-CD-30
040 HIGHWIRE HORNPIPE Red House RHR-CD-30
041 UKRAINIAN MEDLEY Red House RHR-CD-30
042 BLUE MESA Red House RHR-CD-30
042 JIG MEDLEY Red House RHR-CD-30
1991 Studio M, St. Paul, MN - Peter Ostroushko (Tom Mudge [recorder])
044 WHALEBONE FEATHERS Red House RHR-CD-40
045 MUSETTE IN A MINOR Red House RHR-CD-40
046 THREE BRAZILIAN MELODIES Red House RHR-CD-40
047 NIGHTINGALE MEDLEY Red House RHR-CD-40
048 UNKNOWINGLY SHE WALKED WITH GRACE AMONGST Red House RHR-CD-40
049 PRAIRIE SUITE Red House RHR-CD-40
050 WALTZ FOR HANA Red House RHR-CD-40
051 BUKAVINA Red House RHR-CD-40
052 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE Red House RHR-CD-40
053 FIDDLE TUNES Red House RHR-CD-40
1987/1995 [live] various places – The Mando Boys (Peter Ostroushko, Dick Nunneley, Joe Trimbach, John Niemann)
M1101 CONCERT BEGINS Borderland 115148
M1102 RUSSIAN RAG Borderland 115148
M1103 SCOTT JOPLIN'S NEW RAG Borderland 115148
M1104 ESTER IRIS Borderland 115148
M1105 MANDO BOYS TALK Borderland 115148
M1106 HILLS OF MANCHURIA Borderland 115148
M1107 MAXIM & HABIB TALK Borderland 115148
M1108 LADY BE GOOD Borderland 115148
M1109 MAXIM SPEAKS HIS MIND Borderland 115148
M1110 FIRST MOVEMENT FROM BACH'S DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO DM Borderland 115148
M1111 SOLACE Borderland 115148
M1112 SLIPPED DISC Borderland 115148
M1113 MANDO BOYS' WAR HYMN Borderland 115148
M1114 LADIES & GENTLEMAN, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, ON ANY STAGE Borderland 115148
M1115 BILL MONROE FIDDLE TUNE MEDLEY Borderland 115148
M1116 UKRAINIAN MEDLEY Borderland 115148
M1117 EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK Borderland 115148
M1118 INTRO OF THE MANDO DANCERS Borderland 115148
M1119 HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY Borderland 115148
M1120 MAXIM & HABIB TALK Borderland 115148
M1121 PINEAPPLE RAG Borderland 115148
M1122 MAXIM SPEAKS HIS MIND AGAIN Borderland 115148
M1123 FUGUE IN G MINOR Borderland 115148
M1124 IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT SUPPLEMENT OXYGEN WILL BE NEEDED Borderland 115148
M1125 AIR MAIL SPECIAL Borderland 115148
M1126 MANDO BOYS FAREWELL Borderland 115148
M1127 LA BAMBA Borderland 115148
1995 Studio M, St. Paul, MN - Peter Ostroushko (Dean Magraw [gt], Marc Anderson [percussion], David Bullock [violin], Sarah Lewis [cello], Bruce Kurnow [harmonica], Richard Dworsky [piano]. Producer: Peter Ostroushko)
054 SEATTLE [THE FANTASY REEL] Red House RHR-CD-70
055 PRAIRIE SUNRISE Red House RHR-CD-70
056 PUPPY BELL DANCE Red House RHR-CD-70
057 MONTANA Red House RHR-CD-70
058 DAKOTA THEMES: KASPOSIA/PIONEER WALTZ/PIGS Red House RHR-CD-70
059 HEART OF THE HEARTLAND Red House RHR-CD-70
060 NICARAGUA Red House RHR-CD-70
061 SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE Red House RHR-CD-70
062 VIRGINIA REEL FROM HELL MEDLEY Red House RHR-CD-70
063 (TWILIGHT ON) THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS Red House RHR-CD-70
1996 Studio M, St. Paul, MN - Peter Ostroushko (Bobby McFerrin [vcl], Dean McGraw [gt], Gordy Knudtson [drums],Bruce Kurnow [harmonica], Ed Volker [piano]. Producer: Peter Ostroushko)
