Shai Dorsai!

~ Release by Gordon R. Dickson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Inspired by the works of Gordon R. Dickson

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-09 02:31 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
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1Paid Soldiers of Dorsai
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bodhrán:
Dave Clement
background vocals:
Dave Clement, Tom Jeffers and Bill Roper (Filk artist)
lead vocals:
Michael Longcor
recording of:
Paid Soldiers of Dorsai
lyricist:
Robert Asprin
composer:
Leslie Fish
is based on:
Song of the Men's Side
2:49
2Shai!
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician)
vocals:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician)
recording of:
Shai!
lyricist:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician) and Steve Simmons
composer:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician)
8:41
3Tarbird
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar:
Carol Roper
whistle:
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
vocals:
Carol Roper
recording of:
Tarbird
lyricist:
Gregg Hagglund
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Katherine Kurtz
is based on:
The Gypsy Rover
1:31
4Fal Morgan
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
vocals:
Mark Bernstein
recording of:
Fal Morgan
lyricist and composer:
Katherine Kurtz
2:37
5Destroyer
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar:
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
vocals:
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
recording of:
Destroyer
lyricist and composer:
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
4:46
6Jamethon's Sons
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar:
Murray Porath
vocals:
Murray Porath
recording of:
Jamethon's Sons
lyricist:
Murray Porath
is based on:
The Three Ravens (Child 26, Roud 5)
2:31
7Rise and Strike for Dorsai
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bass and cittern:
Tom Jeffers
bodhrán:
Dave Clement
guitar and lead vocals:
Marty Burke
instruments:
Dave Clement
background vocals:
Dave Clement and Tom Jeffers
recording of:
Rise and Strike for Dorsai
lyricist:
Martin R. Burke
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Sound the Pibroch
1:38
8Stone Are My Walls
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
background vocals:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician) and Bill Roper (Filk artist)
lead vocals:
Pat McCarthy and Ruth Simmons
recording of:
Stone Are My Walls
lyricist:
Ann Cass (in 1979) and Gordon R. Dickson (in 1979)
composer:
Ann Cass
2:13
9Soldier, Ask Not
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bodhrán:
Dave Clement
vocals:
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
recording of:
Soldier, Ask Not
lyricist and composer:
Gordon R. Dickson (in 1964)
1:24
10Brothers
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
instruments:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician) and Bill Roper (Filk artist)
lead vocals:
Hal Frank
recording of:
Brothers
lyricist:
Hal Frank
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:57
11Jacques Chretien
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
vocals:
Tom Barber (The Nordic Sound), Mark Bernstein, Bill Dyer, Rene Gobeyn, John Hall (Filk Artist), Michael Longcor, David Manship, Bob Passovoy, Mitchel Radelt Senior, Bill Roper (Filk artist), Howard Scrimgeour, Mike Short, Steve Simmons, Tom Smith (Filk Singer) and Dave Stein
recording of:
Jacques Chretien
lyricist:
Gordon R. Dickson (in 1973)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:15
12Su Madre
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar:
Murray Porath
vocals:
Murray Porath
recording of:
Su Madre
lyricist and composer:
Murray Porath
1:32
13Shanagolden
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bass and mandolin:
Tom Jeffers
flute:
Callie Hills
guitar and whistle:
Dave Clement
vocals:
Anne Passovoy
recording of:
Shanagolden
lyricist:
Margaret Middleton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
The Riddle Song (aka “I Gave My Love a Cherry”)
2:57
14If You Had Served With Donal Graeme
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar and lead vocals:
Murray Porath
instruments:
Dave Clement
background vocals:
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician) and Bill Roper (Filk artist)
recording of:
If You Had Served With Donal Graeme
lyricist:
Murray Porath
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:33
15A Shield Maid's Lament
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
background vocals:
Jodi Krangle
lead vocals:
Ellen McMicking
recording of:
A Shield Maid's Lament
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Holland (Filk Artist)
4:21
16Man of War
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bass:
Tom Jeffers
darbuka, guitar and lead vocals:
Dave Clement
background vocals:
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
recording of:
Man of War
lyricist and composer:
Kathy Mar (singer-songwriter with roots in busking and a home in filk)
3:19
17Green Hills of Harmony
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bass and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Tom Jeffers
cittern and darbuka:
Dave Clement
guitar:
Dave Clement and Michael Longcor
vocals:
Dave Clement
recording of:
Green Hills of Harmony
lyricist:
Hal Frank
composer:
Pipe Major James Robertson
2:39
18To Dorsai
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
instruments:
Tom Jeffers
lead vocals:
Michael Longcor
recording of:
To Dorsai
lyricist and composer:
Robert Asprin
2:55
19Drink to the Health of the Dorsai
producer:
Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1995)
bass and mandolin:
Tom Jeffers
bodhrán, cittern, guitar and lead vocals:
Dave Clement
background vocals:
Tom Jeffers and Bill Roper (Filk artist)
recording of:
Drink to the Health of the Dorsai
writer:
Martin R. Burke
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:34

Credits

Release

mixer:Bill and Gretchen Roper
associate producer:John Hall DI (musician/producer)
producer:Bill and Gretchen Roper (from 1994 until 1999)
recording engineer:Tom Jeffers
Steve Macdonald (Filk musician)
Bill Roper (Filk artist)
mastering:Bill Roper (Filk artist)
performer:Dave Clement
Gretchen Roper (Filk Artist)
illustration:Todd Cameron Hamilton