Jay Ungar

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Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Fiddle Fever Putnam String County Band Transatlantic House Band Ocean

ex Cat Mother And The All-Night Newsboys

American folk musician and composer (born November 14, 1946 in New York City). He plays mainly fiddle. He’s the father of Ruth Ungar.
Best known for Ashokan Farewell (1982), originally composed as a lament, which was used as the theme tune to the Ken Burns documentary, The Civil War (1990).

ALBUMS

Various With Aly Bain & Jay Ungar

The Original Transatlantic Sessions Volume Two

2009, CD, Comp, Whirlie Records,

Various With Aly Bain & Jay Ungar

The Original Transatlantic Sessions Volume One

2009, CD, Comp, Whirlie Records,

Various With Aly Bain & Jay Ungar

The Original Transatlantic Sessions Volume Three

2009, CD, Comp, Whirlie Records,

Folk/Bluegrass/Country/Celtic

Stephen Foster, Charles Tomlinson Griffes*, Aaron Copland / Thomas Hampson • Jay Ungar • David Alpher • Molly Mason • Deborah Voigt • Brian Zeger • Barbara Hendricks

Songs; The Rose Of The Night; Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson

2008, CD, Album, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,

Romantic/Modern

Various With Aly Bain & Jay Ungar

The Original Transatlantic Sessions - Transatlantic Sessions 1

Stephen Foster, Thomas Hampson, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, David Alpher

Ashokan Farewell - Beautiful Dreamer: Songs Of Stephen Foster

2007, CD, Comp, Classics For Pleasure,

Folk/Theme/Vocal

The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, Turtle Island String Quartet, Jay Ungar, Sally Rogers

Laments & Dances - Music From the Folk Traditions

2003, CD, Album, RE, Musical Heritage Society,

Howie Bursen With Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Bob Pasquarello

2001, CD, Album, Folk-Legacy Records,

David Levine (21), Molly Mason, Jay Ungar

Dance Of A Child's Dreams

1995, CD, Album, Angel Records

David Levine (21), Molly Mason, Jay Ungar

Dance Of A Child's Dreams

1995, CD, Angel Records

The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, Turtle Island String Quartet, Jay Ungar, Sally Rogers

Laments & Dances Music From The Folk Traditions

1994, CD, Album, Musicmasters Classics

Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Anjelica Huston

1992, CD, Album, Rabbit Ears Productions,

Stephen Foster, Thomas Hampson, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, David Alpher

American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster

Folk/Theme/Vocal

Jay Ungar & Lyn Hardy

Catskill Mountain Goose Chase

Jay Ungar & Lyndon Hardy*

Jay & Lyn: Songs, Ballads & Fiddle Tunes

Jay Ungar And Fiddle Fever

Sullivan Ballou Letter / Ashokan Farewell

VHS, Elektra Nonesuch,

Once In A Million Moons

2012, CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label,

James Galway, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

A Song Of Home (An American Musical Journey)

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

The Lovers' Waltz

1997, CD, Album, Angel Records

Sullivan Ballou Letter/Ashokan Farewell

1990, CD, Single, Promo, Not, Elektra Nonesuch

The Best Of Fiddle Fever

The Civil War - Original Soundtrack Recording

1981, LP, Album, Flying Fish (2)

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

A Fiddler's Holiday

2012, CD, Album, Rounder Records,

Todd Hallawell & Robin Kessinger

2009, CD, Album, Soundset Recordings

North Country Neighbors

1996, CD, Comp, Northern Roads

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

Live At Gettysburg College

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

Brother's Keeper

Waltz Of The Wind

1984, LP, Flying Fish (2)

Waltz Of The Wind

1984, Cass, Album, Flying Fish (2)

Putnam String County Band

Cat Mother And The All-Night Newsboys

Riff Raff = Canalla / Albion Doo-Wah...

1970, 7", Single, Promo, Polydor

Cat Mother And The All-Night Newsboys

Albion Doo-Wah...

