Don Fields & His Pony Boys

". . . an extraordinary fiddler . . . . It is astonishing to hear how good Fields and his band were." –Sing Out!

". . . full of energy, verve, vitality . . . ." –Dirty Linen

"[The CD] does more than capture the talent of one of Vermont's best, and best-loved, bands of the 1930s, '40 and '50s. It preserves the sound that dominated the airwaves when 5,000-watt WDEV in Waterbury aired the Pony Boys' daily show. It's also a reminder of, or for younger Vermonters an introduction to, a time when country bands regularly filled barns for dances that drew hundreds of folks who didn't have television and maybe had electricity and motion pictures, but definitely had the music provided by Fields and bands like his." –Burlington Free Press

"The story of Don Fields and his Pony Boys, together with his early connection with WDEV, has received loving treatment . . . ." –Randolph Herald

". . . evocative of a time before music was market-tested and packaged, when an undistilled vitality existed between performers and their audiences. . . . [T]here's no mistaking the topnotch musicianship." –The Times Argus

"[A] slice of Green Mountain heart and soul. . . . [A] long-lost treasure." –Seven Days

Click on the radio for a 5-minute SideTracks (TM) feature about
DON FIELDS & HIS PONY BOYS
(for CD or cassette copies of the full 1/2 hour feature, call 802-229-4510)

Click on a title for a music sample
Honeysuckle Rose * Soldier's Joy * Frankie & Johnny * 12th Street Rag

Scenes from the CD Release Party
featuring the Radio Rangers * broadcast live on WDEV

WDEV's Radio Rangers                             Lorna Perkins                   MCM Pres. Stephen McArthur &             Francis Manning
                                                                       (sang with Don Fields in 50s)             WDEV's Eric Michaels                (The Country Cowboy)
                                                                      Lee Jollota (Duke & the Swingbillies)                                                         & Mark Greenberg, Producer
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Copyright © 2004, Upstreet Productions; Revised 8/25/05

New from UpstreetProductions
	Rare Recordings by the King of the Vermont Cowboys DON FIELDS & HIS PONY BOYS:
*HISTORIC WDEV* *BROADCASTS* & *LAST SESSIONS* Multicultural Media MCM4004
28 tracks * historic photos * background notes and essay * Music Includes: Honeysuckle Rose * 12th Street Rag * Tumbling Tumbleweeds * Soldier's Joy * Hull's Victory * Pony Boy Theme * Cripple Creek * Frankie & Johnny * San Antonio Rose * Dill Pickle Rag * Produced by Mark Greenberg * To order click here cassette version available by request from Multicultural Media, 802-223-1294

Don, Chickie, Zeke, Carl, Ray 1941 Booklet Smokey & Lois Carey
From the Press
". . . an extraordinary fiddler . . . . It is astonishing to hear how good Fields and his band were." –Sing Out! ". . . full of energy, verve, vitality . . . ." –Dirty Linen "[The CD] does more than capture the talent of one of Vermont's best, and best-loved, bands of the 1930s, '40 and '50s. It preserves the sound that dominated the airwaves when 5,000-watt WDEV in Waterbury aired the Pony Boys' daily show. It's also a reminder of, or for younger Vermonters an introduction to, a time when country bands regularly filled barns for dances that drew hundreds of folks who didn't have television and maybe had electricity and motion pictures, but definitely had the music provided by Fields and bands like his." –Burlington Free Press "The story of Don Fields and his Pony Boys, together with his early connection with WDEV, has received loving treatment . . . ." –Randolph Herald ". . . evocative of a time before music was market-tested and packaged, when an undistilled vitality existed between performers and their audiences. . . . [T]here's no mistaking the topnotch musicianship." –The Times Argus "[A] slice of Green Mountain heart and soul. . . . [A] long-lost treasure." –Seven Days

Click on the radio for a 5-minute SideTracks (TM) feature about DON FIELDS & HIS PONY BOYS *(for CD or cassette copies of the full 1/2 hour feature, call 802-229-4510)*
Click on a title for a music sample *Honeysuckle Rose Soldier's Joy * Frankie & Johnny * 12th Street Rag**