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
Whiteley, Jenny	Banjo Girl	Dear	02:13
Dawson, Steve	Ruin My Day	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:13
Dawson, Steve	Never to Have	Bug Parade	07:07
Byrnes, Jim	Bootlegger's Blues	Everywhere West	03:14
Wright, Joey	Jalopy	Jalopy	03:11
Dawson, Steve	Dry As Our Luck	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:58
Wort Hannam, John	Damn It Gwenivere	Two Bit Suit	04:05
Dawson, Steve	Bug Parade	Bug Parade	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:32
Old Man Luedecke	Roustabout	Hinterland	02:33
Dawson, Steve	Song for Blind Joe	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:18
Wort Hannam, John	Black As Coal	Two Bit Suit	03:39
Wort Hannam, John	With the Grain	Queen's Hotel	03:40
Old Man Luedecke	The Rear Guard	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	03:15
Dawson, Steve	Slip By	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:29
Dawson, Steve	Room to Room	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:22
Luft, Cara	Only Love Can Save Me	Darlingford	04:15
Whiteley, Jenny	Raining in My Heart	Forgive Or Forget	02:53
Dawson, Steve	Nightshade	Nightshade	04:23
Dawson, Steve	That's How it Goes in the Relax Lounge	Phantom Threshold	04:53
Dawson, Steve	Broken Future Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:16
Dawson, Steve	Have That Chance	Nightshade	04:36
Dawson, Steve	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Dawson, Steve	The Medicine Show Comes to Avalon	Rattlesnake Cage	03:02
Dawson, Steve	6 Skeletons in a Car	Gone, Long Gone	04:24
Dawson, Steve	1000 Year Old Egg	Telescope	03:56
Dawson, Steve	The Altar at Center Raven	Rattlesnake Cage	03:18
Whiteley, Jenny	Hallelujah	Hopetown	04:09
Wort Hannam, John	National Hotel	Two Bit Suit	02:56
Wort Hannam, John	Long Haul	Long Haul	03:30
Dawson, Steve	Patches	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:20
Dawson, Steve	Polaroid	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Little Silver	Solid States Loose Ends	04:00
Wright, Joey	Come Sunday	Jalopy	04:44
Dawson, Steve	Chris Gestrin	Telescope	04:07
Dawson, Steve	The Low Road	Bug Parade	04:39
Dawson, Steve	Leave My Name Behind	Solid States Loose Ends	04:52
Dawson, Steve	The Side of the Road	Nightshade	04:13
Dawson, Steve	Old Hickory Breakdown	Lucky Hand	05:14
Byrnes, Jim	Fresh Horses	Fresh Horses	03:49
Byrnes, Jim	Hot As A Pistol	Everywhere West	04:47
Byrnes, Jim	B's Blues	Fresh Horses	04:24
Dawson, Steve	House Carpenter	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	05:29
Dawson, Steve	The Time it Takes	Nightshade	04:41
Wort Hannam, John	Church of the Long Grass	Queen's Hotel	03:58
Wort Hannam, John	Wrecking Ball	Two Bit Suit	04:58
Dawson, Steve	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Wort Hannam, John	Come Back to Me	Queen's Hotel	04:01
Dawson, Steve	Can't Put That Monkey On My Back	Solid States Loose Ends	04:01
Wort Hannam, John	Old Friend	Long Haul	03:45
Dawson, Steve	Early Warning	Solid States Loose Ends	04:25
Dawson, Steve	Lonesome Ace	Lucky Hand	04:33
Dawson, Steve	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Rae, Maya	I Get By	Can You See Me	03:32
Dawson, Steve	Delia	Solid States Loose Ends	03:48
Wort Hannam, John	Requiem for a Small Town	Queen's Hotel	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Phantom Threshold	Phantom Threshold	05:31
Dawson, Steve	On Top of the World	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Wort Hannam, John	Shipwright Oh Shipwright	Queen's Hotel	03:38
Cox, Doug	Wrapped Around Your Finger	Without Words	04:17
Wort Hannam, John	Pier 21	Queen's Hotel	05:01
Dawson, Steve	Hollow Tree Gap	Lucky Hand	03:53
Wort Hannam, John	Other Side of the Curve	Long Haul	03:21
Whiteley, Jenny	In The Pines	The Original	02:48
Wort Hannam, John	Infantryman	Two Bit Suit	03:27
Dawson, Steve	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Dawson, Steve	Gulf Coast Bay	Nightshade	04:47
Dawson, Steve	Rose's Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Dawson, Steve	We Belong To The Gold Coast	We Belong to the Gold Coast	01:24
Dawson, Steve	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Wort Hannam, John	Sweet Sweet Rose	Two Bit Suit	04:40
Wort Hannam, John	Dover	Two Bit Suit	03:08
Luft, Cara	No Friend of Mine	The Light Fantastic	03:48
Deep Dark Woods	Nancy	Winter Hours	03:34
Dawson, Steve	Swinging in a Hammock	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:43
Dawson, Steve	Whirlwind	Phantom Threshold	04:29
Dawson, Steve	Tripledream	Phantom Threshold	04:46
Wort Hannam, John	Tonight We Strike	Queen's Hotel	03:30
Dawson, Steve	Casey's Revenge	Bug Parade	03:35
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine Two	Telescope	05:24
Dawson, Steve	Red Sand Serenade	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:31
Wort Hannam, John	Young at Heart	Long Haul	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Gone, Long Gone	Gone, Long Gone	05:01
Dawson, Steve	We Still Won the War	Nightshade	03:43
Dawson, Steve	Lily's Resistor	Phantom Threshold	04:40
Dawson, Steve	The Owl	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:49
Whiteley, Jenny	Burning of Atlanta	Hopetown	03:47
Dawson, Steve	Flophouse Oratory	Rattlesnake Cage	03:44
Dawson, Steve	King Bennie Had His Shit Together	Gone, Long Gone	05:55
Dawson, Steve	Let Him Go On Mama	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:37
Wort Hannam, John	What I Know Now	Long Haul	04:48
Wort Hannam, John	Hurry Up Kid	Long Haul	03:34
Old Man Luedecke	I Quit My Job	Hinterland	02:46
Dawson, Steve	World Gone Wrong	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:12
Dawson, Steve	Singin' the Blues	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:56
Dawson, Steve	Twig Bucket	Phantom Threshold	05:13
Dawson, Steve	Today's Surprise	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Burnt End	Phantom Threshold	01:34
Dawson, Steve	The Gold Coast Revisited	We Belong to the Gold Coast	02:16

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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