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Thursday, July 16, 2020

Seatrain - s/t

Name: Seatrain
Album: s/t
Year: 1970
Style: Bluesy, Roots Rock, Bluegrass
Similar Bands: Credence Clearwater, Grateful Dead, Kavaret, The Band, Fairpoint Convention
"One-Word" Review: Smokey Mountain Blues Barn Jigs
Based Out Of: Marin County, CA
Label: Capitol, EMI
Cover, Back. Record
Lyrics, Credits, Record
Seatrain (1970)
  1. I'm Willin' 3:32 (Lowell George/Little Feat cover)
  2. Song of Job 6:04
  3. Broken Morning 3:04
  4. Home to You 3:22 (Earth Opera cover)
  5. Out Where the Hills 5:48 /
  6. Waiting For Elijah 3:35
  7. 13 Questions 2:58 (single)
  8. Oh My Love 2:50
  9. Sally Goodin' 2:09
  10. Creepin' Midnight 5:20 (Carol King cover)
  11. Orange Blossom Special 5:07
Album Rating (1-10): 6.5

Members & Other Bands:
  • George Martin - Producer (Beatles)
  • Larry Atamanuik - Drums, Percussion (Emmylou Harris, Hawks, Nash Ramblers, King Biscuit Boy, Paul Winter, Marksmen, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, Mike Cross, Jon Randall, Alison Krauss, Linda Ronstadt, Dave Mallett, Continental Divide, Tim O'Brien, Jim Lauderdale, Blue Highway, Sam Bush, Johnny Saculla, Tom Dundee, Rob Ickes, Barry & Holly Tashian, Paul Craft, Bap Kennedy, John Prine, Ron Block, Trout Fishing in America, Shawn Camp, Rowan Bros, Stevens Sisters, Natalie MacMaster, Anne Feeney, Pine Mtn Railroad, Claire Lynch, Alison Brown, Bearfoot, Dierks Bentley, V-Roys, Nashville Cast, Chas Williams, Todd Burge)
  • Peter Rowan - Lead Vox, Guitar (Earth Opera, Blue Grass Boy, Muleskinner, Bill Monroe, Old & In The Gray/Way, Panama Red Riders, The Train Band, Rowans, Richard Greene, Usual Suspects, Ricky Skaggs, Art of Noise, Bela Fleck, Northern Lights,   more)
  • Lloyd Baskin - Lead Vox, Keys (Orphan)
  • Jim Roberts - Lyricist (Emmylou Harris)
  • Richard Greene - Violin, Viola, Keys. Vox (Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Muleskinner, Bill Monroe, Blue Grass Boys, Blue velvet Band, Dry City Scat Band, Grass is Greener, Great American String Band, Greene String Quartet, Blues Project more)
  • Andy Kulberg Bass, Vox, Flute (Blues Project, Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale, Blue Velvet Band, David Soul, Daniel Kobialka, Parallax, Al Kooper, Chris Michie)
  • Bill Price - Engineer
  • Bob Cato & Friends - Photography & Design
  • Ira Friedlander - Design
  • Al Vanderberg - Photos
Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, but it looks like a knock-off version of the Grateful Dead, down to their logo with a boat that looks like a train in the gatefold. They look like nice enough mountaineering hippies, and i bet they did a lot of drugs. So I have a feeling this may be a proggy jam band, so focused on the music loops that it goes on forever.

Album Review: This is the immediately following, and due to contractual obligations; overlapping, band of The Blues Project. In fact, the first Sea Train album had to be released as The Blues Projects for those exact reasons. This and their first album are both named Seatrain, with the only difference is a space in the name between Sea & Train on the first record. This and their follow-up record were both produced by Beatles main man, George Martin, and this is the first post-Beatles project that he produced. They blend various genres of the time, going back to bluesy rock with Blues Project, adding in country bluegrass, fiddle band barn dance, roots rock, and some prog elements. It has a very renaissance mountain jug and string band folksy feel, but produced very well with talented musicians. Single "13 Questions," an alien abduction song from the alien's POV, broke top 50 on the charts, and has a little funk / pre-disco element to it, that reminds me a little of The Go! team.

