No Name Tune (1963)
This is a short piece that I wrote to play at the riverbank on camping trips.
Alan Farley
The River by the C & O (1962)
The “hobo” character in the song is just a guy who never got his life together in a way he was satisfied with. That was Pat Hale. Although I didn’t consciously make the connection when I wrote it — it was happenstance — that’s how it turned out. Pat was never happy with his station; never settled as a family man; caroused … Read more
Noo River (1962)
This is one of a group of songs I wrote in the late ‘50s and early 60s. My uncle Pat Hale had a fishing partner whose name was Haxsaw; they worked in the mines together, and went fishing together on New River. Everytime Hawsaw would catch a fish, he’d yell at the top of his … Read more
Morning Star (1961)
This song just kind of wrote itself in 1961, originally as just a guitar piece called “Lonely Tune”. I then put wrote some lyrics in 2019 and renamed it “Morning Star.”
Bina (1961)
I wrote this little romance song for Carol, and used the piano in the music department, since we didn’t have one at home. “Bina” is how Carol pronounced her middle name “Lavinia” (La-veen-ya) as a child, and “Carol Bina” was a well-known nickname. Unfortunately, there is no recording of this song.