064 MIRACLE Red House RHR-CD-90 065 MANDELA Red House RHR-CD-90 066 TWILIGHT OF OUR YEARS Red House RHR-CD-90
067 MY PEOPLE Red House RHR-CD-90
068 DOWN ON THE PLAIN OF REEDS Red House RHR-CD-90
069 ONCE AGAIN Red House RHR-CD-90
070 I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME INTO MY LIFE Red House RHR-CD-90
071 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LONELY IS Red House RHR-CD-90
072 BABY BRING YOUR SWEET LOVIN' TO ME Red House RHR-CD-90
073 LIKE MEMORIES OFTEN DO Red House RHR-CD-90
1999 Brewhouse Studio, Minneapolis, MN - Peter Ostroushko (Ruth MacKenzie [vcl], Dean Magraw [gt], Dirk Freymuth [gt], Joel Sayles [bass], Gordy Knudtson [drums], Marc Anderson [percussion], Bruce Allard [violin/viola], Diane Tremaine [cello], Ritchie Dworsky [piano/Hammond B-3 organ], Bruce Turnow [harmonica], Ken Holmen [sax], Steve Strand [trumpet], Mike Nelson [trombone]. Producer: Peter Ostroushko)
074 BOSTON Red House RHR-CD-140
075 SACRED HEART, PTS. 1 & 2 Red House RHR-CD-140
076 PUCKETTE'S FAREWELL Red House RHR-CD-140
077 LAFAYETTE Red House RHR-CD-140
078 EVEN THE RAVENS MOURN OVER YOU Red House RHR-CD-140
079 THREE CROWS Red House RHR-CD-140
080 TATIANA'S LAMENT Red House RHR-CD-140
081 SLOBODA Red House RHR-CD-140
082 MEDICINE BOW Red House RHR-CD-140
083 MADISON Red House RHR-CD-140
2002 Hudson Studios Inc., Edina, MN/The Rainbow Garage, Los Angeles, CA – Peter Ostroushko (Dirk Fremuth [gt/
Bouzouki], Pat Donohue [gt], Greg Liesz Sheerhorn [resonator gt/Weissenborn guitar], Gary Aaynor [bass], Arnie Kinsella [drums/percussion], Mark Anderson [percussion],Andy Stein [fiddle/baritone sax], Diane Tremaine [cello], Dan Newton [accordion], Ritchie Dworsky [piano/Hammond B-3 organ]. Producer: Peter Ostroushko)
084 COMING DOWN FROM RED LODGE Red House RHR-CD-170
085 TRIP TO DONEGAL Red House RHR-CD-170
086 TEELIN BAY WALTZ Red House RHR-CD-170
087 PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH' HORNPIPE Red House RHR-CD-170
088 NEW SMYRNA SERENADE Red House RHR-CD-170
089 CASHDOLLAR BLUES Red House RHR-CD-170
090 EAST TEXAS WALTZ Red House RHR-CD-170
091 TOPANGA CANYON STRUT Red House RHR-CD-170
092 REEL MEDLEY: THE FOUR-FACED LIAR / BAGGETT STREET / THE WITCHES
093 KITCHEN Red House RHR-CD-170 Red House RHR-CD-170
094 HYMN PAGE 9/11 Red House RHR-CD-170
2004 unknown – Peter Ostrushko
095 UNCOMMON GROUND Red House RHR-CD-185
096 GLACIERS Red House RHR-CD-185 Red House RHR-CD-185
097 THE LAND TO WHICH WE BELONG Red House RHR-CD-185
098 AFTER THE BUFFALO HUNT Red House RHR-CD-185
099 ST.ANTHONY'S FALLS Red House RHR-CD-185
100 KING OF THE NORTHERN FOREST Red House RHR-CD-185
101 LUMBERJACK WALTZ Red House RHR-CD-185
102 WHITE PINE ELEGY Red House RHR-CD-185
103 HINCKLEY FIRE TRILOGY Red House RHR-CD-185
104 ONCE IN THE PRAIRIE TALL GRASS Red House RHR-CD-185
105 PLOWMAN'S REEL Red House RHR-CD-185
106 PSALM OF THE PRAIRIE Red House RHR-CD-185
107 CRANE'S SLOW DRAG Red House RHR-CD-185
108 MILL CITY Red House RHR-CD-185 Red House RHR-CD-185
109 SWEET HOLLOW LAMENT Red House RHR-CD-185
111 CROOKED MAN'S JIG Red House RHR-CD-185
112 MALLARD ISLAND HYMN Red House RHR-CD-185
