Cathy Barton & Dave Para
Discography

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Crazy Quilt
Our first duet album in 12 years features songs and tunes both traditional and contemporary, favored by our audiences. They come from a diversity of musical interests and a wide circle of friends, some of whom play and sing with us. This album reflects the cultural and musical crazy quilt that is Missouri. In CD and cassette, includes a 16-page booklet of words and notes.	House Carpenter Levee Breakdown/ Jeff City Hornpipe Bayou Sara Missouri Mormon Song/Black Hills Waltz Spider Bit the Baby Call Down a Blessing Granite Lake Easter Port One-Step Bramble and the Rose Bonne Humeur Worldwide Peace Alte Steirer Make My Present Small Got the Kansas City Blues Jake Gillie Handful of Songs John Stinson's No. 2
Compact Disc and cassette; includes booklet.
Rebel in the Woods: Civil War Songs From the Western Border, Vol. 2
Released in late 1995, this is a fine sequel to the award-winning "Johnny Whistletrigger" album of Civil War songs from the Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas region. This album has also been named a Notable Recording for 1996 by the American Library Association. Most of the selections are rare songs not previously recorded on any other Civil War album. Read a review	Call of Quantrill War in Missouri in '61 Missouri, Bright Land of the West Atchison's Buchaneers/Quindaro Hornpipe The Death of Lyon Kelly's Irish Brigade Rebel in the Woods The Swamp Fox Daniel Martin Marching Quadrille/Nolan the Soldier Blackfoot Rangers Anderson's Warning Wakefield Jesse James Gone to Kansas Bibliography
Compact Disc and cassette; includes booklet.
Johnny Whistletrigger: Civil War Songs From the Western Border
Produced by Dave, Cathy and Bob Dyer for Big Canoe Records in 1993, this is the first-ever album of music from the Civil War in the West. Period, traditional and original songs relate to the politics, battles and guerrilla warfare that characterize the war on this side of the Mississippi. Named a 1994 Notable Recording by the American Library Association.	Marmaduke's Hornpipe Abolitionists' Hymn Marais des Cygne Kansas Emigrant Song/Call to Kansas Invasion of Camp Jackson Sigel's Grand March I Goes to Fight Mit Sigel Johnny Whistletrigger Lyon's Funeral March Honest Pat Murphy Gen. Price's Proclamation Pea Ridge Muddy Road to Moberly Quantrill Side & Bonaparte's March The Nature of the Guerrilla Guerilla Man Prairie Grove Quantrill Kate's Song Shelby's Mule & Waiting for the Federals The Last Great Rebel Raid Knot of Blue and Gray .
Compact Disc and cassette; includes booklet.
For All the Good People: A Golden Ring Reunion
Released by Folk-Legacy in 1992, this album is a group project with Dave and Cathy, Ed Trickett, Sandy and Caroline Paton and Harry Tuft. Folk-Legacy published "Golden Ring" records in 1964 and again in the early 1970s, and these albums greatly influenced Dave and Cathy's music. Lots of fine songs and rich chorus singing with different folks leading the group.	Singer's Request Grandma's Song/The Reindeer Song Springtime Brings on the Shearing Richmond/Last Letter Damned Old Piney Mountains Goodbye to the Lowlands Devil in the Garden Stoney's Waltz When You and I Were Young, Maggie Weaver's Reverie Little Creek Early Napoleon Crossing the Rhine Dark Island Golden Years The Last Wagon Last Train to Glory All the Good People
Compact disc and cassette; includes booklet.
'Twas On a Night Like This
Released by Folk Legacy, this is the Christmas album we wanted to make for years. The American Library Association named it a Notable Recording for 1990. We're joined by Sandy and Caroline Paton, Ed Trickett, Skip Gorman and Gordon Bok, in a collection of lesser-known songs and tunes from many Yuletide traditions.	Kentucky Wassail Christmas Day in the Morning In the Bleak Midwinter Sweetly, the Little Bells Ring Sweet Lamb Infant Holy Mary Had a Baby Holly Tree Carol Under the Mistletoe Bough Every Star Shall Sing a Carol Dark December Last Month in the Year 'Twas On a Night Like This Silver Star Hornpipe The Holly Bears a Berry Chocolate Burro Skaters' Waltz/Christmas Hornpipe Here We Come a'Wassailing New Year Round Quaker Benediction Peace Round.
Compact Disc and cassette; includes booklet.
On a Day Like Today
This was our first album for Folk-Legacy Records in 1986. We're joined by Ed Trickett and expert fiddler Skip Gorman. A mix of instrumentals and vocals with Ed's wonderful harmonies and a hammered dulcimer duet with Cathy.	On a Day Like Today Hoecakes/ Ryestraw/Ships in the Clouds The Lily of Arkansas Dance at Windy's Place Jimmy in the Swamp/ Missouri Mud Go March Along Jimmy Bludso of the Prairie Bell Neighbors John Aaron's Farewell to Cuyahoga Mike Fink Song of the Cowboys Shamus O'Brien/Piedmont/Wideman's Quickstep Wait Till the Clouds Roll By.
Includes booklet.
Ballad of the Boonslick
Released in 1982, this is a collection of fiddle tunes, old-time hymns, ballads and songs with banjo, hammered dulcimer, guitars and vocals and two fine Missouri fiddlers, Taylor McBaine and John Murdock. Two songs by Boonville songwriter Bob Dyer were premiered on this album.	Valley Forge/Grey Eagle The Dry Waltz Scarborough Fair Darby's Ram Devilish Mary/The Devil and His Wife Call of the Far-Away Hills The Ballad of the Boonslick Black and White Rag Palace Grand Whippoorwill Song Rise, Oh Fathers/No Time to Tarry Here Boyer's Waltz/Dry and Dusty.
LP and Cassette
Movin' On Down the River
First released by Biscuit City Records in 1979, it is our debut album of songs and tunes from Missouri and the Ozarks, with a guest appearance by fiddler Ramona Jones. Lots of hammered dulcimer on this one, and Cathy sings all lead vocals.	Movin' On Down the River Marmaduke's Hornpipe/Gonna Go Huntin' for the Buffalo/Salty River Reel Warfare Ended Tombigbee River Ae Fond Kiss Childgrove Hogey/Old Mother Flanagan/Bill Cheatum Roll On, Weary River Devilish Mary Going Home Some Hath Fathers/Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down Green Willis/Forked Deer Music Alone Shall Live