Mystic Theatre
is the 7th of 7 Mark Olson and the Creekdippers albums. A beautiful spiritual projection of the social fabric and outlook of a person set adrift in the desert. Seldom talked about in youth, is the pastime or contemplation puzzle known as rockhounding. You will never ever find another album by any group under the sun like this one. The Creekdippers paint musical webs and historical geological time envelopes, using the idea of rockhounding as a guiding force. Included in this album is a stunning song by Victoria Williams; "Betsy Dupree".
December’s Child
is the high water mark for the Creekdippers. It was recorded during one week off from touring near Jackson, Mississippi. The songs are very spiritual, and most of them were written on the piano with lots of different styles, harmonies and lyrical ideas going on. The most inspired Creekdipper record of them all.
My Own Jo Ellen
has the most songs that are still continued to be played live by Mark Olson. You will hear Someone to talk with, Linda Lee, Walking through Nevada and Rosalee in his live set to this day. Meeting in Lone Pine is a beautiful, straight, county, hippie song with great harmonies by Victoria Williams. Recorded in Joshua Tree, with Greg Leisz on guitar and mandolin.
Pacific Coast Rambler
is about a character who wanders along the California barefoot holding a walking staff. You still see him on occasion along with tripped out lovers in San Bernadino, scary meth labs in the Mojave desert and dreams of fruit laden cottages only Charlie Chaplin could ever represent on the screen in a true way. Call The Light is the ending track. When all else fails, help comes in an unexpected natural morning song.
Zola and The Tulip Tree
was recorded while drilling a well through 500 feet of rock. Olson had a hard time keeping the sound of that enterprise as well as all of life's stops and starts off the tape. The title track is about an aunt with a tulip tree she covered in leaves each winter. Custom Detroit Rail road is about a bibliomaniac who set out collecting artifacts from soon to be demolished houses. Lorna Doone is about building a spiritual garden. All the songs come together in a way that everything you ever learned return to you as a songbook without pages.
