Arthur Godfrey Broken Wings

“Take one listen to his gritty songs about life and surviving and you’ll recognize the soul of a poet.” Arthur Godfrey —Performing Songwriter Magazine Broken WIngs

I am the son of a Boston Firefighter and grew up in the city during the 1960s and 1970s. My own ‘road less traveled’ has led me to a place where I could write about my own frailty and prejudice. The songs on Broken WIngs were born there and address my walk through some of life’s most difficult trials: Race, Religion, War, Family, the Homeless, the Impaired, Death and Self. — Arthur Godfrey “Arthur is the real deal and his new record proves it. Heartfelt, well-crafted songs are what I like and there are plenty on Broken WIngs. Give this man’s new CD a chance or I will personally come and ‘kick your ass’ and don’t think I won’t.” — Paul Thorn, Singer/Songwriter “There is something holy about putting your TITLE: BROKEN WINGS heart and truth on the line in a song. Arthur ARTIST: ARTHUR GODFREY Godfrey does it beautifully, and he is not kidding. LABEL: GALLANT-GODFREY Broken WIngs is a wonderful record.” UPC#: 7 96873 06733 1 — Mary Gauthier, Singer/Songwriter

TRACK LISTING: “Beautifully tattered, wasted male folk threading 1. Richard’s Song 4:07 Americana, Country and Blues.” 2. Brave 4:45 — CD Baby 3. King of the Little Magazines 4:54 4. Broken Wings 4:56 “Arthur Godfrey is a deeply moving storyteller with 5. Prodigal Son 4:49 a vocal grace and an acute heart.” 6. March of the Infant Soldiers 4:02 — Sean Penn 7. My Kentucky Hills 3:48 MUSICIANS: - I am blessed to call them my friends - 8. Born Black or White 4:25 Arthur Godfrey: Vocals, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar 9. Visiting Death’s Door 3:30 10. I Hide It Well 3:36 Thomm Jutz (Nanci Griffith Band): Guitars, Mandolin, Bass on “I Hide It Well” 11. Free To Be Me 5:05 Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith Band): Drums, Percussion Produced by: Thomm Jutz Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder): Upright Bass Thomm Jutz is a guitar player/producer living and working in Jelly Roll Johnson (Over 50 Gold Records): Harmonica Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked with David Olney, Steve Ericson Holt (The Mavericks): Organ, Wurlitzer Young, Mary Gauthier, Michael Johnson and many other artists. Shad Cobb (The Osborne Brothers): Fiddle He combines unique influences of Americana Folk and Roots music and his classical guitar studies in Europe to form his Robby Turner (Waylon Jennings): Pedal Steel signature sound. Thomm is currently the guitar player in Nanci Richard Bailey (The Steel Drivers): Banjo Griffith’s “Blue Moon Orchestra.” Thomm and Arthur have Krystal Godfrey: Bass on “Free To Be Me” worked together on stage and in the studio for over four years.