I am proud to announce a new portion of the Suburban Cat Daddy blog called "The Lodge Sessions." These sessions are devoted to the art of songwriting and the people that create those songs. Often, it feels like songwriters take a bit of a backseat in the music world, often struggling to be heard and get paid for the art they create.

     My goal is to talk to songwriters from all levels of the music world. I am interested in their histories, their stories and of course, their songs. I ask the artist to bring 3 or 4 songs and 1 cover that influenced them. I want to create a permanent document for fans and other artists. Myself and engineer Dave Polster sit down with the artist and record their songs and then talk with the artist about themselves and their craft.

The Lodge Sessions -- #1:

     Chris Allen. Chris has been playing music around Cleveland and beyond for over twenty years. He fronts the popular regional band Roosevelt and plays somewhere in the Cleveland area almost every night of the week. Check out his website here. He is also involved with the very popular Ohio City Singers a Holiday band that also helps out several charities.

Technical Info --
   
Recorded Feb, 2015 in the Lodge Room, Fairview Park, Ohio.
Original Multi Track Recording: Dave Polster
Editing: Dave Polster
Mixing: Dave Polster
Dave's Website: http://www.davepolsteraudio.com

Host: Clint Holley
Produced By Clint Holley

Song List:
1) Odessa
2)Too Late to Cry
3)Factory
4)Burn Down the Road


Listen to Chris Allen -- Lodge Session #1 here.

Audio Nerds: Lodge Session #1 -- .wav file

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James Mc Murtry -- Lost In the BAckyard
Doc and Merle Watson --The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Mel Tillis -- Honky Tonkin'
Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys -- You've Got Some Cheatin' To Do
Kitty Wells -- I Heard The Jukebox Playing

Waylon Jennings -- Waymore's Blues
Joe William's Washboard Blues Band -- Baby Please Don't Go
Johnson Mountain Boys -- Our Last Goodbye
Connie Smith -- I'll Be There
Johnny Horton -- Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
Joe Ely -- Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown

The Time Jumpers -- Leavin' and Saying Goodbye
Merle Haggard -- Wine Take Me Away
Longview -- Listen to My Hammer Ring
Gary Stewart -- Flat Natural Born Good Timing Man
Marty Stuart -- Wishful Thinking
Mel Tillis -- Honky Tonkin'

Dwight Yoakam -- Floyd County
Flatt and Scruggs -- Why Don't You Tell Me So
Delmore Brothers -- Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
George Jones -- Honky Tonk Downstairs
Gillian Welch -- Lowlands
The Good Old Boys -- I Just Came to Get My Baby Out of Jail

Woody Guthrie -- Do Re Mi
Hank Williams -- You're Gonna Change
Darrel McCall -- Bury the Bottle With Me
Junior Brown -- A Way to Survive
Guy Clark -- Black Diamond Strings

Johnny Cash -- Drive On
Reno and Smiley -- I Wouldn't Change You If I Could
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton -- If Teardrops Were Pennies
Dave Evans -- One Loaf of Bread
Ricky Skaggs -- It's Mighty Dark to Travel
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys -- Texas Playboy Rag
Larry Sparks -- Long Journey Home