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