Even Santa Get's The Blues Eugene Ruffolo

• 1 Let It Snow 02:32
• 2 Here It Is Christmas 03:37
• 3 The Sweetest Part 03:30
• 4 Baby It's Cold Outside 03:29
• 5 Christmas Time Is Here 02:33
• 6 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 01:38
• 7 Away in a Manger 02:55
• 8 The Christmas Song 03:09
• 9 Nothing but a Child 04:02
• 10 Stille Nacht 02:37
• 11 Silver Bells 03:04
• 12 Jingle Bells 02:08
• 13 Even Santa Gets the Blues 03:09
• 14 One Bright Star 02:46
• 15 O Holy Night 04:36
• 16 We Three Kings 05:07
• Total Runtime 50:52

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Chris Jones und Günter Pauler hatten die Idee schon vor vielen Jahren: Eine Weihnachts-Album – gespielt und gesungen von Stockfisch-Künstlern. Der damalige Deckname für dieses Vorhaben “The X-mas files”. Man wollte nach und nach passende Stücke aufnehmen und in der Tat, bald (2001) folgten die ersten Aufnahmen mit weihnachtlicher Gitarrenmusik: Chris Jones und der österreichische Gitarrist Peter Ratzenbeck improvisierten über “Stille Nacht” und bei anderer Gelegenheit nahmen Chris und Ian Melrose altenglische Christmassongs im Duett auf.

Doch dann verstarb leider Chris Jones und das Projekt ruhte – bis der New Yorker Songwriter Eugene Ruffolo bei einem Studio-Aufenthalt in Northeim vorschlug, weitere Titel für eine Stockfisch-Weihnachts-Album zusammenzustellen. Seine Auswahl bietet unbekanntere, besinnliche – aber einige auch witzige Songs für die kalte Jahreszeit. Weihnachtslieder können auch ohne Glöckchen auskommen – dafür klingt´s auf diesem Album manchmal bluesig, jazzig, streichquartettig – und Eugene singt mit seiner warmen weichen Stimme, die wir schon von seinem Album “In A Different Light” kennen, begleitet vom Gitarristen Ian Melrose und vielen anderen Stockfisch-Studiomusikern.

Eines ist sicher – Weihnachten ist nicht irgendein Fest, es ist DAS Fest. An Weihnachten kommt keiner vorbei, das wissen und wussten viele gute Musiker, Weihnachtsalben haben viele gemacht. Angesichts dessen benötigt man eine Menge süßer Zutaten für ein ganz neues und ganz anderes Weihnachtsbackwerk - vor allem eines von Stockfisch. Einige bewährte Stockfischkünstler haben sich zu diesem Zweck um Eugene Ruffolo geschart, die weißen Bärte und roten Mäntel angelegt, aber dabei auch die Gitarren umgeschnallt. Und sie haben das eigentlich Unmögliche möglich gemacht und ein Weihnachtsalbum geschaffen, das anders klingt.

Eugene Ruffolo, vocals & guitar
Ian Melrose, guitar, whistles, ukulele, dobro, tremolo guitar
Peter Ratzenbeck, guitar
Margaret Fiellin, vocals
Lutz Möller, piano, harpsichord
Beo Brockhausen, harpsichord, udu, duduk, tanbura, bells
Beata Kossowska, blues harp
Michael Kleinhans, tuba
Sven von Samson, drums, chimes, hang
Wojtek Bolimowski, violin & string arrangements
Zsuzsanna Bolimowski, violin
Oksana Labach, viola
Lucile Chaubard, violoncello
Dirk Heimberg, guitar
Peter Funk, dobro
Wolfgang Beisert, mandolin
Klaus Hoheisel, percussion
Raimund Brietzke, upright bass
Martin Lillich, upright bass
Hans-Jörg Maucksch, fretless bass
Chris Jones(†), guitar, dobro

Eugene Ruffolo
New York City singer/songwriter Eugene Ruffolo is hard at work on his seventh studio recording, a CD of Italian songs, celebrating both his heritage and his love of Mediterranean folk and popular music.

Ruffolo’s five previously recorded original cds have been released and critically acclaimed worldwide. His debut, “A Fool For Every Season”, produced by Grammy-winning producers Ben Wisch and John Leventhal, was recorded by For Life Records, Japan’s largest indie label, and received rave reviews in both the United States and in Europe, where it was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a CD sure to please women everywhere!” Germany’s audiophile “Audio Magazine” called it “a jewel of folk pop”. His following two CDs, “When We Were Kings” and “The Hardest Easy”, both recorded in America, were released independently in the U.S. and distributed throughout Europe by Rounder Records. This was followed by three pristine recordings produced and released by Germany’s premier audiophile label, Stockfisch Records.

A prolific and deeply personal songwriter, he has won first prize in both the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass and Merlefest songwriting competitions. Last year he was a awarded a prize by the Public Domain Foundation (created by Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary) for having written one of the year’s most notable songs of social significance and change. Eugene tours regularly both in the United States and Europe in support of his recordings.

In addition to his original music, Eugene’s unique vocal talents have made him a favorite of many prominent artists, with whom he has shared the stage. Both in the studio and in live performance, he has worked with artists as diverse as Garth Brooks, Tony Bennett, Kenny Loggins, David Wilcox, Run DMC, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lori Lieberman, Spyro Gyra, Cheryl Wheeler, and Livingston Taylor to name a few.

Like many musicians making a living in the competitive world of music, Eugene has worn many hats and often works “behind the scenes”. In the course of his varied career, he has written, produced and sung on hundreds of radio and television commercials. He has been the solo voice of 43 national television spots, and won a Clio award for the first commercial he ever composed. During Barack Obama’s successful bid for the White House — Eugene’s voice was used in the most widely aired TV campaign ad.

Ruffolo has worked on the recorded musical offerings for shows such as Saturday Night Live and The David Letterman show. A first call studio singer-his voice has been featured in numerous Hollywood sound tracks, including The Stepford Wives, Mission to Mars, Radioland Murders, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Corpse Bride, Ameila and ,most recently, Johnny Depp’s Rum Diary. He has worked with famed composer and directors Ennio Morricone, George Lucas, and Brian DePalma.

One of Eugene’s passions is his work with children. A three time winner of the coveted Parent’s Choice Award, he has been a part of several successful children’s music projects, including the McClanhan Book Company’s series of children’s recordings and several Berlitz productions for children around the globe. His work on “Teddy Bear Tunes” earned him rave reviews, and his involvement in The Ellipsis Arts series of world music children’s recordings has reached children worldwide. Eugene also remains active in his favorite charity — The Songs of Love Foundation — which creates personalized songs for terminally ill children.


Last year, Eugene wrote, recorded, and produced 115 songs for children in need all over the country.

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