caveinspiredmusic.com WORLD MUSIC CAVING BALLADS UNITED STATES Introduction Starting in 1972 the National Speleological Society has sponsored annually a Cave Ballad Salon where cavers present their music and ballads. The best of these ballads were first released on an LP album, Where the Rain Never Falls, in 1972 by William Zarwell, the first chairperson of this salon. Later the NSS Cave Ballad Salon sporadically released cassette recordings of the winning ballads from this competition: in 1973, The Grand Kentucky Junction & Other Songs; in 1982, Hollow Hills and Other Songs; and in 1991, Echos (sic) in the Dark. There was another cassette of American caving ballads, Hodag’s Greatest Hits, released by the Diablo Grotto in Pittsburg, California around 1985. Today, thanks to the work of Barbara am Ende, the present chairperson of the salon, many of the caving ballads from the first year in 1972 up to the present (with a few exceptions because not yet completed) can be heard together with the full lyrics for some on the NSS Website, under Cave Ballad Salon. In the future links will be provided for each song listed here which is available on the NSS Website. Normally only music released on discs (shellac, vinyl, or compact) are included in this discography, but, due to the fairly small number of recorded caving songs and the evident interest among cavers, an exception will be made to also include here those caving songs recorded and released on cassettes. For the United States the total known recordings of cave songs and ballads released prior to 2005 comprises three LPs and four cassettes. There are 32 caving ballads here on vinyl and many more on cassette tapes. Two ballad writers standout most noticeably, Barbara MacLeod with her "The Encounter of the Long Count Keeper" and David Foster with his "The Caves of Alvarado;" These are masterpieces (in my opinion) ranking right up there with some of the best by Bob Dylan. All entries are determined by the performer, not by the song titles. So when an LP has several different performing artists, each performing only one song, then the songs on that LP are all listed as separate entries. Frequently on the cassettes a performer will sing more than one of their ballads and thus all the songs by that artist on that cassette will be listed alphabetically as one entry under the song writer’s name. The lyrics of most of these cave ballads are available in the caving literature and transcriptions of these texts will not be included here. As always, titles followed by a red asterisk indicated songs that talk about specific actual caves. _____________________________________
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WORLD MUSIC
CAVING BALLADS UNITED STATES
Introduction
Starting in 1972 the National Speleological Society has sponsored annually a Cave Ballad Salon where cavers present their music and ballads. The best of these ballads were first released on an LP album, Where the Rain Never Falls, in 1972 by William Zarwell, the first chairperson of this salon. Later the NSS Cave Ballad Salon sporadically released cassette recordings of the winning ballads from this competition: in 1973, The Grand Kentucky Junction & Other Songs; in 1982, Hollow Hills and Other Songs; and in 1991, Echos (sic) in the Dark. There was another cassette of American caving ballads, Hodag’s Greatest Hits, released by the Diablo Grotto in Pittsburg, California around 1985. Today, thanks to the work of Barbara am Ende, the present chairperson of the salon, many of the caving ballads from the first year in 1972 up to the present (with a few exceptions because not yet completed) can be heard together with the full lyrics for some on the NSS Website, under Cave Ballad Salon. In the future links will be provided for each song listed here which is available on the NSS Website.
Normally only music released on discs (shellac, vinyl, or compact) are included in this discography, but, due to the fairly small number of recorded caving songs and the evident interest among cavers, an exception will be made to also include here those caving songs recorded and released on cassettes. For the United States the total known recordings of cave songs and ballads released prior to 2005 comprises three LPs and four cassettes. There are 32 caving ballads here on vinyl and many more on cassette tapes. Two ballad writers standout most noticeably, Barbara MacLeod with her "The Encounter of the Long Count Keeper" and David Foster with his "The Caves of Alvarado;" These are masterpieces (in my opinion) ranking right up there with some of the best by Bob Dylan. All entries are determined by the performer, not by the song titles. So when an LP has several different performing artists, each performing only one song, then the songs on that LP are all listed as separate entries. Frequently on the cassettes a performer will sing more than one of their ballads and thus all the songs by that artist on that cassette will be listed alphabetically as one entry under the song writer’s name. The lyrics of most of these cave ballads are available in the caving literature and transcriptions of these texts will not be included here. As always, titles followed by a red asterisk indicated songs that talk about specific actual caves.
