THEY NEVER EVEN GAVE US A PARADE

A low octave harmonica
over a Marilyn Monroe necktie
the old models run forever
blue velvet under red satin
white lightning coming up your lane
church on a Saturday
where the lights go out
for even Shakespeare gets the blues
tobacco stained Panama hat
and a National guitar
the language and music of the wolves
how do you want it glass or steel.

    Scott Nolan 2016

                ~~~

        Watermelon Slim
        Winners of us All

Recorded at the Song Shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba Treaty One Territory
Produced by Scott Nolan
*Engineered, mixed, mastered by Jamie Sitar at Outta Town Sound
Released on 6 April, 2024 • © DreamPlay Records • all rights reserved

*You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond and the harmony vocal on Dark Genius recorded by Gary Vincent at Clarksdale Soundstage

All lyrics and music by William P Homans except:
        • The Day I Left Cabbagetown written by Scott Nolan (Socan)
        • You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond
                written by Reverend Willie Johnson
        • Barrett's Privateers written by Stan Rogers
        • They Never Even Gave Us A Parade based on a poem by Bill Droke

William P Homans, vocals/harmonica/slide guitar
Joanna Miller, drums/percussion
Gilles Fournier, upright bass
Jay Nowicki, electric guitar
Chris Carmichael, drums on They Didn't Even Give Us A Parade
John Scoles, electric bass
Jeremy Rusu, piano/clarinet/accordion/mandolin
Jolene Higgins, vocals
Sol James, vocals
Big Dave McLean, harmonica on Mean Streets
Don Zueff, fiddle
Scott Nolan, drums/percussion/guitars, vocals, drums on Winners of Us All
The men's choir: Nathan Rogers, Blair McEvoy, Daniel Cannon, Dale Brown, Scott Nolan
Ray 'Coco' Stevenson, traditional vocals
Vince Fontaine, tobacco offering/blessing/arrangement

Producer's assistant: Cory Wolchuk
Drum tech: Jaime Carrasco
Piano tech: Don Zueff
Pamela Buhr: hand claps
Jamie Sitar: hand claps