Stand Out Track: 13 Questions

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Monday, April 13, 2020

Gove Scrivenor - Coconut Gove

Name: Gove Scrivenor
Album: Coconut Gove
Year: 1979
Style: Singer Songwriter, Folk, Bluegrass
Similar Bands: Rod McKuen, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison
"One-Word" Review: Folk Buffet
Based Out Of: New Haven, CT
Label: Flying Fish
 Cover & Record
Record & Back
Coconut Gove (1979)
  1. Rainbow Willie 3;44
  2. Reason to Believe 4:01
  3. Ramble On & On 3:08
  4. Before Believing 5:19
  5. Everybody's Dancin' 3:51 /
  6. Stranger Blues 4:39
  7. Two Rivers in Montana 4:22
  8. Close the Door Lightly 3:08
  9. All I Want to Do (Is See You Again) 3:29
  10. I'll Fly Away 3:54
Album Rating (1-10): 6.5

Members & Other Bands:
  • Gove Scrivenor - Producer, Vox, Guitar, Autoharp, Album Design (Hank Williams Jr, Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Glen Campbell, Frank Yankovic, Johnny Cash, Gene Cotton, Loretta Lynn, Nanci Griffith, David Schnaufer, Mark O'Connor, Colleen Peterson, Dan Seals, Tamra Rosanes)
  • Michael Coleman - Bass (Chesapeake, The Seldom Scene, Doc Watson, Mike Auldridge, Curly Seckler & Nashville Grass, Marty Stuart, Dan Crary, Johnny Cash, Smith Sisters
  • Mark Morris - Percussion (Suzy Bodduss & the Greezy Spunes, Joe Wise & Sweet Water, Rob Galbraith, Johnny Cash, Jack Miffleton, Jeffrey Comanor, Terry & Kaye Blackwood, Mayf Nutter, TG Sheppard, Larry Gatlin, Mikey Newbury, Kendalls, Mighty High, City Streets)
  • Doc Watson - Flattop Breaks, Good Sprits, Fine Pickin' (Doc & Merle Watson, Doc Watson Family, Groove Grass Boyz, The Three Pickers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
  • Marty Stuart - Mandolin, Violin, Fiddle, Flattop Breaks (Johnny Cssh, Red Allen, Curly Seckler, Frank Yankovic, Country Music's Quest for a Cure, Fabulous Superlatives, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Travis Tritt, Asleep at the Wheel, Billy Bob Thorton)
  • Pat McInerney - Drums (Don Williams, John Prine, Nancy Griffith, Tom Rush, Limey, Robert Earl Keen, Doc Watson, Pat Alger, Third Tyme Out, Chesapeake, Cornerstore, Dolly Parton, Hootie & the Blowfish)
  • Jim Rothernel - Recorders, Sax, Clarinet (John Prine, Boz Scaggs, Jesse Colin Young, Van Morrison, Pointer Sisters, Chambers Brothers, Davied Bromberg Band, Powder Blues, Silverlode, Jerry Garcia, Buckwheat Zydeco)
  • Dave Loggins - Backing Vox, Everything (Bobby Bare, Jimmy Buffett, Reba McEntire, Anne Murray, Wynonna Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
  • Steve Sweet T Brantley - Backing Vox (Barbara Mandrell, David Loggins, Tracy Nelson, Margo Smith, Jimmy Hall, Crystal, Debby Boone, Amy Grant, Mac Davis, Gary Morris, Kira Small, Robbie Ducey Band)
  • Jessica Boucher - Backing Vox (Johnny Lee, Razzy, james Ward, Larry Willoughby, Maura Sullivan, Morton Downey Jr, Billy Dean, Tanya Tucker, Daniele Alexander, Lorrie Morgan, Ronna Reeves, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang)
  • Randy Hillman - Bass (Slim Whitman, Melba Montgomery, Tommy Cash, Linda Hargrove, Ray Griff, Larry Ballard, MIchael Clark, Melba Montgomery, Shelia Ann, Sam & Dave, Paul Franklin)
  • David Briggs - Organ (Area Code 615, Don & The Argus, TCB Band, Leon Russell, Guy Clarke, Nancy Sinatra, Charlie Pride, Joan Baes, Beau Brummels...many more)
  • Terry Hough - Synth
  • Danny Flowers - Harmonica (Roy Clark, Don Williams, Nanci Griffith, Paul Thorn, Bob McDill, Bobby Bare, Dickey Lee, Don Williams, Starland Vocal Band, Marc Benno, High Line Riders)
  • Ben Keith - Steel Guitar, Slowin' Down (Neil Young, Borderline, International Harvesters, Pegi Young & Survivors, Bluenotes, Dirty Old Men, Lost Dogs, Santa Monica Flyers, Shocking Pinks, Stray Gators, Wyatt Earps, Hungry Chuck)
  • Jerry McCuen - Electric Guitar
  • Clyde Brooks - Drums (Good News Circle, Dolly Parton, Glenn Derringer, Pete Carlson, Michael Melford, Betsy Ohman, Barbara Mandrell, Lorraine Johnson, BJ Thomas, Power, Bobby Bare, Constellation Orch, Cates, Streetwalker, Hinsons, Spragues, Rufus Thomas, Danny Shaw, Beaver Creek Quartet, New Relations, Mel Tillis, Oak Ridge Boys, George Strait, Nashville Rhythm Section)
  • Bobby Ogde(i)n - Piano (Elvis, Ween, many others)
  • Mark Casstevens - Guitar (Ray Stevens, Mac Davis, Charlie Rich, Mel Tillis, Alabama, Merle Haggard, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams Jr, Eddy Arnold, more)
  • Gregg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica
  • John McCarthy - Jumping Lessons
  • Ernie Winfrey  - The Best, Producer
  • Clarke Thomas - Photography
Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band / artist. He looks wacky, and the play on words with his name and island things, i assume this is going to be a silly, embarrassing jokey record full of puns and bad dad jokes. The back image does nothing to settle my hesitation. But perhaps there is some value within these songs, because i always say, there are typically at least two people that are all-in on the production of each record released.

