Through a Window is the seventh album by Patrick Sky, recorded in 1985.

Through a Window
Studio album by Patrick Sky
Released	1985
Genre	Folk
Label	Shanachie
Producer	Patrick Sky
Patrick Sky chronology
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (1975) Through a Window (1985) Down to Us (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side A

• 1." San Francisco Bay Blues"
  • I'll never forget Jesse Fuller playing his Foot-Della [sic] (a string-bass operated by the foot) at the Gaslight in New York. He played a 3-hour set and had to be dragged offstage.
• 2. "Ramblin' Boy"
  • Tom Paxton's best.
• 3. "Separation Blues"
  • My own contribution. I'm told it's a popular camp song.
• 4. " Dark as a Dungeon"
  • Although this song was written much earlier it was important to me when I was involved in raising money for the Hazard miners. There is no better mining song.
• 5. Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man"
  • His style of fingerpicking influenced me more than any other player. Candy Man — what a metaphor!
• 6. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  • When this song first hit the airwaves it shocked everyone. The anthem of the sixties.

Side B

• 1. Reverend Gary Davis "Candy Man"
  • The Reverend's style of fingerpicking along with Merle Travis' set the standard.
• 2. ""Don't Think Twice"
  • The great Dylan song was heavily influenced by our mutual friend, Paul Clayton — collector and singer; his logging camp songs were gems.
• 3. "Ballad of Ira Hayes"
  • The plight of the Native Americans was never more poignantly expressed.
• 4. "Freight Train"
  • Is there anyone who plays a guitar that does not know Libba Cotten's Freight Train?
• 5. "Louise"
  • Paul Siebel still remains one of my favorite songwriters.
• 6. "Good Night Irene"
  • I'll never forget the first time I heard Ledbelly [sic] on the 12 string guitar. I ran to a pawn shop and bought an old plywood 'Harmony". Later I used it for a planter.

Personnel

• Patrick Sky - vocal, acoustic guitar
• Michael Shorrock - bass
• Laura Furlong - fiddle
• Ted Bird - harmonica

Technical

• Produced, supervised, recorded and engineered by Patrick Sky — Skylark Productions.
• Assistant Engineer: Ray Noren
• Graphics: Cathy Sky
• Photos: Ray Clayton

References