To order, send $10 per CD (or $15 for 2 CDs) to:
SpareTime BGB
c/o Bob Batyko
606 S Thornton Ave
Madison, WI 53703
“Vauxhall”
SpareTime – 2014. Recorded at Audio for the Arts in Madison, WI
Band Members: Bobby Batyko (guitar/vocals), Lorie Docken (bass), Jim Robarts (banjo/vocals), Dale Ward (mandolin/dobro/vocals), Lisa Case Doro (fiddle/vocals)
- Vauxhall (Jim Robarts)
- Blue Days Black Nights (Buddy Holly)
- Shady Grove (Trad.)
- The Boys Are Back In Town (Humphries, Enright, Duncan)
- I’ll Be Here in the Morning (VanZandt)
- Shackles and Chains (Jimmy Davis)
- Don’t You Call My Name (Herbert Campbell)
- Riding the Rapids (Dale Ward)
- These Days (Jackson Browne)
- Rain and Snow (Trad.)
- Long Time Gone (Darrell Scott)
- Tombstone Junction (Bill Monroe)
- You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)
“It is what it is”
SpareTime – June 2008. Live recording from the Flatrock Bluegrass Festival, Antigo, WI.
Band Members: Bobby Batyko Guitar & vocals; Lorie Docken Bass & no vocals; Jim Robarts Banjo & vocals; Scott Shank Resonator guitar & vocals; Dale Ward Mandolin & vocals.
- Misery River (Worf)
- Politeness (Pace)
- Big Spike Hammer (Osborne/Goble)
- Yellow River(Christie)
- Blue Yodel #Rogers
- When I’m 64 (Lennon/McCartney)
- Why Don’t you Haul off & love me (Rainey/Glosson)
- Whiskey before Breakfast (Trad)
- Blue Night (McGee)
- Little Willie’s Return (Mark Kreitzer)
- A Little Unfair (Howard/Cochran)
- Earl’s Breakdown (Scruggs)
- Blue Days (B Holly)
“Stop Me If You’ve Heard This”
SpareTime – June 2007. The album consists of live covers of country and rock tunes in the SpareTime bluegrass style. Yes, Werewolves of London is on the CD.
Band Members: Bobby Batyko Guitar & vocals; Lorie Docken Bass & no vocals; Jim Robarts Banjo & vocals; Scott Shank Resonator guitar & vocals; Dale Ward Mandolin & vocals.
- Gentle on my mindHartford
- Act naturallyRussell/Morrison
- I Don’t CareBuck Owens
- Hello TroubleMcDuff/Couch
- The FoxTrad
- Copperhead RoadEarle
- Dance, Dance, DanceMiller/Cooper
- Swinging DoorsHaggard
- the Race is onRollins
- Honky Tonk WomanJagger/Richards
- Werewolves of LondonZevon/Watchel/Marinell
- Call me the BreezeJJ Cale
“Bluegrass Matinee”
Winner of the Madison Area Music Award (MAMA) for Country/Bluegrass Album of the year 2006. Recorded in February 2006 at the Barrymore Theatre and March/April 2006 at Yard Dart Recording Concern, Madison, WI Earth.
Band Members: Bobby Batyko Guitar & vocals; Lorie Docken Bass & no vocals; Jim Robarts Banjo & vocals; Scott Shank Resonator guitar & vocals; Dale Ward Mandolin & vocals.
- Rising Waters Jim Robarts
- Tell Me Something Mark Kreitzer
- 99 years Anderson
- Don’t Break my Heart Plata
- New River Train Trad
- Swinging Bridge Neaves
- Galveston Flood Trad
- Kentucky Waltz Bill Monroe
- Six Feet Under the Ground Bill Monroe
- I Often Think of You Mark Kreitzer
- Roxbury Breakdown Trad
MP3 Samples
Rising Waters (Robarts)
Jim lives on a continuously rising lake. He wrote this tune while
contemplating four inches of water on his porch.
Tell Me Something (Kreitzer)
Mark Kreitzer is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter
from the Twin Cities. He is a good friend of ours and plumbs the
depths of relationships in his music.
99 Years (Anderson)
Like trains, prisons pop up like mushrooms in bluegrass. Scott
found this in the “Whispering” Bill Anderson song bag.
“The SpareTime Bluegrass Band Live”
Recorded November 5, 1999 at the Barrymore Theatre. SpareTime was the opening act for Del McCoury. This CD includes all the bad jokes…
Band Members: Jim Robarts Banjo & vocals, Bobby Steeno Mandolin & vocals, Bobby Batyko Guitar & vocals, Lisa Steeno Bass & vocals.
The road goes on forever Robert Earle Keene Jr
- Tragic HighwayBill Harrell
- County OBobby Steeno
- MaryAnnStills/Treat
- Straight AheadJim Robarts
- Just Lovin’ YouSparks/Sparks
- Old Plank RoadTrad
- Walk AwayRod Nabholz
- Nashville Skyline RagBob Dylan
- Rocky Road BluesBill Monrore
- East VA BluesTrad
- Act naturallyRussell/Morrison
“The thing about it was …”
Recorded at Smart Studio in Madison WI. July 7 & 8 1996
Band Members: Buck Bethel Banjo & vocals; Bobby Steeno Bass & vocals; Bobby Batyko Guitar & vocals; Scott Shank Dobro & vocals.
The Spare Parts: Jennifer Little Fiddle & vocals; Dave Carper Mandolin & vocals.
- Tragic Highway Bill Harrell
- Marry me for love Bobby Steeno
- I Will Lennon/McCartney
- Will you be there C Jones
- Remmington Ride Remmington/Penny
- Hickory Wind Parsons./Buchanan
- Time & Time Again Mark Kreitzer
- Julie Ann Gobel/Drumm
- When the Roses Bloom Mark Kreitzer
- County O Bobby Steeno
- My heart skips a beat Buck Owens
- Clouds of Life B Bethel
- Shake the Memeory of you Batyko
- I’m Leavin You Bobby Steeno
- I’d Rather be the Boy Thomas
“Take a leap”
OUT OF PRINT
Live recording from September 10, 2000. East Troy Bluegrass Fest
Band Members: Jim Robarts Banjo & vocals; Bobby Steeno Mandolin & vocals; Bobby Batyko Guitar & vocals; Lisa Steeno Bass & vocals.
- Rock Bottom Fulks
- This is the girl I love Trad
- Old Fashioned Way Doc Roddy
- Shenandoah Breakdown Bill Monroe
- Miner’s Prayer Jim Lauderdale
- Carrie Brown Yoakam
- Toast that lie again Ligon
- Darlin Pal of mine Carter Family
- Drivin Kind Maura Goodrich
- Used to be to you Trad
- Punch and Judy Jim Robarts
