Second line drums, catchy pithy lyric- all about being an outsider, newcomer.

02 Rhode Island Yankee On Jefferson Davis Court

Nothing like a waltz to place a love song in.  Piano, bass, and drums and a melancholy lyric about making love work.

03 Dearest Companion

Phil Madeira on piano and vocal
Bryan Owings on drums
Chris Donohue on bass
Roland Barber on trumpet and trombone
Doug Mosher on clarinet
This tune will take you to New Orleans while talking about Rhode Island food, politics, and scenery!

04 Back In The Ocean State

Phil Madeira, vocal, piano
Bryan Owings, Drums
Chris Donohue, bass

Moving song about leaving home.

05 Barrington

Featuring Dana Colley of Morphone on Saxes
Phil Madeira- piano, vocal
Chris Donohue- bass
Bryan Owings- drums

07 Rich Man's Town

Written the day after Jazz pianist / singer Mose Allison died, "Wide Eyed Dream" shows Phil, Chris Donohue, and Bryan Owings swinging jazz blues in a tribute to Mose.

08 Wide Eyed Dream

Featuring Guest guitarist Will Kimbrough of Red Dirt Boys
Phil Madeira- vocal, piano
Chris Donohue- bass
Bryan Owings- drums
John Painter - horns

09 Native Son

Phil Madeira- Piano, vocal
John Scofield- Guitar
Chris Donohue- Bass
Bryan Owings- Drums

Another true story from Phil Madeira

06 Crescent Park

Phil Madeira- Piano, Vocal
Chris Donohue- Bass
John Mark Painter- Horns
David Mansfield- Strings

This ballad was featured in Rolling Stone's article about Phil Madeira, and the song's focus on his immigrant grandfather who came from Sweden to America in 1919.

10 Gothenburg

Emmylou Harris' backing band since 2008, Red Dirt Boys is Chris Donohue, Will Kimbrough, Phil Madeira, and Bryan Owings.  Reminiscent of Little Feat, Dr John, RDB draw from a deep well of classic American music.

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