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Produced by Jim VanCleve VanCleve Productions Recorded at Covenant Recording Amarillo, Texas Glenn Storlie - Proprietor Engineered and Mixed by Jim VanCleve Mastered by VanCleve Productions Photography, Cover Design, and Artwork by Micah Schweinsberg Logo Design by Wes Ireton
GLORY TRAIN - 3:03 Release date:13-Jan-2023 Label:Bell Buckle Records ISRC#:TCAGR2202353 UPC:859768445376 Bluegrass / Gospel Bobby Giles & Texas Gales Bluegrass Band- BJG Publishing / BMI Steve Loggie ~ Banjo Jim VanCleve ~ Fiddle, Mandolin, and Background Vocals Lenny Nichols ~ Acoustic Bass Carl Josefy ~ Mandolin, Background Vocals Rob Ickes
GLORY TRAIN - 3:03 Release date: 13-Jan-2023 Label: Bell Buckle Records ISRC#: TCAGR2202353 UPC: 859768445376 Bluegrass / Gospel Bobby Giles & Texas Gales Bluegrass Band- BJG Publishing / BMI Steve Loggie ~ Banjo Jim VanCleve ~ Fiddle, Mandolin, and Background Vocals Lenny Nichols ~ Acoustic Bass Carl Josefy ~ Mandolin, Background Vocals Rob Ickes ~ Resophonic Guitar, Bobby Giles ~ Guitar and Lead Vocals
Bluegrass singer and songwriter Bobby Giles offers a new gospel single, "Glory Train," from his upcoming album, "Music of Life." The song arises from his deep connection with God and his childhood fascination with the trains coming in and out of the depot in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas.
The lyrics of "Glory Train" are based on the scripture in 2 Corinthians 5:8, We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
The bluegrass vocals and harmonies by Bobby, Jim VanCleve, and Carl Josefy are rich and smooth, creating a soulful bluegrass sound of an authentic train horn. The virtuosic combination of acoustic instrumentation showcases the award-winning talent of Jim Van Cleve on the fiddle and the sweet smooth resonator guitar track from Rob Ickes. The song's driving beat, laid down by bassist Lenny Nichols feels like riding on a fast train to the glory. Banjoist Steve Loggie along with the crisp mandolin backbeat of Carl Josefy adds energy to this bluegrass gospel song. Overall, Bobby Giles has created a true evangelical foot stomper and handclapper!
Digging deeper into Bobby's lyrics, we find ourselves standing with him beside the railroad tracks as a child. His Dad served as a conductor on the Santa Fe Line in Amarillo, Texas, for several years, and many other family members also worked for the railroad.
Bobby, his brother, and his cousin would ride their bikes down to the depot to watch the trains roll in and out of town. In the days before Amtrak took over the passenger rail business in the United States, Bobby would sit on the benches under the high-arched entranceway. He would eagerly await the arrival and departure of the San Francisco Chief, which ran for over 2,000 miles between Chicago and San Francisco.
Bobby recalls overhearing two oldtimers discussing the demise of the San Francisco Chief. One of them asked, "I wonder if the Glory Train is gonna look like that?"
"Picturing a train bound for glory, filled with God's chosen ones, is somethin' most anybody can identify with. The song "Glory Train" is a testament to our hopeful and certain progression from our temporary life on earth to our eternal residence, as well as an invitation to 'come on and ride'--All Aboard!" - Bobby Giles, Singer, and Songwriter.
Chicken Run Upbeat, Driving, Traditional Bluegrass Written by Bobby Giles BJG Publishing / BMI ISRC: TCAGI2254064 Upcoming album: In Tennessee Bell Buckle Records Bobby Giles - Guitar, Lead vocals Jim VanCleve ~ Fiddle, Mandolin, Background Vocals Steve Loggie ~ Banjo Lenny Nichols ~ Acoustic Bass Carl Josefy ~ Mandolin, Background Vocals Produced
Chicken Run Upbeat, Driving, Traditional Bluegrass Written by Bobby Giles BJG Publishing / BMI ISRC: TCAGI2254064 Upcoming album: In Tennessee Bell Buckle Records Bobby Giles - Guitar, Lead vocals Jim VanCleve ~ Fiddle, Mandolin, Background Vocals Steve Loggie ~ Banjo Lenny Nichols ~ Acoustic Bass Carl Josefy ~ Mandolin, Background Vocals Produced by Jim VanCleve, VanCleve Productions Recorded at Covenant Recording, Amarillo, Texas Glenn Storlie, Proprietor Encouraged by the successful release of their first single, "In Tennessee," Bobby Giles & Texas Gales, in conjunction with Jim VanCleve, producer-performer of "Appalachian Road Show," and Valerie Smith, the owner of Bell Buckle Records, present their second bluegrass single, "Chicken Run" in advance of singer, songwriter, and performer Bobby Giles' album "The Music of Life," scheduled for release in the early Fall of 2022."
"As a young boy growing up in Texas, Sunday dinners at the family farm were highly popular. My grandmother, Little Mama, awarded aunts, uncles, cousins, and even some lucky neighbors the best-fried chicken ever made. She was an incredibly adept chicken ring-necker, deliberate and effective. The chicken coup was out by the barn, but lots of those birds would hang around the back door, which, unfortunately for them, was attached to the kitchen. If we arrived early enough, we would have ringside seats to Carson County's most popular spectator sport starring Maybelle Burns. She'd hit that screen door with a purpose, and brother, the hunt was on!
Lyrics She had on her bonnet, high-tops cinched up tight. Her water it was boilin she was ready for the fight She commenced to movin, dress up to her knees Every bird in that back yard was headin for the trees Feathers flyin, chickens cryin, where's the slowest one Grandma closin in a shoutin 'Kingdom Come'--Chicken Run
Ya know, the slowest ones always tasted mighty good. Special memories." -- Bobby Giles (Bobby Giles & Texas Gales Bluegrass Band)
Bobby Giles BJG Publishing / BMI Steve Loggie ~ Banjo Jim VanCleve ~ Fiddle, Mandolin, Background Vocals Lenny Nichols ~ Acoustic Bass Carl Josefy ~ Mandolin, Background Vocals Rob Ickes ~ Resophonic Guitar Bobby Giles ~ Guitar, Lead Vocals BIO — A story about the values of home and the roads we travel to get there.