Streets of Fall River

Streets of Fall River

Track Listings

1. Look Ahead Tommy (Marum)

2. The Fighting Tigers of Ireland (Marum)

3. A Prayer From Little Round Top (Marum)

4. Sweet Ellen Joyce (Marum)

5. When You & I were Young Maggie (Johnson & Butterfield)

6. The Vicar's Daughter (Marum)

7. Grace (Frank & Sean O'Meara)

8. Peter Amberlay (John Calhoun)

9. Streets of Fall River (Marum)

10. Return to Loch Moy (Marum)

11. Midnight in Montreal (Marum)

12. Little Child (Marum)

13. New York City Blues (Marum)

14. Wish I Was Your Own (Marum)

Editorial Reviews
James P. Gannon, author, historian, former Wall Street Journal editor

Jed Marum's songs of the Civil War capture both the fighting spirit and the heart-breaking tragedy that marked America's greatest conflict.

Product Description
A collection of original and traditional songs from Folk and Celtic artist, Jed Marum. Many of the songs are personal stories from the Irish and Scot immigrant experience, and include some American Civil War era stories.

The recording was engineered by Sweatbox Studios in Austin Texas, and the CD was Mastered and produced by Crystal Clear Sound in Dallas, Texas.

The artist performs all instrument tracks which include guitar, banjo and dulcitar. The artist also performs all vocal tracks.

Streets of Fall River

Streets of Fall River,Jed Marum,Boston Road,American folk singer with strong Celtic roots performs original and traditional songs drawn, in large part from the Irish/Scot immigrant experience.

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Marum Songs Nominated for JPFolk CELTIC SONGS OF YEAR

One musician to another, this is a seriously good CD!!

Streets of Fall River by Jed Marum

Streets oF Fall River signed to new TV Show

A Musician's Musician

Streets of Fall River
Jed Marum
Manufacturer: Boston Road
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Soul of a Wanderer

ASIN: B00004Y5T7
Release Date: 2000-08-25

Tracks:

Look Ahead Tommy (Marum)
The Fighting Tigers of Ireland (Marum)
A Prayer From Little Round Top (Marum)
Sweet Ellen Joyce (Marum)
When You & I were Young Maggie (Johnson & Butterfield)
The Vicar's Daughter (Marum)
Grace (Frank & Sean O'Meara)
Peter Amberlay (John Calhoun)
Streets of Fall River (Marum)
Return to Loch Moy (Marum)
Midnight in Montreal (Marum)
Little Child (Marum)
New York City Blues (Marum)
Wish I Was Your Own (Marum)

Album Description

A collection of original and traditional songs from Folk and Celtic artist, Jed Marum. Many of the songs are personal stories from the Irish and Scot immigrant experience, and include some American Civil War era stories.

The recording was engineered by Sweatbox Studios in Austin Texas, and the CD was Mastered and produced by Crystal Clear Sound in Dallas, Texas.

The artist performs all instrument tracks which include guitar, banjo and dulcitar. The artist also performs all vocal tracks.

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Marum Songs Nominated for JPFolk CELTIC SONGS OF YEAR.......2002-12-27

Just a quick update on Jed Marum's STREETS OF FALL RIVER album; two tracks from this Boston Road Record release have been nominated for the JPFolk [...] Celtic Original Song of the Year, 2002. LOOK AHEAD TOMMY and the FIGHTING TIGERS OF IRELAND both made the top 20 songs for this category and will be considered for the finals in March of 2003. The nominees were chosen from among some 7,200 albums and over 110,00 songs!

Jed's newest album, THE SOUL OF A WANDERER (released Nov 2002) is also available on Amazon.com. The record was produced by Paul Mills at the Millstream in Toronto Canada and features; Brian McNeill, Rick Fielding and Curly Boy Stubbs.

Patrick Malloy, Director of Artist Relations, Boston Road Records

One musician to another, this is a seriously good CD!!.......2002-10-08

This man has a way with imagery that is simply stunning! I am a performer in this genre, and am not easily impressed. But I must tell you that Jed clearly does his homework. His lyrics show that he not only has a way with words, but he does his research as well. Put this together with astoundingly beautiful work on his instrument of choice, and you have a sure winner. I would commend this CD to all other musicians and songwriters as an example of the craft and the art.

