Synopsis

The intent in recording this album was to preserve Coye Phillips’ voice, performance and his musical traditions reflecting his upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee. All songs were chosen by Phillips and reflect a wide range of country, folk, bluegrass and gospel music familiar to him and representing his life and legacy. All tracks were recorded with consideration to clearly exhibit his voice and guitar performance. All additional instruments and their roles were both dictated and chosen by Phillips. Minimal audio editing was done to each track including some leveling and frequency equalization. As a result, some additional extraneous sounds including some finger tapping on the guitar body were left in the mix as it contributes to Phillips’ guitar methods and the authenticity of his performance.

Track List

"Intro Part I" - Coye Phillips (1945-2020)
"Intro Part II" - Coye Phillips (1945-2020)
"Lonely Tombs" - Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)
"Jesus Pilot Me" - Edward Hopper (1818-1888)
"House of Gold" - Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)
"Purple Robe" - David G. Wilson (b. 1940)
"Purple Robe, F# Version" - David G. Wilson (b. 1940)
"I’ll Fly Away" - Albert E. Brumley (1905-1977)
"How Beautiful Heaven Must Be" - George Jones (1931-2013)
"Mother’s Not Dead" - Charlie Monroe (1903-1975)
"Old Country Church" - John D. Sumner (1924-1998)
"Cabin on the Hill" - Lester Flatt (1914-1979), Earl Scruggs (1924-2012)
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - Fred Rose (1897-1954)
"Your Cheatin’ Heart" - Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)
"Lonesome Road Blues" - Nathaniel Shilkret (1889-1982), Gene Austin (1900-1972)
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" - A. Habershon (1861-1918), C. Gabriel (1856-1932)
"Bonus Track One" - Coye Phillips (1945-2020)
"Bonus Track Two" - Coye Phillips (1945-2020)

Credits

Lead Vocals and Guitar performed by Coye Phillips;
Double Bass, Acoustic Bass Guitar and Bass Vocals performed by Weston M-A Bernath;
Mezzo-Soprano Vocals performed by Yvonne Bernath;
Cover Art Photo taken by Yvonne Bernath;
Recording assistance provided by Yvonne Bernath;
All songs recorded, edited, mixed and compiled by Weston M-A Bernath.

Intro Part I

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I'll Fly Away

Purple Robe

Cabin on the Hill

Amazing Grace - guitar and vocals performed by Coye Philips (1945-2020), double bass performed by Weston M-A Bernath (b.1995)

This was Coye Philips' last song recorded one year prior to his death on January 3rd, 2020.



Amazing Grace (2018)

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