Welcome to The Song Train

This is the official web site for "The Song Train" by Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen on Woodpecker Records.

Reid & Andersen are very respected acoustic musicians who created this remarkable project in 2007 as their 4th collaboration recording. A 4-CD "boxed set" with an 80-page color hardback book, it is Reid's 20th recording, and Andersen's 8th.

This web site is devoted to explaining what "The Song Train" is, and to supporting its mission with extra information, reviews, audio and video, lyrics, chord charts, advice, comments, questions & answers, and whatever else makes sense to include.

"The Song Train" was created by musicians to help people who would like to play more music, and to illuminate the path and to inspire and guide those who feel like they can enrich their lives with some home-made music.

This 56-song set and book are a collection of 1 and 2-chord songs, arranged and performed with just an acoustic guitar to drive them. They span a cross-section of American music, and are designed for anyone who wants to play music. The Song Train is not lessons or instruction, and there are no pre-requisites. Some of the songs are so easy that they can be performed with just one finger of the left hand! The list of artists who recorded at least one of these songs is truly staggering. So if you think that you should be able to bang out a few songs on a guitar and have a good time, you are probably right, and there is finally a resource to guide you. Grab a guitar and get on board the train...