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ANOTHER LIFE'S WORK

Another Life's Work is the latest album from J Peter Boles. More info to come

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1. Through the Rain
2. Time Doesn't Heal
3. Hangin' On
4. Wrong Side of the Divide
5. It's a Long Road to Freedom
6. Widow's Walk
7. Sad Song
8. Jesse James' Farewell Blues
9. Leaves with No Trees
10. Toad Migration
11. For Sail

DEBUT ALBUM – J Peter Boles(CD)

Boles takes the listener from a mountaintop bathed in Alaskan moonlight to the "Tides" of the Pacific Ocean in coastal California, the culmination of 30 years on the road. "A seamless blend of folk, country, rock, bluegrass, blues and maybe just a little bit of "folkabilly." Guest musicians on the CD include Chris Hillman (Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), Jim Monahan (Desert Rose Band), Alan Thornhill, and Gabe Witcher.

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1. Don’t Cherish			Don't Cherish WORDS & MUSIC BY J PETER BOLES Chorus: Don't be dancing with your memories Don't hold hands with the past Yesterday died a long time ago And today is fading fast Don't be looking at midnight over your shoulder Don't cherish your regrets Keep your face to the morning sky You're gonna see a brand new day I see you staring down an empty road I was wondering what's on your mind I can't stand to see the pain in your eyes It kills me to see you cry I could tell you some about the trouble and the tears Falling from the clear blue sky I've laid awake some nights just trying to count the miles and the places I've left behind Empty bottles, forgotten dreams Broken promises of my own Like the Lord told Lot, buddy, don't look back What's done is done, what's gone is gone So save some forgiveness for yourself Shake the salt out of your shoes Put your sorrows in a song Send them back where they belong (Repeat Chorus) © J Peter Boles
2. Full Moon			Full Moon WORDS & MUSIC BY J PETER BOLES Chorus: The full moon makes me crazy When it's shining on the mountains The cold wind makes me think I need To stop and rest awhile This thinking makes me wonder Why I'm wandering down the dark roads The sad songs make me cry sometimes But still I'm moving on I've been living on the road now For nigh on fifteen years I've had my share of good times I've shed my share of tears I made some friends along the way But I left them far behind me Now I'm just another derelict Sleeping in the dirt (Repeat Chorus) 'Cause the full moon... There's a place I know Where the mountains shine Like pearl in the moonlight Where the magic rolling river shines Like silver in the sun I'm headed up the highway Back to the north land Gonna find a place to lay my head Set my spirit free (Repeat chorus) 'cause the full moon... (Repeat chorus) I said the full moon... The sad songs make me cry sometimes But still I'm moving on © J Peter Boles
3. Tides			Tides Lyrics by J Peter Boles & E. Reynolds Music by J Peter Boles She moves in, she moves out The waves roll in, the waves roll out She's never really here She's never really gone The sun comes up, the sun goes down Emotions ridin' on a merry-go-round Is it you or is it me I've found? (Chorus) The spice of life's a little taste of dying You're either winning or losing or laughing or crying It all ebbs and flows like the tide She moves in, she moves out The waves roll in, the waves roll out She's never really here She's never really gone The sand grows hot in the midday sun Her heart grows cold and she's on the run This time it's the last straw again (Repeat Chorus) (2x) She moves in, she moves out The waves roll in, the waves roll out She's never really here She's never really gone (Repeat Chorus) The sun comes up, the sun goes down Emotions riding on a merry-go-round Is it you or is it me I've found? © J Peter Boles
4. Witching Moon			Witching Moon Lyrics & Music by J Peter Boles My mama used to tell me about the witching moon Said it turned blood red around harvest time She said that's when the witches fly Shrieking in the midnight sky The moon last night was red and bright An angry face lookin' through the night She was calling her witch boy home Calling her witch boy home She said where's the boy with the smoky dark eyes? Has he turned his back, or fallen from the sky? Boy can't you hear your eagle cry? Shrieking in the midnight sky? Boy what'ya doing there with them valley folk? Grubbin' in the dirt by the heat of the day Boy come with me and drift away Boy don't you miss the pale moonlight? (Repeat first) Boy can't you hear your eagle cry? Shrieking in the midnight sky? © J Peter Boles
5. Empty Roads			Empty Roads Lyrics & Music by J Peter Boles Looking through the open door At the cold December rain Always figured I could bear the pain But I think I'm wearing thin Staring down the empty road Wondering Lord where did she go? Never spoke nor shed a tear But she left me standing here Chorus: And all she left was the times we shared I'll carry those memories everywhere Goodbye babe, please take good care And don't forget to smile I saw the change a-comin' on Her face grew cold as the cold grey dawn I guess I knew it all along But still it tore me down But it does no good to sit and cry Just another stage of our lives gone by Better times lie around the bend I'd best just travel on (chorus) 'Cause all she left were the times we shared . . . . Well I heard it's nice down in Mexico Gonna leave my troubles beside the road Forget about the winter rain Follow the warm sunshine (chorus) Because I still have the times we shared . . . . © J Peter Boles
