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I have been asked to put up a page about recordings I have produced over the last 3-4 years, so here you are! I can’t list all of them, would need more space, but in deference to understanding what kind of music you all listen to, here are just a few for you to look at:


Lenny Harvey

Out of Great Britain and across the Big Pond comes the fantastic Songwriter/Dobro player Lennie Harvey. Lennie flew in from London and we got straight to work on his recording “Under the Big Sky”. Lennie’s recording is a great showcase for his raw, rich songs; it offers up everything from folky and rockin’ songs to killer slide instrumentals.

Under the Big Sky is already receiving rave reviews and airplay in England after only being out for 1 month. You can visit his site www.lennieharvey.com to find out more about it!

Yonder Mountain String Band (w/Benny Galloway)-Old Hands

Open Road

Open Roads newest release ( Rounder Records release date June 28, 05) Lucky Drive is yet again another great recording by the guys, and features rare relics as well as brand new traditional style bluegrass. It is Open Road’s fourth band record, and is certain to hit the charts again as a favorite among listeners familiar with their previous recordings.…

www.openroadbluegrass.com

Yonder Mountain String Band (w/Benny Galloway)-Old Hands

Open Road

Released in 2004, Open Road’s In the Life, opened to critical reviews and charted on Billboard, Americana, and Bluegrass Unlimited. Yet again, just a great sound and lots of soul.

www.openroadbluegrass.com

 

Yonder Mountain String Band (w/Benny Galloway)-Old Hands

Steppin’ In It

In October I went into the studio with a talented group from Michigan, Steppin In It, to produce their third disk, Greetings from Downsville, to be released in early 2004. Much of it was tracked live, with very few overdubs. They could be described as what would happen if Hank Williams Sr joined forces with Wayne the train Hancock and a folk band featuring singer Tom Waits… hmmmmm. This is a recording with great feel and energy. You’ll love ‘em I know…

Steppin’ In It albums produced:
Greetings from Downsville (2004)

www.steppininit.com

Steppin' In It CD Cover  

Open Road

The perfect traditional bluegrass, ala Vern Williams style. For those of you who know about Vern Williams, you will love these recordings! Making the national bluegrass charts for the last two years now, they have become a highly respected group that hails from Colorado.

In November 2003 we start production of Open Road's next Rounder Records project, untitled at the moment, but promises to be another wonderful release from this group.

www.openroadbluegrass.com

Open Road albums produced:
Open Road (2000)
Cold Wind (Rounder Records 2002)

Open Road-Cold Wind

Uncle Earl

KC Groves spearheads this all-women old time band, with a keen eye for the best of old- time, country and bluegrassy music. Check out their review in Bluegrass Unlimited!

Uncle Earl albums produced:
She Went Upstairs (2000)

www.kcgroves.com

Uncle Earl-She Went Upstairs

Frank O’Brien

A wonderful songwriter originally from Boston, this recording features Stuart Duncan, Gene Libbea, John Magnie (Subdudes fame), Christian Theele, on Haystack Records.

Frank O'Brien albums produced:
Found

www.haystackrecords.com

Frank O'Brien-Found

A complete listing of recording projects featuring Sally Van Meter as a musician, vocalist or producer, ordered by year. (Reorder by artist)

2001

Deidre McCalla 

With a Little Luck (R-I)

Independent

Open Road

Forthcoming (Producer)

Independent

2000

Celeste Krenz

Wishin’

EMR

Open Road

Open Road (Producer)

Independent

Yonder Mountain String Band

Elevation (Producer)

Frog Pad

Si Kahn

Been a Long Time

Sliced Bread

Mollie O’Brien

Things I Gave Away

Sugar Hill

Tammy Fassaert

Corner of My Eye

Tam Cam

1999

Leftover Salmon 

Nashville Sessions

Hollywood

Frank O’Brien

Found (Producer)

Haystack

1998

K.C. Groves 

Can You Hear It

Independent

Laurie Lewis 

Seeing Things

Rounder

Lucinda Williams

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf

Red House

Cris Williamson

Treasures Left Behind:Remembering Kate Wolf

Red House

1997

Leftover Salmon 

Euphoria

Hollywood

Jerry Garcia

Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute

Columbia

Kate McLeod

Constant Emotion

Waterbug

Ben Winship

One Show Left

Snake River

The Winstons

Vignettes

Clawd

David Gans/Eric Rawlins

Home By Morning

Perfectible

1996

Kathy Kallick 

Call Me a Taxi

Sugar Hill

Various Artists 

25 Years of Strictly Country

Strictly Country

Peter McLaughlin

Cliffs of Vermillion

Dog Boy

Erica Wheeler

The Harvest

Signature

1995

The Good Ol' Persons 

Good N' Live

Flat Rock

Kathy Kallick 

Use a Napkin

Sugar Hill

Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum 

The Oak and Laurel

Rounder

Radhika Miller/Peter Rowan... 

Laughing Waters

Independent

Kristina Olsen 

Hurry on Home

Philo

Various Artists 

Top of the Hill Bluegrass

Sugar Hill

1994

Tammy Fassaert 

Just Passin Through

Strictly Country

Peter Rowan 

Tree on a Hill

Sugar Hill

Cris Williamson

Postcards from Paradise

Olivia

Various Artists 

The Great Dobro Sessions (GRAMMY)

Sugar Hill

Tony Furtado

Full Circle

Rounder

Ben Demerath

Thirty Degrees

CJM

Celeste Krenz

Slow Burning Flame

EMR

1993

Kathy Kallick 

Matters of the Heart

Sugar Hill

Laurie Lewis & Kathy... 

Together

Kaleidoscope

John Reischman 

North of the Border

Rounder

Sugarbeat

Sugarbeat

Planet Bluegrass

Various Artists

Live at GrassValley

WMM

1992

Jennifer Berezan 

Borderlines

Flying Fish

Christine Lakeland

Reckoning

CL Independent

Jon Wilcox

Still Life

Sage Arts

1991

Sally Van Meter

All in Good Time

Sugar Hill

1990

Barbara Higbie 

Signs of Life

Windham Hill

Laurie Lewis

Singin' My Troubles Away

Flying Fish

Carol McComb 

Tears into Laughter

Kaleidoscope

Cris Williamson 

Best of Cris Williamson

Olivia

Barbara Higbie

Signs of Life

Windham Hill

1989

Blue Rose 

Blue Rose

Sugar Hill

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer 

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer

Sugar Hill

Various Artists 

Live in Holland

Strictly Country

The Good Ol’ Persons

Anywhere the Wind Blows

Kaleidoscope

1986

Sarah Elizabeth Campbell 

A Little Tenderness

Kaleidoscope

Good Ol' Persons 

Part of a Story

Kaleidoscope 

Laurie Lewis 

Restless Rambling Heart

Flying Fish

1983

The Good Ol’ Persons

I Can’t Stand to Ramble

Kaleidoscope

Cris Williamson

Prairie Fire

Olivia