The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers is the first album by the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers, released in 1997.

The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers
Studio album by The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative country, folk
Length	31:43
Label	Original Harmony
Producer	Mark Olson
The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers chronology
The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers (1997) Pacific Coast Rambler (1998)

For his first post-Jayhawks recording, Mark Olson returned to his folk and country roots and with the help of his wife Victoria Williams and multi-instrumentalist Mike "Razz" Russell, self-released The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers.

It was re-issued in 2001 by Koch Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic William Ruhlman called the album "a low-key effort that takes a distinctly homemade approach... As commercial releases go, one would have to call it underperformed and under-produced, with the feel of late-night exhaustion and dreamlike expression."[1]

Track listing

All songs by Mark Olson otherwise noted.

1. "Flowering Trees" – 3:13
2. "When School Begins" (Olson, Victoria Williams) – 2:37
3. "Run with the Ponies" – 3:48
4. "Be on My Way Home" – 2:26
5. "She Picks the Violets" – 2:33
6. "Valentine King" – 3:45
7. "Eyes are the Window" – 3:13
8. "Humming Bird" (Olson, Williams) – 3:05
9. "Mr. Parker" – 4:11
10. "Jericho" (Olson, Williams) – 3:02

Personnel

• Mark Olson – guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Victoria Williams – background vocals
• Mike Russell – guitar, mandolin, fiddle

References