Martha Scanlan: The West Was Burning

[CD cover]

February 2006 solo debut from former singer/songwriter of the acclaimed old-time stringband Reeltime Travelers. The West Was Burning gathers together multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, who also produced the album; Amy Helm and Glenn Patscha of Ollabelle, and banjoist Riley Baugus.

Parts of the album were recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, with Levon himself sitting in on drums. "At first, I was just thinking about having brushes and guitar on the songs," Scanlan says. "But doing that with Levon Helm there would have been like starting an art project with Picasso and only using a pencil."

Tracks

1. The West Was Burning
2. Get Right Church
3. Went To See The Gypsy (Dylan)
4. Seeds Of The Pine
5. I Don't Even Have To Ask
6. Call Me Shorty
7. Walkin'
8. Up On The Divide
9. Set Me Up High
10. Isabella
11. Ten Thousand Charms

Martha Scanlan - The West Was Burning - 2007 - Sugar Hill 1085