Charlie Maguire: Great Mississippi CD Track Listing

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Charlie Maguire Great Mississippi
Recorded live September 16, 1999, at the Ginkgo Coffeehouse, St. Paul, Minnesota\n

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1. Charlie Maguire - Rivertown (03:46)
   Guitar & Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Bass: Gordy Abel, Mandolin: Peter Ostroushko\nDiscover the power and majesty of our \nriver heritage with thissong about the\ngreat things that happen because of the \nMississippi."Rivertown" was first\nperformed as part o
2. Charlie Maguire - Rising Tide (03:59)
   Guitar & Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal & Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nFloodwaters were high in 1997 as two\npark rangers and atow boat pilot\npushed off in a sturdy jonboat for a\ntaste of the rising waters. Their cruise\ntakes them past
3. Charlie Maguire - Take A Look (03:31)
   Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal & Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nAppreciation for the Mississippi River\nbeginswhen people go down to the\nriver and take a look. The river does \ntherest, and the inspiration to learn\nabou
4. Charlie Maguire - Ozawindib (03:36)
   Guitar, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal & Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nNo map could guide Henry Schoolcraft\non his legendary journey in search of\nthe Mississippi's source. Instead he\nrelied on American Indian Ozaiwindib\nto put him back
5. Charlie Maguire - Pass The Bowl (02:04)
   Wooden Spoons, Lead vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal : Lisa Fuglie\nFor Native Americans, rivers were a \nhighway and a rich and abundant\nsource of food. Wild rice grew in the\nshallows, fish were abundant and the\nriverbanks teemed with life. Today the\n
6. Charlie Maguire - First Nations (02:58)
   Guitar, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal, Fiddle: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nNative Americans from as far away as\npresent-day Ohio traveled to the Upper\nMississippi on a regular migration\nroute. This song details some of the \ntribes and their d
7. Charlie Maguire - Pierre Bottineau (04:01)
   Guitar, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal & Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nFarmer, trader, and wilderness guide,\nPierre Bottineau was born around 1843\nto an Amreican Indian mother and a \nFrench European father. His colorful\nlife led to a r
8. Charlie Maguire - Old River (03:59)
   Guitar, Vocal: Charlie Maguire\nThe river before humans shpaed it,\nbefore they even named it, is the\nsubject of this song. Performing solo\non this song seemed to fit the spirit\nof this Mississippi River story.
9. Charlie Maguire - Reverend Hickam's Hands (04:03)
   Guitar, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Additional Vocals: Audience, Lisa Fuglie, Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nVoices of Unity Choir, Pilgrim Baptist Church:\nJeanne E. Watson, Lisa A. Brown, Ruth L. Wilson,\nObedia Thomas, Evelyn Propps, I.E. Br
10. Charlie Maguire - Light The River (04:15)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal, Fiddle: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Patty Shove\nJane M. Robinson, "post light keeper"\non the Mississipii River for the U.S.\nDepartment of Commerce and Labor,\ninspired this ballad. To provide safety\nfor r
11. Charlie Maguire - Fishing River (03:53)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal, Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nIf you like to fish, the Mississippi River\nis for you! River fish have made a \nremarkable comeback, and just a few\nof the species are listed in this song.\
12. Charlie Maguire - Towboat (03:33)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Additional Vocals: Audience, Lisa Fuglie, Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nA day on the river with pilot Will Ribbins\nled to this song about how tow\nboats, barges, and materials move\non the river.
13. Charlie Maguire - Falling Waters (04:33)
    Guitar, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal: Lisa Fuglie, Fiddle: PeterOstroushko, Bass: Gordy Abel\nThis is atribute to the\nMississippi as aworking river, a river\nthat "milled a million wheat fields,"\nand milled lumber for a "million\nroffs and walls."
14. Charlie Maguire - Great Mississippi (03:28)
    Guitar, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal, Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nAs the signature song for the \nMississippi National River and \nRecreation Area, this song affirms\nthe beauty, power and mystery of\nthis great river and its place in t
15. Charlie Maguire - Pilot Daddy (04:05)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocal & Fiddle: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nListen now to the true unvarnished tale\nof a working river pilot. Beginning\nriver rats may have some trouble with\nthe slang in this song, but all that\nlist
16. Charlie Maguire - National River (03:26)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocals: Audience, Mandolin: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nCommissioned by Superintendent\nKyral of the Mississippi River\nand Recreation Area, this song is loved \nby children and dults alike, and\ncharacte
17. Charlie Maguire - Roll River Journey (03:16)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Piano: Marcia St. Hilaire, Bass: Gordy Abel\nChoir of The Church of Saint Hedwig:\nKaren Senko, James Petroski, Murial Marchiniak, Ed Kuduk,\nPat Bautch, Mary Kohanek, Stanley Sroga, Marlene Weller,\nElizabe
18. Charlie Maguire - Gray and Green (03:31)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Fiddle: Lisa Fuglie, Bass: Gordy Abel\nCatch the spirit of the thousands of \nNational Park rangers who wear the \n"Gray and Green" in their service to \nour nation's incredible public lands\nand treasures. This
19. Charlie Maguire - George Bongas (04:40)
    Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocal: Charlie Maguire, Vocals: Audience, and Lisa Fuglie, fiddle, Bass: Gordy Abel\nFirst written in 1991, this songtells\nthe story of adventurer George Bongas.\nHe knew the river and this song\ncaptures the joyful story of his l