Streets of Fall River by Jed Marum.......2001-11-11

Superbly good work! Jed has a wonderful voice that tells the stories in a way that appears to have been written long before their time. Fine guitar work, excellent back up vocals, and a true story line. You can't go wrong with this album - puts Bob Dylan to comercial shame -

Streets oF Fall River signed to new TV Show.......2001-03-11

Boston Road Records announces a license agreement has been signed between Jed Marum and Blackhawk Productions for use of music from Jed's 2000 CD release, 'Streets of Fall River' on their upcoming television series called, 'True Lives.' "We love his music and expect to use multiple cuts on a several episodes throughout the series," said the show's producer, Dave Blass.

Jed Marum's "Streets of Fall River" album has hit the streets of Europe with great success by winning critical acclaim and maintaining high visibility on the radio airwave charts. The CD remained in Europe's top 200 most played artists for 3 consecutive periods in 2000. The album has recently been released to the US music industry and we will be tracking its progress on the US folk and celtic charts, as well. Following are quotes from reviews of Jed's Boston Road Records release;

-Patrick Malloy, Director Artist Relations, Boston Road Records

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"Streets of Fall River is a very interesting and moving album, beautifully written, arranged and performed!"

-P. Smith in "The Advertiser", England - Dec, 2000.

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"Jed tells these stories with simplicity and conviction in a collection of excellent quiet listening."

- John Brophy, Irish Music Magazine, Feb, 2001

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"Jed has a very fine voice and writes songs with very strong tunes so that it just takes a few instruments to make them pleasing, but above all his songs are deeply rooted in the Celtic tradition while still retaining an intense American flavour!"

- Massimo Ferro, Radio Voce Spazio, San Michele, Italy

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"The combination of his fine, controlled tenor, poetic lyrics and guitar and banjo mastery produce music that pulls at the heart and encourages the imagination to come along. Marum is an artist who can make a niche genre, even one with as large a following as Celtic folk, his own, without abandoning the mainstream folkies (like me) who would sure miss him"

- Jane McBride, The Beaumont Enterprise

A Musician's Musician.......2001-02-04

The first time I ever heard Jed Marum was at a benefit in Ft. Worth, TX. When I walked in the pub there was a group playing - Jed was on the banjo. I thought, "Hmmm, the banjo player is pretty good." Later, one of the other groups performing was running late. To fill the time before the last member of the band arrived they got Jed up to sing a couple of songs. He brought out his guitar and sang "Streets of Fall River" - a song about his grandfather. I was hooked. His voice wraps itself around this song and I can picture the little boy and his grandfather walking the streets of Fall River remembering days past. i walked around my house and job singing the chorus for days afterwards!

So, I decided the next time Jed was performing locally I would go see a show. This time the stand out was "Prayer From Little Round Top". I still get chills when I listen to this song. It brings to life what must have happened to so many people as they left Ireland for a new life in America. The other treat is that this is a Civil War tale also.

"Fighting Tigers of Ireland" is about a troop of Civil War soldiers from New Orleans, LA - one of my favourite cities. This song leads into "New York City Blues" which is about losing the NYC blues in the Crescent City. "Midnight in Montreal" is a great love song. "Look Ahead Now, Tommy" reminds us of the heritage the immigrants brought with them and should always remember.

After this first show I went home and wrote an incredibly long email to two friends, in the music/producing business, about him. I am sure they thought I was nuts but I stick by every word I wrote. Jed Marum is an artist. The way he puts words to paper and music to words is incredible to me. He paints pictures and they are beautiful. He loves the music that he has written but he also loves music in general. I really feel that he enjoys sharing this love of music with people and to see him in round robin group type sessions with people this becomes very apparent.

I miss not being able to see Jed perform live anymore but this CD reminds me of why I like him so much every time I listen to it.

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