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| Cast of Characters Martin D-28 Flatiron Army/Navy Mandolin Sovereign 5 string Banjo 1934 Kay upright bass Violin won in an Alaskan Poker game Two row Hohner button box Tin whistle Finger pops |
| Dave Morehouse recorded Fistful –o- Fun as his first solo effort in 1990. He had been playing in electric bands for over 20 years and had grown weary of hauling equipment across state lines each weekend. Through this electric garage-band period he had also played fiddle and mandolin. By doing so he felt a strong need to play acoustic roots type music. Out of this need grew an analogue four track tape machine and the album Fistful –o- Fun. Morehouse dropped out of the garage-band scene to play mandolin and over the next five years several hundred copies were sold in cassette form across the bandstand and at festival ‘pickin sessions’. Recently, people have asked for the project to be converted over for the cd players in their new vehicles. Enough so that Morehouse took the tape into the studio (In the Chips Production) and cleaned it a bit without losing the old-timey feel for which the album was known. Now available in cd form this is the perfect addition to any old-time collection. |
Ookpik Waltz and Big River Sandy Belle are two ¾ time instrumental tunes which show off the violin, banjo, and tin whistle. (Ookipk is Eskimo for waltz of the seals.) Upright bass and three part mandolins are featured in the up-tempo dance tunes Snow Deer, Golden Slippers, and Red Wing. Campbell’s Farewell to Red Gap is a straight up fiddle tune and is an older version of Red Haired Boy. Jacob’s Ladder and Hard Times showcase four part vocal harmony and are difficult arrangements to get out of your head. Most people end up singing along with them. Mand-iddle-Lin and Jethro We Miss You are instrumentals written by Morehouse in the late 30’s light jazz style. Thursday’s Sky, Recycle Song, and It Still Hurts are vocal folk tunes written by Morehouse. All instruments and vocals on the album were arranged and performed by Dave Morehouse. |