Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins

Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins is a 2008 tribute album, released by True North Records. On the record, a number of Canadian artists pay tribute to the songs of William Hawkins, an influential Canadian songwriter and poet.

Critical reaction
The album was generally well received. As noted by one reviewer, "As this multi-artist, two-CD collection proves, Hawkins was – and could well still be – an exceptionally gifted musical craftsman, an imaginative and quirky composer of charming melodies, and a superior lyricist who walked the line between poetic distillation and conversational vernacular. ...His songs here are rendered in exceptionally spirited performances by Hawkins' peers and younger admirers... If you buy just one roots music album this year, this one will not disappoint."

Track listing

 * 1) Scorpio  Lynn Miles  3:35
 * 2) Long Lean Lonely Angel  Bill Stevenson  3:29
 * 3) Louis Riel  Sneezy Waters  5:22
 * 4) The Trains Don't Run Here Anymore  Bruce Cockburn  3:22
 * 5) Tell Me That Story  Ian Tamblyn  4:36
 * 6) Stone Solid Blue  Ana Miura  2:55
 * 7) Royal Boost  Sandy Crawley  2:33
 * 8) Merry Go Round  Kellylee Evans  4:04
 * 9) Frankly Stoned  Suzie Vinnick  4:30
 * 10) Alison  Neville Wells  3:35
 * 11) Worry Worry  Mike Evin  2:38
 * 12) Gnostic Serenade  Brent Titcomb  2:48
 * 13) Io [instrumental]     2:02
 * 14) Funny How People Get Old  Murray McLauchlan  3:01
 * 15) Get Free  Ana Miura  3:37
 * 16) Misunderstanding  Sneezy Waters  5:14
 * 17) Io  Lynn Miles  3:21
 * 18) It's a Dirty Shame  Terry Gillespie  2:45
 * 19) Christopher's Movie Matinee  Brent Titcomb  2:03
 * 20) Your Time Has Come  Suzie Vinnick  3:55
 * 21) Midnight Gambler  Ian Tamblyn  2:54
 * 22) Cotton Candy Man  Sandy Crawley  4:10
 * 23) Merry Go Round  Murray McLauchlan  3:45
 * 24) Gnostic Serenade  Bill Stevenson  6:45
 * 25) Memories: A Poem  William Hawkins

Vocalists and musicians

 * Bruce Cockburn Lead Vocals and Guitar
 * Murray McLauchlan Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
 * Ian Tamblyn Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Penny Whistle
 * Sandy Crawley Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
 * Neville Wells Lead Vocals, Guitar
 * Sneezy Waters Lead Vocals, Guitar
 * Terry Gillespie Lead Vocals, Guitar
 * Brent Titcomb Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
 * Bill Stevenson Lead Vocals, Piano
 * Lynn Miles Lead Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
 * Suzie Vinnick Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass
 * Mike Evin Lead Vocals, Piano
 * Ana Miura Lead Vocals, Guitar
 * Kellylee Evans Lead and Background Vocals
 * Rebecca Campbell Background Vocals
 * Kevin Ramessar Guitar
 * Dennis Pendrith Bass
 * Tom Easley Bass
 * Ken Kanwisher Bass, Cello
 * Ross Murray Drums
 * Al Cross Drums
 * Gordon Adamson Drums, Bongos
 * Anne Lindsay Violin, Viola, String Arrangements
 * Petr Cancura Clarinet
 * Jody Golick Penny Whistle

Other contributions

 * Steve Foley Engineer
 * Ken Kanwisher Engineer
 * Russ Brannon Engineer
 * Ross Murray Engineer
 * Roman Klun Assistant Engineer
 * Dave Bignell Mixing
 * David Cain Mastering
 * Chris Wells Cover Painting
 * Sandy Crawley Liner Notes
 * Doug McArthur Assistant
 * Kellylee Evans Producer
 * Terry Gillespie Producer
 * Murray McLauchlan Producer
 * Ian Tamblyn Producer, Mixing, Remixing
 * Harvey Glatt Executive Producer