''The Waitress'' is the second album by
folk
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singer-songwriter
Jonathan Byrd. The album was released in 2003, the same year that Byrd won the New Folk competition at the
Kerrville Folk Festival
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. ''The Waitress'' reached No. 20 on the Folk Radio Airplay Chart and has been noted for Byrd's lyrical character sketches and deftly played guitar.
Track listing
# "The Waitress" (Brown, Byrd) – 3:35
# "The Ballad of Larry" (Byrd) – 5:01
# "Radio" (Byrd) – 6:09
# "The Snake Song" (Byrd) – 2:46
# "Down the Old Mountain Road" (Byrd) – 1:56
nstrumental# "My Generation" (Byrd) – 3:57
# "Small Town" (Byrd) – 3:12
# "Tape Full of Love Songs" (Byrd) – 3:17
# "
Stackalee
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" (traditional) – 4:04
# "Home Sweet Home" (traditional) – 2:19
nstrumental# "Being With You" (Byrd) – 3:06
# "Fiddle and Bow" (traditional) – 3:34
# "Rosie" (Byrd) – 3:32
Personnel
Musicians:
*Jonathan Byrd – guitar & vocals
*Jason Cade –
fiddle
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*David DiGiuseppe –
accordion
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*Robbie Link –
bass
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& cello
Production:
*Jonathan Byrd – producer
*Jerry Brown – recording, mixing, mastering
:at The Rubber Room,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Artwork:
*Melanie Litchfield – photography
*F.J. Ventre – graphic design at Tadpole Designs
Charts
References
External links
''The Waitress''page at
Waterbug Records
Waterbug Records is a small independent record label based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois specializing in singer-songwriters and traditional folk musicians who do original research. The label was founded as an artist cooperative label in 1992 by singer ...
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2002 albums
Jonathan Byrd (musician) albums