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – 2nd Prize, Original Ballad Time: 0:19 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 4) Notes: A “Cascade Caver” was someone who did a lot of caving in the Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington and was probably a member of the Cascade Grotto. The lyrics mention "Canyon" at least seven times, so one needs to known which cave in the Cascades had a passage by this name. At the 1974 Fall MAR meet, Dale Ibberson of the York Grotto organized a ”Boogie,” a special 8-track tape presentation of this entire record plus three other LPs in the entrance room of Snedegars Cave in, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-28 Damon, Paul H., Sr. (Editor) 1991, Caving in America: The Story of the National Speleological Society, NSS, Huntsville, AL, p. 351 Ibberson, Dale & Wiser, I.M. 1974, York Grotto Newsletter, v. 12, n. 5, Mar. 1975, p. 57-58
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BALLAD OF THE LONESOME CAVER FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Amy SHERIDAN (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 3:21 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 7) Notes: Originally published in the Kansas Grotto Song Book. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-20 Bailey, Janet (Editor) 1964, The Spelunker's Songbook, The Netherworld News, Pittsburgh Grotto, Section 2, p. 14 Burns, Dick (Editor), Cave Songs and Ballads, Speleothemes, ca. 1964, Northern New Jersey Grotto, Morristown, NJ, p. 119
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Cave Lyr: Bill MAYHERCY & K.W. MAYHERCY – June 1971 Rts: 1972 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Bill MAYHERCY (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 1:59 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 1) Notes: "Ragtime Bill" was from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-1
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Perf: Frank REID (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Liner Notes: Bill Zarwell Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 1:34
LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3) Notes: Reid, who was from Bloomington, Indiana, said that he heard this ballad somewhere but forgot the words so he made up parts of it himself. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-27
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HELP, HELP, HELP FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Frank REID (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Liner Notes: William Zarwell Time: 0:48 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 7) Notes: The lyrics were written by an unknown member of the Cincinnati Grotto. This was not the first time that new caving lyrics had been put to the tune of "The Whiffenpoof Song." George Sipkin (NSS #416) wrote lyrics to what he called, "The Caver's Song," which was published in the NSS News in May 1949 and copyrighted by the NSS. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-12 Sipkin, George, The Caver's Song, The N.S.S. News, v. 7, n. 5, May 1949, p. 3
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Robert Novak (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 3:22 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2) Notes: This is the earliest Barbara MacLeod cave ballad that we have on records. It was composed in St. Louis in 1961 and recorded over ten years later for the first NSS Cave Ballad Contest. Barbara sings her lyrics in the third person telling "about a caver I knew well" who walked through a pile of bat guano in a cave and ended up contracting histoplasmosis, the caver's disease. Actually , it was she herself who came down with histo after exploring Bat Cave in Shannon County, Missouri with two other members of the Middle Mississippi Valley Grotto around 1959. Fortunately she recovered. The introduction is spoken in Spanish and the first verse starts out in a way very reminiscent of Andrew Jenkins' first Floyd Collins ballad –
A sad story I have to tell About a caver I knew well Who frequented the places Where the rain never falls …
The title for this LP album of caving ballads was taken from this third verse. This song was often sung around MMV campfires all through the 1960s and I heard Barbara perform it out under the stars at the GGG (Greater Guano Grotto) Bust in Lovell, Wyoming at the 1969 NSS Convention. So by the time it was entered in the ballad contest in 1972, it had already become a classic standard among caving songs. Ref: Anon. ca.1968, QSS Songbook, Quincy Speleological Society, Missouri, p. 22-23 am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-15 Lewis, Warren, M.D., Histoplasmosis in Caves, NSS News, Feb. 1974, p. 22 Lewis, Warren, M.D. 1977, Chapter 10, in Cavers, Caves, and Caving, Edited by Bruce Sloan, Rutgers Univ. Press, p. 200
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I SMELL BAT SHIT FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Mus: "I Feel Pretty" (From "West Side Story") Comp:
Robert Novak (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Time: 0:19 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 5) Notes: "Conceived under duress" in Saint Herman's Cave, British Honduras, the lyrics are said to be based on a true story. This little ditty is not up to the usual superior quality of MacLeod's material. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-19
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JIM WHITE’S CAVE * (LEGEND OF THE DAUNTLESS COWHAND) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Fred STORK Rts: 1972 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Fred STORK (vocal)
