Songs of the San Gabriel Valley: Daredevils, Dreamers, and Visionaries

by Kent Besocke

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1.	Mount Lowe Railway 03:57	buy track
2.	Valley Below 02:04	buy track
3.	Eulalia (Keeper of the Keys) 05:00	buy track
4.	Tiburcio Vasquez 02:37	buy track
5.	El Prieto Canyon 04:01	buy track
6.	Echo from Long Ago 04:49	buy track
7.	Vin Fiz Flyer 03:24	buy track
8.	Bartolomea 04:03	buy track
9.	Sierra Madre Reel 03:13	buy track
10.	California Arrow 02:48	buy track
11.	Planet Airship Lowe 02:55	buy track
12.	Cawston Ostrich Farm 03:22	buy track
13.	Chantry Flats 01:31	buy track
14.	Sky Cycleway 03:46	buy track
15.	Rancho Santa Anita 03:36	buy track
16.	Toypurina 03:16	buy track
17.	Valley Below (Reprise) 05:35	buy track
18.	Pacific Electric 02:09	buy track

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A collection of tunes that blend folk, bluegrass, old-time, country, and rock, Songs of the San Gabriel Valley: Daredevils, Dreamers and Visionaries celebrates the unique characters who have made the San Gabriel Valley a place to admire. Some of the stories in this song cycle honor Professor Thaddeus Lowe and his scenic mountain railway, Eulalia Perez and her days at the San Gabriel Mission, and Cal Rodgers and his flight of the Vin Fiz Flyer. These tales bring to life a bygone era with rich instrumentation and clever vocal harmonies.

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released April 18, 2017

Songs written by Kent Besocke

Produced by Mark Williams and Kent Besocke

Recorded and Mixed by Mark Williams at Canyon Recordings, Sierra Madre, CA

Kent Besocke: Lead & backing vocals, banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, harmonica, ukulele, organ, percussion

Mark Williams: Electric guitar, keyboards, banjo, percussion

Dan Besocke: Acoustic guitar, upright bass

Paul Dorn: Upright bass, backing vocals

Danny Magaña: Drums

Steve Wilke: Mandolin

Jeffrey Plaut: Piano

Charlie LaMothe: Fiddle

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