Ray Legere

Tips: Etransfer raylegere@eastlink.ca or paypal.me/RayLegereMusic

 

CD's

Southern Fiddling - In The Kenny Baker Style

 

Here is my newest Cd featuring 17 Tunes in the style of Kenny Baker. I played the 4 instruments and took solos on the guitar and mandolin for each tune.

 

1. Cincinnati Rag * 2. Dusty's Hornpipe - (Baker) * 3. Cross-Eyed Fiddler - (Baker) * 4. Doc Harris The Fisherman - (Baker) * 5. Happy Time Waltz - (Baker) * 6. Denver Belle - (Baker) * 7. High Dad In The Morning * 8. Crag Rock Pass - [Red Apple Rag] * 9. Road To Columbus - (Bill Monroe) * 10. Dance With Me Kenny - (Baker) * 11. First Day In Town - (Baker) * 12. Johnny The Blacksmith - (Baker) * 13. Festival Waltz - (Baker) * 14. Salty - (Baker) * 15. Dead March * 16. Fiddlers Pastime - (Bill Monroe) * 17. Washington County

Ready To Jam

 

Here is my Ready To Jam Cd featuring 16 standard Bluegrass jam songs. 9 New Brunswick singers display their talents : Jean-Marc Doiron, Serge Doiron, Francis Cormier, Vincent Cormier, Frank Doody, Gerry Richard, Dominic Cormier, Emile Robichaud and Paul Hebert. I have available Tabs and a DVD breakdown of each solo for the guitar, fiddle and mandolin. On banjo is Russell Sawler and Terry Poirier plays bass.

 

1.On My Way Back To The Old Home * 2. In The Pines * 3. Honey You Don't Know My Mind * 4. Pain in my Heart * 5. Down The Road * 6. Dark Hollow * 7. Don't Give Your Heart To A Rambler * 8. Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord * 9. Hold What'cha Got * 10. I Just Think I'll Stay Around * 11. I Ain't Broke But Badly Bent * 12. Little Maggie * 13. Bury Me Beneath the Willow * 14. Salty Dog Blues * 15. Banks of the Ohio * 16. It Won't Work This Time

Bluegrass In The Backwoods

 

Bluegrass In The Backwoods-(AHM-1019) Brand new release featuring the fiddle in the traditional bluegrass style. This is the first in a series featuring the fiddle in different musical genres. Ray plays fiddle, mandolin and also some guitar.

 

1.Bluegrass In The Backwoods * 2.Kentucky Waltz * 3.Ducks On The Millpond * 4.Baker's Medley * 5.Bluemoon Of Kentucky * 6.Indian Creek * 7.Grassy Fiddle Blues * 8.Lost John * 9.Someone Took My Place With You * 10.Beautiful Dreamer* 11.Footprints In The Snow* 12.Fiddler's Dream * 13. Why Did You Wander * 14.Black Mt. Rag * 15. If I Should Wander Back Tonight * 16.Two O'clock In The Morning

Back Against The Wind

 

Back Against The Wind-(AHM-1016) A CBC recording of Bluegrass songs and tunes featuring some favourite local musicians as well as noted American musicians. Ray plays fiddle,mandolin and some lead guitar.

 

1. Carolina Star * 2.If Your Ever Gonna Love Me * 3. Ragtime Annie * 4.Blue and Lonesome Too * 5. Fraiddling * 6.Love Me Darlin' * 7.Lady Be Good * 8. Hobo On a Freight Train * 9. Mama's Rocking Chair * 10. I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome * 11.Lonesome Fiddler * 12.Long Black Veil * 13. Back Against The Wind

Squirrely Moves

 

This is my Oldtime fiddle CD with some added bluegrass and original tunes in the second half.

 

1. Blue Mountain , Concert Reel , Carleton County Breakdown * 2. Poor Girl , Twilight Waltz * 3. Pet of the Piper, Buttermilk Mary, Rosewood Jig * 4. Vendomes Clog, Valley Field Reel , Archie Menzie * 5. Bird in a Tree (Fiddle TUNED-AEAE) * 6. Cherish the Ladies Jig * 7. Randall's Hornpipe, High Level , Fair of Ballinasloe * 8. Mathematician , Blindmans Reel, Mountain Road *9. Shannon Waltz * 10. Cape Breton's Welcome to the Shetlands , Masons Apron 11. Jeruselem Ridge * 12. Dusty Miller * 13. Taking It Easy (R. Legere) *14. Squirrely Moves (R. Legere) * 15. Grey Eagle * 16. Arkansas Traveller * 17. Travellers Breakdown/Doing Repairs (R. Legere) * 18. Last Waltz/Village Carousel Waltz * 19. Get Up The Fiddle And Rosin That Bow (R. Legere) * 20. Panhandle Rag

River Of No Return

 

 A bluegrass project with songs and instrumentals. A duo project with Dobroist Roger Williams. Ray plays all guitar, mandolin and fiddle parts. CD previously released on Europes "Strictly Country Records".