Tom Grey (bass) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 - First Prize, Original Ballad Time: 6:20 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4) Notes: George F. Stork was from Maryland. Ref: Anon., NSS News, Oct. 1972, p. 145
am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-9 & Score-1
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LIFE IS LIKE A CARBIDE LANTERN / ENDLESS CAVERN * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – 3rd Prize, Original Ballad Time: 0:19 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) From Camp & Trail Catalog - 1965 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 9) Notes: The lyrics of this great caving ballad were written by Barbara MacLeod when she was living and working (for the Peace Corps) in British Honduras. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-36
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THE LONESOME DEATH OF ENDLESS CAVE * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Bob DYLAN Mus: "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" Cave Lyr: Rob STITT – 1972 Rts: 1972 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Rob STITT (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 3:32 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 6) Notes: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-30
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THE LONG, LONG CRAWLWAY * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Jan CONN – April 1967
Rts: 1972 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Jan CONN (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Photo by Larry Dilts Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 1:05 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 2) Notes: Jan and her husband, Herb, were the famous movers and pushers in Jewel Cave, South Dakota in the 1960s. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-22 Conn, Herb & Jan 1977, The Jewel Cave Adventure, Zephyrus Press, Teaneck, NJ, p. 187 & 199, 208
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ON THE BANKS OF OLD MILK RIVER * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover Mus: Traditional Lyr: Jan CONN Rts: 1972 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Jan CONN (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Time: 0:35 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 6) Notes: Milk River is the name given to a passage not far southeast of the original entrance of this very extensive cave in South Dakota. The "river" is "a brown and white slope of mud where water from the dripping ceiling collects and seeps into a quiet pool." For sixty years the crawlway here was the "jumping-off point" for expeditions deep into this cave labyrinth. (Conn 1977) This brief song tells about the calcite flow, soda straws, and the mud slopes on the banks of the Milk River. It ends with – And the mud from old Milk River will be with me wherever I go. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-25 Conn, Herb & Jan 1977, The Jewel Cave Adventure, Zephyrus Press, Teaneck, NJ, p. 28, 30-31
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PARODY FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Jan CONN Rts: 1972 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Jan CONN (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 1:53 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 3) Notes: Ref: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-17
Perf: Carol Jo RUSHIN (vocal) & Barb MacLEOD (vocal & autoharp) C. Rushin & B. MacLeod (kazoos) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 - First Prize, New Lyrics Time: 1:59 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 1) Notes: Barbara MacLeod's second song about carbide lamps, this time it's the notorious plastic imitation things. Mishke reported that attempts to make the lamp explode at 60 psi failed, but, when a flame protector was fitted onto the tip and the reflector aimed down to capture hot air, the tip assembly melted down in seven minutes. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-5 Mishke, David, "New" Justrite Tested, NSS News, v. 31, n. 1, Jan. 1973, p. 6
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PURE PROPAGANDA FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Rob STITT (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1972 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: 1:35 LP: WHERE THE RAIN NEVER FALLS (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 3-1016 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 5) Notes: Rob Stitt was from Maryland. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972- 1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1972-37
BALLAD OF THE LOST CAVER FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: John P. GWARDYAK - Apr.1973 Rts: 1973 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: John P. GWARDYAK & Emily DAVIS (vocals) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – 3rd Prize, Original Ballad Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 2:44 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4) Notes: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-16
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BEERY BLEARY NIGHT * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Mus: "Till Tomorrow Night" Comp: Don McLean
Cave Lyr: Tom MILLER – Feb. 1973 Rts: 1973 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Tom MILLER (vocal)
Barbara MacLeod (guitar) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – 3rd Prize, New lyrics Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 3:43 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 6) Notes: Composed in Belmopan, British Honduras, "Tom says all these things really happened to all these people, only not all at once, and somehow they all got out alive."
