Red on Blonde is a 1996 album released by Tim O'Brien on Sugar Hill Records (SHCD-3853), a collection of thirteen Bob Dylan covers. The title plays on Dylan's Blonde on Blonde while nodding to O'Brien's Hot Rize alter ego Red Knuckles. O'Brien (mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, vocals) leads a session featuring Scott Nygaard (guitar), Jerry Douglas (resonator guitar, lap steel), Mark Schatz (bass, banjo), and Charlie Cushman (banjo), with vocal contributions from Mollie O'Brien and Kathy Mattea. O'Brien channels the folk and country dimensions of Dylan's songbook through a bluegrass and acoustic Americana lens, illuminating material from across the catalog in stripped-back settings that emphasize lyric and melody.
Tracklist
- 1 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 4:03
- 2 Tombstone Blues 3:43
- 3 Farewell Angelina Source Recording 4:23
- 4 The Wicked Messenger 2:26
- 5 Father Night 2:42
- 6 Subterranean Homesick Blues 2:42
- 7 Everything Is Broken 2:58
- 8 Man Gave Names To All The Animals 4:29
- 9 Masters Of War 3:27
- 10 Oxford Town 1:55
- 11 Maggie’s Farm alt version 3:25
- 12 Forever Young 2:32
- 13 Lay Down Your Weary Tune 3:29