Installed here on 11-12-2004, the original text file discography was first installed in the UW-Parkside Music Archives on 05-31-1992.
t = Complete list of track titles appears in the Full Discography
p = Partial list appears, Harvey Reid tracks only
(r) = published reviews of this album are listed in section #E
* = listed in the Summer 1994, Schwann "Spectrum", p. 218
p.# = Schwann listing page number
Solo Albums
#01) 198? ? Fishtraks ?
#02) 1984 The Christmas Project Fishtraks ?
#03)t 1982 Nothin' But Guitar Woodpecker 101
#04)t 1984 A Very Old Song Woodpecker 102
#05)t 1986 * The Coming of Winter Woodpecker 103
#06)t 1987 * The Heart of the Minstrel on Christmas Day(r)Woodpecker 111
#07)t 1988 * Of Wind and Water Woodpecker 104
#08)t 1989 * Solo Guitar Sketchbook (r) Woodpecker 105
#09)t 1990 * Overview Woodpecker 106
#10)t 1991 * Steel Drivin' Man Woodpecker 107
#11)t 1993 Circles Woodpecker 108
#aa) 1994 Chestnuts Woodpecker 109
#bb) 1995 Artistry of the 6-String Banjo Woodpecker 110
#dd) 1997 In Person Woodpecker 112
#ee)t 1998 Fruit on the Vine Woodpecker 113
#ff) 2000 Guitar Voyages Woodpecker 114
#hh) 2002 Dreamer or Believer Woodpecker 116
#ii) 2003 The Autoharp Album Woodpecker 117
Joyce Anderson & Harvey Reid
#gg) 2001 The Great Sad River Woodpecker 115
#jj) 2004 Kindling the Fire Woodpecker 118
Session Work
#mm) 2000 The Girl I Left Behind Joyscream 90502
by Joyce Anderson
Various Artists Collections
#kk)p 1996 Fingerstyle Guitar, Issue Number 16
#nn)p 2003 Autoharp Legacy (3CD) Label? CD-0236-2
Produced by Mark Howard, Ron Wall and Bruce Bowers
Not a single current Wisconsin resident autoharpist!
Ex-Wisconsinites: Harvey Reid, John McCutcheon, Karen Mueller
Videos
#pp) 2003 One April Night Woodpecker DVD-01
Books
#12) 1984 Modern Folk Guitar Knopf book
#13) ? Sleight of Hand ? book
#A) Summary Discography
#B) Full Discography
V = vocal
I = solo fingerstyle guitar instrumental
F = solo flatpick guitar instrumental
i = instrumentals with other musicians
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page) Owners
----------Fishtraks Records ------
There were two titles released under this label. I do not know the
name of his first release.
#01) 198? ? (LP: ?)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#02) 1984 The Christmas Project (LP: ?)
(re-released and re-titled 1987 and 1990, see #06)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Woodpecker Records
#03) 1982 Nothin' But Guitar [LP: 101] {A}
--- Harvey Reid Web site information
--- Author:
#03. A1 4:00 Albatross, The Harvey Reid
#03. A2 1:29 Le Petit Rien F. Couperin
#03. A3 2:10 Simple Gifts trad.
#03. A4 2:27 Fisherman, The Leo Kottke
#03. A5 3:07 Elves and the Shoemaker, The Harvey Reid
#03. A6 2:12 Rocky Road trad.
#03. A7 2:30 I'll Fly Away trad.
#03. A8 1:32 Minuet in G J.S. Bach
#03. B1 4:13 For Whom the Bell Tolls Harvey Reid
#03. B2 2:32 Dirty Dish Rag, The Harvey Reid
#03. B3 2:41 Wildwood Flower trad.
#03. B4 2:10 Slipped Through My Hand Harvey Reid
#03. B5 2:17 Irish Washerwoman (medley) trad.
#03. B5 -- Home from the Seat (medley) trad.
#03. B6 2:39 Ghost of Casey Jones Harvey Reid
#03. B7 2:59 Farewell to Tarwaithe trad.
