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Meet Homestake

Homestake is Linda Svendsen and Mike Parsons, of Bozeman, Montana.

Our new CD, “Hello Stranger,” recorded and mixed in the fall of 2019 features some of our very favorite tunes. Linda and Mike sing lead and harmony vocals, with Mike on guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle. We’re extremely proud to feature special guests Rick Philipp on drums, Kenny Williams on doghouse bass, Will Webster on guitar, banjo, resonator guitar and Brook Langton on steel guitar, electric guitar, banjo.

1. East Virginia Blues (3:08)
2. Hello City Limits (2:57)
3. Hello Stranger (3:13)
4. I’m Down to My Last Cigarette (3:27)
5. When the Mountain Dew Starts Falling (2:25)
6. Snow Deer Silver Bells Fiddle Medley (3:14)
7. If I Needed You (3:10)
8. I’m a Goin’ Up (3:19)
9. Please Don’t Wake Me (3:59)
10. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music) (3:05)
11. Sweetest Love (2:47)
12. Who Will Sing for Me (feat. Stephanie Davis, harmony vocal) (2:24)

Very special thanks to Stephanie Davis and Rick Philipp for their generosity, hospitality and fun beyond compare, to Linda Parsons for her love and support, and to our ‘toadie’ Kent Madin.

Recorded by Chris ‘Frenchie’ Smith at Cowgirl Arms Recording Studio, Austin TX | Mixed by Chris ‘Frenchie’ Smith at The Bubble, Austin TX | Mastered by Alex Lyon at The Bubble, Austin TX

Cover photos by: Maire & Mark Conrad