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
Dawson, Steve	Cozy Corner	Phantom Threshold	04:05
Patershuk, Matt	The Blues Don't Bother Me	If Wishes Were Horses	03:41
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine Two	Telescope	05:24
Wort Hannam, John	Old Friend	Long Haul	03:45
Wort Hannam, John	At First Light	Two Bit Suit	03:43
Dawson, Steve	Tripledream	Phantom Threshold	04:46
Wort Hannam, John	Worth a Damn	Queen's Hotel	02:58
Wort Hannam, John	Church of the Long Grass	Queen's Hotel	03:58
Byrnes, Jim	Fresh Horses	Fresh Horses	03:49
Dawson, Steve	6 Skeletons in a Car	Gone, Long Gone	04:24
Dawson, Steve	Into My Room	Bug Parade	03:52
Dawson, Steve	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Wort Hannam, John	Digger's Lament	Two Bit Suit	03:13
Dawson, Steve	Hale Road Revelation	Lucky Hand	03:57
Wort Hannam, John	Infantryman	Two Bit Suit	03:27
Dawson, Steve	Leave My Name Behind	Solid States Loose Ends	04:52
Dawson, Steve	Hurricane	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Whiteley, Jenny	Raining in My Heart	Forgive Or Forget	02:53
Wort Hannam, John	When I Drink Too Much	Queen's Hotel	04:11
Luft, Cara	No Friend of Mine	The Light Fantastic	03:48
Wort Hannam, John	Tonight We Strike	Queen's Hotel	03:30
Dawson, Steve	Burnt End	Phantom Threshold	01:34
Dawson, Steve	Phantom Threshold	Phantom Threshold	05:31
Dawson, Steve	Today's Surprise	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Gone, Long Gone	Gone, Long Gone	05:01
Dawson, Steve	Whirlwind	Phantom Threshold	04:29
Old Man Luedecke	I Quit My Job	Hinterland	02:46
Dawson, Steve	House Carpenter	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	05:29
Luft, Cara	Only Love Can Save Me	Darlingford	04:15
Dawson, Steve	You Got What it Takes	Solid States Loose Ends	03:55
Dawson, Steve	Broken Future Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:16
Dawson, Steve	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Dawson, Steve	The Flagpole Skater Laughs from Above	Rattlesnake Cage	04:32
Wort Hannam, John	Hurry Up Kid	Long Haul	03:34
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine One	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:05
Byrnes, Jim	Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?	House of Refuge	03:59
Dawson, Steve	Butterfly Stunt	Rattlesnake Cage	03:56
Wort Hannam, John	Pier 21	Queen's Hotel	05:01
Dawson, Steve	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Cox, Doug	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Without Words	03:45
Dawson, Steve	The Side of the Road	Nightshade	04:13
Dawson, Steve	The Medicine Show Comes to Avalon	Rattlesnake Cage	03:02
Dawson, Steve	Never to Have	Bug Parade	07:07
Dawson, Steve	Have That Chance	Nightshade	04:36
Dawson, Steve	Nightshade	Nightshade	04:23
Dawson, Steve	While the West Was Won, The Earth Didn't Know It	Rattlesnake Cage	03:34
Dawson, Steve	Ruby	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:29
Dawson, Steve	You Still Believe In Me	Phantom Threshold	05:04
Whiteley, Jenny	$100	The Original	03:40
Dawson, Steve	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
Byrnes, Jim	Somebody Lied	St. Louis Times	04:29
Dawson, Steve	The Fray	Nightshade	05:11
Dawson, Steve	Nailbiter	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Early Warning	Solid States Loose Ends	04:25
Dawson, Steve	Casey's Revenge	Bug Parade	03:35
Dawson, Steve	An Orange Grove in California	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:41
Dawson, Steve	Lily's Resistor	Phantom Threshold	04:40
Dawson, Steve	The Waters Rise	Phantom Threshold	04:41
Dawson, Steve	The Gunslinger Retreats and Lurks Underground	Telescope	04:17
Old Man Luedecke	The Rear Guard	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	03:15
Wort Hannam, John	Sweet Sweet Rose	Two Bit Suit	04:40
Dawson, Steve	The Hunt is On	Telescope	04:49
Wort Hannam, John	Beautiful Mess	Long Haul	03:32
Cox, Doug	Louise	Without Words	03:38
Byrnes, Jim	I Get Evil	St. Louis Times	03:56
Dawson, Steve	Lighthouse Avenue	Rattlesnake Cage	02:33
Dawson, Steve	Can't Put That Monkey On My Back	Solid States Loose Ends	04:01
Dawson, Steve	Song for Blind Joe	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:18
Dawson, Steve	Red Sand Serenade	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:31
Byrnes, Jim	Didn't It Rain	House of Refuge	04:36
Dawson, Steve	A Gift	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:46
Byrnes, Jim	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Old Man Luedecke	Lass Vicious	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	02:30
Dawson, Steve	Little Silver	Solid States Loose Ends	04:00
Dawson, Steve	Big Bully	Bug Parade	04:56
Dawson, Steve	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Dawson, Steve	Driver's Wheel	Solid States Loose Ends	03:54
Whiteley, Jenny	Hallelujah	Hopetown	04:09
Dawson, Steve	Caballero's Dream	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Skilsaw	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Chris Gestrin	Telescope	04:07
Dawson, Steve	Bug Parade	Bug Parade	03:37
Dawson, Steve	We Belong To The Gold Coast	We Belong to the Gold Coast	01:24
Dawson, Steve	Kulaniapia Waltz	Gone, Long Gone	04:19
Wort Hannam, John	Before I Wake	Queen's Hotel	04:07
Dawson, Steve	The Time it Takes	Nightshade	04:41
Dawson, Steve	Slip By	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:29
Wort Hannam, John	10,000 Acres	Two Bit Suit	04:14
Luft, Cara	There's a Train	The Light Fantastic	04:41
Wort Hannam, John	Damn It Gwenivere	Two Bit Suit	04:05
Dawson, Steve	Somebody's Got to Help You	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:16
Wright, Joey	Come Sunday	Jalopy	04:44
Dawson, Steve	Ol' Brushy	Phantom Threshold	04:40
Dawson, Steve	Torn and Frayed	Nightshade	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Ruin My Day	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:13
Byrnes, Jim	Bootlegger's Blues	Everywhere West	03:14
Wort Hannam, John	Shipwright Oh Shipwright	Queen's Hotel	03:38
Dawson, Steve	Flophouse Oratory	Rattlesnake Cage	03:44
Rae, Maya	Can You See Me	Can You See Me	03:14

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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