Beggar's Oil

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Beggar's Oil
EP by Kelly Joe Phelps
Released January 2002
Genre Blues, Folk-blues
Label Rykodisc Records
Producer George Howard
Professional reviews
Kelly Joe Phelps chronology
Sky Like a Broken Clock
(2001)		 Beggar's Oil
(2002)		 Slingshot Professionals
(2003)

Beggar's Oil is an EP by Kelly Joe Phelps. It was recorded at Long View Farms from Feb 6 - Feb 13, 2001 during the same sessions that produced Sky Like a Broken Clock. Phelps' first releases were essentially his voice and the voice of his slide guitar. He assembled a band and put aside the slide guitar to focus on his fingerpicking style.

"Lass of Lock Royale (If I Prove False to Thee)" was recorded live at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA on November 20, 1999. The title track is the same as found on Sky Like a Broken Clock.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps except "Lass of Lock Royale (If I Prove False to Thee)" (Traditional).

  1. "Beggar's Oil"
  2. "Tommy"
  3. "Don Quixote's Windmill"
  4. "Frankenstein Party of Three: Your Table is Ready"
  5. "Beggar's Oil" (band arrangment)
  6. "Lass of Lock Royale (If I Prove False to Thee)"

[edit] Personnel

  • Kelly Joe Phelps - vocals, guitar
  • Larry Taylor - bass
  • Billy Conway - drums, percussion
  • Tom West - Hammond organ
  • Dinty Childs - pump organ, accordion
  • David Henry - cello
  • Jim Fitting - harmonica

[edit] Production

  • Produced by George Howard
  • Engineered by David Henry
  • Mixed by George Howard and David Henry
  • Mastered by Jeff Lipton
  • Track 6 recorded by Dave Nielsen and mixed by Julie Rix