Cat Mother And The All-Night Newsboys

I Must Be Dreaming / Last Go Round

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

The Catskill Collection

1998, CD, Album, Fiddle & Dance Records

APPEARANCES +

Tramps & Hawkers

1977, LP, Album, Philo,

Sonya Cohen Cramer

You've Been a Friend to Me

2024, CD, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings,

Blazin' Fiddles

2023, CD, Album, Blazin' Records (4)

Philippe Dunnigan

2022, CD, Album, Dig, Spectra Musique

1984/2020 (Live)

Ostrega Uhl Project

2020, CD-ROM, Album, Not On Label

Los Straitjackets

Channel Surfing

Surf/Soundtrack

Heather Maloney

Soil In The Sky

Nae Sweets For Shy Bairns

2018, CD, Album, HBoss Records

Southern Express Bluegrass

2018, CD, Album, Not On Label

Whole World Round

2018, CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label,

2017, CD, Album, Decca,

Peaceful Piano: A Journey To Complete Relaxation

2017, 3xCD, Comp, Decca,

Christian Garrick*, David Gordon

2017, CD, Album, Flying Blue Whale Records,

Dave Burland and the Awkward Squad

2017, CD, Album, Fat Cat Records

Sasquatch With An Alien On Its Head

2017, CD, Album, Patuxent Music

Singing Bass Trombone

2017, CD, Album, Silvox Records, Silvox Records,

Contemporary/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening

I Walk the Road Again

CCC Volume XIII 2012, 2017 Jack Owned A House

United States Air Force Heritage Of America Band

75 Years Of Inspiring Excellence 1941-2016

2016, CD, Comp, Not On Label

The Final Waltz

2016, CD, Album, Fellside Recordings,

The Bully Wee Band

2016, CD, Album, SlaughterHouse Productions (2),

Roots Music Made In Brooklyn

Mark O'Connor / Maggie O'Connor

2015, CD, Album, dig, OMAC Records,

Swing/Bluegrass

Family, Friends & Fiddles

2015, CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label

The Mike + Ruthy Band

Bright As You Can

Catherine MacLellan

The Raven's Sun

2014, CD, Not On Label (Catherine MacLellan Self-released)

Irish Breeze (+ 5 Bonus Tracks Live)

2014, CD, Album, Not On Label (Crosswind (5) Self-released),

Hanan Townshend, Various

The Better Angels

2014, CD, Album, Dig, Milan

Broderick* & Broderick*

Broderick & Broderick

2013, 10" + CD, Team Love Records

The Illinois Brass Band

Cookin' With Brass

2013, CD, Not On Label,

Prairie Mountain Fiddlers

2013, CD, Not On Label,

Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar

The Queen's Lover

2012, CD, Album, Fellside Recordings

Celtic Folk Songs

2012, CD, Album, Spiritwood Music

The Denver Brass Band And Friends, Lowell Graham*

Wonderful World

2012, CD, Album, Klavier Records,

Shiver Into Spark

2012, CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label,

The Paris Sessions

2012, CD, Ode Records,

2011, CD, World By Music

Popcorn Behavior

2011, HDCD, Album, The Orchard

(Listen To Me) Buddy Holly

Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Indie Rock

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

All Will Prosper

Reinhard J. Brembeck

Meister Singer - Magische Momente Des Klassischen Gesangs. Die Schönsten Aufnahmen Zusammengestellt Nach Themen.

2010, 18xCD, Comp + Box, Süddeutsche Zeitung Klassik,

Vocal/Opera/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern

2010, CD, Album, Classic FM, Classic FM,

2010, CD, Album, Not On Label

2010, CD, Album, Ode Records

Wanted Dead Or Alive/Midnight On The Water

2010, CD, Comp, RM, BGO Records

2009, CD, Album, Blue Flute Music,

The Celtic Fiddlers

Salt Of The Earth

2009, CD, Album, Not On Label

Hall of Fame - Top 20 - Vol.2

2009, CD, Comp, Classic FM,

Parramatta City Band

Parramatta City Band At The Independent

2009, CD, Album, Not On Label

Celebrating 70 - A Collection Of Personal Favorites

2009, CD, Comp, RCA Red Seal,

Classic FM Chillout (The Perfect Music To Help You Relax)

2009, CD, Comp, Marks & Spencer, Classic FM,

2008, CD, Album, Not On Label (Toby Walker Self-released)

John P. Allen With The Bachelor Farmers

A Canadian Portrait

2008, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Smooth Classics - The Ultimate Collection

2008, CD, Comp, Dis, Classic FM, UCJ Music

Snyder Family Band

Snyder Family Band

2008, CD, Album, Not On Label

2007, CDr, Album, Depot Recordings,

Persimmon Sisters*

Green Persimmon Trees

2007, CD, Album, Not On Label

2007, CD, Album, Mountain Fever Records

The Highwaymen*

When The Village Was Green: Recorded Live At The Blackstone River Theatre

2007, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Lonesome Meadow

2006, CD, Album, Not On Label (Lonesome Meadow Self-released),

Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers

Fiddles & Bows & Tapping Toes

2006, CD, Album, LS Records (4),

Billie Jo* And Micki Lee Smith

Grandma's Favorites

2006, CD, Album, Not On Label

My Remembrance Of You

Крізь Кордон = Over The Border

Fiddlin' Through The Years

2005, CD, Comp, Not On Label (Bill Stevens (2) Self-released)

Ball And Chain & The Wreckers

Live At The Bayou

2005, CD, Album, Not On Label (Ball And Chain Self-released)

Jenny Oaks Baker

2005, CD, Comp, Deseret Book Company

The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The World ...Ever!

