Political Manifest is the seventh album by the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers, released in 2004. The album reflects singer/songwriter Mark Olson's disgust at the state of the US. It was released on Mercy Recordings in the US.
Reception
The Uncut magazine gave the album a score of 3 and wrote "[Olson's] disgust at the state of the nation as befits all things Creekdipper is elegantly realised, simmering over a bedrock of soft piano, woody guitars, and some slow, funky blues"
Track listing All songs Mark Olson except where noted. "Poor GW" "Walk with Them" "Duck Hunting" "Senator Byrd Speech" "Where is My Baby Boy" "George Bush Industriale" "Saw Song" "Portrait of a Sick America" "My Father Knows Foes" (Traditional) "The End of the Highway" "Coming, Coming" (Traditional)
Personnel Mark Olson – vocals, piano, dulcimer, bass, flute Victoria Williams – vocals, electric guitar, tres Ray Woods – vocals, drums Don Heffington – vocals, bass harmonica, saw Tom Freund – bass, organ Greg Leisz – dobro
Production notes Mark Olson – producer, engineer David Vaught – mixing Bob Stone – mastering
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