Black Hen Music

Black Hen Music was started by award-winning producer and musician Steve Dawson in 1998. Black Hen is dedicated to producing music that is diverse, eclectic and that has some connection to roots music forms. Since its inception, Black Hen has released over 80 albums and continues to expand its roster.

Steve Dawson and Alice Dawson run Black Hen Music from their office in Nashville, TN. They also operate a recording studio where many of their releases are created. More info on the studio can be found at: www.stevedawson.ca

Black Hen Music is distributed by the IDLA Associated Label Distribution network, whose international physical distribution partners are: Fontana North in Canada; AMPed in USA; Proper Distribution in the UK; Karonte in Spain; Socadisc in France; MGM/Planet in Australia; Southbound in New Zealand; IRD in Italy; Alive AG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; and Bertus Distribution in other European territories.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Byrnes, Jim	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Wort Hannam, John	Lucky Strikes	Queen's Hotel	03:49
Luft, Cara	There's a Train	The Light Fantastic	04:41
Wort Hannam, John	Worth a Damn	Queen's Hotel	02:58
Rae, Maya	Can You See Me	Can You See Me	03:14
Dawson, Steve	Flophouse Oratory	Rattlesnake Cage	03:44
Dawson, Steve	Time Has Made a Fool Out of Me	Gone, Long Gone	05:06
Dawson, Steve	Broken Future Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:16
Dawson, Steve	Nailbiter	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Little Silver	Solid States Loose Ends	04:00
Cox, Doug	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Without Words	03:45
Dawson, Steve	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Wort Hannam, John	Hurry Up Kid	Long Haul	03:34
Dawson, Steve	Lonesome Ace	Lucky Hand	04:33
Dawson, Steve	Driver's Wheel	Solid States Loose Ends	03:54
Dawson, Steve	Blind Thomas at the Crime Scene	Rattlesnake Cage	03:49
Wort Hannam, John	Pier 21	Queen's Hotel	05:01
Dawson, Steve	Room to Room	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:22
Dawson, Steve	Keith Lowe	Telescope	06:02
Dawson, Steve	Polaroid	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Luft, Cara	No Friend of Mine	The Light Fantastic	03:48
Dawson, Steve	Little Harpeth	Lucky Hand	03:57
Dawson, Steve	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
Whiteley, Jenny	There Was Love	Forgive Or Forget	03:33
Wort Hannam, John	Long Haul	Long Haul	03:30
Wort Hannam, John	Black As Coal	Two Bit Suit	03:39
Wort Hannam, John	Requiem for a Small Town	Queen's Hotel	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Singin' the Blues	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:56
Dawson, Steve	The Medicine Show Comes to Avalon	Rattlesnake Cage	03:02
Dawson, Steve	Nightshade	Nightshade	04:23
Dawson, Steve	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Wort Hannam, John	Wrecking Ball	Two Bit Suit	04:58
Byrnes, Jim	Fresh Horses	Fresh Horses	03:49
Wort Hannam, John	When I Drink Too Much	Queen's Hotel	04:11
Dawson, Steve	Can't Put That Monkey On My Back	Solid States Loose Ends	04:01
Dawson, Steve	Waikiki Stonewall Rag	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	02:34
Dawson, Steve	Lighthouse Avenue	Rattlesnake Cage	02:33
Wort Hannam, John	Digger's Lament	Two Bit Suit	03:13
Rae, Maya	I Get By	Can You See Me	03:32
Dawson, Steve	Cozy Corner	Phantom Threshold	04:05
Old Man Luedecke	The Rear Guard	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	03:15
Dawson, Steve	Bad Omen	Gone, Long Gone	04:38
Dawson, Steve	Fairweather Friends	Nightshade	04:06
Patershuk, Matt	Ernest Tubb Had Fuzzy Slippers	If Wishes Were Horses	05:10
Dawson, Steve	An Orange Grove in California	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:41
Dawson, Steve	House Carpenter	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	05:29
Dawson, Steve	Patches	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:20
Dawson, Steve	World Gone Wrong	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:12
Byrnes, Jim	B's Blues	Fresh Horses	04:24
Dawson, Steve	No One Goes to the Park When it Rains	Telescope	04:07
Dawson, Steve	Torn and Frayed	Nightshade	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Chris Gestrin	Telescope	04:07
Luft, Cara	Only Love Can Save Me	Darlingford	04:15
Wort Hannam, John	National Hotel	Two Bit Suit	02:56
Wort Hannam, John	Infantryman	Two Bit Suit	03:27
Dawson, Steve	Into My Room	Bug Parade	03:52
Wort Hannam, John	Damn It Gwenivere	Two Bit Suit	04:05
Old Man Luedecke	Roustabout	Hinterland	02:33
Whiteley, Jenny	Hallelujah	Hopetown	04:09
Cox, Doug	Louise	Without Words	03:38
Dawson, Steve	Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:32
Wort Hannam, John	Twilight Diner	Long Haul	03:58
Wort Hannam, John	10,000 Acres	Two Bit Suit	04:14
Wort Hannam, John	Come Back to Me	Queen's Hotel	04:01
Dawson, Steve	Walk On	Nightshade	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Hurricane	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Dawson, Steve	Hangman's Blues	Bug Parade	05:53
Dawson, Steve	Lily's Resistor	Phantom Threshold	04:40
Wort Hannam, John	Two-Bit Suit	Two Bit Suit	03:10
Luft, Cara	Settle for Grey	The Light Fantastic	03:36
Old Man Luedecke	Lass Vicious	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	02:30
Wort Hannam, John	Other Side of the Curve	Long Haul	03:21
Wort Hannam, John	Shipwright Oh Shipwright	Queen's Hotel	03:38
Wright, Joey	Jalopy	Jalopy	03:11
Dawson, Steve	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Dawson, Steve	Gone, Long Gone	Gone, Long Gone	05:01
Cox, Doug	Wrapped Around Your Finger	Without Words	04:17
Dawson, Steve	Bugscuffle	Lucky Hand	03:58
Whiteley, Jenny	Burning of Atlanta	Hopetown	03:47
Dawson, Steve	The Flagpole Skater Laughs from Above	Rattlesnake Cage	04:32
Dawson, Steve	Photograph	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:21
Dawson, Steve	Guess Things Happen That Way	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:11
Dawson, Steve	I Just Get Lost	Gone, Long Gone	05:09
Dawson, Steve	Peddlar and His Wife	Bug Parade	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Rose's Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Patershuk, Matt	The Blues Don't Bother Me	If Wishes Were Horses	03:41
Dawson, Steve	1000 Year Old Egg	Telescope	03:56
Dawson, Steve	Lucky Hand	Lucky Hand	05:08
Dawson, Steve	Bug Parade	Bug Parade	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Angeline	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:42
Dawson, Steve	J.R. Lockley's Dilemna	Rattlesnake Cage	04:05
Dawson, Steve	Hard to Get Gertie	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	02:17
Dawson, Steve	Somebody's Got to Help You	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:16
Dawson, Steve	6 Skeletons in a Car	Gone, Long Gone	04:24
Dawson, Steve	Living in a Strain	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:02
Dawson, Steve	Ruin My Day	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:13
Dawson, Steve	Today's Surprise	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Darker Still	Nightshade	04:10
Dawson, Steve	Gulf Coast Bay	Nightshade	04:47

