South of Delia is the seventh solo album by American folk singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. South of Delia is a cover album. Although he himself is sometimes described as a "songwriter's songwriter,"Kim Ruehl, "Artist Profile: Richard Shindell", folkmusic.about.com, December 15, 2006.Michael Metivier, "Review: Richard Shindell, Vuelta", PopMatters, November 15, 2004 covers are not new to Shindell. In addition to recording a few on his previous solo albums, he was also one third of the folk supergroup / cover band Cry Cry Cry (along with Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky). On South of Delia, Shindell covers songs from several songwriting legends, including Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, as well as some from younger up-and-coming writer/performers, such as Jeffrey Foucault and Josh Ritter.
Although the official release date was May 10, 2007, pre-orders began shipping in late March.South of Delia page at theconnextion.com (US pre-orders)Neil Pearson, "Review: Richard Shindell, South of Delia" at FishRecords.com (UK) The album began to appear on a number of radio airplay charts prior to its official release (see below).
The title "South of Delia" comes from a line in the Josh Ritter song, "Lawrence, KS". The song was previously recorded by Ritter for his 2001 album, Golden Age of Radio.Golden Age of Radio page at joshritter.com
Track listing
"Acadian Driftwood" (Robbie Robertson) – 5:33 Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, acoustic guitar Larry Campbell – pedal steel Lucy Kaplansky – harmony Radoslav Lorković – accordion Dennis McDermott – drums Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony Lincoln Schleifer – electric bass Ben Wittman – triangle "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)" (Bob Dylan) – 4:53 Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric slide guitar Greg Anderson – piano Viktor Krauss – upright bass, bass harmonics Dennis McDermott – snare drum, cymbal David Sancious – hammond b3 "The Humpback Whale" (Harry Robertson) – 4:56 Richard Shindell – vocal, nylon string guitar, cajón peruano, cymbal Richard Thompson – electric guitar Viktor Krauss – upright bass "Born in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:06 Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, keyboard, harmony Greg Anderson – mandolin Larry Campbell – electric guitar Mark Dann – electric bass Radoslav Lorković – harmonium Dennis McDermott – drums Ben Wittman – tambourine, cymbal "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel) – 4:18 Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, piano, electric guitar, cajón peruano Greg Anderson – electric bass Lucy Kaplansky – harmony Sara Milonovich – low whistle, harmony "The Storms Are on the Ocean" (A.P. Carter) – 3:19 Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, bouzouki Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony Viktor Krauss – upright bass Ben Wittman – snare drum "Northbound 35" (Jeffrey Foucault) – 5:18 Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cajón peruano Greg Anderson – electric bass Lucy Kaplansky – harmony Sara Milonovich – violin David Sancious – piano "Sitting on Top of the World" (trad arr Shindell) – 3:05 Richard Shindell – vocal, electric guitar, foot "Texas Rangers" (trad arr Shindell) – 4:09 Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric guitar Viktor Krauss – upright bass Dennis McDermott – tom-toms, drum heads, bodhrán, cymbals Richard Thompson – lead guitar Tony Trischka – banjo Ben Wittman – snare drum, garbage can "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" (words: Woody Guthrie, music: Martin Hoffman) – 5:06 Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Eliza Gilkyson – harmony Mark Hallman – harmony Radoslav Lorković – hammond b3 Dennis McDermott – drums Lincoln Schleifer – electric bass "Solo le Pido a Dios" (Leon Gieco) – 4:41 Richard Shindell – vocal, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mountain dulcimer, tambourine, bombo leguero Pablo Aslan – upright bass Leon Gieco – harmony Lisa Gutkin – violin Analia Sirio – harmony "Lawrence, KS" (Josh Ritter) – 4:10 Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric guitar, tambourine, cymbal Greg Anderson – electric bass Larry Campbell – pedal steel Lucy Kaplansky – harmony Dennis McDermott – drums Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony
Charts Chart Peak Date Folk DJ-L –; Folk Radio Airplay Chart"Top Albums of April 2007" , (as of May 2007, tied at No. 3 with Jimmy LaFave's Cimarron Manifesto) compiled by Richard Gillmann from FolkDJ-L radio playlists (155 DJs) 3 May 2007 Roots Music Report – Folk ChartRoots Music Report – Folk Chart 6 May 24, 2007 Americana Music Association – Americana Top 40"Last Week AMA Chart" (Archive Playlist for week of Monday, May 7, 2007), Americana Music Association (over 350 stations) 31 May 28, 2007 Americana Roots – Top 25 Spins for the last 7 days on Roots Radio"Top 25 Spins for the last 7 Days on Roots Radio" , AmericanaRoots.com, retrieved May 8, 2007 Top 25 May 8, 2007
References
External links Take Five Podcast, [Richard Shindell interview with John Platt], WFUV