Even Santa Get's The Blues Eugene Ruffolo

• 1Let It Snow02:32
• 2Here It Is Christmas03:37
• 3The Sweetest Part03:30
• 4Baby It's Cold Outside03:29
• 5Christmas Time Is Here02:33
• 6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus01:38
• 7Away in a Manger02:55
• 8The Christmas Song03:09
• 9Nothing but a Child04:02
• 10Stille Nacht02:37
• 11Silver Bells03:04
• 12Jingle Bells02:08
• 13Even Santa Gets the Blues03:09
• 14One Bright Star02:46
• 15O Holy Night04:36
• 16We Three Kings05:07
• Total Runtime50:52

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Tradition and the courage of creative innovators – that’s Stockfisch’s gift to music lovers – given as a trademark professionally and at this Christmas time given from the heart. Christmas may be Christmas every year, it comes alive forever new and warms the heart – this is what music does, and certainly music like this.

One thing is for sure – Christmas is not just one celebration among others, Christmas is THE ONE celebration of the year. There is no chance to escape ... a fact known to many a good musician. Christmas albums – they’ve all done it. Facing this situation, you better bring a lot of sweet ingredients in order to create a completely new and completely different Christmas cake – especially one from Stockfisch. Some stalwarts of Stockfisch records to this noble end have gathered around Eugene Ruffolo; white beards and scarlet coats they wear – but watch out for their guitars! And finally they achieved the impossible task of creating a Christmas recording sounding like no other.

Swingle Bells – there ain’t no bells sounding sweeter. If you are a nonbeliever, then go and listen to Stille Nacht as guitar instrumental or a Christmas blues. And very well that Chris Jones is not forgotten, still playing on on these recordings, a plan which goes back for years in Stockfisch history. Tradition and the courage of creative innovators – that’s Stockfisch’s gift to music lovers – given as a trademark professionally and at this Christmas time given from the heart. Christmas may be Christmas every year, it comes alive forever new and warms the heart – this is what music does, and certainly music like this.

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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