113 NORTH OF THE PRAIRIE STARS Red House RHR-CD-185
114 DANCIN' IN THE MISSISSIPPI MUD Red House RHR-CD-185
115 LORD, IN THY BOSOM WE WILL REST Red House RHR-CD-185
July 2004 unknown, MN – Peter Ostroushko
Unknown tracks for Italian Countryside
19 December 2004 [live] The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange St, St. Paul, MN – Peter Ostroushko (Ruth MacKenzie [vcl], Tatiana Riabokin [vcl], The Nowytski Sisters, Natalie and Olenka [vcl], Dan Chouinard [piano/accordion], Arkadiy "Arkan" Yushin [gt/dobro[, Joel Sayles [vcl/bass], Marc Anderson [percussion], Dan Chouinard [piano/accordion])
11501 LA LUNA Borderland
11502 HOLLY AND THE IVY/OJ, V PETRIVOCHKU/A HAZDO, HAZDO Borderland
11503 CAROL OF THE DRUM Borderland
11504 GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Borderland
11505 DOBREYJ VECHIR TOBI (GOOD EVENING TO YOU) Borderland
11506 OJ, SYVAJA ZOZULEN'KA (THE GREY CUCKOO) Borderland
11507 BRAZILIAN CHORO MEDLEY Borderland
11508 I WONDER AS I WANDER Borderland
11509 OI TUNJUSKA Borderland
11510 WANDERING BOY Borderland
11511 THE CHRISTMAS BELLS OF BELFAST Borderland
11512 SCHEDRYK Borderland
11513 BRIGHT MORNING STARS Borderland
11514 STILLE NACHT (SILENT NIGHT) Borderland
ca early 2006 Wild Sound Recording Studio, Minneapolis, MN - Peter Ostroushko (Natalie Nowytskt, Ruth
MacKenzie [vcl], Arkadiy "Arkan" Yushin [gt], Pat Donohue [gt], Joel Sayles [bass instrument], Gordy Knudtson [drums], Marc Anderson [percussion], Diane Tremaine [cello], Dan Chouinard [accordion/piano], Richie Dworsky [piano/Hammond b-3 organ], Producer: Peter Ostroushko)
116 MANASSAS JUNCTION Red House RHR-CD-196
117 BOGHDAD BLUES Red House RHR-CD-196
118 ST. AUGUSTINE LULLABY Red House RHR-CD-196
119 SATURDAY NIGHT GUYS CRUSING VAN NUYS Red House RHR-CD-196
120 WHEN THE CITY OF ANGELS SLEEPS Red House RHR-CD-196
121 DAYTON CAKEWALK DELIGHT Red House RHR-CD-196
122 BEMDJI BLUES Red House RHR-CD-196
123 CASHDOLLAR'S BERKSHIRE BLUES Red House RHR-CD-196
124 TECUMSEH Red House RHR-CD-196 Red House RHR-CD-196
125 MCCULLY'S WALTZ Red House RHR-CD-196
126 MONTENEGRO Red House RHR-CD-196 Red House RHR-CD-196
127 MEDITATION ON THE THIN SPACE AT ST.PAUL'S CHAPEL Red House RHR-CD-196
2008 unknown – Peter Ostroushko
129 SEE IT THERE/CON CASSIDY'S Borderland 5809
130 PANTALONI DEL DIAVOLO Borderland 5809
131 GONDOLIERS, WENCHES, AND BRUNHILDA Borderland 5809
132 THE CUCKOLD KIND Borderland 5809
133 BALLLU DA CURDEDDA/MASK MAKER Borderland 5809
134 WHEN SHELLY THE CLAM DOES THE TANGO Borderland 5809
135 SHE WHO CLIMBS TO THE HEAVENS Borderland 5809
136 IN SEARCH OF THAT WHICH YOU CANNOT HAVE Borderland 5809
137 RAVENS DANCE Borderland 5809
138 VALSE LA BEAUX Borderland 5809
139 THE GARGOYLE STOMP Borderland 5809
140 BAYOU INDIGO Borderland 5809
141 THE FRENCH TRAP Borderland 5809
142 GIGUE DU MARI MORT Borderland 5809
143 THE WICKED SISTERS Borderland 5809
144 JUGGLING HEADS Borderland 5809
ca early 2010 Cook Sound Studios, Fort Payne, AL/Runnin' Bird Studio, Waco, TX/Wild Sound Studio, Minneapolis, MN – Peter Ostroushko (Producer: Peter Ostroushko)
145 MAYCOMB, ALABAMA RHR-CD-231
146 WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RHR-CD-231
