Walkin' Down The Line

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#		Title	Length
1		walkin' down the line	2:36	Play
2		handsome molly	2:59	Play
3		tramp on the street	4:13	Play
4		diamond joe	2:36	Play
5		yankee clipper	1:50	Play
6		low & lonely	2:05	Play
7		desperados waiting for a train	3:48	Play
8		buffalo skinners	3:52	Play
9		those brown eyes	3:18	Play
10		the highway man	3:00	Play
11		hobo's lullaby	3:08	Play
12		east texas red	4:44	Play

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Rick Robbins was born in 1946. At age eight Rick took violin lessons and later took up the Cornet. In 1962 Rick went to the Stockbridge School in Interlaken Ma. There he had his first taste of folk music and bought his first guitar after listening to a Jack Elliott record. " We were listening to Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee, Cisco Houston and Jack Elliott". Alice and Ray Brock turned Rick on to who Woody Guthrie was. In 1965 Rick and Arlo Guthrie hit the road looking for Woody & Cisco's footprints. " We found some footprints, and heard a lot of stories, but best of all we were out there playing the songs that Woody and Cisco and all those guys like Leadbelly left behind. These songs are real and worth handing down". Rick was on the road with a guitar up until 1978 when he settled down to build houses and learn architectural design. " I stopped touring the country, but I never stopped picking and singing , the music was always there". One day in 1995 Rick was trading his construction skills on a music studio for renowned sound engineer, Ron Bach,in exchange for some recording time to preserve a few treasured folk songs for his family when award- winning blues woman, Rory Block, happened to be listening in and loved what she heard. She added a few vocals of her own and urged Rick to record a whole album. Making it all happen took over two years, and in 97' Rick was back into the music with the release of his first CD "Walkin' Down The Line". The album is produced by Rory Block, and features guest appearances by Arlo Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, John Sebastian, Eric Weissberg, Larry Campbell and Rory Block.


From some reviews:

"Walkin ' Down The Line" has had extensive radio air play all over the country, and was number 10 on the Top Albums and Songs for April 1998 ( Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio play lists).

"Robbins' gritty voice delivers chestnuts like " Handsome Molly" and " Yankee Clipper" with the authority of lifelong familiarity "......" What allows singer / guitarist Robbins to stand shoulder -to-shoulder with veteran vocalists and instrumentalists like Block,Elliott, and Weissberg is his obviously deep and abiding commitment to the material".
Seth Rogovoy
The Berkshire Eagle . . . . . . . .

The album is like a well-worn baseball glove.... A treasury of traditional material...
"Hobo's Lullaby" and "Handsome Molly"alone are well worth the price of admission.............
Dirty Linen April /May issue 1999

"Walkin' Down The Line"
Combine Cisco Houston / David Mallett / Arlo Guthrie into one singer....
Combine Doc Watson / Dick Rosmini / Pete Seeger into one picker....
You got Rick Robbins !! Back up Vocals by Rory Block and you got one dynamite recording !
My vote for one of the best of the decade. Sorry I didn't find it sooner !! DAMN !!
Needless to say I got no financial interest in this recording ! Wish I had!
David Weide Producer and host of Mostly Folk(West) KUNV 91.5 ( November 4th 1999 )