We could not have asked for a better setting to record this album: right here in the house where we have lived for the past 21 years. The creaks in the floor, the chirps of the birds outside, the beaming Baltimore summer sun shining through the windows, and the comfort of playing in our living room was the ideal setting.

For a few weeks in the summer of 2013, our house temporarily turned into a makeshift recording studio. Thanks to Robin, Alex, Elke and Kagey for sharing their wonderful playing!

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“On Ken & Brad Kolodner’s new album, Skipping Rocks, the dynamic pulse of their neo-traditional sound is ringed with masterful guest artists, sewing together new takes on old tunes, and new tunes with old slants. Listening to Brad & Ken Kolodner’s Skipping Rocks not only highlights the magic that seems to spark in musical families, but also transports its listeners to the soft shores of a summer lake, where each skip of the rock is a moment that ripples out; from father to son, from a duo to a musical community, from old tunes to new ones. It’s a moment in life and time that will have you pushing play again and again.”
~ Hearth Music, September 2013

"A flawless blending of traditional and original Appalachian Old-Time music that in its magical way offers something rather special."
~ Folkwords

Musicians

Ken Kolodner ~ hammered dulcimer, fiddle)
Brad Kolodner ~ clawhammer banjo, banjola, gourd banjo, fiddle, vocals
Alex Lacquement ~ bass
Robin Bullock ~ guitar, mandolin),
Elke Baker ~ viola, fiddle
Kagey Parrish ~ vocals

Tune List

  1. The Orchard (2:25)
  2. Down On My Knees (4:39)
  3. John Brown’s March (4:09)
  4. Falls of Richmond (3:00)
  5. The Reunion (2:23)
  6. Grub Springs (3:18)
  7. Skipping Rocks (2:43)
  8. Caspian's Dream (3:54)
  9. The Cowboy Waltz/Tombigbee's Waltz (4:48)
  10. Boatman (2:46)
  11. Reuben's Train (2:38)
  12. Red Rocking Chair (4:23)
  13. Billy in the Lowground (3:28)
  14. Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom (3:20)
  15. Lost Indian (2:43)

Program length: 50:50

Skipping Rocks
  1. The Orchard Bradley Kolodner 0:38
  2. Down on my Knees Bradley Kolodner 0:31
  3. John Brown's March Bradley Kolodner 0:41