2005, 4xCD, Comp, Virgin, EMI,

The Bogtrotters

Lookin' Forward

2005, CD, Album, Not On Label (The Bogtrotters (2) Self-released)

The Deer Lick Holler Boys

10 Bluegrass Classics

Natalie Merchant

Retrospective 1990-2005

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

2004, CD, Album, Not On Label (James Athas Self-released),

The Band Of The Corps Of Royal Engineers

Bandstand Favourites Vol. 4

2004, CD, Album, Bandleader

2004, CD, Klarity Multimedia, Inc.

Sleepy Hollow: Thirtieth Anniversary

2004, CD, Comp, WXPN Performance Studio,

2004, CDr, Promo, Decca

The Launton Handbell Ringers

Melodies And Memories

2004, CD, Album, Not On Label (The Launton Handbell Ringers Self-released),

2004, CD, Album, Not On Label

Jonathan Adams*, Jennifer Adams

Chasing The Sun

2004, CD-ROM, Album, Montana Skies Self-released,

The Long Goodbye

The Number One Classical Album 2004

Romantic/Opera/Classical

Cindy Cashdollar

Legends Of The Incredible Lap Steel Guitar

2003, CD, Album, Horse Rock Records,

Country/Hawaiian/Surf/Gospel

ARne Richards And The Oxford Concert Party

2003, CD, Album, The Oxford Concert Party

Brenda Hunter With Banshee In The Kitchen

Catching The Mooncoin

2003, CD, Album, Speirbhean Records

2003, CD, Album, Folksound

Bridging The Gap

2003, CD, Album, Not On Label,

The Fugs Final CD (Part 1)

The Wayfaring Strangers

2002, CD, Album, Humble Abode Music,

Conklin Ceili Band

Over The Water Fall...

2002, CD, Album, Not On Label,

There Was A Time

The Very Best Of James Galway

2001, CD, Album, Premonition Records

Classic FM (Time To Relax)

2001, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Classic FM,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary

Jenny Richards* - Jenny Oaks Baker

American Tapestry

2001, CD, Album, Shadow Mountain,

Hall Of Fame Discoveries

2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM

Beverwyck String Band

Cat Out Of The Bag

2001, CD, Album, Not On Label (Beverwyck String Band Self-released),

12 Little Devils

2001, CD, Album, Selwyn Music,

Franklyn B Paverty*

2001, CD, Album, Not On Label (Franklyn B. Paverty Self-released)

Classic FM (Time To Relax)

2001, 2xCass, Album, Comp + Box, Classic FM,

Classical Chillout

Baroque/Classical/Contemporary/Soundtrack/Romantic

Forever Blue - Solo Piano

Songs For The Good Life

1999, CDr, Album, Not On Label

Gilbert Shelton

Gilbert Shelton Chooses A Few Of His Favourite Numbers - Honky Soul, Race Music, Hard Bop & Anachronic Jazz

1999, CD, Comp, Boo, EMI, EMI

Willy Wainwright

1999, CD, Album, JK Records (7)

My Great Grandfather's Fiddle

1999, CD, Album, Not On Label

A Winter Solstice With Helicon

1999, CD, Album, 24B, Dorian Recordings

Silverwood Quartet

1999, CD, Album, Flying Frog Music (2),

1999, CD, Album, Hudson Valley Records,

Country Rock/Classic Rock/Pop Rock

The Tobasco Donkeys

Sawin' On The Strings

Love Doesn't Ask

Meetings With Remarkable Friends

Contemporary Jazz/Folk

Priscilla Herdman

1998, CD, Album, Redwing Music

Living On Ritalin

1998, CD, Album, AudiaMatic Entertainment, EKG Recordings,

1998, CD, Album, Jean Redpath Records

1997, CD, Album, Fono 2000

Rodney Miller's All-Round Collection Of Jigs, Reels And Country Airs

1997, CD, Album, Voyager Recordings (2)

Come With Me Into The Fields

1997, CD, Guernsey Cove Parlour

Lewis & Clark: The Journey Of The Corps Of Discovery - Original Soundtrack Recording

Score/Soundtrack/Spoken Word

James Galway & Phil Coulter

New Age/Celtic/Folk

Paul Rishell And Annie Raines

I Want You To Know

1996, CD, Album, Tone-Cool Records,

Bridget Ball & Christopher Shaw

Songs From The Big Front Porch

1996, CD, Album, Twining Tree

Strings Attached

1996, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

Leroy Mack & Friends

For Our Children Too!

