Rick Young’s son James has been playing music over the years, initially with The Hired Men and now also with The Dogmatics.

In 2013, James helped his dad start this blog and assisted him in creating early posts until Rick felt comfortable posting new content directly.

At that time, Rick also shared multiple song lyrics, and James has put two to music so far. The first one James set was Play the Roll, and the second was Con Job.

The Hired Men would often play Con Job live, and we are glad Rick got to hear some early renditions. When the rest of the Dogmatics heard it, they liked it and wanted to eventually record it in Rick’s honor.

Check out the newly released song that’s part of “Nowheresville,” the latest full-length release from The Dogmatics.

“Con Job”
Lyrics by Rick Young, Music by James Young
Lead vocals, Mandolin, Whistling – James Young
Lead & acoustic guitar, Backing vocals – Peter O’Halloran
Rhythm guitar – Jerry Lehane
Bass – Jimmy O’Halloran
Drums – Tom Long

While you are at it, listen to the full ten song album on Bandcamp.

BTW here’s a capture of the original email Rick sent.