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
Wort Hannam, John	National Hotel	Two Bit Suit	02:56
Byrnes, Jim	Fresh Horses	Fresh Horses	03:49
Dawson, Steve	Red Sand Serenade	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:31
Wort Hannam, John	Damn It Gwenivere	Two Bit Suit	04:05
Wort Hannam, John	Before I Wake	Queen's Hotel	04:07
Dawson, Steve	Gone, Long Gone	Gone, Long Gone	05:01
Dawson, Steve	Have That Chance	Nightshade	04:36
Wort Hannam, John	With the Grain	Queen's Hotel	03:40
Dawson, Steve	Dimes	Gone, Long Gone	05:04
Dawson, Steve	Darker Still	Nightshade	04:10
Dawson, Steve	Nailbiter	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	Loose Ends	Solid States Loose Ends	04:48
Deep Dark Woods	Farewell	Winter Hours	03:43
Dawson, Steve	Caballero's Dream	Telescope	03:31
Dawson, Steve	That's How it Goes in the Relax Lounge	Phantom Threshold	04:53
Luft, Cara	Settle for Grey	The Light Fantastic	03:36
Dawson, Steve	Fire Somewhere	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Dawson, Steve	Bug Parade	Bug Parade	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Luft, Cara	There's a Train	The Light Fantastic	04:41
Dawson, Steve	Little Silver	Solid States Loose Ends	04:00
Dawson, Steve	The Altar at Center Raven	Rattlesnake Cage	03:18
Dawson, Steve	Hurricane	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Dawson, Steve	The Gold Coast Revisited	We Belong to the Gold Coast	02:16
Dawson, Steve	Hale Road Revelation	Lucky Hand	03:57
Dawson, Steve	Nightshade	Nightshade	04:23
Dawson, Steve	Bentonia Blues	Lucky Hand	04:42
Wort Hannam, John	Infantryman	Two Bit Suit	03:27
Dawson, Steve	California Saviour	Solid States Loose Ends	03:12
Dawson, Steve	Can't Put That Monkey On My Back	Solid States Loose Ends	04:01
Wort Hannam, John	Tonight We Strike	Queen's Hotel	03:30
Byrnes, Jim	Hot As A Pistol	Everywhere West	04:47
Patershuk, Matt	The Blues Don't Bother Me	If Wishes Were Horses	03:41
Old Man Luedecke	I Quit My Job	Hinterland	02:46
Dawson, Steve	Polaroid	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Slow Turns	Nightshade	03:33
Dawson, Steve	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Wort Hannam, John	Twilight Diner	Long Haul	03:58
Rae, Maya	Can You See Me	Can You See Me	03:14
Dawson, Steve	Chunky	Rattlesnake Cage	04:47
Dawson, Steve	Final Words	Solid States Loose Ends	05:11
Wright, Joey	Jalopy	Jalopy	03:11
Dawson, Steve	Fairweather Friends	Nightshade	04:06
Dawson, Steve	Gulf Coast Bay	Nightshade	04:47
Dawson, Steve	You Got What it Takes	Solid States Loose Ends	03:55
Cox, Doug	Louise	Without Words	03:38
Dawson, Steve	Singin' the Blues	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:56
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine Two	Telescope	05:24
Dawson, Steve	Blind Thomas at the Crime Scene	Rattlesnake Cage	03:49
Cox, Doug	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Without Words	03:45
Dawson, Steve	Photograph	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:21
Dawson, Steve	Long Time to Get Old	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:43
Dawson, Steve	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Whiteley, Jenny	There Was Love	Forgive Or Forget	03:33
Dawson, Steve	Bad Omen	Gone, Long Gone	04:38
Dawson, Steve	Riley's Henhouse Door	Solid States Loose Ends	03:49
Dawson, Steve	Lonesome Ace	Lucky Hand	04:33
Dawson, Steve	House Carpenter	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	05:29
Dawson, Steve	The Waters Rise	Phantom Threshold	04:41
Whiteley, Jenny	Indoor Lightning	Dear	03:33
Byrnes, Jim	Walk On Boy	My Walking Stick	03:38
Dawson, Steve	The Hunt is On	Telescope	04:49
Dawson, Steve	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Dawson, Steve	Tripledream	Phantom Threshold	04:46
Dawson, Steve	Broken Future Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:16
Dawson, Steve	Living in a Strain	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:02
Wort Hannam, John	Shipwright Oh Shipwright	Queen's Hotel	03:38
Byrnes, Jim	Yield Not To Temptation	Everywhere West	04:11
Dawson, Steve	You Still Believe In Me	Phantom Threshold	05:04
Dawson, Steve	The Circuit Rider Of Pigeon Forge	Lucky Hand	04:55
Dawson, Steve	Phantom Threshold	Phantom Threshold	05:31
Dawson, Steve	Ooh La La	Gone, Long Gone	03:47
Wort Hannam, John	Two-Bit Suit	Two Bit Suit	03:10
Dawson, Steve	Small Town Talk	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:55
Dawson, Steve	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Dawson, Steve	World Gone Wrong	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:12
Dawson, Steve	The Side of the Road	Nightshade	04:13
Dawson, Steve	The Medicine Show Comes to Avalon	Rattlesnake Cage	03:02
Dawson, Steve	Time Has Made a Fool Out of Me	Gone, Long Gone	05:06
Dawson, Steve	At Arms Length	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:25
Dawson, Steve	Dog Dreams of Tulsa	Bug Parade	03:39
Dawson, Steve	Delia	Solid States Loose Ends	03:48
Dawson, Steve	The Flagpole Skater Laughs from Above	Rattlesnake Cage	04:32
Whiteley, Jenny	$100	The Original	03:40
Wort Hannam, John	Sweet Sweet Rose	Two Bit Suit	04:40
Byrnes, Jim	Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?	House of Refuge	03:59
Old Man Luedecke	Roustabout	Hinterland	02:33
Dawson, Steve	Fun Machine One	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:05
Wort Hannam, John	Meat Draw	Long Haul	02:54
Dawson, Steve	Lucky Hand	Lucky Hand	05:08
Dawson, Steve	I Just Get Lost	Gone, Long Gone	05:09
Dawson, Steve	Cozy Corner	Phantom Threshold	04:05
Dawson, Steve	Walk On	Nightshade	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Patches	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:20
Dawson, Steve	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
Old Man Luedecke	Lass Vicious	My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	02:30
Wort Hannam, John	Other Side of the Curve	Long Haul	03:21
Dawson, Steve	Hollow Tree Gap	Lucky Hand	03:53
Whiteley, Jenny	Hallelujah	Hopetown	04:09

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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