funmachine cover of "Where are you tonight, I Wonder" by Andy M. Stewart 

Where Are You Tonight

Fun machine cover of "cigarettes and coffee blues" by Marty Robbins

Cigarettes and Coffee

Funmachine cover of Kate Wolf's "Here in California"

Here in California

Homemade cover of Tom Waits "Little Trip to Heaven," Kentuckied up this rainy day with guitar, fiddle, and funmachine. 

Little Trip To Heaven

Leonard Cohen - - -  "A love so vast and shattered / It will reach you everywhere"

A cover of one of my favorite songs and the most important songwriter that touched my world (and pulled me out into a much larger one). Deepest gratitude for Leonard Cohen.

Heart With No Companion

Title track from the new album GINKO, recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All songs by Joan Shelley. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. Release date: April 10, 2012

Joan Shelley- Vocals and banjo
Daniel Joseph Dorff- Drums and percussion
Ben Sollee- Bass and Cello
Cheyenne Marie Mize- Violin
Kevin Ratterman- electric guitar world
Daniel Martin Moore- Key

Ginko

Ice 
Joan Shelley- vocals and guitar
Ben Sollee- Bass and Cello
Daniel Joseph Dorff- Drums
Cheyenne Marie Mize- Violin


This album was recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. Joan Shelley is joined by Ben Sollee on Bass (and Cello), Cheyenne Marie Mize on fiddle, the vocal harmonies of Maiden Radio, and Daniel Joseph Dorff on drums. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. To be released April 10th, 2012 on the Ol Kentuck label.

From the new album GINKO, available April 10th via Ol Kentuck. Recorded and mixed by Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All songs written by Joan Shelley.  Produced by Daniel Martin Moore.

The Pain for Your Pleasure 
Joan Shelley- Guitar and Vocals 
Ben Sollee- bass
Daniel Joseph Dorff on drums
Cheyenne Marie Mize - violin
Daniel Martin Moore- second guitar

The Pain for Your Pleasure

From the new album GINKO, available April 10th via Ol Kentuck. Recorded and mixed by Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All songs written by Joan Shelley.  Produced by Daniel Martin Moore.

Siren 
Joan Shelley- Vocals and baritone Ukulele
Daniel Josephh Dorff- Drums
Ben Sollee- Bass, Cello
Cheyenne Marie Mize- Violin, vocals
Julia Purcell- Vocals

Siren features Lyrics from the song "The Final Trawl" By Archie Fisher: "And we'll join the Venture and the Morning Star, singing haul away my laddie-o"

Release date: April 10th 2012

Siren

From the new album GINKO, available April 10th via Ol Kentuck. Recorded and mixed by Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore.
Sure as Night features Ben Sollee on Bass, Nathan Salsburg on guitar, and Joan Shelley on guitar and vocals. 

release date: April 10th 2012

Sure as Night

This song features Daniel Joseph Dorff on Drums, Ben Sollee on Cello, Joan Shelley vox and guitar, Vocal harmonies by Maiden Radio, and Cheyenne Mize on the banjo

This album was recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. Written by Joan Shelley. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. To be released April 10th, 2012

Into the Sea

Sweet Dark-haired man written by Joan Shelley (vocals and guitar)
Ben Sollee- cello
Daniel Joseph Dorff-Drums
Whistle- Daniel Martin Moore

This album was recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All songs by Joan Shelley. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. To be released April 10th, 2012

Sweet Dark-Haired Man

The Door
Daniel Joseph Dorff- Drums
Joan Shelley- Guitar and Vocals

This album was recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All Songs by Joan Shelley. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. To be released April 10th, 2012 on the Ol Kentuck label.

The Door

Unbound
Joan Shelley- Banjo and vocals
Joe Manning- Guitar and Vocals
Daniel Joseph Dorff- Drums
Ben Sollee- Bass
Cheyenne Marie Mize- Violin

This album was recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All Songs by Joan Shelley. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. To be released April 10th, 2012 on the Ol Kentuck label.

Unbound

By The Ohio
Joan Shelley- Vocals and banjo
Julia Purcell- Guitar and Vocal Harmony
Cheyenne Marie Mize- Violin and vocal harmony

This album was recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman in January and February of 2011, in Louisville, KY. All songs by Joan Shelley. Produced by Daniel Martin Moore. To be released April 10th, 2012 on the Ol Kentuck label.

By the Ohio

Home-recorded cover of the Ranchera song "Cuando Nadie Te Quiera." I didn't want to post this at first because of my imperfect Spanish pronunciations. In light of recent event, I decided to post anyway, because it is a song that always moves me, from a culture and language I adore. I learned it from the recordings of legendary singer and actress Amalia Mendoza (1923-2001) who was born in Michoacán in Mexico. Thankful for the beauty you have brought into the world.


Lyrics:
Cuando nadie te quiera, cuando todos te olviden,
volverás al camino donde yo me quedé;
volverás como todas, con el alma en pedazos
a buscar en mis brazos un poquito de fe.
 
Cuando ya de tu orgullo no te quede ni gota
y la luz de tus ojos se comience a apagar,
hablaremos entonces del amor de nosotros
y sabrás que mis besos, los que tanto desprecias,
van a hacerte llorar.
 
Cuando nadie te quiera, cuando todos te olviden
y el destino implacable quiera ver tu final,
yo estaré en el camino donde tú me dejaste,
con los brazos abiertos y un amor inmortal.
 
Porque quiero que sepas que no sé de rencores
y a través de mi madre me enseñé a perdonar,
y una vez que conozcas mis tristezas de amores,
aunque tú no quisieras, aunque nadie quisiera,
me tendrás que adorar

---

When nobody wants you, when everyone forgets you,
you'll return to the street where I still am
You'll come back like everyone else, with your soul in pieces
to find in my arms a little faith

When your pride has left you
and the light of your eyes begins to go out,
we will talk then about our love
and you'll know that my kisses, the ones you scorned so
Will make you cry

When nobody loves you, when everyone forgets you
and the implacable destiny wants to see your end,
I'll be on the road where you left me
With open arms and an immortal love

Because I want you to know that I don't know of grudges
and through my mother I learned to forgive,
and once you know my sorrows of love,
Even if you didn't want to, even if nobody wanted to,
you will have to love me

JoanShelley

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