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Love's Lasting Light


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Recorded in 2000, CD only

SONGS: Roses of Prince Charlie / Nelly Bly / Child of Mine / Hideaway / Wildwood Flower / Chicken Song / Shady Grove / Ways of the World / I Sit Beside the Fire / Durang's Hornpipe - Little Dutch Girl / My Name is Morgan, But it Ain't J.P. / Cowboy's Sweetheart / Wait for the Wagon / Come Thou Fount / Wreck of the Number Nine / Ida Red / Farewell My Friends

Paul Grace: fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, voice
Win Grace: autoharps, piano-accordion, piano, voice
with Leela & Ellie Grace, Cathy Barton, Dave Para, David Horner, and the Hideaway Chorus!

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Dance Upon the Earth


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Recorded in 1996. CD or cassette formats.
    SONGS: Dance Upon The Earth (Marie & Sheila Burns) / The White Buffalo (Leela Grace) / Who Will Watch The Homeplace? (Kate Long) / Wave The Ocean (Tim O'Brien/trad.) / Susanna Gal / Hillcrest Mine (James Keelaghan) / In The Cradle Of The Moon (Leela Grace) / Crossing The Water (Bill Staines) / Turn Your Radio On (Albert Brumley)/ Autumn Harvest (Ellie Grace) / The Barefoot Boy With Boots On / Song Of Harriet Tubman (Leela Grace) / We Shall Not Give Up The Fight / Johnny Whistletrigger (Bob Dyer) / CHICKEN / Nail That Catfish To A Tree (Steve Rosen)/ Angel Of The Light (Leela Grace)

Paul Grace: fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, voice
Win Grace: autoharps, accordion, voice
Leela Grace: banjo, bones, spoons, voice, clog dancing
Ellie Grace: mandolin, guitar, bones, spoons, voice, clog dancing

Comments

    "Close family harmonies, reminiscent of the best bluegrass, strong instrumentals and a joyousness throughout make this a good listen."
    --Mary DesRosiers, Sing Out!

    "Dance Upon The Earth is rooted in tradition, but pointed to the future."
    --Eileen Roys, Autoharp Clearinghouse

    "For over an hour, their great vocal harmonies stand out in their musical celebration of life, transition, and experience. Some songs will make you laugh and sing. Some are inspiring. This album has range: Instrumentally it presents everything from a cappella thru instrumental. Songs date from the civil war thru this year. Songs to warm your heart or give you chills. But everything is perfectly produced & performed."
    --Dan Klarmann, Folkfire

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In Dreams I Hear The Music


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Recorded in 1993. CD or cassette formats.
    SONGSs: The Old Church Bell / Oh My Little Darling / Jim Johnson / The Touch Of The Master's Hand / Freedom Is Coming / Boatman / When The Wagon Was New / Patteroller-Waterbound / I'm A-Goin' On / Children At Heart / Carrion Crow / Banjo Pickin' Girl / Baby Rocked Her Dolly / Kitty Ditty / Casey Jones / Cuffey--Smith's Reel

Paul Grace: fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, voice
Win Grace: autoharps, accordion, voice
Leela Grace: banjo, clog dancing, voice
Ellie Grace: mandolin, bones, clog dancing, voice

Comments

    ". . .another beautiful and charming album filled with the best music of a bygone era as well as contemporary tunes that evoke the same feelings. . . .some of the most beautiful vocal harmonies you are likely to hear this side of the River Jordan."
    --Andrew Limani, Folkfire

    ". . .this family has such obvious fun singing together, and they have such good taste in choosing material, that the album has a lot of appeal."
    --Bob Blackman, Sing Out!