 

1. Puddle Jumper * 2. Little Man * 3. Step,Stomp and Stumble * 4. Contemplation *5. This Lonesome Fiddler * 6. I've Got Your Number * 7. River Of No Return * 8. Swing '93 * 9. Can't Keep You In Love With Me * 10. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way * 11. Cruisin' The Autbahn * 12. Snowy Afternoon

Atlantic Blue

 

Here we have music of the Maritimes, all written and performed by East Coast Singers and Musicians! Featuring Ray Legere, JP Cormier, Cindy Church, Raylene Rankin, Kevin Evans, Delvina Bernard, Jean Marc Doiron, Lennie Gallant, Alex Fraser, Bruce Jacobs, Dave Burton, Danny Maillet and Others!

 

1. The Call  * 2. Atlantic Blue * 3. Puddle Jumper * 4. Southeast Wind  * 5. The Eyes Of Margaret * 6. Roloboys Reel * 7. Which Way Does The River Run * 8. 39 Forest Street * 9. Red Clay Hills * 10. Calm Before the Storm * 11. Path to Heaven

Story Songs and Tunes

 

A release of Original Mike O'Reilly compositions. This was recorded Duet style but with the addition of Andy Ball playing acoustic bass. Mike's songs have been recorded by Rhonda Vincent, Dan Paisley, Junior Sisk, Charlie Waller, Del McCoury and more.

 

1. The Blues Are Rollin' In * 2. I'll Be Happy * 3. Ginny And Jill * 4. Reunion * 5. Cattle In The Cane * 6. In The Bright Morning * 7. Treadin' Water Over You * 8. Mailbox Blues * 9. How Much Are Memories * 10. Billy In The Lowground * 11. Yellow Gold * 12. Wonderin' Blues * 13. Ocean Pearl * 14. Just Wondering Why

Memories Of Hank Snow

 

A CD of Hank Snow material by my friend Bernie Leblanc. Featuring the steel playing of Kayton Roberts who played with Hank for 30 years and myself doing the Hank style guitar work (and fiddle). Kelli Trottier sings harmonies and duet work.

 

1. Southern Breeze * 2. Just When I Needed You * 3.It Kinda Reminds Me Of Me * 4. Golden River * 5. Are You Lonesome Tonight * 6. Yellow River * 7. Bury Me Deep * 8. Faded Petal From A Beautiful Bouquet * 9. Changing Of The Tide * 10. Have You Ever Been Lonely * 11. Tammy * 12. Hello Love * 13. I've Got A Tangled Mind * 14. My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans

Grasstic Measures - Square Dance Town

 

Brand New Summer 2016 - Grasstic Measures first band recording of 7 original songs and 5 covers.

 

1. Side Road 12 - C. Goodman / T. McDonald / J. McDonald / D. DeVries/ J. Collette 3:23 *2. We Were So Young - T. McDonald 4:35 *3. Dream Of Me - V. Gosdin 4:03 *4. Mama Tried - M.Haggard 2:54 *5. I'll Break Out Again Tonight - Arthur Leo Owens & Sanger D. Shafer 3:43 *6. Poor Monroe - N/A 3:08 *7. All for the Love - T. McDonald 3:08 *8. Fire In Her Eyes - C. Goodman / D. DeVries 3:24 *9. The Letter - C. Goodman / T. McDonald 3:07 *10. Wreck of the old 97 - P.D. 3:22 *11. Hanging Out With The Moon - C. Goodman 3:05 *12. Square Dance Town - C. Goodman / T Mcdonald / J. Collette _ Fiddle Tune "Dance Around" R. Legere 3:08

The Day The Train Pulled Into Town

 

Ray Legere and Janet Crawford join forces for a 150 year celebration of the arrival of the Intercolonial Railway into Sackville NB. A mix of original, familiar and vintage songs.

 

1. Take Me With You * 2. Freight Train * 3. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore * 4. Before The Break Of Day * 5. Goodbye Old Railroad * 6. In The Pines * 7. The Day The Train Pulled Into Town * 8. Long Legged Cowboy * 9. Iron Horse * 10. This Train