Celtic Reflections - Misty-Eyed Morning

David Grisman / Daniel Kobialka

1995, CD, Album, Cymekob,

1995, CD, Album, KEMOSABE (2),

There'll Come A Day

1995, Cass, Album, Windsong Music (3)

The United States Air Force Band Of The Rockies, Col. H. Bruce Gilkes*

American Fanfare

1995, CD, Not On Label,

Phil Emmanuel & Tommy Emmanuel

1995, CD, Single, Columbia

Walking With You

Natalie Merchant

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Soft Rock

Priscilla Herdman

Forever & Always

1994, CD, Album, Flying Fish (2),

Won't Be Denied

1994, CD, Album, Not On Label

Sliding Down The Road

1994, Cass, Album, Upper Room Records (3)

Sliding Down The Road

1994, CD, Album, Upper Room Records (3)

Julian Cassar & Matt Fagan

Julian Cassar & Matt Fagan

1994, Cass, Album, Dol, Not On Label,

Legends Of The Fall (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Contemporary

From Different Angels

Broken Promises

The Young Fogies

Polka Your Troubles Away

Garrison Keillor

A Prairie Home Companion 20th Anniversary Collection

Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys*

1993, CD, Album, Rounder Records,

A Welcome Sound

1993, CD, Album, Not On Label,

1993, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976-1991

Priscilla Herdman

1992, 2xCD, Comp, Gazell (2),

Folk Rock/Country Blues/Smooth Jazz/Pacific/Easy Listening/Ragtime/Dixieland/Skiffle/Folk

Mr. Cover Shaker

1992, CD, Album, Biograph

The Best Of Mary McCaslin - Things We Said Today

1992, CD, Album, Comp, Philo,

Matthew Abelson

From There To Here

1992, CD, Flying Dulcimer Productions

The Unpaid Bills

1992, Cass, Album, Ma's Records,

American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster

Folk/Theme/Vocal

Nightfall Of Diamonds

Charlie Byrd, The Washington Guitar Quintet, Howard Alden, Carlos Barbosa-Lima

The Washington Guitar Quintet

Nicolas Cage, David Bromberg

Bird Of Paradise

1991, CD, Album, Soulo Productions

Struck By Lightning

Dave Van Ronk Presents Uncle Moose And The Kazoo-O-Phonic Jug Band

Peter And The Wolf

Leaving The Land: A Collection Of Songs, Scottish And Western

To Each One Of Us

1989, Cass, Album, Dol, Stardance Recordings,

Folk/New Age/Folk Rock

Christopher Shaw

Priscilla Herdman

Star Dreamer (Nightsongs & Lullabies)

The Fatal Flowers

Johnny D. Is Back!

Alternative Rock

Jeff Warner (2) & Jeff Davis

Wilder Joy ...Traditional American Folksongs

Jean Redpath With Abby Newton

A Fine Song For Singing

Travelling Home

Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt

Closing The Distance

Priscilla Herdman

Darkness Into Light

Love Will Guide Us

1985, LP, Album, Flying Fish (2), Flying Fish (2)

Fast Folk Musical Magazine: November 1985; Vol. 2, No. 9 - Women In Song

1985, LP, Album, Fast Folk Musical Magazine

Rick & Lorraine Lee

Leeway For Dulcimer

1984, LP, Album, Greenhays Recordings

Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie

Two For The Road

Pennywhistles From Heaven

1983, LP, Green Linnet

Richard Nardin*

The Pencil Line

1983, LP, Album, Adirondack Records (2)

Help Me To Hear

1981, LP, Album, Mama Barley

Nu Takk For Alt - Norwegian Songs In America

1981, LP, Minstrel (3)

Tony Trischka, Bill Keith & Bela Fleck*

Fiddle Tunes For Banjo

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Folk Rock/Acoustic/Classic Rock

David Bromberg Band

You Should See The Rest Of The Band

Martin Grosswendt

Dog On A Dance Floor

1979, LP, Album, Philo Records, Inc.