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#04) 1984 A Very Old Song [LP: 102] {A}
#04 1990 (CS: 102)
--- Harvey Reid Web site information
---
#04. A1 V 3:18 Dreamer or Believer
#04. A2 V 3:56 I Will Learn to Love You
#04. A3 i 2:30 Raspberry Reel
#04. A4 V 3:35 Slipped Through My Hand
#04. A5aI 6:35 Suite in F: For the Duchess - Part 1
#04. A5bI -- Suite in F: For the Duchess - Part 2
#04. A5ci -- Suite in F: For the Duchess - Part 3
#04. B1 V 3:18 It's Up to Me (All or Nothing)
#04. B2 V 4:03 Cryin' Shame
#04. B3 V 4:17 Flower of Loudoun County, The
#04. B4 V 3:26 Johnny the Fisherman
#04. B5 V 5:01 Very Old Song, A
Harvey Reid: 6 and 12-string guitars (A1,A2,A3,A4,A5)
autoharp (B1,B3,B4,A5c-overdubbed)
vocals (all except A3,A5)
Rick Watson: piano (A2)
harmony vocals (A1,A2,B3,B4)
Calvin Stone: percussion (B1,B4)
Akira Otsuka: mandolin (A3)
Brian Silber: viola (A2,A3,B1,B3)
violins (A2,A3,B1,B4)
vocals (B4)
Lynn Rothermich: harmony vocal (A2,A4,B1,B3)
Robbie Flint: pedal steel (B1,B3)
Al Petteway: bass (A3,B1,B3)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#05) 1986 The Coming of Winter [CS: 103-C] * {A}
#05 1990 (71 min. CD) (CD: 103)
--- (85 min. tape, 3 tracks missing from CD, which ones?)
---
#05. A1 2:29 Last Dance of Summer, The
#05. A2 V 5:24 Twilight
#05. A3 2:07 Bonnie Streets of Fyvio, The
#05. A4 1:42 Fisher's Hornpipe, The
#05. A5 V 5:16 Old Portsmouth Town
#05. A6 7:41 Hunter's Moon, The
#05. A7 2:42 Road to Dundee, The
#05. A8 V 3:19 Guide Me
#05. A9 5:34 Coming of Winter, The
#05. B1 I22:10 Minstrel's Dream, The
#05. B2 2:25 Lord of the Dance
#05. B3 I 3:57 Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch
#05. B4 V 5:14 Gathering the Harvest
+ = this part was overdubbed
Harvey Reid: autoharp (A1,A3,A7,A9,B2,B4)
guitar (A2,A5,A6,A8,B1,B3,B4+)
vocals (A2,A5,A8,B4)
mandolin (A4)
jew's harp (A4+)
Brian Silber: violin (A1,A4,A9,B2)
viola (A2+,A3,A6,A7)
vocals (A8)
Rick Watson: piano and vocals (A5)
Lynn Rothermich: vocals (A8)
Linda Schrade: vocals (A5)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#06) 1987 The Heart of the Minstrel on Christmas Day [CS: 111] * {A}
#06 p.672 (62 min.) (CD: 111)
--- (re-release of #02, 6 tracks added, which ones?)
--- (re-released 1990, added A8)
--- instrument:
#06. A1 I 2:56 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (6)
#06. A2 3:21 Deck the Halls (AUT)
#06. A3 I 2:55 Angels We Have Heard on High (6)
#06. A4 4:26 Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) (6)(AUT)
#06. A5 F 2:21 Santa Claus is Coming to Town (6F)
#06. A6 I 5:06 Little Drummer Boy, The (6)
#06. A7 4:58 Silent Night (AUT)(6)(MAN)
#06. A8 I 4:00 O Holy Night (6)
#06. B1 2:50 Away in a Manger (AUT)
#06. B2 I 3:13 Good King Wenceslas (6)
#06. B3 3:20 Ode to Joy (AUT)
#06. B4 I 2:32 Jingle Bells (6)
#06. B5 3:18 O' Tannenbaum (AUT)
#06. B6 I 2:54 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (6)
#06. B7 6:02 Carol of the Birds, The (AUT)(6)
#06. B8 I 2:02 Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (6)
