Jay & Molly's Selected Discography

RELAX YOUR MIND (Angel Records 2003)

NEW!

Relax Your Mind is a collection of country blues, waltzes, vintage jazz, western swing, two steps and Dixieland jams, recorded with our band Swingology. The Swingology sound evolved during years of playing together in concerts and at our Fiddle & Dance Camps at Ashokan. It's American music for today-rooted in the twenties and thirties, but played with twenty-first century sensibilities. Though these are studio recordings, the tracks preserve the spontaneity and improvisation that Swingology has become known for-a heartfelt musical conversation between good friends.

 

A SONG OF HOME - AN AMERICAN MUSICAL JOURNEY (RCA/Red Seal 2002)

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason have joined with flutist James Galway, mandolinist Peter Ostroushko and bass player Steve Rust to create A Song of Home, an album of American melodies featuring such favorites as Ostroushko's Heart of the Heartland, Ungar & Mason's The Lovers' Waltz and Jerry Holland's My Cape Breton Home, along with classics by Stephen Foster and a moving collection of traditional melodies as well. Two vocal duets by Molly and Ruth Ungar also grace this recording, which is slated for release by RCA on September 24th.

 

HARVEST HOME (Angel Records 1999)

Tour the seasons beginning with Ungar & Mason originals and traditional tunes performed in small groups (New England dance band, Cajun band, Old-Time string band, etc.) followed by The Harvest Home Suite, another take on these themes played by Jay & Molly with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Also included are Ungar & Mason performing Ashokan Farewell with orchestra and Bonaparte's Retreat/Hoedown, a recombination of Copland's orchestral work and the fiddle tune that inspired it.

 

THE CATSKILL COLLECTION (Fiddle & Dance Records 1998)

A compilation by Jay & Molly, featuring several of their own tracks and selections by other Catskill composers and performers-some with Jay and Molly sitting in. The Unbroken Thread (Mason/Nichols) and Cry of the Hillborn (Ungar/Carman) are two originals not heard on any other recordings.

 

WALTZING WITH YOU (Angel Records 1998 re-release of Brother's Keeper 1993)

Music from Jay & Molly's score for the award-winning film Brother's Keeper.

 

THE LOVERS' WALTZ (Angel Records 1997)

Features The Lovers Waltz and other originals, plus Ungar & Mason renditions of traditional and swing classics.

 

THE WEST (Sony Classical 1996)

The soundtrack to a Ken Burns/Stephen Ives PBS documentary featuring many traditional melodies and songs from the American West.

 

CIVIL WAR CLASSICS (Fiddle & Dance Records 1994)

A live concert with Jay & Molly at Gettysburg College

 

AMERICAN DREAMER (Angel Records 1992)

A collection of Stephen Foster Songs with singer Thomas Hampson and Molly Mason and David Alpher. (some instrumentals)

 

RIP VAN WINKLE - story (Rabbit Ears 1992)

Narrated by Anjelica Huston with music by Jay and Molly

 

THE BEST OF FIDDLE FEVER (Flying Fish 1990)

A compilation of Fiddle Fever's two albums (1981&1984) in CD form featuring the version of Ashokan Farewell heard in the Ken Burns Civil War series for PBS. (Jay, Molly, Matt Glaser, Evan Stover, Russ Barenberg with guest appearance by Tony Trischka)

 

BLUE ROSE (Sugar Hill 1988)

A great acoustic country/bluegrass album by Laurie Lewis, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Molly Mason and Sally VanMeter.

 

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN GOOSECHASE (Philo 1976)

Jay Ungar & Lyn Hardy.

SONGS, BALLADS AND FIDDLE TUNES (Philo 1974)

Jay Ungar & Lyn Hardy

 

HOME GROWN (Rounder 1971)

The one and only ablum by The Putnam String County Band - Jay with Lyn Hardy, cellist Abby Newton, and John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers.

 

ALBION DOOWAH - Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys (Polydor 1970)

Jay is heard as a band member singing and on electric violin, mandolin and guitar.

JUKEBOX

Ruth Ungar's first solo CD released in November of 2002.

 

SONG OF THE HILLS

 

A CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAN FARM

 

CELTIC REFLECTIONS: Misty Eyed-Morning - John Whelan (Narada 1996)

Jay & Molly are both heard with this award winning Irish composer and accordionist.

 

BROKEN PROMISES - Mary McCaslin (Philo 1995)

Mary's first new release in many years.

 

DANCE OF A CHILD'S DREAMS (Angel Records 1995)

A collection of songs for children and families by singer and songwriter, David Levine with Jay and Molly.

 

LEGENDS OF THE FALL (Sony 1994) [video & DVD also available]

Jay is heard as a soloist with the London Symphony in James Horner's score for this major motion picture.

 

THE CIVIL WAR (1990) [videos also available]

The soundtrack of Ken Burns' PBS series of the same name.

 

SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR (Sony 1991) [video also available]

Fiddle Fever, John Hartford, Kathy Mattea, Judy Collins, Ronnie Gilbert, Richie Havens, Kate & Anna McGarrigle and others.

 

THE BEST OF JIM RINGER (Philo 1996)

Jay is heard on many cuts of this collection documenting the recording career of the late singer/songwriter Jim Ringer.

 

SONGS FROM THE BIG FRONT PORCH - Bridget Ball & Chris Shaw (Twining Tree 1996)

Jay is heard as a sideman on this and several other releases by Bridget and/or Chris.

 

Priscilla Herdman -

STAR DREAMER: Nightsongs & Lullabies - (Alacazam1988)

Priscilla's first album for children and families.

DAYDREAMER - (Music for Little People 1993)

Priscilla's second album for children and families.

FOREVER & AlwAYS - (Flying Fish 1995)

Jay is heard only a bit on this album. The album contains Priscilla's rendition of Ashokan Farewell with lyrics written by Grian MacGregor in 1983. (Jay does not play on Ashokan Farewell.)

 

David Bromberg -

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - (Columbia 1974)

One side is the Bromberg Band live, the other is David and band members with members of the Grateful Dead.

MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER - (Columbia 1975)

Vintage Bromberg Band recorded in LA with backup vocals by Lyn Hardy, Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt.

JIM RINGER - all his releases on Philo and Folk Legacy.

MARY McCASLIN - all her releases on Philo.

FATHER ADAM and SONG OF THE SEALS - Jean Redpath (Philo year?)

Jay is heard on these and other of Jean's albums on Philo.

 

LAST CHANCE DANCE - Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (Polydor 197?)

Jay is heard as a sideman on this band's last release.