Jean Redpath With Abby Newton

Sunny California

At High Chaparral

1978, LP, Album, All, Philo,

Song Of The Seals

Mary McCaslin & Jim Ringer

The Bramble & The Rose

Country/Appalachian Music/Folk

Jeff Warner (2) & Jeff Davis

Days Of Forty-nine

1977, LP, Album, Minstrel (3),

The Tattoo On My Chest

1977, LP, Album, Flying Fish (2)

1977, LP, Album, Race Records (14),

Priscilla Herdman

The Boys Of The Lough

Good Friends..Good Music

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Dancer With Bruised Knees

Travels With Broudy

Songs Of The Civil War

1976, LP, Gat, National Geographic

1976, LP, Album, Adelphi Records,

1976, LP, Minstrel (3)

The Top Hits Of 1776

1976, LP, Adelphi Records

Bill Vanaver, Livia Drapkin

1976, LP, Album, Philo

Swingtime In Springtime

Across The Blue Mountains

Original & Traditional Music

Steamboat's A-Comin'

Songs Of Rebels And Redcoats

1975, LP, Philo

Before They Close The Minstrel Show

1975, LP, Album, Minstrel (3),

Any Old Wind That Blows

You Got Magic (Fox Hollow Festival 10th Anniversary Album Vol. 2)

Prairie In The Sky

David Bromberg Band

Midnight On The Water

Bluegrass/Country Blues/Celtic/Country Rock/Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Dixieland/Delta Blues

Rosalie Sorrels

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Helen Schneyer*

Ballads, Broadsides And Hymns

1974, LP, Album, Folk-Legacy Records

Wanted Dead Or Alive

Johnny Shines & Co.

Good To Get Home

1973, LP, Album, Philo

Cat Mother Last Chance Dance

Psychedelic Rock/Folk Rock

Bill Spence With Fennig's All-Star String Band

The Hammered Dulcimer

Stages Of My Life

1972, LP, Album, Folk-Legacy Records,

Time To Wonder Why

1972, LP, Album, RCA Victor,

Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go

Supergroups Vol 2

Sanders' Truckstop

The Family Of Apostolic

The Family Of Apostolic

Grey Eagle: Old Time Fiddle Music By Bill Stevens

CD, Album, Not On Label (Bill Stevens (2) Self-released)

Dodworth Saxhorn Band

Home Sweet Home

CD, Not On Label

Jiří Králík

CD, Album, Not On Label

A Classical Collection

CD, Album, BME,

Ricks College Bluegrass Band

American Bluegrass Special

CD, Album, Not On Label (Ricks College Bluegrass Band Self-released),

The Street Minstrels

Walk - Don't Run

CD, Album, Not On Label

The Finishing Touch

2xCD, Digital Force (4)

CDr, Album, Not On Label (Mollybloom Self-released)

CDr, Rogers Music (2)

2018, 2xCD, Comp, Classic FM, Decca

Classic FM Hall Of Fame: The Silver Edition

2017, 5xCD, Comp, Classic FM

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2014

2014, 4xCD, Comp, Classic FM, Decca,

Classic FM Hall Of Fame 2013

2013, 2xCD, Comp, Classic FM, Decca,

2013, CD, Comp, Sony Classical

Music For The Soul

2010, CD, Classic FM,

Made Famous By Classic Fm

2009, 2xCD, Comp, Classic FM

The No. 1 Classical Collection - The Nation's 50 Favourite Works

2009, 5xCD, Comp, Decca, Classic FM,

Classical/Romantic/Modern/Baroque/Contemporary

2009, 3xCD, Comp, Classic FM, Decca

Smooth Classics - The Ultimate Collection

2008, 3xCD, Comp, Classic FM, UCJ Music,

2007, 3xCD, Comp, Classic FM,

Classic FM at the Movies: The Sequel

2007, 3xCD, Comp, Classic FM,

Come To The Mountain

2004, CD, Comp, Rounder Records,

Bluegrass/Country/Folk

Man of Constant Sorrow: Instrumental Impressions of the American Heartland

2002, CD, Album, St. Clair,

Conventional Wisdom Sampler Volume 4

1999, CD, Promo, Smplr, EMI Music Distribution

Not For Ourselves Alone (The Story Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony)

1999, CD, Comp, Warner Bros. Records, PBS Records

Song Of The Hills (Instrumental Impressions Of Appalachian Classics)

1999, CD, Album, Comp, Shanachie,

Appalachian Music/Bluegrass

1996, CD, Album, BCN Records (4),

Warner Music Canada Promotional CD - Volume 78 - January 1991

1991, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Canada,

Songs Of The Civil War

Brass Band/Folk/Marches/Military/Pipe & Drum/Soundtrack

1981, 2xLP, Album, Heritage Records (7), Heritage Records (7),

Folk/Appalachian Music

U.S.A. Express - 36 Canciones, Blues, Country & Folk

1981, 3xLP, Comp, Guimbarda, CFE,

Wheatland 1978 Festival (Old Time & Bluegrass)

1979, LP, Album, Wheatland Records