#06. B9 V 4:25 Heart of the Minstrel on Christmas Day, The (6)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#07) 1988 Of Wind and Water [CS: 104C] * {A}
#07 (72 min.) (CD: 104CD) *
--- instrument:
#07. A1 I 3:15 Off to Adventure (12)
#07. A2 V 5:22 Silver Blue (6)
#07. A3 2:22 Maggots in the Sheepshide (medley) (MAN)
#07. A4 -- Flowers of Edinburgh, The (medley) (MAN)
#07. A5 V 7:05 Lakes of Pontchartrain, The (12)
#07. A6 4:55 Keeper of the Light, The (AUT)
#07. A7 4:33 Pieces of Eight (BAN)
#07. A8 V 4:01 Show Me the Road (6)
#07. A9 4:01 Midnight on the Water (12)
#07. B1 I 4:22 Dance, The Storm is Over (12)
#07. B2 V 3:40 Boatman, The
#07. B3 4:45 Southwind
#07. B4 5:07 April Rain
#07. B5 3:26 Crown the Queen
#07. B6 V 5:06 To the Western Wind
#07. B7 4:08 Waltz of the Waves
#07. B8 2:19 Candlelight
#07. B9 2:09 Windy Grave, A
Harvey Reid: guitars, autoharp, mandolin,
6-string banjo, lead vocals
Rick Watson: Roland RD-200 keyboard
Lynn Rothermich: vocals
David Surette: guitar
bouzouki
Sarah Bauhan: tin whistle
Susie Burke: vocals
guitar
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#08) 1989 Solo Guitar Sketchbook [CS: 105C] * {A}
#08 (72 min.) DDD [CD: 105CD] * {J}
--- Harvey Reid Web site information (Review)
---
--- CD times # instrument:
#08. A1 I 6:33 Suite: For the Duchess - Part 1 2:02 1 (6)
#08. A1 I -- Suite: For the Duchess - Part 2 2:14 2 (6)
#08. A1 I -- Suite: For the Duchess - Part 3 2:17 3 (6)
#08. A2 I 3:40 Albatross, The 4 (W-D)
#08. A3 I 3:00 Cindy (medley) 5 (6)
#08. A3 I -- Cripple Creek (medley) 5 (6)
#08. A4 I 7:29 Summertime 6 (6)
#08. A5 I 2:32 Canal Street Strut 7 (6)
#08. A6 I 1:41 Prelude in D minor 8 (6)
#08. A7 F 3:43 Woodchopper's Reel (medley) 9 (6F)
#08. A7 F -- Jimmy in the Swamp (medley) 9 (6F)
#08. A8 I 2:44 Fisherman, The 10 (6)
#08. A9 I 3:56 Highwire Hornpipe 11 (12)
#08. B1 I 4:31 Amazing Grace (medley) 12 (W-D)
#08. B1 I -- What a Friend We Have in Jesus (medley) 12 (W-D)
#08. B1 I -- Swing Low (medley) 12 (W-D)
#08. B2 I 5:10 For Whom the Bell Tolls 13 (6)
#08. B3 I 1:28 Fur Elise 14 (6)
#08. B4 I 3:20 Slipped Through My Hand 15 (12)
#08. B5 I 4:00 Still Life With Blues 16 (6)
#08. B6 I 4:16 Daybreak in Dublin 17 (6)
#08. B7 I 3:14 Moon River 18 (6)
#08. B8 I 2:21 Dirty Dish Rag, The 19 (6)
#08. B9 I 3:07 Elves and the Shoemaker, The 20 (6-G)
#08. B10I 3:13 Sailing in the Lowlands 21 (6)
Instruments played by Harvey Reid on this and other albums:
(6) guitar: 1984 Taylor rosewood dreadnought 6-string
(6F) guitar: flatpicked
(6-G) guitar: 1974 mahohogany Gallagher 6-string
(12) guitar: 1987 Taylor maple jumbo 12-string
(M-D) dobro: metal
(W-D) dobro: 1965 wood-body
(AUT) autoharp: 1973 Oscar Schmidt 21-chord Appalachian
(BAN) banjo: 1988 6-string maple by Deering
(MAN) mandolin: 1987 by R.L. Givens
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#09) 1990 Overview [CS: 106C] * 10-90 {A}
#09 (72 min.) (CD: 106CD) *
--- + "These cuts are re-recordings of selections that have
--- appeared on earlier albums."
