THE GHOST OF IT ALL

Ned Farr and The Good Red Road

Fifteen years after making our second album we decided it was time to make a third. Not as easy as it sounds. Were we still a band? Thankfully we’d kept playing our instruments, but because we were split between coasts and couldn’t rehearse, the plan was to record old songs that never made it on an album. However the present seemed to haunt the

Fifteen years after making our second album we decided it was time to make a third. Not as easy as it sounds.  Were we still a band? Thankfully we’d kept playing our instruments, but because we were split between coasts and couldn’t rehearse, the plan was to record old songs that never made it on an album.  However the present seemed to haunt the innocence of the old tunes, just as the past seemed to haunt every new one we’d write in response. The result is a collection of old and new songs that have been gently visited by the ghost of it all. 

PRODUCED BY EVAN RICHEY AND NED FARR

Songs by Ned Farr | ASCAP Waiting wind Music, ©2016. 
Recorded and mixed by Evan Richey at Ovation Sound. Mastered by Dave McNair. String arrangements by Cenovia Cummins & Ned Farr. CD design by Ned Farr.

Joe Casalino: drums percussion.

Cenovia Cummins: violin, piano mandolin, organ, background vocals.

Evan Richey: cello, background vocals.

Ned Farr: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, synth keys.

Jon Ossman: bass, synth piano, background vocals.

Jim Olbrys: electric guitar, dobro, ambiences, background vocals.

Dreya Weber: vocals

Additional vocals: Stephanie S. Saunders, Jack Rutkowski, Adiamond Baker.

String section: Stephanie Cummins, Lorra Aldridge Baylis, Louise Owen, Ming Yeh Alissa Smith, Dave Romano.

Special thanks to Sharlene Richey for taking care of us.

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DESERT MOTEL

Ned Farr and The Good Red Road

“Concept albums” were among the many artifacts that arose in the 1960s...In the Empty Vee era of rapid-fire sound bytes that have reduced people’s attention span to no more than a few seconds, concept albums have gone the way of thoughtful political discourse. But this week, we have a recording that carries on the tradition, succeeding in

“Concept albums” were among the many artifacts that arose in the 1960s...In the Empty Vee era of rapid-fire sound bytes that have reduced people’s attention span to no more than a few seconds, concept albums have gone the way of thoughtful political discourse. But this week, we have a recording that carries on the tradition, succeeding in capturing the best elements of the form in both content and execution, without any of its pretense. The new CD’s title Desert Motel sums up the overall “concept” behind this album. One can easily imagine the songs’ scenes taking place in the motel’s various rooms, and indeed the CD provides subtle snippets of sound between the tracks to reinforce the atmosphere. DESERT MOTEL is full of rich, highly creative arrangements, with instrumental colors that range from folky to atmospheric to energetically rocky -- sometimes all within the same song. Subtle orchestrations with violin, steel guitar, accordion, clarinet and other unconventional instruments; the skillful use of dynamics; along with Farr’s winsome folky tenor vocals makes this an album that will quickly draw you into its beguiling musical vignettes, in a way that will have you listening to the album on different levels each time you hear it. George Graham, WVIA, Homegrown Music Series

PRODUCED BY EVAN RICHEY AND NED FARR

Engineered and mixed by Evan Richey. Recorded at The Place Studio and at Magic Hour Music, NYC. Mastered by George Graham. All songs by Ned Farr | Waiting wind, ASCAP © 1999. CD design and photography by Ned Farr.

Ned Farr: lead vocals, acoustic guitar

Jon Ossman: bass, stick

Joe Casalino: drums, percussion

Jim Olbrys: electric guitar, ambiences

Cenovia Cummins: violin, electric violin solo on "'Snake"

Peter Kiesewalter: piano, accordion, clarinet, soprano sax. David Hamburger: pedal steel. Evan Richey: cello, vocals. Craig Richey: wurlitzer, vocals. Dreya Weber: background vocals. Reneé Venetiale: background vocals.

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THE GOOD RED ROAD

Ned Farr and The Good Red Road

A wonderful album that's a devil to classify. The eight songs are about finding the path your life belongs on, and finding shelter when you stray from your path. Native American references abound throughout. Mr. Farr's band is a quintet, with a punch-the-clock rhythm section, a fluid lead guitar, and a violin that sounds like an unwired Jean-Luc

A wonderful album that's a devil to classify. The eight songs are about finding the path your life belongs on, and finding shelter when you stray from your path. Native American references abound throughout. Mr. Farr's band is a quintet, with a punch-the-clock rhythm section, a fluid lead guitar, and a violin that sounds like an unwired Jean-Luc Ponty. Mr, Farr's vocal is the fulcrum, with the band rising and falling in volume and tempo as the emotional landscape changes. A great late-at-night record, and (I imagine) a great record to bring on a cross-country drive. Mark K., Sound Views Magazine

PRODUCED BY EVAN RICHEY AND NED FARR

Music arranged by the band. Recorded and mixed by Evan Richey. All songs by Ned Farr | Waiting wind Music, ASCAP ©1995. Recorded at The Place, NYC, in the early months of 1995. Assistant engineer - Gary Maurer. CD art and design - Ned Farr. Graphics - Nina Eisenman. Photography - R.V. Grossheim. Executive Producer - Philip Foxman.

Jim Olbrys: electric guitar, background vocals.

Jon Ossman: bass, background vocals.

Joe Casalino: drums, percussion.

Cenovia Cummins: violin, background vocals.

Ned Farr: lead vocals, acoustic guitar.

The band would like to thank Evan Richey, who most definitely is ‘the man'. Gary Maurer, for his excellent advice and support, Nina Eisenman, for making it look as good as it sounds, everyone at The Place, Philip Foxman and Reaction CD for their support and exposure, R.V. at Industria NINW, James Cruz at the Hit Factory, Lise Ostbirk, Alicia Coppola, Marilyn Coyne, Adam Schlesinger, Mary Rowell, Joe Salerno, John Casalino, Timothy Cataldo, Richard Barbera, Solange, Larry Kline, Philip Peret, Sarah, H.S., Will McKenna, and the folks back home.

Kiva (Pueblo)- a sacred ceremonial chamber.

The Red Road (Lakota)- To live life in harmony with the world. A spiritual path.

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Formed in NYC in 1992 and still making music together when life permits. 

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JOE CASALINO — drums and percussion

CENOVIA CUMMINS — violin, piano, organ, mandolin, background vocals

EVAN RICHEY — cello, background vocals

NED FARR — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards

JON OSSMAN — bass, background vocals

JIM OLBRYS — lead guitars, atmospherics, background vocals

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