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A Sampling of Route 3
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Danny Boy • Frederick Edward Weatherly, 1913
Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again • F. B. Silverwood, D. Lindeman, 1919
Choucoune (The Mocking Bird) • Michel Mauleart Monton, 19th century

A Sampling of HepTones
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Le Basque • Marin Marais (1656-1728)
This Is My Father’s World • English melody
Pipe Up! • R. Hepola, 2007

Route 3
Route 3 takes your audience on a trip through time and around the country. As you will hear, our repertoire is the Great American Songbook – 150 years of Popular American Music. Enjoy your trip down that magical, musical highway called Route 3!

Teri Parker-Brown, vocals
LeRoy Larson, tenor banjo, ukulele, guitar, mandolin & vocals
Ralph Hepola, tuba
Special guest: Dick Bortolussi, drums

1) I Got Rhythm • George Gershwin, lyrics: Ira Gershwin, 1930 3:03
2) The Green Door • Bob Davie, lyrics: Marvin Moore, 1956 2:36
3) Medley: Londonderry Air • trad. Irish / Danny Boy • Frederick. E. Weatherly, 1913 2:54
4) Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again • F. B. Silverwood, D. Lindeman, 1919 3:22
5) If I Only Had a Brain • Harold Arlen, lyrics: E. Y. Harburg, 1939 4:26
6) Choucoune (The Mocking Bird) • Michel Mauleart Monton, 19th century 2:47
7) Twelfth Street Rag • Euday L. Bowman, 1914 3:50
8) Route 3 • R. Hepola, 2007 3:54

Tracks 3, 4 & 6 arranged by LeRoy Larson

HepTones
Versatile and eclectic, the HepTones illuminate classics, timeless melodies,
and 21st century jazz with a tuba at the helm.

Ralph Hepola, tuba
Mark Asche, keyboards
Gary Raynor, bass
Kevin Washington, drums

9) Le Basque • Marin Marais (1656-1728) 2:03
10) Hornpipe a l’Inglese • Johann Ernst Galliard (1687-1749) 1:07
11) Spiritoso • Johann Ernst Galliard (1687-1749) 1:37
12) This Is My Father’s World • English melody 8:36
13) A Slow Hot Wind • Henry Mancini, 1963 5:46
14) View from Vallarta • R. Hepola, 2002 4:52
15) At Last • Harry Warren, 1942 4:19
16) Pipe Up! • R. Hepola, 2007 7:39

Tracks 13 & 15 arranged by Mark Asche

total duration of CD

62:49


"Just came across your website and was very impressed by your sound clips…I especially appreciate the combination of banjo and tuba…Love Teri Parker-Brown's voice…I love both of your Route 3 recordings and I hope you might be issuing more…"
– Eric L. Johnson, Vancouver, British Columbia

Other recordings which are also available:
Route 3 - An American Musical Journey, Spectrum Recordings CD 180301: twenty songs with
Teri Parker-Brown, LeRoy Larson and more; only $10 plus shipping.

“If you’re looking for a trip down memory lane, here’s a CD that will put you on the right road…Route 3.”
– A.C. Stone, The American Rag

“The arrangements are sprightly and the performances more than slightly dazzling throughout this recording.”
- Mary Durben, The Old Times

Ralph Hepola's HepTones, Spectrum Recordings CD 190101: 22-minute sampler CD
with John Warner Jensen on piano & keyboards. Six tracks; only $5 plus shipping.

Please contact us to order recordings
Ralph Hepola, Minneapolis & Saint Paul, Minnesota
e-mail: info@ralphhepola.com • telephone: (651) 488-1144