The Waitress

The Waitress is the second album by folk singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The album was released in 2003, the same year that Byrd won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. The Waitress reached No. 20 on the Folk Radio Airplay Chart and has been noted for Byrd's lyrical character sketches and deftly played guitar.

For other uses, see Waitress (disambiguation).

The Waitress
Studio album by
Jonathan Byrd
Released2002
RecordedThe Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Genrefolk, country, blues, singer-songwriter
Length46:37
LabelByrdsong/Waterbug
ProducerJonathan Byrd
Jonathan Byrd chronology
Wildflowers
(2000)		 The Waitress
(2002)		 The Sea and the Sky
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
FolkWax(9/10)[1]
Indie Music(favorable)[2]
Sing Out!(favorable)[3]

Track listing
  1. "The Waitress" (Brown, Byrd) – 3:35
  2. "The Ballad of Larry" (Byrd) – 5:01
  3. "Radio" (Byrd) – 6:09
  4. "The Snake Song" (Byrd) – 2:46
  5. "Down the Old Mountain Road" (Byrd) – 1:56 [instrumental]
  6. "My Generation" (Byrd) – 3:57
  7. "Small Town" (Byrd) – 3:12
  8. "Tape Full of Love Songs" (Byrd) – 3:17
  9. "Stackalee" (traditional) – 4:04
  10. "Home Sweet Home" (traditional) – 2:19 [instrumental]
  11. "Being With You" (Byrd) – 3:06
  12. "Fiddle and Bow" (traditional) – 3:34
  13. "Rosie" (Byrd) – 3:32

Personnel

Musicians:

  • Jonathan Byrd – guitar & vocals
  • Jason Cade – fiddle
  • David DiGiuseppe – accordion
  • Robbie Link – bass & cello

Production:

  • Jonathan Byrd – producer
  • Jerry Brown – recording, mixing, mastering
at The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Artwork:

  • Melanie Litchfield – photography
  • F.J. Ventre – graphic design at Tadpole Designs

Charts
datechartpeak
July 2003Folk Radio Airplay Chart[4]20

References
  1. Wood, Arthur, "Self-released Winner", FolkWax, July 9, 2003 (link requires free subscription)
  2. Layton, Jennifer, "Reviews: Jonathan Byrd ~ The Waitress", Indie-Music.com, February 23, 2003
  3. Warren, Rich, "Off the Beaten Track" Jonathan Byrd, The Waitress", Sing Out!, 47:3 (Fall 2003) p.132
  4. Gillmann, Richard, "Top Albums of July 2003" compiled from FolkDj-L playlists
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