Black Hen Music

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Dawson, Steve - Eyes Closed, Dreaming

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Dawson, Steve - Solid States Loose Ends

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Dawson, Steve - Gone, Long Gone

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Dawson, Steve - We Belong to the Gold Coast

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Deep Dark Woods - Winter Hours

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Dawson, Steve - Telescope

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Patershuk, Matt - If Wishes Were Horses

Deep Dark Woods - Hang Me, Oh Hang Me

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Dawson, Steve - Phantom Threshold

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Byrnes, Jim - House of Refuge

Wright, Joey - Hatch

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Old Man Luedecke - My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs

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Rae, Maya - Can You See Me

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Byrnes, Jim - St. Louis Times

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Luft, Cara - Darlingford

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Wort Hannam, John - Queen's Hotel

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Byrnes, Jim - My Walking Stick

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Luft, Cara - The Light Fantastic

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Wort Hannam, John - Long Haul

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Cox, Doug - Without Words

Beggs, Kim - Blue Bones

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Whiteley, Jenny - Forgive Or Forget

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Dawson, Steve - Lucky Hand

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Wort Hannam, John - Two Bit Suit

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Wright, Joey - Jalopy

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Whiteley, Jenny - Dear

Zubot & Dawson - Tractor Parts: Further Adventures in Strang

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Dawson, Steve - Nightshade

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Byrnes, Jim - Everywhere West

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Dawson, Steve - Rattlesnake Cage

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