The Forest Rangers - Land Ho! (2015)
Tracklist front / back album covers
The Forest Rangers - Land Ho!
1 A Goodbye - Audra Mae 3:51
2 Man In The Moment - Amos Lee 3:00
3 Land Ho! - Bob Thiele Jr. 4:17
4 Trying To Believe - Alison Mosshart 3:13
5 Gotta Love - Justin Warfield 3:12
6 I'm Alive - Bob Thiele Jr. 6:13
7 Come On Back - Matt Drenik 4:51
8 On Our Way - Katey Sagal 4:12
9 Life Goes On - Bob Thiele Jr. 4:29
10 Blue Angel - Billy Valentine 5:03
11 So-Called Life - Bob Thiele Jr. 5:39
The Forest Rangers came together in Charming, California, assembled by producers Bob Thiele, Jr. and Dave Way as the house band for the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, recording originals and covers used as a soundtrack for the popular show. The core of the band, aside from Thiele and engineer Way, are Davey Faragher (bass), Phil Shenale (keyboards), Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar), Matt Chamberlain (drums), and background vocalist Gia Ciambotti, with guitarists Dave Kushner, Val McCallum, Lyle Workman, and Blake Mills, bassist Bob Glaub, and drummers Don Heffington, Pete Thomas, and Brian Macleod also floating in and out of the band as need and schedules allow. Lead vocals are handled by a host of guests, some of whom are actors on the show, and have included Alison Mosshart, Joshua James, Billy Valentine, Audra Mae, Amos Lee, and Justin Warfield, among others. Three volumes of songs featured on the show have been released as soundtrack albums, one each in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and the band began working on a stand-alone album in 2014.
The Forest Rangers is a roots rock band known through the TV series Sons of Anarchy. In 2015, after seven highly successful seasons, the Forest Rangers released their debut album, Land Ho!. The album is co-produced by Bob Thiele Jr. and Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Dave Way.
The band is led by musician and music supervisor Bob Thiele Jr. The regular band members are Davey Faragher on bass guitar, Phil Shenale on keyboards, Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar, Matt Chamberlain on drums and Gia Ciambotti on background vocals.
The band also collaborates with guest performers like Alison Mosshart, Amos Lee, Joshua James, The White Buffalo, Billy Valentine, Audra Mae, Justin Warfield, Battleme, Katey Sagal and others.
Songs from Sons of Anarchy EPs and albums
(Tracks with an asterisk appeared on the compilation album Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1–4 after having appeared on the EPs earlier)
2009: "This Life" with Curtis Stigers (from North Country EP)
2009: "John the Revelator" with Curtis Stigers (from North Country EP)
2009: "Forever Young" with Audra Mae (from North Country EP)
2009: "Fortunate Son" with Lyle Workman (from Shelter EP)
2009: "Someday Never Comes" with Billy Valentine (from Shelter EP)
2009: "Gimme Shelter" with Paul Brady (from Shelter EP)
2010: "No Milk Today" with Joshua James (from The King is Gone EP)
2010: "Bird on the Wire" with Katey Sagal (from The King is Gone EP)
2010: "Travelin' Band" with Curtis Stigers (from The King is Gone EP)
2010: "Miles Away" featuring Battleme and Slash (from The King is Gone EP)
2010: "This Life" (Celtic Remix) with Curtis Stigers (from The King is Gone EP)
2011: "Son of a Preacher Man" with Katey Sagal (from Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1–4)
2011: "What a Wonderful World" with Alison Mosshart (from Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1–4)
2011: "Strange Fruit" with Katey Sagal (from Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1–4)
2011: "The House of the Rising Sun" with Battleme and Katey Sagal (from Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1–4)
2011: "The House of the Rising Sun" with The White Buffalo (from Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1–4)
Others
2016: "Come Join the Murder" with The White Buffalo