    "This is a tight, cohesive unit both instrumentally and vocally. . . .the music here is most definitely top shelf."
    --Eileen Roys, Autoharp Clearinghouse


Carved Out Of Time


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1990 Cassette
    SONGS: Home Sweet Home / One Little Story / Tom Big Bee River / I Don't Love Nobody / Lass Of Glenshee / Cold Frosty Morning--Juneapple / Ella Ewing / Three-Quarter Time / Booth Shot Lincoln / Talking Waters / Yellow Rose Of Texas / Kitty Alone

Paul Grace: fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, voice
Win Grace: autoharps, accordion, voice
Leela Grace: bones, voice
Ellie Grace: bones, spoons, kazoo, voice

Comments

    "As instrumentalists they really shine and their vocals are like icing on a cake, which when put together produces an album of very fine tradtionally based songs . . ."
    --Charles Whitmer, The Autoharpaholic

    "This is a family album of folk songs, written songs, silly songs, story songs, sad songs, and dance tunes. . . There's good feeling here, jollity, and spirit.
    The combination of piano accordion, mandolin, and autoharp make fine accompaniments to singing; the strength of this tape is in its mixture of instruments and moods, of traditional and written songs.
    . . .it's clear that they enjoy playing and singing, and that enjoyment is pleasing to hear."
    --Molly Tenenbaum, The Old Time Herald


Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room


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Recorded in 1987. Cassette or LP format.
    SONGS: The Preacher And The Bear / Milwaukee Blues / Whoa Mule Whoa / Ruby Anthracite / I'm Goin' Back To Whur I Come From / Mike Fink / Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room / Red-Haired Boy--Cluck Old Hen / Handsome Mollie / I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers / Kiss Me Quick And Go / River

Paul Grace: fiddle, mandolin, guitar, voice
Win Grace: accordion, autoharps, voice

Comments

    "Paul and Win's latest recording blends traditional and contemporary folk music in a thoroughly delightful style that oozes sincerity. Win exhibits her talents on the autoharp and accordion, while Paul seems equally at home on the guitar, fiddle, and mandolin.
    Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room is laden with talent and well worth the listening."
    --Ivan Stiles, The Autoharpaholic

    "Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room has a very bright, eye-catching cover and excellent photographs on the back. Liner notes are provided, sound is excellent, and, most important of all, some great music is heard. The mixture of old and new is just right, evidently a great deal of thought has gone into the making of this record."
    --W.K. McNeil, The Ozarks Mountaineer


A Place In The Choir


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Recorded in 1984. Cassette Format.
    SONGS: My Old House Waltz--Wild Rose Of The Mountain / Ruby / Nellie Grey / Ballydesmond Polka / The Ash Grove--The Little Girl Dressed In Blue / A Place In The Choir / Long Lost Lover Blues / When The Rain Comes Down / The Rivers Of Texas / Red Wing--Cherokee Shuffle / Diamond Joe--Cotton-Eyed Joe

Paul Grace: fiddle, mandolin, guitar, voice
Win Grace: accordion, autoharp, voice
With:
Cathy Barton: banjo on "Nellie Grey" & "Joe/Joe"
Lee Ruth: banjo on "Ruby"

Comments

    "A Place In The Choir offers a wide-ranging sampler of traditional and folk-oriented instrumentals and songs, skillfully performed and well recorded and packaged.
    . . .The melodic introduction to "The Ash Grove" also showcases Win's autoharp style, accompanied by the tasteful mandolin playing of Paul, whose guitar, fiddle, and mandolin shine throughout the album. Win also plays the keyboard accordion on several tunes providing a richly-textured blend of sounds. . .
    As the Bill Staines title tune "A Place In The Choir" suggests, listening to this album might just impel one to 'clap their hands, or paws, or anything they got!'"
    --Michael King, The Autoharpaholic

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If you would like more information about Paul & Win Grace or Leela & Ellie Grace, a paper or e-mail copy of our upcoming performance dates, or if you would like to be placed on our newsletter mailing list, contact us at:

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  Paul & Win Grace: pgrace@coin.org
  Leela Grace: lgrace@coin.org
  Ellie Grace: egrace@coin.org

PAUL & WIN GRACE
11990 Barnes Chapel Road
Columbia, MO 65201-8857
Phone 573-443-2819
Fax: 573-817-2781

Check out samples of our music at: www.digitalphono.com

You can also find us on Dirty Linen,
The Magazine of Folk, Electric Folk, Traditional and World Music.
Leela & Ellie << Dirty Linen Pages for >> Paul & Win

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