Half Moon Bay
James Alan Shelton
- Artist
- James Alan Shelton
- Label
- Rebel Records (3)
- Catalog number
- REB-CD-1809
- Released
- 2004
- Country
- US
- Format
- Album
- Barcode
- 032511180926
What’s on it
Half Moon Bay has 13 tracks, about 35:40 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
1Half Moon Bay
- Banjo
- Steve Sparkman
- Bass
- Bill Dunham (4)
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin, Fiddle
- John Rigsby
- Rhythm Guitar
- Ralph Stanley II
2Tupelo County Jail
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Fiddle
- Hunter Berry
- Lead Guitar, Banjo
- James Alan Shelton
- Lead Vocals
- Dan Moneyhun
- Mandolin
- Adam Steffey
- Rhythm Guitar
- Tim Stafford
- Tenor Vocals, Baritone Vocals [High]
- Shawn Lane (2)
3Goodbye Liza Jane
- Banjo
- Steve Sparkman
- Bass
- Bill Dunham (4)
- Fiddle
- Todd Meade
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin
- John Rigsby
4Dark As A Dungeon
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Fiddle
- Hunter Berry
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Lead Vocals [On Chorus]
- Dan Moneyhun
- Lead Vocals [On Verses], Tenor Vocals [On Chorus]
- Shawn Lane (2)
- Mandolin
- Adam Steffey
- Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals [On Chorus]
- Tim Stafford
5Road To Columbus
- Banjo
- Steve Sparkman
- Bass
- Bill Dunham (4)
- Fiddle
- Keith Williams (10)
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin
- John Rigsby
- Rhythm Guitar
- Ralph Stanley II
6Eight More Miles To Louisville
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin
- James Alan Shelton
7Foggy Mountain Top
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Fiddle
- Hunter Berry
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Lead Vocals
- Dan Moneyhun
- Mandolin
- Adam Steffey
- Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals
- Tim Stafford
- Tenor Vocals
- Shawn Lane (2)
8Darlin' Nellie Gray
- Banjo
- Steve Sparkman
- Bass
- Bill Dunham (4)
- Fiddle
- Keith Williams (10)
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin
- John Rigsby
- Rhythm Guitar
- Ralph Stanley II
9Married Life Blues
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin
- James Alan Shelton
10Little Bennie
- Banjo
- Steve Sparkman
- Baritone Vocals [High]
- Ralph Stanley
- Bass
- Bill Dunham (4)
- Fiddle
- Todd Meade
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Lead Vocals
- Ralph Stanley II
- Mandolin, Tenor Vocals
- John Rigsby
11Texas Gales
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin
- Adam Steffey
- Soloist [Second Guitar]
- Tim Stafford
12Handsome Molly
- Banjo
- Steve Sparkman
- Bass
- Bill Dunham (4)
- Fiddle
- Todd Meade
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin, Lead Vocals
- John Rigsby
- Rhythm Guitar
- Ralph Stanley II
13Wild Mountain Thyme
- Bass
- Barry Bales
- Fiddle
- Hunter Berry
- Lead Guitar
- James Alan Shelton
- Mandolin
- Adam Steffey
- Rhythm Guitar
- Tim Stafford
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Where it came from
Released in 2004 on the esteemed bluegrass label Rebel Records, Half Moon Bay represents a pivotal entry in the discography of James Alan Shelton. Shelton was a long-time guitarist for the Clinch Mountain Boys, known for his mastery of the thumb-style playing pioneered by Ralph Stanley. This album was conceived as a showcase for his instrumental virtuosity, drawing from traditional bluegrass, country, and folk influences that defined his tenure in the Appalachian music scene.
The album was designed to capture the clean, precise, and understated elegance of Shelton's flat-picking style. By moving away from the vocal-heavy arrangements of his work with Ralph Stanley, Shelton aimed to highlight the narrative quality of the guitar itself. Critics and fans of traditional bluegrass received the album as a respectful homage to the roots of the genre, cementing Shelton's reputation as a custodian of the classic mountain sound rather than a seeker of modern reinvention.
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