released December 31, 2002

For further information about these recordings, check www.stringband.net, or contact Bob. bob@bossin.com

Original Stringband albums and personnel:

Canadian Sunset (1973)
Bob Bossin, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Jerry Lewycky
With Gary Snyder, Bob Jennings, Doug Bowes, Bill Usher, Frank Barth, Chris Whitely, Ben Mink, George Berry, Alex Adaman.
Produced by Bill Usher and John Morris.

National Melodies (1975)
Bob, Marie-Lynn, with Ben Mink
And Jim Ackley, Wade Barker, Pineapple Frank Barth, Doug Bowes, Kerry Crawford, Ron Dan, John Goldsmith, Rick Gratton, Tam Kearney, Mark Lambs, Doug Orr, Richard Patterson, Dennis Pendrith, Sandy Pym, Alex Voros, Jimmy Warbutin, Chris Whitely.
Produced by Kerry Crawford.

Thanks to the Following (1977)
Bob, Marie-Lynn, Terry King
With Allan Soberman, Stan Rogers, Chris Whitely, Elizabeth Bowes, Stu Cameron, Bob Hewus, Bob Ketchen, John Adames, Pineapple Frank Barth, Charles Benson, Frank Dixon, Jane Fair, Earl Marek, Louis Natale, The Friends of Fiddler's Green.
Produced by Mike Snook.

The Maple Leaf Dog (1978)
Bob, Terry, Nanci Ahern
With Kieran Overs, Ben Mink, Daniel Lanois, Aileen Ahern, Frank Dixon, Bob DiSalle, Enzo Fabrizi, Frank Falco, Don Garbutt, Stan Rogers, George McFetridge, Norma Thompson, Chris Whitely.
Produced by Ben Mink.

Live! (1980)
Bob, Marie-Lynn, Dennis Nichol, Zeke Mazurek
With Terry King, Nanci Ahern, Ben Mink, Doug Bowes.
Recorded by CBC, Paul Mills, producer, Larry Morey, engineer.
Produced by Ben Mink.

Across Russia By Stage (1983)
Bob, Marie-Lynn, Dennis, Calvin Cairns
Recorded by Steve Darke.
Produced by Bob Bossin.

Reunion tracks (2001)
Bob, Marie-Lynn, Calvin, Dennis, Ben
Produced by Bob Bossin.

Tapes restored and digitally transferred by Richard Hess.

Mastered by Craig Waddell, Gotham City.

Sonic supervision by Ben Mink.

Songs from the Stringband reunion (tracks 43-46) were recorded by CBC Vancouver for Stewart McLean's Vinyl Cafe. Gary Heald was the engineer. What would we do without CBC Radio? Ben Mink mixed "Omaha" and "Munster Medley".

Barbara Ebbeson kept track of all the names.

Ingrid Witvoet proferred editorial assistance. So did Marie-Lynn, who wishes it known that, "I now work professionally as a writer, copy-editor, and proofreader, but Bob refused to follow established editorial conventions in regards to font types for song titles and album titles. Some things never change."

Without Richard Hess' expertise, enthusiasm, and diligence this album would still be an idle wish.

This collection has taken the shape it has because of the generosity of Robert and Birgit Bateman; Marcia and Jim Beckner; Merrill, Kari, and Amanda Falk; Ted Johnson and Sharon Vance; Richard Pollay and Carole Christopher; Steve Webster and Gigi Mandy; Walter Levitt, Jan Micklethwaite, Chris Mills, Laurie Postans, Nell Postans, Donald Short, J. Murray Wood, and, that perennial transport of delight, the ACME Delivery Co. Thanks also to Ken Wyman for his valuable counsel on fundraising.

Over the years Stringband was blessed with the friendship and counsel of, among others, Peter Froehlich, Joe Medjuck, Gary Cristall, Sarah Weber, Doug Bowes, Lisa Henderson, Judy Harper, Pumpkin Sparshott, Richard Flohil, Bonnie Eaton, Marcia Bossin, and Mary Jo Fulmer.

Gary Cristall thanks Bob, Marie-Lynn, Jerry, Ben, Terry, Calvin, Nanci, and Richard Flohil for sharing their recollections.


Our sponsors:

This recording of "Daddy Was a Ballplayer" is sponsored by Guy Middleton.

"Dief Will Be The Chief Again" by, appropriately, Bob Rae and Arlene Pearly Rae.

"Hoedown" by Terry Richmond and Doug Ward.

"Lunenburg Concerto" by Silver Donald Cameron, Jill Armstrong, and Mark Plumb.

"The Maple Leaf Dog" by Sara and Peter Lebensold.

"Show Us the Length" by Rima Kittner.

"Tugboats" by Alan H. MacDonald.

"The Secret of Life According to Satchel Paige" by Brian Fisher and Anna Franklin Fisher.


All songs copyright their authors. All rights reserved.

The songs are in the SOCAN catalogue, except "The Armadillo", PRS, and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", ASCAP.

"Root Like A Rose" is published by Visa Music/ASCAP.

Digitised by Mak Taylor, with help from Teela Comeau.




For their support and good faith, we thank: June Arnett, Pat and Hugh Armstrong, Chuck and Jennie Baker, George Biggar, Michael and Annette Boorman, Elizabeth Buss, Barbara and Neil Collishaw, Cristi Cooke, Paul Copeland and Lucy Kaplansky, Bob Cosbey, Gordon Cowie and Linda Selin, Tara Cullis, Hal Davis, Derek Evans and Pat Deacon, Jack Dimond, Jim and Ann Dopson, Rick Duber, Andrew Faulkner, Michael Goodman, Colleen Heffren, Alan Hill, Suann Hosie, Cyberfolkie Jennifer Ives, Bob and Darlene James, Cory Judd, Steven Langdon, Ian Levstein, Joel Lexchin and Catherine Oliver, Mary and Mark, Robert I. G. McLean, John D. McDonald, Reta McKay, Rob McLean, Dilys Bowman and Will Mitchell, Peter C. Newman, Sally Norwich, Ellen Nygaard, John Oxenford, Judy Rebick, Rose Marie Harrop, Bob and Jean Rhodes, Clint Sadlemyer (in memory of Ron Bilboe), Donna Sanford, Dianne Saxe, Thomas Schofield, Gloria Schulman, Doug Smith, Tim Smith, Molly Stroyman, Genevieve Teed, Sheldon Wagner, Judi Turack, Geoffrey Ursell, Barbara Sapergia, John-Chen Wing.