Russell,Tom Folk Hotel CD

A signature Tom Russell collection, the wide-ranging subject matter on "Folk Hotel" includes songs and stories about New York's Chelsea Hotel, a journey up the road from El Paso to Santa Fe, a cowboy song about Ian Tyson refusing to "leave his old horses", a song for Dylan Thomas - melting into a James Joycean landscape about day in the life of Belfast, a song about Tom meeting J.F.K., another song using only 16th century slang and more. Features guest appearances by Eliza Gilkyson, Joe Ely, Joel Guzman, and Augie Meyers.

1. Up in the Old Hotel 2. Leaving El Paso 3. I'll Never Leave These Old Horses 4. The Sparrow of Swansea (For Dylan Thomas) 5. All on a Belfast Morning 6. Rise Again, Handsome Johnny 7. Harlan Clancy 8. The Last Time I Saw Hank 9. The Light Beyond the Coyote Fence 10. The Dram House Down in Gutter Lane 11. The Day They Dredged the Liffey / the Banks of Montauk / the Road to Santa Fe-O 12. The Rooftops of Copenhagen 13. Just Lie Tom Thumb's Blues (W/Joe Ely) 14. Scars on His Ankles