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
Luft, Cara	Settle for Grey	The Light Fantastic	03:36
Byrnes, Jim	Fresh Horses	Fresh Horses	03:49
Dawson, Steve	Chunky	Rattlesnake Cage	04:47
Rae, Maya	Can You See Me	Can You See Me	03:14
Wort Hannam, John	Old Friend	Long Haul	03:45
Dawson, Steve	Can't Put That Monkey On My Back	Solid States Loose Ends	04:01
Wort Hannam, John	Meat Draw	Long Haul	02:54
Dawson, Steve	The Side of the Road	Nightshade	04:13
Old Man Luedecke	Lass Vicious	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	02:30
Dawson, Steve	You Got What it Takes	Solid States Loose Ends	03:55
Dawson, Steve	Living in a Strain	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:02
Deep Dark Woods	Nancy	Winter Hours	03:34
Patershuk, Matt	Ernest Tubb Had Fuzzy Slippers	If Wishes Were Horses	05:10
Wort Hannam, John	Digger's Lament	Two Bit Suit	03:13
Byrnes, Jim	Bootlegger's Blues	Everywhere West	03:14
Dawson, Steve	Peddlar and His Wife	Bug Parade	04:08
Byrnes, Jim	Walk On Boy	My Walking Stick	03:38
Dawson, Steve	The Waters Rise	Phantom Threshold	04:41
Dawson, Steve	Fire Somewhere	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Dawson, Steve	Twig Bucket	Phantom Threshold	05:13
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine Two	Telescope	05:24
Deep Dark Woods	Farewell	Winter Hours	03:43
Dawson, Steve	Dry As Our Luck	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:58
Dawson, Steve	Polaroid	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Guess Things Happen That Way	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:11
Dawson, Steve	Kulaniapia Waltz	Gone, Long Gone	04:19
Dawson, Steve	Song for Blind Joe	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:18
Luft, Cara	There's a Train	The Light Fantastic	04:41
Wort Hannam, John	Lucky Strikes	Queen's Hotel	03:49
Whiteley, Jenny	Banjo Girl	Dear	02:13
Dawson, Steve	Riley's Henhouse Door	Solid States Loose Ends	03:49
Dawson, Steve	J.R. Lockley's Dilemna	Rattlesnake Cage	04:05
Dawson, Steve	Bentonia Blues	Lucky Hand	04:42
Dawson, Steve	Chris Gestrin	Telescope	04:07
Dawson, Steve	Lighthouse Avenue	Rattlesnake Cage	02:33
Dawson, Steve	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Dawson, Steve	Swinging in a Hammock	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:43
Luft, Cara	Bye Bye Love	Darlingford	03:27
Dawson, Steve	Phantom Threshold	Phantom Threshold	05:31
Dawson, Steve	Big Bully	Bug Parade	04:56
Dawson, Steve	Have That Chance	Nightshade	04:36
Cox, Doug	Wrapped Around Your Finger	Without Words	04:17
Dawson, Steve	Bugscuffle	Lucky Hand	03:58
Old Man Luedecke	I Quit My Job	Hinterland	02:46
Wort Hannam, John	Hurry Up Kid	Long Haul	03:34
Whiteley, Jenny	There Was Love	Forgive Or Forget	03:33
Dawson, Steve	Into My Room	Bug Parade	03:52
Luft, Cara	No Friend of Mine	The Light Fantastic	03:48
Patershuk, Matt	The Blues Don't Bother Me	If Wishes Were Horses	03:41
Dawson, Steve	The Low Road	Bug Parade	04:39
Whiteley, Jenny	Burning of Atlanta	Hopetown	03:47
Wort Hannam, John	Pier 21	Queen's Hotel	05:01
Dawson, Steve	We Belong To The Gold Coast	We Belong to the Gold Coast	01:24
Dawson, Steve	Trouble On The Run	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Rose's Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Dawson, Steve	Bad Omen	Gone, Long Gone	04:38
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine One	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:05
Dawson, Steve	Final Words	Solid States Loose Ends	05:11
Wort Hannam, John	Wonderful Things	Long Haul	02:57
Byrnes, Jim	Yield Not To Temptation	Everywhere West	04:11
Dawson, Steve	King Bennie Had His Shit Together	Gone, Long Gone	05:55
Byrnes, Jim	Somebody Lied	St. Louis Times	04:29
Dawson, Steve	No One Goes to the Park When it Rains	Telescope	04:07
Dawson, Steve	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Byrnes, Jim	Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?	House of Refuge	03:59
Byrnes, Jim	B's Blues	Fresh Horses	04:24
Dawson, Steve	House Carpenter	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	05:29
Rae, Maya	I Get By	Can You See Me	03:32
Byrnes, Jim	I Get Evil	St. Louis Times	03:56
Dawson, Steve	The Fray	Nightshade	05:11
Dawson, Steve	The Time it Takes	Nightshade	04:41
Dawson, Steve	Driver's Wheel	Solid States Loose Ends	03:54
Wright, Joey	Jalopy	Jalopy	03:11
Dawson, Steve	World Gone Wrong	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:12
Wort Hannam, John	At First Light	Two Bit Suit	03:43
Dawson, Steve	Whirlwind	Phantom Threshold	04:29
Dawson, Steve	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Dawson, Steve	Casey's Revenge	Bug Parade	03:35
Dawson, Steve	The Flagpole Skater Laughs from Above	Rattlesnake Cage	04:32
Wort Hannam, John	Beautiful Mess	Long Haul	03:32
Dawson, Steve	Caballero's Dream	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Nightshade	Nightshade	04:23
Dawson, Steve	Loose Ends	Solid States Loose Ends	04:48
Dawson, Steve	Singin' the Blues	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:56
Wort Hannam, John	Dover	Two Bit Suit	03:08
Whiteley, Jenny	In The Pines	The Original	02:48
Wort Hannam, John	Tonight We Strike	Queen's Hotel	03:30
Dawson, Steve	6 Skeletons in a Car	Gone, Long Gone	04:24
Dawson, Steve	The Gold Coast Revisited	We Belong to the Gold Coast	02:16
Dawson, Steve	Hangman's Blues	Bug Parade	05:53
Dawson, Steve	Butterfly Stunt	Rattlesnake Cage	03:56
Dawson, Steve	Ruby	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:29
Whiteley, Jenny	Indoor Lightning	Dear	03:33
Dawson, Steve	Photograph	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:21
Dawson, Steve	Dimes	Gone, Long Gone	05:04
Dawson, Steve	Nailbiter	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:32
Byrnes, Jim	Didn't It Rain	House of Refuge	04:36
Dawson, Steve	Small Town Talk	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:55
Whiteley, Jenny	$100	The Original	03:40

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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