Steamroller Wheelies: A Restoration Convoy is a compilation of collaborations between Mike Gordon and a smattering of fellow musicians; all of whom wanted to contribute to Vermont flood recovery.
The tracks were collected and compiled by Mike from various projects he's either developed or participated in over the years, beginning in 1999. All proceeds from Steamroller Wheelies will be directed towards recovery efforts, to help restore Vermont after the devastating effects of Hurricane Irene in 2011.
Steamroller Wheelies is available now for download at LivePhish.com. The CD version sold here is limited to one printing.
"The repairing of Vermont is about bringing different kinds of people together, so I wanted to do that musically with this group of tracks that were recorded over the years with interesting and unique musicians, but not widely released to the public" says Gordon. Musicians who participated include Phish bandmates Page McConnell and Jon Fishman, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Chris Thile, Little Feat, Danny Barnes, Russell Batiste, Fonzworth Bentley, Scott Murawski, Oteil Burbridge and others.
"My entire career was based on moving to Vermont and embracing the magnificent Green Mountain vibes that infused Phish with its sound. Since our success story started with Vermont, it's natural that we immediately started contributing to the recovery efforts after Hurricane Irene. I wanted to make a personal contribution. Steamroller Wheelies gives some songs a home while helping to rebuild Vermont homes, roads, and bridges."
See Details for a complete track listing.
1. Hang Glide
2. Go Down Swingin'
3. Sideways
4. This Land Is Your Land
5. Walking On Ipe
6. Crumblin' Bones
7. Beam Me Up, Toto
8. Short Circuit
9. Wham Bam Boodle
10. Hokey Pokey
HANG GLIDE WRITTEN BY MIKE GORDON
Mike Gordon - Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Jon Fishman - Drums
Chris Thile - Mandolin
Jared Slomoff - Moog
GO DOWN SWINGIN' WRITTEN BY DANNY BARNES
Danny Barnes - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass, Vocals
Brett Lanier - Pedal Steel
Jared Slomoff - Keyboard
SIDEWAYS WRITTEN BY MIKE GORDON AND JOE LINITZ
Mike Gordon - Bass, Guitars, Vocals
Joe Russo - Drums
Marco Benevento - Wurlitzer
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND WRITTEN BY WOODY GUTHRIE, ARRANGED BY LITTLE FEAT
Paul Barrere - Guitar, Vocals
Bill Payne - Piano, Vocals
Michael Utley - B-3, Vocals
Fred Tackett - Guitar
Mac McAnally - Guitar, Vocals
Shaun Murphy - Vocals
Alan Schulman - Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass
Richie Hayward - Drums
Sam Clayton - Tambourine
WALKING ON IPE WRITTEN BY FONZWORTH BENTLEY AND MIKE GORDON
Fonzworth Bentley -Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass, Guitars, Vocals
Sean Preece - Drums
Page McConnell - Keyboards
CRUMBLIN' BONES WRITTEN BY TOM CLEARY
Tom Cleary - Piano, Vocals
Scott Murawski - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass, Vocals
Todd Isler - Drums
BEAM ME UP, TOTO WRITTEN BY CHRIS BARRON AND MIKE GORDON
Chris Barron - Drums, Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Kenny Goldsmith - Drums
SHORT CIRCUIT WRITTEN BY MIKE GORDON, SCOTT MURAWSKI AND JOE LINITZ
Scott Murawski - Guitar, Drums, Pedal Steel, Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
WHAM BAM BOODLE WRITTEN BY GARY GAZAWAY
Gary Gazaway - Flute, Trumpet
Walfredo Reyes, Jr. - Drums
Mike Gordon - Bass
Larry Chaney - Guitar
Col. Bruce Hampton - Vocals
Oteil Burbridge - Bass
Matt Rollings - Keyboards
Victor Wooten - Vocals
HOKEY POKEY TRADITIONAL, ARRANGED BY RUSSELL BATISTE
Russell Batiste - Drums, Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass, Vocals
Chris Wyckoff - Keyboards
Tom Mathews - Guitar
Mike Dix - Guitar