147 THE B AND B WALTZ RHR-CD-231
148 NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS RHR-CD-231
149 THE NINE YEARS WALTZ RHR-CD-231
150 DOWN WHERE THE RIVER BENDS RHR-CD-231
151 MARJORIE'S WALTZ #4 RHR-CD-231
152 THE A AND A WALTZ RHR-CD-231
153 WALTZ FOR SEDRA RHR-CD-231
154 MEMORIES OF TYLER, TEXAS RHR-CD-231


ALBUMS
Rounder 0204 Sluz Duz Music: Last Stand; Friedrich Polka; Marjorie's Waltz; Fiddle Tune Medley; Burnt Biscuit Breakdown; Sleepy Jesus Rag; Sluz-Duz Polka; Katerina's Waltz; Christian Creek; Co. Kerry To Kiev Medley – 08-85
Rounder 0227 Down The Streets Of My Gold Neighborhood: Sluz Blues; Back Home In N.E. Minneapolis; Red Dancing Shoes; B-O-R-S-C-H-T; Rose Of Old Red Wing; Oh Glory; Corny Dog Ramble; Down The Streets Of My Old Neighborhood; Hey Good Looking; Ukrainian Medley: In The Meadow Is A Well/Suffering; The Too-Tight Polka - 86
Red House RHR-10 Peter Ostroushko Presents The Mando Boys: Mando Boys War Hymn; The Hills of Manchuria; Rumba de los Holsteins; Nola; Victoria Elizabeth Waltz; Airmail Special (Airmail Special Good Enough); Mundo de Sonny; Elite Syncopations; Fugue in Gm (The Little One); Waltz of the Nighthawks; Russian Rag - 86 The Mando Boys
Red House RHR-17 Buddies On Swing: Liza; Indifference; Benny's Pennies From Heaven; Blues For Marian; Beaumont Rag; Tico Tico; Bring On Some Rain; Fats Waller Medley; Honeysuckle Rose – 87
Red House RHR-CD-30 Blue Mesa: International Medley:Lost Indian/Reel of the Hanged Man; Marjorie's Waltz, No. 2; Horizontal Hold; Irish Medley: Sweeps Hornpipe/The Scholar/Ban Anti AR Lar; The Orthodox Priest; Polka Medley: The Charleston Polka/The B.T. Polka; Bonnie Mulligan's; Monkey on a Dog Cart; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Highwire Hornpipe; Ukrainian Medley; Blue Mesa; Jig Medley: Ostroushko's #1/Ostroushko's #2 - 89
Red House RHR-CD-40 Duo: The Whalebone Feathers; Musette in a Minor; Three Brazilian Melodies: Index One/Index Two/Index Three; Nightingale Medley: Index One/Index Two; Unknowingly She Walked With Grace Amongst Tall Men; Prairie Suite; Waltz for Hana; Bukavina; When You and I Were Young, Maggie; Fiddle Tunes: Mesa de Esoeranza/The Edinburgh Jigs/Sarah Breaky' – 91
Red House RHR-CD-70 Heart Of The Heart Land: Seattle; Prairie Sunrise; Puppy Bell Dance; Montana; Dakota Themes: Kasposia/Pioneer Waltz/Pigs Eye Reel: Kasposia / Pioneer Waltz / Pigs Eye Reel; Heart of the Heartland; Nicaragua: Prelude and Dance; Sweet Betsy from Pike; Virginia Reel from Hell Medley: Spotted Pony/Mississippi Reel/Wrystra: Spotted Pony / Mississippi Red / Wrystraw; (Twilight on) The Sangre de Cristos – 23-05-95
Red House RHR-CD-90 Pilgrims On The Heart Road: Miracle; Mandela; Twilight of Our Years; My People; Down on the Plain of Reeds; Once Again; I'm So Glad You Came into My Life; You Don't Know What Lonely Is; Baby, Bring Your Sweet Lovin' to Me; Like Memories Often Do – 18-03-97
Red House RHR-CD-140 Sacred Heart: Boston; Sacred Heart, Pts. 1 & 2; Puckette's Farewell; Lafayette; Even The Ravens Mourn Over You; Three Crows; Tatiana's Lament; Sloboda; Medicine Bow; Madison – 11-04-00
