Born In The North by Jess Lee

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Acoustic Guitar: Freddie Pelletier

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Steel Guitar: Rob Anderson

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Electric Piano: Gary Dere

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix

3. Bingo Song (2:23) - Jess Lee & Karen Lord

My girl likes to play bingo. Personally, I never had any use for it. But I started going in order to share time with her. I figured the game needed a song.

Lead Vocal: Jess Lee

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Jaw harp, Clavinette: Greg McEachern

Banjo: Greg McEachern

Rhythm Guitar: Greg McEachern, Jess Lee

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix, Greg McEachern, Karen Lord, Jess Lee

4. Shood da Doo (2:49) - Jess Lee

I was working on songs one morning, after being up all night drinking beer. My girl told be I should go to bed. So I started singing "What should I do" as a smart-ass comeback, and before 24 hours had passed I had this song.

Lead Vocal: Jess Lee

Lead & Rhythm Guitar: Greg McEachern

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Accordion: Alex Maduk

Mandolin: Greg McEachern

Drums: Tim Lent

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix

5. She Ain't Gonna Rock (2:42) - Jess Lee, B. James, Ed Molyski

I started writing this song with Ed Molyski and Bonny James back in 1989, during a gig in Port Hardy, B.C. Playing in bars for so many years one observes certain trends, like the many times you see drunken, horny men try to put the moves on women when all the women want to do is dance.

Lead Vocal: Jess Lee

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Rhythm Guitar: Greg McEachern, Jess Lee

Piano: Kevin Nickel

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmonica: Christopher Allen

Harmony Vocals, Wanda Munday, Chris Allen

6. You and Me (3:05) - Jess Lee

This is a classic love song. I mean, who hasn't been in love. Everyone should give it a try at least once.

Lead Vocal: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Acoustic & Lead Guitar: Freddie Pelletier

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Slide Guitar: Greg McEachern

Harmonica: Greg McEachern

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmony Vocals: Wanda Mundy, Chris Allen, Greg McEachern

7. Love Street (3:03) - Jess Lee & Ed Molyski

This is an old song Ed and I started writing back in the Midnite Rodeo days, but we never got around to finishing it. I wrote another verse in 2001 and finally finished the damn thing, then I sent it out to Ed and he liked it.

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Steel Guitar: Rob Anderson

Piano: Kevin Nickel

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix

8. Lake Wabamun (2:52) - Jess Lee

I lived out in Lake Wabamun for two years. I was talking to some old people in their 80s, and their eyes lit up when talking about the old days at the lake. That was the inspiration for the song. We all have our "good old days."

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Lead & Rhythm Guitar: Greg McEachern

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Piano: Greg McEachern

Brushes: Tim Lent

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix, Greg McEachern, Jess Lee

9. Alberta (2:53)- Jess Lee & Karen Lord

This province has a lot to offer everyone, and the song basically heralds that fact. Standing at attention is optional.

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Lead & Rhythm Guitar: Greg McEachern

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Brushes: Tim Lent

Steel Guitar: Rob Anderson

Harmonica & Mandolin: Greg McEachern

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix, Greg McEachern, Jess Lee, Josette McEachern, Karen Lord

10. Let Love Fly (2:47) - Jess Lee

If you're going to bother to do anything you may as well try and do it right. Holding back on love is hardly love at all. You have to just let it fly.

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmony Vocals: Wanda Mundy, Chris Allen

11. Hidin' Out (2:50) - Jess Lee

This was written for Cindy, my second ex-wife. I started it back in 1993 when I fled Vancouver for the north. The autobiographical elements in this song are hard to deny.

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Rhythm Guitar: Freddie Pelletier

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Drums: Bob Grant

Trumpet: Bob Grant

Harmonica: Greg McEachern

Lipbone: Jess Lee

Piano: Benny Benoit

Steel Guitar: Rob Anderson

Harmony Vocals: Andy Greatrix

12. Send me an Angel (3:13) - Jess Lee & Debbie Cochran

I have had this song for a while. I started it out back in 1988 at the Barnet Hotel in Port Moody. In 1991 Ralph Murphy hooked me up with Debbie Cochran in Nashville and we finished the song together. It's for all those living in self-imposed exile from their family at Christmas.

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Calvin Vollrath

Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

High String Rhythm Guitar: Jimmy Flett

Piano: Kevin Nickel

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Christmas Bells: Jess Lee

Drums: Bob Grant

Harmony Vocals: Wanda Mundy, Chris Allen

13. You Getting Over Me (2:31) - Jess Lee

I wrote this song in the back of my bus, the Métis Rose, the day I left my family in Burnaby. Just feeling sorry for myself...

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Lead & Rhythm Guitar: Greg McEachern

Bass Guitar: Jess Lee

Steel Guitar: Rob Anderson

Drums: Bob Grant

14. Dry Creek Goose Camp (2:41) - Jess Lee

During my absence from the music scene I was a goose guide in 1999, taking American tourists out for some shooting.

Lead Vocals: Jess Lee

Fiddle: Gary Lee

Acoustic Lead Guitar: Greg McEachern

Rhythm Guitar: Jess Lee

Banjo: Tex Taylor

Jaw Harp: Greg McEachern

Midi Drums: Gary Dere

Goose & Duck Calls: Slim Wallet

Jess Lee is a truly natural performer who was born to sing. Since the age of 14, Jess Lee has been a professional musician, singer, entertainer, and songwriter. Playing the drums and bass in country bands, it was evident that his pure country voice stood out in any crowd. RCA liked his voice too, and the rest of the country soon found out when the Midnite Rodeo Band was signed with Jess Lee’s voice at the front.

Jess wrote and sang three hit albums for them and his voice was enjoyed by millions.

His work with Rocky Swanson and the great musicians on the west coast scene earned him several awards including BCCMA Male Vocalist and Album Of The Year honours.

Following these huge successes, he recorded his first solo album “Honky Tonk Love Affair” in 1990. This album included 5 charted hits, including the #1 hit “Crowhill Road”. The title track was featured in the movie “Harmony Cats” starring Lisa Brokop, was voted song of the year by the BCCMA, and garnered Jess Lee the Country Male Vocalist Of The Year Award. He spent several years in Nashville and co-wrote songs with many famous songwriters.

In the mid -90’s Jess Lee returned to his aboriginal musical roots, and together with songwriter Bonnie James wrote the landmark album “Sacred Ground”. This incredible recording reflects true experiences of the aboriginal and metis peoples of North America and was subsequently nominated for the JUNO awards.

In 2004, Jess Lee and Mighty Peace Records released a cd of new original roots music “Born In The North”, and has been credited by Larry Delaney and Country Music News as one of his top ten album picks for 2004.

Jess Lee is currently writing and producing several new projects and is touring in 2006/07. He is a fan’s favourite wherever he performs.

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