''Blue Divide'' is the second album by singer-songwriter

Richard Shindell Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960) is an American folk singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York, and now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, Lila Caimari, a university professo ...

. It was released in 1995 by

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. Shanachie also released a live promo CD, ''Scenes from a Blue Divide (Live) and More'' which included five live tracks recorded at the Treestar Coffeehouse in

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.Meyer, Richard, "Review: Scenes from a Blue Divide (Live) and More''" ''Allmusic''

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

covered the song "Fishing" on the album ''

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''.

Track listing

All songs by Richard Shindell except where noted # "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress" # "Fishing" # "The Ballad of Mary Magdalene" # "Lazy" # "The Things That I Have Seen" # "TV Light" (Addabbo, Shindell) # "A Tune for Nowhere" # "Arrowhead" # "Ascent" # "Blue Divide"

Personnel

Musicians: *

– vocals, acoustic guitar, high-strung guitar, harmony, cittern *

Steve Addabbo Steve Addabbo is a record producer, songwriter and audio engineer who helped launch the careers of Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin. He had a vital hand in Vega's hit single, " Luka" and Colvin's album '' Steady On''. Career He has produced and/or ...

– Hammond organ, electric guitar *

Kenneth Blevins Kenneth Blevins (born in Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake ...

– drums *

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– lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin *

Séamus Egan Séamus Egan is an Irish-American musician. Early days Séamus Egan was born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Mike and Ann Egan. At the age of three his parents moved the family back home to County Mayo, Ireland. He learned acc ...

– mandolin, uilleann pipes * Peter Freeman – synthesizer * Mark Hamza – Hammond organ *

Lucy Kaplansky Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American Folk music, folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano. Life and career Kaplansky was or ...

– harmony * Juan Patiño – percussion * Dave Richards – bass * Michael Visceglia – bass * John Whelan – button accordion Production * Produced by

* Recorded and mixed at Shelter Island Sound, New York City

References

External links

''Blue Divide''
page at richardshindell.com 1995 albums Richard Shindell albums Albums produced by Steve Addabbo {{1990s-folk-album-stub