Red House RHR-CD-170 Coming Down From Red Lodge: Coming Down from Red Lodge; (Peter's Most Excellent) Trip to Donegal; Teelin Bay Waltz; President George W. Bush's Hornpipe; New Smyrna Serenade; Cashdollar Blues; East Texas Waltz; Topanga Canyon Strut; Reel Medley: The Four-Faced Liar/Baggett Street/The Witches' Kitchen: The Four-Faced Liar / Baggett Street / The Witches Kitchen; Hymn: Page 9/11 – 11-03-03
Lifescapes ? Italian Countryside: (tracks unknown) – 09-04
Red House RHR CD-185 Minnesota: A History Of The Land: Uncommon Ground; Glaciers; The Land To Which We Belong; After The Buffalo Hunt; St.Anthony's Falls; King Of The Northern Forest; Lumberjack Waltz; White Pine Elegy; Hinckley Fire Trilogy; Once In The Prairie Tall Grass; Plowman's Reel; Psalm Of The Prairie; Crane's Slow Drag; Mill City; Sweet Hollow Lament; Crooked Man's Jig; Mallard Island Hymn; North Of The Prairie Stars; Dancin' In The Mississippi Mud; Lord, In Thy Bosom We Will Rest - 15-02-05
Borderland no # (UPC 634479438318) Heartland Holiday Live At The Fitzgerald: La Luna; Holly And The Ivy/Oj, V Petrivochku/A Hazdo, Hazdo; Carol Of The Drum; Girl From The North Country; Dobreyj Vechir Tobi (Good Evening To You); Oj, Syvaja Zozulen'ka (The Grey Cuckoo); Brazilian Choro Medley; I Wonder As I Wander; Oi Tunjuska; Wandering Boy; The Christmas Bells Of Belfast; Schedryk; Bright Morning Stars; Stille Nacht (Silent Night) – 06-12-05
Borderland 115148 The Mando Boys Live: Holstein Lust: Concert Begins; Russian Rag; Scott Joplin's New Rag; Ester Iris; Mando Boys Talk; Hills of Manchuria; Maxim & Habib Talk; Lady Be Good; Maxim Speaks His Mind; First Movement From Bach's Double Violin Concerto Dm; Solace; Slipped Disc; Mando Boys' War Hymn; Ladies & Gentleman, For the First Time Ever, on Any Stage; Bill Monroe Fiddle Tune Medley; Ukrainian Medley; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Intro of the Mando Dancers; Hernando's Hideaway; Maxim & Habib Talk; Pineapple Rag; Maxim Speaks His Mind Again; Fugue in G Minor; In the Unlikely Event Supplement Oxygen Will Be Needed; Air Mail Special; Mando Boys Farewell; La Bamba – 26-12-06 Mando Boys
Borderland 5809 Pete Joints The Circus: See It There/Con Cassidy's; Pantaloni Del Diavolo; Gondoliers, Wenches, And Brunhilda; The Cuckold Kind; Balllu Da Curdedda/Mask Maker; When Shelly The Clam Does The Tango; She Who Climbs To The Heavens; In Search Of That Which You Cannot Have; Ravens Dance; Valse La Beaux; The Gargoyle Stomp; Bayou Indigo; The French Trap; Gigue Du Mari Mort; The Wicked Sisters; .Juggling Heads – 30-09-08
Red House RHR-CD-196 Postcards: Manassas Junction; Baghdad Blues; St. Augustine Lullaby; Saturday Night Guys; Cruising Van Nuys; When the City of Angels Sleeps; Dayton Cakewalk Delight; Bemidji Blues; Cashdollar's Berkshire Blues; Tecumseh; McCully's Waltz; Montenegro; Meditation on the Thin Space at St. Paul's Chapel – 06-06-06
Red House RHR-CD-231 When the Last Morning Glory Blooms: Maycomb, Alabama; When the Last Morning Glory Blooms; The B and B Waltz; Napoleon Crossing the Alps; The Nine Years Waltz; Down Where the River Bends; Marjorie's Waltz #4; The A and A Waltz; Waltz for Sedra; Memories of Tyler, Texas – 18-05-10