The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers

The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers is the first album by the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers, released in 1997.

For his first post-Jayhawks recording, Mark Olson returned to his folk and country roots and with the help of his wife Victoria Williams and multi-instrumentalist Mike "Razz" Russell, self-released The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers.

It was re-issued in 2001 by Koch Records.

Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic William Ruhlman called the album "a low-key effort that takes a distinctly homemade approach... As commercial releases go, one would have to call it underperformed and under-produced, with the feel of late-night exhaustion and dreamlike expression."

Track listing
All songs by Mark Olson otherwise noted.
 * 1) "Flowering Trees" – 3:13
 * 2) "When School Begins" (Olson, Victoria Williams) – 2:37
 * 3) "Run with the Ponies" – 3:48
 * 4) "Be on My Way Home" – 2:26
 * 5) "She Picks the Violets" – 2:33
 * 6) "Valentine King" – 3:45
 * 7) "Eyes are the Window" – 3:13
 * 8) "Humming Bird" (Olson, Williams) – 3:05
 * 9) "Mr. Parker" – 4:11
 * 10) "Jericho" (Olson, Williams) – 3:02

Personnel

 * Mark Olson – guitar, vocals, harmonica
 * Victoria Williams – background vocals
 * Mike Russell – guitar, mandolin, fiddle