Papoose Cave, Idaho – Xanadu Grotto, NSS
We are told in the first stanza that everything will take place in Papoose Cave (Idaho County, Idaho). Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-2 Kesner, David W., The Discovery of Atlantis, NSS News, v. 51, n. 5, May 1993, p. 130, 135 (map unaccredited) Mischke, David & Vocke, Robert, Map of Papoose Cave, Xanadu Quarterly (Special Issue), v. 3, n. 2, Centerfold
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THE CAVING MOTHER BLUES FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Dell TALENT (vocal) Milton RITTER Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – 2nd Prize (Tie), Original Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 2:01 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 5) Notes: "This song accurately depicts this mother's frustrations on caveless weekends." Dell Talent was from Oregon. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-21 & Score-5
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David Copeland (banjo) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – First Prize, Misc. Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 2:52 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3) Notes: Based on the music and lyric structure of John Denver's classic country-rock song. Written as part of a multi-media slide show for the NSS Audio-Visual Aids Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-23
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THE ENCOUNTER OF THE LONG COUNT KEEPER FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Barb MacLEOD(vocal & guitar) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 10:08 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2) Notes: Probably the most outstanding cave ballad ever written and recorded by Barbara MacLeod. An inspired and deeply moving work. She writes in the liner notes Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-32
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FOREVER ON A FLOWSTONE MOEDIUS STRIP * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 3:37 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 2) Notes: Composed in Belmopan, British Honduras, MacLeod writes – "Sitting in total darkness for several days is a spaced-out but serious indulgence amongst the local mystical cave cult. Best done in tropical caves. This song is an attempt to evangelize !"
The uncredited illustration here was published in Inside Earth. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972- 1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-13 MacLeod, Barbara, Illuminating Darkness, Inside Earth, n. 3, (1974), The Speleo Press, Austin, TX, p. 28-32
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THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 - First Prize, Original Ballad Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 8:42 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs
(PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 1) Notes: Commemorating the recent (1972) annexation of a smaller cave to Flint Ridge, total mileage 144,448. Barbara MacLeod had this to say about the ballad, which was composed in Belmopan, British Honduras, "After reading Pat Crowther's very moving account of the connection I was overwhelmed by empathy and nostalgia, so I wrote this song. Whisht I could have been there." Cavers shown in photo are, L to R, Back row, John Wilcox, Richard Zopf, Steve Wells,& Cleve Pinnex and Front row – Gary Eller & Pat Crowther Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-17 Crowther, Patricia, We Doubled Mammoth Cave, National Parks and Conservation Magazine, Jan. 1973, p. (?) (Reprinted in The Catholic Digest, May 1973, p. 73-79) Crowther, Patricia, Discovering the World's Biggest Cave, Saturday Review of the Sciences, v. 1, n. 3, Mar. 24, 1973, p. 70, 72, 74 Crowther, Patricia; Pinnex, Cleveland; Zopf, Richard; Brucker, Roger; Eller, Gary; Wells, Stephen; & Wilcox, John 1984, The Grand Kentucky Junction, Cave Books, St. Louis, MO, 96p
