The Waitress Explained

The Waitress
Type:studio
Artist:Jonathan Byrd
Cover:JonathanByrd-TheWaitress.jpg
Released:2002
Recorded:The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Genre:folk, country, blues, singer-songwriter
Length:46:37
Label:Byrdsong/Waterbug
Producer:Jonathan Byrd
Prev Title:Wildflowers
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:The Sea and the Sky
Next Year:2003

The Waitress is the second album by folk singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The album was released in 2003, the same year that Byrd won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. The Waitress reached No. 20 on the Folk Radio Airplay Chart and has been noted for Byrd's lyrical character sketches and deftly played guitar.

Track listing

  1. "The Waitress" (Brown, Byrd) – 3:35
  2. "The Ballad of Larry" (Byrd) – 5:01
  3. "Radio" (Byrd) – 6:09
  4. "The Snake Song" (Byrd) – 2:46
  5. "Down the Old Mountain Road" (Byrd) – 1:56 [instrumental]
  6. "My Generation" (Byrd) – 3:57
  7. "Small Town" (Byrd) – 3:12
  8. "Tape Full of Love Songs" (Byrd) – 3:17
  9. "Stackalee" (traditional) – 4:04
  10. "Home Sweet Home" (traditional) – 2:19 [instrumental]
  11. "Being With You" (Byrd) – 3:06
  12. "Fiddle and Bow" (traditional) – 3:34
  13. "Rosie" (Byrd) – 3:32

Personnel

Musicians:

Production:

at The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Artwork:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Gillmann, Richard, "Top Albums of July 2003" compiled from FolkDj-L playlists