Kevin Tuckfield Independent Country Artist -singer/songwriter, owning an Independent Publishing company: Crow Mtn. Music L.L.C. that licenses music on cable and Network TV. Over 50 songs signed with licensing companies in New York, Portland, L.A, and Toronto. Placements on CMT, MTV, VH1, Style, A&E, Bravo, Travel Channel, History Channel, Food Network, HGTV, National Geographic and PBS Public Television. Co-writing with Furfly Music and Ash Street Music in Nashville, TN. Six Independently produced albums of which are three albums in Nashville, recorded at Station Sound and Clemment Vision Nashville, TN. Music Video on TNN’s "Video Country" TV show. "Ozark mtn Bluegrass" was recorded with the pickers of the Del McCoury Band. They play regularly on the Grand Ole Opry. They are friends of the engineer; David Ferguson (Fergie), the guitar player; Carlton Moody, and the bass player; Joe Allen. I have been songwriting with Joe for 20 + years, and when I wanted to do a bluegrass CD, I got with Joe, and they set it up. These guys are amazing professionals. Many thanks to them for their help. It was an honor to get to record with them, and my hat 's off to them for their great pickin. My sincere thanks goes to Joe Allen for co-producing this album and for his help and friendship all these years, for he is one of the best songwriters and bass players in Nashville. Liner Notes This CD idea was born about a year ago when my son, Nathan, suggested I should go back to playing bluegrass, because I always had fun when I played. So, I took his advice and started looking for a new banjo. I went through three, looking for just the one I wanted to play, and I even began teaching my daughter, Megan to play. Sure enough, as I played I began to have fun with the music again. I was enjoying it so much I also began playing in a Cowboy band at the Pope County Fairgrounds. I was excited by the new material, so I pulled out some older bluegrass songs that I had written in the 80's and 90's that I had never finished, and in the span of only a few days I had a CD's worth of songs I wanted to do and added another when I got to the studio. And there you have it, that's how the CD was born. 1. Pull the Cork or Push the Plow- Uncle Ethyl plows with Bertha and pulls the cork, to decide on working or not. 2. Outhouse blues- fond memories from Richard Wilson or maybe not so fond. *note- the "flap seat" is the place where you are using a large, homemade paper fan to flap and get some air. ( Forester's motto- always have a roll handy, watch for the bear) 3. Give me Sugar Babe - I was in one of those moods. (Disclaimer- This is not about anyone, don't ask) It's just hillbilly fun. 4. Light a Shuck - Gene Pearce and I worked with a guy named Alan Harris, nicknamed "Podunk". His claim to fame was he was the mayor of Casa (Pop. 100?) Whenever the work was done he would say "let's light a shuck and get out of here". This came from when he was a kid and they had a singin or a dinner on the ground event. When the sun went down and it got dark they would light cornshucks on fire, and carry them in their hand, to use as a torch to see their way. Gene told me in 1988, that I should write the song light a shuck. I said "yeah, sure". I did write something down but never finished it. This song is actually two songs put together. Earlier I wrote another song that was about forestry school. When I got my college degree in Forest management, the forestry club would sponsor a square dance every semester and it was an almost out of control good time, every time. I used to play banjo at the square dances and Kris Swanson would play fiddle. I sewed the two songs together and "threw the switch", and now.......... "It's alive!" My wife, son and oldest daughter got to sing as the backup singers: townspeople on this song, in the studio at Nashville. It was really a lot of fun for me. 5. Hound Dog Waltz- Some of Richards coon hunt memories, some of mine- deer hunting with Lyndell Conley of Dover, AR and his dogs. Hey, Lyndell let's hunt some more at your cabin. The second verse was finished by Joe Allen with a funny idea about how dogs are as lazy as their masters. Sometimes a person is runnin close with the Lord, up on the mountain, rather than with trouble down in the valley. Here is a few songs from the mountain. 6. Live Coal- This comes from Isaiah chapter 6. I wrote it in Luhling, TX in the 90's when I was doing music for a guy who traveled and preached. We stayed at a mesquite ranch owned by a guy who broadcast a local bluegrass radio show. I wrote it to go on his show, and I guess the song had it's debut broadcast back then, about a hundred miles on the Texas airwaves. 7. Someone Found Me- I traveled with Carl Harris (Banjo) and Paul Milner (Bass) playing at small churches all around central AR, and this is one I wrote and we played while we traveled. 8. The Son Rose Again- I recorded this about ten years ago at GMB studios (Carl Harris) and decided to re-do it in Nashville. 9. He is My Shepherd- I wrote this about 15 years ago and have played it all around. Hey- Steve M., I remembered the words. 10. Where Broken Hearts are Mended- when I was traveling with Carl and Paul, I asked them to help me finish this one and they came up with grandma in the second verse. We are pitching this one to a couple of folks to record. 11. The Lord is My Shepherd- I have had this and played it for a long time. Most folks that know me well have heard me play this somewhere. I added it on this project because of my wife. Thanks for listening. Crow Mtn Music All Rights Reserved Copyright 2008 Trademark and Patent Pending