The Waitress is the second album by folk singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The album was released in 2003, the same year that Byrd won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. The Waitress reached No. 20 on the Folk Radio Airplay Chart and has been noted for Byrd's lyrical character sketches and deftly played guitar.
Track listing "The Waitress" (Brown, Byrd) – 3:35 "The Ballad of Larry" (Byrd) – 5:01 "Radio" (Byrd) – 6:09 "The Snake Song" (Byrd) – 2:46 "Down the Old Mountain Road" (Byrd) – 1:56 [instrumental] "My Generation" (Byrd) – 3:57 "Small Town" (Byrd) – 3:12 "Tape Full of Love Songs" (Byrd) – 3:17 "Stackalee" (traditional) – 4:04 "Home Sweet Home" (traditional) – 2:19 [instrumental] "Being With You" (Byrd) – 3:06 "Fiddle and Bow" (traditional) – 3:34 "Rosie" (Byrd) – 3:32
Personnel Musicians: Jonathan Byrd – guitar & vocals Jason Cade – fiddle David DiGiuseppe – accordion Robbie Link – bass & cello
Production: Jonathan Byrd – producer Jerry Brown – recording, mixing, mastering at The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Artwork: Melanie Litchfield – photography F.J. Ventre – graphic design at Tadpole Designs
Charts date chart peak July 2003 Folk Radio Airplay ChartGillmann, Richard, "Top Albums of July 2003" compiled from FolkDj-L playlists 20
References
External links The Waitress page at Waterbug Records