Somebody Give Me Direction

In Somebody Give Me Direction, his third album for Folkways, Kevin Roth presents two approaches to performing folk music. On the first half of the recording, Roth plays a Field 5-string dulcimer and utilizes a traditional folk music acoustic style. Then he plays on a variety of dulcimers in a more contemporary style. His selection of songs ranges from traditional folk music (“Southwind”), cover songs (Peter Yarrow’s “If I Had Wings,” Pete Seeger’s “Singing in the Country,” and Tom Paxton’s “The Marvelous Toy”), and original material (“Tea House Teller,” “Poet Song,” and the title song, “Somebody Give Me Direction”). The liner notes include a brief essay by David Fricke and song lyrics.

Track Listing

101	If I Had Wings	Kevin Roth	03:22
102	Times Are Getting Hard	Kevin Roth	04:59
103	South Wind	Kevin Roth	04:19
104	The Marvelous Toy	Kevin Roth	03:22
105	Singing in the Country	Kevin Roth	01:50
106	January Man	Kevin Roth	03:15
201	Dry Bones	Kevin Roth	02:29
202	Dark Tonight	Kevin Roth	03:35
203	Tea House Teller	Kevin Roth	02:38
204	Ballad of the Woodland	Kevin Roth	01:46
205	Poet Song	Kevin Roth	04:02
206	Somebody Give Me Direction	Kevin Roth	04:21