---
#09. A1 3:50 +All or Nothing
#09. A2 3:59 +Prelude: From the Minstrel's Dream
#09. A3 5:14 Vigilante Man
#09. A4 3:22 Off to Adventure
#09. A5 3:38 Too Old to Ride
#09. A6 2:33 Listen to the Mockingbird
#09. A7 4:23 Dying a Little
#09. A8 2:23 Maggots in the Sheepshide (medley)
#09. A8 -- Flowers of Edinburgh, The (medley)
#09. A9 5:34 Coming of Winter, The
#09. B1 3:10 +Dreamer or Believer
#09. B2 2:07 Bonnie Streets of Fyvio, The
#09. B3 5:39 +Restless Man
#09. B4 3:24 +Cindy (medley)
#09. B4 -- +Cripple Creek (medley)
#09. B5 4:02 Waltz of the Waves
#09. B6 3:21 Johnny the Fisherman
#09. B7 4:05 +Cryin' Shame
#09. B8 4:06 Chanoyu
#09. B9 2:47 California Blues
#09. B10 3:36 Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#10) 1991 Steel Drivin' Man [CS: WP-107C] * 2-92 {A}
#10 (72 min.) DDD (CD: WP-107CD) *
--- Harvey Reid Web site information (Review)
--- instrument:
#10. A1 V 4:38 John Henry (M-D)
#10. A2 F 2:30 Arkansas Traveler (6)
#10. A3 V 4:04 Otto Wood (6)
#10. A4 V 3:34 Ain't No More Cane (12)
#10. A5 2:36 Great Speckled Bird (medley) (AUT)
#10. A5 -- Wildwood Flower (medley) (AUT)
#10. A6 V 2:47 Railroad Bill (6)
#10. A7 V 4:04 Blind Fiddler (BAN)
#10. A8 V 5:43 Frankie & Johnnie (6)
#10. A9 V 5:29 Jack Tarr the Sailor (AUT)
#10. B1 I 3:14 Water Is Wide, (6)
#10. B2 V 2:37 Fox, The
#10. B3 V 2:23 Duncan & Brady (M-D)
#10. B4 V 5:18 Texas Rangers (6)
#10. B5 I 2:14 Camptown Races (medley) (12)
#10. B5 I -- Oh Susanah (medley) (12)
#10. B6 V 3:48 Rising Sun Blues (House of the Rising Sun) (M-D)
#10. B7 V 3:55 Danville Girl (6)
#10. B8 V 6:53 Cuckoo, The (BAN)
#10. B9 V 2:59 Streets of Laredo (AUT)
#10. B10I 1:49 Red River Valley (W-D)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#11) 1993 Circles (CS: 108C)
#11 Jul (72 min.) (CD: 108CD) {A}
--- (12 songs, 7 instrumentals)
--- Harvey Reid Web site information (Review)
---
#11. 1 4:03 Oh Marie
#11. 2 2:53 Missing A Train
#11. 3 3:27 Red in the Sky / Blood on the Water
#11. 4 4:31 Circles
#11. 5 4:14 Star Island Jig
#11. 6 3:15 Shake it Loose
#11. 7 2:26 Five Cent Cigar
#11. 8 4:36 Love Like Lightning
#11. 9 3:07 Crossing the Badlands
#11. 10 3:18 Like an Orphan Child
#11. 11 4:37 Good Old Days Blues
#11. 12 3:11 Golden Rule
#11. 13 3:24 Maplewood March
#11. 14 3:47 Waiting for the Day
#11. 15 7:37 Once Upon a Time
#11. 16 1:42 Planxty Denny
#11. 17 4:53 Gray Man, The
#11. 18 1:41 How in This World
#11. 19 4:07 Unknown Soldier, The
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#aa) 1994 Chestnuts (CS: 109C)
#aa (CD: 109CD)
--- Harvey Reid Web site information
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#bb) 1995 Artistry of the 6-String Banjo (CS: 110C)
#bb (CD: 110CD)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#dd) 1997 In Person (2CD: 112CD)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#ee) 1998 Fruit on the Vine {A}
--- Harvey Reid Web site information
--- Author:
#ee) 1 4:12 Macallan's Jig Harvey Reid [Solo guitar]
#ee) 2 3:47 I Have Finally Found a Home Harvey Reid [Guitar, 2 vocals, whistle, accordion, hurdy gurdy]
#ee) 3 4:20 Times Gone By Harvey Reid, Brian Silber [Autoharp, violin]
#ee) 4 4:00 Silver Midnight Moon Harvey Reid [Guitar, vocal]
#ee) 5 3:15 The Magnolia Promenade Harvey Reid [Solo guitar]
#ee) 6 2:20 Babylon Is Fallen Trad., Arr. Harvey Reid [Guitar + 2 vocals]
#ee) 7 3:57 The Great Pyramid Harvey Reid, Brian Silber [Octave mandolin + violin]
#ee) 8 5:46 Farewell to the Gold Paul Metsers [Guitar + vocal]
#ee) 9 3:30 In Dark Winter Rejoiceth Harvey Reid [Autoharp, keyboard]
#ee) 10 4:13 The Lucky Penny Harvey Reid [Solo 6-string banjo]
#ee) 11 2:17 It's a Banjo Playing Harvey Reid [Guitar + vocal]
#ee) 12 3:17 Above the Clouds Harvey Reid [Solo slide guitar]
#ee) 13 3:48 Aragon Mill Si Kahn [Guitar, 2 vocals, mandolin, bass]
#ee) 14 2:46 Lindsay Road Harvey Reid [Octave mandolin, guitar]
#ee) 15 4:29 This Old Heart of Mine Harvey Reid [Guitar, 2 vocals, viola, bass, accordion]
#ee) 16 3:13 Lament for Abigail Curtis Harvey Reid, Brian Silber [Autoharp + viola]
#ee) 17 2:14 The Ash Grove Trad., Arr. Harvey Reid [Solo guitar]
Harvey Reid:
Kent Allyn: electric bass (13,15)
Lynn Rothermich: harmony vocal (6,13)
Brian Silber: violin (3,7), viola (15,16)
Gary Sredzienski: accordion (2,15)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
Various Artists Collections:
#kk) 1996 Fingerstyle Guitar, Issue Number 16 (CD)
#kk (the July/August 1996 issue of this CD/Magazine)
Books:
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#12) 1984 "Modern Folk Guitar" {AD}
--- by Terry Lee Kuhn and Harvey D. Reid, New York: Alfred
--- A. Knopf, 1984, 339 p., ISBN: 0-394-33241-5, LC: 83-22253
--- [Dr. Terry Lee Kuhn of Kent State University]
--- 19?? city?: McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-07-554461-X,
--- Jan. 2004, out of print
--- 2004 3rd printing, York, ME: Woodpecker Records, {A}
--- ISBN: 0-9759219-0-8 [unknown at amazon.com]
---
--- Guitar instruction: strumming, fingerpicking, tablature,
--- non-standard tuning and several non-instructional chapters
--- on: theories of scales, keys and chords; transposition and
--- capos; guitar purchase and care; arranging, performing and
--- writing songs; history and current use of the guitar in
--- blues, jazz, country & western, bluegrass, folk and rock
--- music; and using the "Third-Hand Capo".