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THE TROGLODYTE FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Don DAVIDSON, Jr. - Feb.1973 Rts: 1973 NSS Cave Ballad Competition
Perf: Don DAVIDSON, Jr. (vocal) Prod: William Zarwell Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1973 – 2nd Prize, Original Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Bill Zarwell & song writers Time: 2:45 LP: THE GRAND KENTUCKY JUNCTION & Other Songs (PC-RE# ) (No label) BH 4-1018 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 1) Notes: Liner notes – "The inspiration for this song is A.I. Cartwright, the V.P.I. Grotto mascot, who appears on the patch. Various principles, lore, and experiences of the grotto form the basis for much of the lyrics." Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1973-8
Soule, Gary (Compiler), Cloth Patches from NSS Grottos, Part 7, NSS News, v. 61, n. 2, Feb. 2003, p. 42
LP Album – NYLON HIGHWAY WD-CB-US24 United States 1982
NYLON HIGHWAY FK – Cave Ballads – Vocal – Cave Pic Cover Selections: Side One – 1. NYLON HIGHWAY/ 2. SOMETHING IN THE AIR/ 3. THE BALLAD OF THE ILL FATED CAVER/ 4. THE DAMAGE DONE Side Two – 1. OVER THE MOUNTAIN/ 2. THE GREEN DUCK SONG/ 3. THE BALLAD OF WILSON’S JOHN/ 4. OLD MAN/ 5. THE CAVES OF ALVARADO
Comp: David FOSTER Arr: David Foster & Stan Bowman Rts: Richmond Area Speleological Society
Perf: David FOSTER (vocal & guitar)
Jim Benelisha (cello) Stan Bowman (bass) Darrell Ion (drums) Prod: David Foster & Stan Bowman Prod. Co: RASS Records; Richmond, VA Rec. Co: Shadrack Studios Rec. Date: 1982 Liner Notes: Roy D. Powers, Jr.(2-page lyric sheet) David Foster Time: LP: NYLON HIGHWAY (PC-RE# ) (No label) LP-1082 (stereo) 12" 33rpm Notes: "The Caves of Alvarado" is a truly fine cave ballad that haunts the listener and leaves one with a good feeling. David Foster did most of his early caving in southwestern Virginia with the Mountain Empire Grotto that had a field house in Alvarado, Virginia, to the east of Bristol. (Foster 2009) Ref: Foster, David 2009, The American Cave Museum and Horse Cave: A Potential Home for the NSS, NSS News, v.67, n. 5, May 2009, p. 20
CASSETTES Frequently on the cassettes a performer will sing more than one of their ballads and thus
all the songs by that artist on that cassette will be listed alphabetically as one entry under the song (lyric) writer’s name.
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CASSETTE Album – HOLLOW HILLS & OTHER SONGS
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CRANIAL CRAWL UNTITLED FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (Both) Paul ASH Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Paul ASH (vocal & guitar) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tk 2) (Side B – Tk 4) Notes: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1975-48 & 1975-42
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CAVER’S PARADISE * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Mus: "Paradise" Comp: John PRINE Lyr: Paul ASH
Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Paul ASH (vocal & guitar) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tk 2) Notes: The ballad writer, a caver from southern Indiana, said that he wrote this "for my brother Don, who started me caving at the age of 9 right around our then home of Paoli, Orange County, Indiana." The first stanza and chorus talk about– When I was a young kid, my brother would take me Down by Lost River was where we would roam, 'Cross ridges and sinkholes in search of the caverns, Always within twenty miles of home. CHORUS: So Donnie won't you take me on back to Orange County Down by Lost River where caves do abound I'm sorry my brother you're too late in askin' They've ripped, raped, dug, and flooded the ground.