6. Mother Lode			Mother Lode Artist - J Peter Boles Lyrics & Music by Robb MacKay, © 1974 'm your average miner man, and I dig the best I can But my cup ain't n'ere been overflowed One day soon there'll come a time When I go down in the mine And I finally strike that mother lode. I've been workin' every day And this dust has been my pay And I'm feelin' just like old Tom Joad But that feeling's gonna pass When I find that one crevasse And I tangle with that mother lode. Chorus: When each new day comes along, Boys I'm up and I am gone I'm rollin' down another road And when all this work is done I'll be sittin' in the sun With that legendary mother lode. I've been pannin' every creek I've been hikin' every peak I've been workin' in most every mode When this hole of mine connects I'll be paying my respects To that great elusive mother lode. Though the cuttin' could get rough I ain't here to play no bluff I've got horses that just can't be whoa-ed With my tools the finest known I can cut through any stone And I'm headed toward that mother lode. (Repeat Chorus) I've got boulders to be pushed I've got whackers to be bushed I've got bandits to be buffaloed But these foes don't ever last I can lose 'em awful fast When I'm lookin' for that mother lode. When I hit that piece of ground I'm gonna buy the house a round I'm gonna pay back every man I owe Then I'll grab my easy chair I'll go back and sit and stare At the beauty of that mother lode. (Repeat Chorus) But when all this work is done I'll be sitting in the sun With that legendary mother lode. © 2000 J Peter Boles
7. Bard Lane			Bard Lane / Sweet Eagle Dreams Music & Lyrics by J Peter Boles Sprinkler in the front yard singing songs about the rain Children in the backyard crying out in joy and pain There stands the man that I used to be He's staring past the fences, out towards the hills His eyes full of questions, his mailbox full of bills He wouldn't trade this life, but he can't help but wonder sometimes... Do my friends remember me in Kawaihae? Is the sun glowing warm in the tropical sky? Can the L.A. freeway really set me free? Can the Ventura River take me down to the sea? Like a chicken in the barnyard dreaming sweet eagle dreams His spirit takes wing, he's sailing the breeze He's looking down at the mountains of Northern New Mexico He remembers hearing once from an old Navajo You can take the beauty with you, wherever you go. He sees the sun going down like an artist's dream The pearly crescent moon begins to gleam Now, the L.A. freeway's going to set us free The Ventura River's flowing down to the sea © J Peter Boles
8. Snow White Dove			Snow White Dove Artist - J Peter Boles Written by Bob Ferguson Noah he drifted On the sea many days He searched for land In various ways Troubles he had some But he wasn't forgotten God sent down his love On the wings of a dove Chorus: On the wings of a snow white dove He sends his pure sweet love A sign from above On the wings of a dove When Jesus went down to The river to pray He was baptized by John In the Jordan that day And when it was done Then God blessed his son He sent down his love On the wings of a dove (chorus) When troubles beset us When evil comes The body grows weak And the spirit grows numb When these things beset us God doesn't forget us He sends down his love On the wings of a dove (chorus) Sign from above On the wings of a dove © J Peter Boles
9. Last Hobo			Last Hobo Music & Lyrics by J Peter Boles Chorus: The train's run out of whistle The track's run out of time I'm sittin' on a Greyhound bus Hobo days are dyin' On the seat beside me Is everything I own Reflection in the window shows Shows a man without a home I asked the driver to blow his horn But he just looks at me strange He knows the bus ain't got the soul Of a screamin' midnight train I've heard the whistle echo down The Feather River canyon Heard her screaming at the mountain Heard her rattle on down the grade The Allman Brothers Band Sings that song about a ramblin' man But those days are gone It's just a song I'll never live that way again (Chorus) © J Peter Boles, 1998
10. Old Man’s Song			Old Man’s Song Music & Lyrics by J Peter Boles My father died on a lonesome highway A rumbling freight train in his eyes I stood and stared down an empty driveway A three-year-old too young to cry I was going grey before the thought could find me And I could question the why or when You can't relive what's never happened It's hard to lose what's never been But we can sing a song for the ones before us Who never saw their children grow They missed the joys, the sins and sorrows That lead us through this world below. Now I've traveled through the shining mountains Stared at the gutter through a drunk man's eyes From the silver clouds to the deep black hollow All I know for sure is we're born to die. So let's sing a song for the ones before us Who never saw their children grow They missed the joys, the sins and sorrows That lead us through this world below. © J Peter Boles
11. Take Care of My Brother			Take Care of My Brother Lyrics by J Peter Boles & Joseph W. Boles Music by J Peter Boles Back in 1969 the boys went off to Vietnam Some of them were comin' home, the lucky ones were dyin' Drugs and fire, blood and gore, what'd my buddies die for Was it really for the best or for the politicians? His mama was an artist, you know they were connected She dreamed a ghost ship driftin' above the Golden Gate They sure looked different comin' back, beyond the age of innocence These fine upstanding young men don't look like frightened boys (chorus) Blue Pacific Ocean wash away the memories Hot August sunshine burn away the war Take care of my brother, Lord, help him see the blue sky Help him to remember what he's livin' for. Sun melts into the sea, red oil calms the water But he sees red tracers streakin' through the shadow light. I was barely 13, so hard for me to understand This fine upstanding young man was just a frightened boy He didn't talk about it none, to me it was a mystery But something's hiding in his eyes there behind the door (chorus) Blue Pacific Ocean wash away the memories Hot August sunshine burn away the war Take care of our brothers, Lord, help 'em see the blue sky Help 'em to remember what they're livin' for. © J Peter Boles
12. ”D” Thing