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#13) ? "Sleight of Hand"
--- by Harvey Reid, advanced arrangements using the "Third-Hand
--- Capo". Fiddle tunes, classical arrangements, and traditional
--- melodies, as well as original compositions.
--- (info from sales brochure, Third Hand Capo Co.,
--- 716-1/2 W. Lincoln, DeKalb, IL 60115, (815) 758-8818)
#C) Harvey Reid newsletter lyrics: (top/bottom of page)
#15) Lyrics printed in Harvey Reid's paper newsletters
sent to his Mailing list (see Section #D):
--- (the song's appear on the album noted)
--- From
#15. #1 lyric To the Western Wind #07
#15. #2 lyric Gathering the Harvest #05
#15. #3 lyric Waiting for the Day #11
Harvey Reid Newsletters
Vol. I, #1, Fall 1991
Vol. I, #2, Fall 1992
Vol. I, #3, Fall 1993
? 1994
1995 Newsletter
1996-1997 Newsletter
1998 Newsletter
1999 Newsletter
2000-2001 Newsletter
2001-2002 Newsletter
2002-2003 Newsletter
2003-2004 Newsletter
2004-2005 Newsletter
2005-2006 Newsletter
2006-2007 Newsletter
2007-2008 Newsletter
2008-2009 Newsletter
#D) Harvey Reid Mailing List: (top/bottom of page)
To join, send a request to:
Harvey Reid (603) 431-7807 (phone/fax)
Woodpecker Records
P.O. Box 1134
Portsmouth, NH 03802
There is a brochure which is handed out at concerts, and presumably
also available via mail, giving background on Harvey Reid and track
listings for many of his albums. Most of the albums are available via
mail. He also sends out an occasional 4 page newsletter (see Section #B),
and he usually sends out a post card announcing when he will be in your
area.
#E) Articles/Reviews (top/bottom of page)
Articles:
"Harvey Reid: In Defense of Real Music", by Jas Obrecht,
.Guitar Player, 5/90, Vol. 24, p. 10
"Harvey Reid: Digital Home Recording (unplugged folk guitarist)",
by Mark Hanson,
.Guitar Player, 4/92, Vol. 26(4), p. 90
#99 "Not playing with a full capo...", by Denise Sofranko
.Dirty Linen, June-July/93, Issue #46, p. 38-9,41,94
Reviews:
Albums:
(#06) "The Heart of the Minstrel on Christmas Day"
.Guitar Player, 12/91, Vol. 25, p. 133
(#08) "Solo Guitar Sketchbook"
Guitar Player, 3/90, Vol. 24, p. 136
(#hh) "Dreamer or Believer"
Dirty Linen, 10-11/2003, Issue #108, p. 58 (Jim Lee)
(#ii) "The Autoharp Album"
Dirty Linen, 10-11/2003, Issue #108, p. 58 (Jim Lee)
(#jj) "Kindling the Fire"
Bluegrass Unlimited, 2/2005, Vol. 39, Number 8, p. 70 (Bill Wagner)
#F) Sources (top/bottom of page)
See my Bibliography for complete bibliographical information.
#fq 1998, Walters & Mansfield, "MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide", p. 658-9
http://www.folklib.net/book/wi_book22.shtml#Reid,Hy
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