Steve & Kristi Nebel (click to hear underlined songs)
Birds of Winter (CD only)
"best of Steve & Kristi to date" Victory Review
Song titles: THE CROW, BIRDS OF WINTER, CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP, JOHNNY REALLY FELL, LOVE IS, MUSHAROOM, I'LL BE FINE, SUNNY DAY, BIG FLOPPY HATS, RAINBOW ALLEY, PEACE WITH THE NIGHT, LONG LONG 100 YEARS, GNAT LAKES, MASQUERADE COMPOSER, PAPA'S PLAYING WITH A BLUES BAND.
INCLUDES STUDIO PERFORMANCES ON GUITARS BY DAVID REA, RICK RUSKIN, CELTIC HARP BY DAVID MICHAEL, AND PIANO, DRUMS, AND ELECTRIC GUITAR BY JEFF TASSIN.

Caught In The Balance (CD or cassette)
"Their lyrics have thoughtful substance" John Bobey, Dirty Linen Magazine
Steve & Kristi Nebel's first project, recorded in Seattle in 1983 with many of the best studio players in the city.
SONG TITLES: THE RIVER, WHO WE REALLY ARE, YOU MOVE ME, DARLING, MY RAINY DAY, RAINBOW EYES, PEBBLES IN THE OCEAN, LITTLE SISTER, FAT CAT, HEARTS ARE FRAGILE.

Taking Off (CD or cassette) Songs of the Nebels' adventures in the far north.  The project was started while they still lived in Anchorage in 1987, and finished after they returned to Washington, in between trips back up to Canada and Alaska.   Includes Orville Johnson on dobro. 
SONG TITLES: WAITING ON THE MIDNIGHT SUN, *FISHERMAN HARDLY EVER SLEEPS*, SILK AND NEON, B.C. LULLABY, KODIAK FISHERMAN, TELEGRAPH CREEK, ON FISHERMEN, CHANGE, GOLD FEVER, SOUTHEASTERN SUMMER.  Click here to hear entire "FM Hardly Ever"
*click on songtitle to go to IUMA's web page on Nebel where you can hear a sample of this song.

Out Of The Tangled Years (CD only)
"Their thought provoking folk/grunge/country/pop crossover is well worth bending an ear to."  John O'Regan, Broadcaster and Freelance Journalist, Limerick, Ireland  Released in 1994
SONG TITLES: "LISTENING TO MUSIC WITH THE VACUUM CLEANER ON*, LIFE IS FATAL, I DON'T WANNA, I WON'T LET YOU, THROWAWAYS, I STAY AT HOME ALL DAY, THE TANGLE OF THE YEARS, I TRIED TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, WHO WE REALLY ARE, DESPERATION, SORORITY GIRLS, STEREO RAIN, WE'RE COMIN' IN, BOHEMIAN OUTBACK.  Click here to hear all of "Listening To Music"
*click on songtitle to go to IUMA's web page on Nebel where you can hear a sample of this song.

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Not Far From Home (cassette only)  "Something like Monty Python giving a tour old MacDonald's Farm," Andy James, Peninsula Gateway, Gig Harbor WA.  Recorded in 1993.
BANDMEMBERS: Ingeborg Rodriguez, accordion, piano, clavinet, vocals; Andre Smofu, baritone horn, harmonica, guitar; Red Phillips, bass, vocals; Arne Phillips, guitar, vocals.
SONG TITLES: GENTLEMAN FARMER, PIG IN A POLKA, NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS, WALKING BANANA, SHINING SILVER TRAILS, TANGO TAURUS, I LIKE GARBAGE, IDITAROD TRAIL/MY DOG BOOTS, COHO MARCH, CHRISTMAS IN LONGBRANCH.
GUEST STUDIO PERFORMANCES BY MAE WEST AND SASQUATCH, LOCAL RESIDENT PIGS.

Longbranch (cassette only)
"Very humorous lyrics." Louise Dickinson, Lemon Magazine   "Country with a tinge of bluegrass and a whole footlocker or wry humor that keeps your tongue firmly held in your cheek."  Wire Magazine  The first recording done by this band in 1989.
SONG TITLES: LONGBRANCH SHUFFLE, THE ROAD TO LONGBRANCH, WHEN YOU'RE IN LONGBRANCH, DEAD MAN'S CHEST, THE HEN WON'T LAY, COME BACK TO LONGBRANCH, LONGBRANCH FERRY

The Madrones
Thunder On the Highline (CD or cassette)
"this album SPEAKS to those who love railroad music, right up to the background train sounds. . . The harmonies these folks generate get soul stirring." Victory Review
"Highly recommended for inclusion in a portrait of 20th century North America." - Gajoob Magazine
Released in 1992.
BANDMEMBERS: Steve Nebel, guitar, vocals, Kristi Nebel, bass, vocals, JW Sparrow, harmonica, guitar, mandolin, autoharp, vocals.
SONG TITLES: THUNDER ON THE HIGHLINE, WABASH CANNONBALL, THE PASSENGER TRAIN'S PASSING, BOOGIE WOOGIE FLYING CLOUD, GREAT GRANDFATHER, TRAINS OF THOUGHT, CHICAGO MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL, SILVERADO & SAN ANTONE, COWBOY FIREMAN, THOMPSON RIVER, FREIGHT TRAIN, OLD GREAT NORTHERN HOME.