Album Notes

RICH FLANDERS
Lead & Harmony Vocals

Ken DeAngelis – Guitar, Accordion, Harmonica
Rachel Handman – Fiddle
Barry Wiesenfeld – Bass Fiddle, Flute
Arrangements: Ken DeAngelis & Rich Flanders
Sound Engineering, Mixing, Mastering: Ken DeAngelis, JAZ Music Prod. Inc.
Produced by: JAZ Music Productions, Inc
jazprod@warwick.net.


"Ride Away" takes its title from the soundtrack of John Ford's 1956 masterpiece, "The Searchers." The film, and its music, has been with me all my life.

As on "Yondering," the songs of "Ride Away" celebrate the beauty of the wild and the road of the rover. Some of the selections are new. Some are little known or rarely heard. One or two could almost be called "folk." I chose each because it was a gem, and I believe "Ride Away," like "Yondering," will cross genres and appeal to a wide range of music enthusiasts.

Two of the songs, "My Shadow and the Moon" and "Thirteen Voices," were written for the album by Ken DeAngelis, whose compositions have been compared by critics to those of Harry Chapin and Simon & Garfunkel.

"Thirteen Voices" (Music by Ken DeAngelis, Lyrics by Ken DeAngelis & Amy Ober) was inspired by Amy's and my acquaintance with the Lakota elder, Beatrice Weasel Bear of "The Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers." The efforts of these extraordinary leaders from the Americas, Tibet, Africa, and the Arctic to save life on this planet are documented in a forthcoming film, "For The Next 7 Generations."

I’m excited to share the songs of "Ride Away," and particularly honored to bring "Thirteen Voices" to the public.