The reference is to the Lost River area with its many caves and thousands of sinkholes, including Lost River Cave. In 1961, Orange County had over 55 known caves. (Powell 1961) The lyrics mention the SCS, whatever that was? Judging by the lyrics it was some kind of society or engineering firm intent on building a dam in the Lost River area. It is always a mistake to use initials in a ballad because, even when the song is current, the majority of the listeners across the country don't know what they mean. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1976-4 Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 5, 18
Powell, Richard L. 1961, Caves of Indiana, Cir. 8, Indiana Dept. of Conservation, Bloomington, IN, plate 4
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PENDULUM FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Don DAVISON, Jr. Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Don DAVISON (vocal & guitar) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1974 – 2nd Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tk 5) Notes: Inspired by a descent of Fantastic Pit in Alabama in April 1973, the ballad was written in New Orleans in Jan. 1974. This ballad writer had performed his other song, "The Troglodyte," at the previous year's contest, where he also won a prize (see FK-CB# ). Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972- 1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1974-24 Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 5, 28-29
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HOLLOW HILLS FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Barb MacLEOD Arr: B. MacLeod & Charlie Kennedy Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal & autoharp)
Cindy Kennedy (guitar) Alan Holst (harmonica) Charlie Kennedy (bass) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1974 - First Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tk 1) Notes: Unfortunately Barbara MacLeod's singing on this take is not up to her usually excellent standards. She makes several small mistakes and, occasionally, looses a bit of control on the vocal key changes. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. Score-8 Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 6, 30-32
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DO YOUR JUMARS LOOSE THEIR TRACTION ON THE GOLDLINE WHEN IT’S WET
FK – Cave Ballad – Comedy – Vocal
Mus: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight" Comp: (?) Lyr: Nick NOE
Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Nick NOE Paul Ash, Dave Lamon, Joy Blair, & Jack Countryman (vocals) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 1) Notes: A comic rewrite of the lyrics to the popular Roaring Twenties song, "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight," which had been covered and revived in the States in the late 60s. B. am Ende credits this ballad to Rob Stitt, but L. Novikoff, who participated in the 1974 Ballad Contest and published the songbook right after, credits this one to Nick Noe. A definite period piece, because cavers of today are not familiar with Goldline rope, the all-purpose American braded caving rope of the 60s, and many others do not know what Swiss-made Jumar ascenders even look like. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1974-5 Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 4, 12
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BALLAD OF THE GCG CAVER FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Mus: "The Battle of New Orleans" Comp: Jimmy Driftwood Lyr: Larry NOVIKOFF Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: GREATER CINCINNATI GUANO ORCHESTRA Dot Lahey, Bev Feldstein, Mary McCarroll, & Larry Kent (vocals) Mark Brosse (piano) Nadine Radkey (recorder) Walter Novikoff (bass) Larry Novikoff (drums) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1974 – 2nd Prize, New Lyrics Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 3) Notes: The "GCG" was the Greater Cincinnati Grotto and Novikoff was a member. He wrote this ballad in July 1970 for the Grotto's Annual Meeting Songbook. A very poor recording where the lead singer is muddied in the mix under the ever-present military marching choral backing and the band. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1974-10 Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 4, 14-15
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SECOND SET OF PRUSSIKS FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Mus: "Second Cup of Coffee"
Comp: Gordon Lightfoot Lyr: Doug PERKINS
Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Bob ALDERSON (vocal) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1974 - 2nd Prize, Reworked Lyrics Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 2) Notes: Alderson relates that the ballad "originated over the Thanksgiving holiday 1973 when Doug and I were part of a caving trip to Alabama and Georgia. The song most directly applies to a descent down Fantastic Pit." The "CRCN" gets mentioned in the chorus four times – And if I can't stop this trembling hand from dropping all I own They'll be calling on CRCN before this trip is done. but it is not known what these initials mean, possibly some kind of "Cave Rescue Committee," judging by the context. Perkins was from Virginia. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1974-4 Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 4, 10
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PULASKI COUNTY FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Paul ROWLEY Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Paul ROWLEY (vocal & guitar) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1975 - First Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 5) Notes: Written by a caver from Ohio who, like most cavers from the middle of Ohio, spent a lot of time in Kentucky where the caves are. "Sittin' on a porch in Pulaski County" in the Inner Blue Grass Karst Region, south of Lexington, Kentucky, he asked why he has to go back to the city. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1975-5 & Score 33
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I AM A CAVER FK – Cave Ballad – Comedy – Vocal
Comp: Dan WELLING Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Dan WELLING (vocal & guitar) Prod. Co: NSS Cave Ballad Competition Song Award: 1975 – 2nd Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: HOLLOW HILLS AND OTHER SONGS National Speleological Society (No Cat. No.)