Christmas Sky(EP)

Remarkable acoustic renditions, including the first recording of "Warm Winter's Eve in December," the fascinating Innkeeper's Nativity Story. A folky-bluesy-gospel version of Go Tell it on the Mountain uses a stunning combination of horns, piano & melodica. And more new twists on other favorite classic carols... This "Round CD-ORNAMENT-GIFT" is the gift of music that's also a tree ornament! Mail with your Christmas cards as well!

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1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
2. Warm Winter's Eve in December (Innkeeper's Story)			Warm Winter's Eve in December (Innkeeper's Story) Music & Lyrics by Robb "Rabbit" MacKay Performed by J Peter Boles The carpenter hastened his fair bride to town 'Cause she'd just begun with her labor Saying I need a place for my wife to lay down And I'll gladly repay you your favor Well I don't want your favor the innkeeper said 'Cause my rooms only go to the spender And if you don't have the money you'll not have the bed On this warm winter's eve in December. But it's not for myself that I'm asking you friend But my wife is expecting a baby And it's all of your tables and chairs I will mend If but only you'll see to her safety Then if you'd like to stay in the barn for the while You're welcome my stable to enter But it better well be that you wife is with child On this warm winter's eve in December So away in the manger he made her a bed From the few extra robes he was wearing And by the halo of light from the star overhead He awaited the babe she'd be bearing The suddenly bursting from the heaven on high The angels rejoiced in full number For the new baby born under Bethlehem sky On this warm winter's eve in December Then unto this scene came the host of the inn In a truly repenting behavior And he knelt and he prayed for forgiveness of sin And a smile crossed the face of the Savior His spirit was lifted, his burden was shorn And he knew he would always remember The night that the Son of the Father was born On this warm winter's eve in December The night that the Son of the Father was born On this warm winter's eve in December. © 2010 J Peter Boles
3. Silent Night
4. Go Tell it on the Mountain
5. Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

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"Take Care of my Brother" (Vietnam song) How senseless war is! Through the eyes of a child, and also the teenagers that we send off to fight.
Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

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ANOTHER LIFE'S WORK

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DEBUT ALBUM – J Peter Boles(CD)

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Christmas Sky(EP)

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