90min (Side A – Tk 4) Notes: The comic ballad writer talks about going "down to the land where the big caves grow," which could mean a lot of good caving states. He's so enthusiastic that, when he snagged a hollow tree while fishing, he named it Hollow Tree Cave, and "crawled right in and started mappin'." He dreams about the hassle of trying to put carbide in an electric light and not having any light to watch his dream by. And he tells of how he wished for a cave that goes for miles in his own backyard, so he started digging. "Don't tell my friends, though – I tell 'em that dogs dug that hole." He plans some day of going caving in Mexico – "AMCS here I come !" (AMCS = Association for Mexican Cave Studies). He ends talking about all the cavers that talk a lot about caves in bar rooms – Sure talk a good cave, though. You could write a guidebook if you had a tape recorder. Transcribe it and sell them a copy. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1975-45
BIG PITS ON OLD GOLDLINE (WITH A WILD, WILD WOMAN) I’M A CAVER LET’S GO CAVING NEW MEXICO OH LORD, IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (All) Douglas BRADFORD
Perf: Doug BRADFORD (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tks 10, 1, 5)
& Side B – Tks 14 & 1) Notes:
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LOOSE WHEEL FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: J. BROWN & Doug BRADFORD
Perf: Doug BRADFORD (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 4) Notes:
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GOLONDRINAS FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: W. HOEMANN
Perf: Doug BRADFORD (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 7) Notes:
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BENNY THE CAVER BILLY POST BROTHER OF THE EARTH CARBIDE AND WATER CAVE OF GOLD HAL AND SAMMY NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE OUT OF LIGHT ONE TON OF GUANO VISIONS IN THE DARK FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (All) Warren HOEMANN
Perf: Warren HOEMANN (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tks 12, 9, 11, 8, & 7) (Side B – Tks 11, 10, 2, & 3) Notes:
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ON THE ROPE AGAIN FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Warren HOEMANN & Doug BRADFORD
Perf: Doug BRADFORD (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tk 5) Notes:
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LOST SWEET CAVE FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (Both) Janet McCLURG
Perf: Janet McCLURG (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side B – Tks 9 & 12) Notes:
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THE BEST CAVE I COULD FIND THE HAVEN VANDALS AND THE DAMAGE DONE FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (All) Steven MORGAN
Perf: Steven MORGAN (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tks 3 & 6) Notes:
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GUADALUPE BLUES IF MMMARBLE MOUNTAIN LULLABY THE SECRET OF WINDLER CAVE * FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (All) Janet SOWERS
Perf: Janet SOWERS (vocal) Prod. Co: The Diablo Grotto; Pittsburg , CA Time: CASSETTE: HODAG'S GREATEST HITS (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Side A – Tk 2 & 4) (Side B – Tks 6 & 13) Notes:
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THE ADVENTURER Selections: Side A – 1. THE ADVENTURER– / 2. NMC BLUES – / 3. SAVE THE EARTH – / 4. GO CAVIN’ WIF ME Side B – 1. OFF TO MEXICO – / 2. BUSTANANTE (sic) CANYON – / 3. FIRST CAVE – / 4. CARRIZAL FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: (?)
Perf: BLINDFISH Larry Adams (with lead & rhythm guitars & recorder) Prod. Co: Blindfish (Nashville Grotto); Nashville, TN Time: CASSETTE: THE ADVENTURER (No Label & no Cat. No.) 90min (Sides 1 & 2) Notes: The proceeds from the sale of the cassette went to the Nashville Grotto Rescue Fund. It was being sold at the 1985 NSS Convention in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Comp: Randy & Melissa BOYD Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Randy & Melissa BOYD (vocals)
Al Williams & Wayne Harrison Prod. Co: National Speleological Society; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 8) Notes: Caving somewhere in Texas or southwestern USA because "sagebrush" is mentioned in stanza 4. The title is also given as, "Goin' Down." Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1977-19
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MAIL ORDER CAVE (1989) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Randy BOYD Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Randy BOYD (vocal) Prod. Co: National Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 4) Notes:
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WHERE CAN I GO (1988) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Mus: "Where Can I Go ?" Comp: Utah Phillips Lyr: Doug BRADFORD Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Doug BRADFORD (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 5) Notes:
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LADY OF DARKNESS (1981) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Joy BROWN Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Doug BRADFORD (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK
National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 1) Notes:
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THE BALLAD OF THE SUPER CAVER (1977) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Mus: "Old Joe Clark" Comp: Lyr: James COLLEN & Emily DAVIS Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: James COLLEN & Emily DAVIS (vocals)
Cady Soukup, Bill Steele, Keith G. Kirk, & Ken Hensley Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Song Award: 1976 – Honorable Mention, Traditional Ballad Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 6) Notes: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1977 – 11-13
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YODELER (1977) FK – Cave Ballad – Comedy – Vocal
Comp: Jan CONN Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Jan CONN (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Song Award: 1977 – First Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 7) Notes: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1977 – 16-17 & Score-38
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BILLY POST (1980) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Warren HOEMANN Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Warren HOEMAN (vocal)
Doug Bradford, Lloyd Bedeger, Janet Sowers, & John de Boer
Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 7) Notes:
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GOLONDRINAS (1981) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Warren HOEMANN Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Warren HOEMAN (vocal)
Doug Bradford & Janet Sowers Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 6) Notes:
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LADY CAVE (1982) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Warren HOEMANN Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Warren HOEMAN (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 3) Notes:
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CAVING COUNTRY (1976) FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Jeanette KASNIA Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Jeanette KASNIA (vocal)
Debbie Harris Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Song Award: 1976 – 2nd Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 5) Notes: The caving country here is West Virginia.
Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1976-22
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SHITZO RAT (1977) FK – Cave Ballad – Comedy – Vocal
Comp: Jeanette KASNIA
Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Jeanette KASNIA (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Song Award: 1977 – 2nd Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 1) Notes: About a "Tennessee rat in a Tennessee cave" and all the stuff he collects. He plays tricks on vandals and disrespectful cavers. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1977-20
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THE JOVIAL CAVER FK – Cave Ballad – Vocal
Comp: Barb MacLEOD Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 2) Notes:
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REDUVILD SONG (1974) FK – CB – VO Comp: Barb MacLEOD Mus: "Histoplasmosis" by B. MacLeod Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Barb MacLEOD (vocal, guitar, & harmonica)
Carol Jo Rushin (vocal, kazoo, & censor's whistle) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 3) Notes: Written in Belmopan, Belize in Jan. 1974, this song is nearly factual. MacLeod recalled that, "in December 1973, Carol Jo, a friend and I were bitten by 14 "kissing bugs" (f. Reduviidae, s.f. triatomidae)
collectively while camped in a Belizean cave. For a while we thought we'd actually caught Chaga's disease, but test eventually proved negative. In the meantime, to take my mind off worrying, I wrote this song. It just missed being a veritable legacy." Ref: Novikoff, Larry (Editor) 1975, 1974 NSS Cave Ballad Songbook, Greater Cincinnati Grotto, p. 5, 24-26
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CAVELAND TRAVELING (1989) FK – CB – VO Comp: Albert OGDEN Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Albert OGDEN (vocal)
Jesse (Dan) James Butch Harvey Nancy Taylor Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Song Award: 1976 – Honorable Mention, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side A – Tk 4) Notes: Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1976-16
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JIM PECK’S SONG (1977) FK – CB – VO Comp: Al WILLIAMS Rts: National Speleological Society
Perf: Al WILLIAMS (vocal) Prod. Co: Nat. Speleological Soc.; Huntsville, AL Song Award: 1977 – 3rd Prize, Original Ballad Time: CASSETTE: ECHOS IN THE DARK National Speleological Society CRO 2 90min (Side B – Tk 2) Notes: A ballad about Jim Peck, who was "the finest caver" this song writer ever knew. Peck caved in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, in Utah, and in Belize. Ref: am Ende, Barbara Anne 1996, Cave Ballads 1972-1979, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, p. 1977 – 23-24