Album Review: There is a good mix of styles here, all within a folk genre...Dylan and Van Morrison esque on the A side, to bluegrass and funkiness with an experiment in echoing reverb to start off the trad."Stranger Blues." "Two Rivers in MT" is an ambient instrumental that successfully mimics water flowing in a stream, and it oddly breaks up the album's momentum. On a personal note, i'm a big fan of Ween, so it's nice to hear one of the 12 Golden Greats, Bobby Ogdin, playing on another album.

Stand Out Track: Everybody's Dancing

Links:
Wiki
Allmusic
Discogs
Compass Records
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Reverb Nation

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Ed Ott - Potential Collectors Item

Name: Ed Ott
Album: Potential Collectors Item
Year: 1978
Style: Comical Singer/Songwriter, Bluegrass/Country
Similar Bands: Ray Stevens, Ted Leo, Loudon Wainwright III, John Wesley Harding/Wesley Stace
"One-Word" Review: Introspective Coffee Shop Comedian with a Guitar
Based Out Of: Indiana
Label: Enigma Records, Seventeen Levels Inc.
 Cover, Record
Back & Record
Potential Collectors Item (1978)
  1. Look At That Love 3:00
  2. Pity Pity 3:54
  3. Scatter Me 3:02
  4. Shopping Mall 2:15
  5. Like Bobbers on the Water 3:10
  6. The Boys in the Bar 5:15 / 
  7. Let's Get Old 3:01
  8. Bonnie & Joe 5:06
  9. Moving Away 2:42
  10. Every Love Song 3:13
  11. The Pleaser 2:40
  12. Safe at Long Last 2:11
  13. Alice the Alien Girl 2:40
Album Rating (1-10): 6.5

Members & Other Bands:

  • Mo Whittemore - Engineer, Produced, Arranged, Mixed, Keys
  • Mark Copenhaver - Live Engineering 
  • Peg Copenhaver - Live Engineering
  • Craig Parmerlee - Horns Arrangement, Horns (Jim Sturgis)
  • Ernest (Ed Johnson-) Ott - Producer, Vox, Guitar (The Future)
  • Betty Ott - Producer 
  • De De Garrard - Vox 
  • Frank Fox - Vox
  • Jack Stevens - Electric Guitar (Jeff Davis Group)
  • Gary Brewer - Drums (Dan Mobley, Duke Tumatoe & Al Star Frogs Jim Sturgis)
  • Jerry DeRome - Drums (Dan Modlin /Dave Scott)
  • Kevin Stonerock - Bass (Bottom Dollar, 
  • Dan Modlin - Bass
  • Jim Larner - Harmonica (Mathematicians)
  • Kevin Gasaway - Horns  (Jim Sturgis)
  • Jack Schfele - Horns 
  • Merri Mike - Announcer
  • Don Garrard - Creative Consultant
  • Niles Gwinn - Mgmt
  • John Meyers - Cover Photo
  • Thomas Jerome Newton - Photo Collage
  • Phineas - Photo Collage


Unknown-ness: I never heard of this band, however, I am familiar with the baseball player Ed Ott, as he was a friend of my uncles, growing up in Central PA as kids. Just a coincidence, i'm sure. This looks to be a singer songwriter style album, since it's one guy, however, there is a touch of humor from the album title, and the sticker on the shrink wrap: "LIMITED EDITION Pressed on BLACK Vinyl."

Album Review: As expected, this is a singer-songwriter with a comedic twist in some of his songs. For Example, '78 was near the start of massive shopping malls, and his comic portrayal of them is filled with sarcasm. Now, on the other side of the shopping mall craze, quite dated (but it's nostalgically nice to hear the name drops of Radio Shack, Spencer's Gifts, B Daulton Book Sellers, Sears, etc). His voice is calm, but has a distinct Ted Leo / Wesley Stace sound at times, which makes it not just another dime a dozen vocalist with a guitar. At other times, there is a classic country/bluegrass sound that is pleasant as well. The b-side to the album was recorded live at Hummingbird Cafe in Indianapolis, with audience noise and participation. Apparently, Paul Simon was a fan.

Stand Out Track: Look At That LoveShopping Mall

Links:
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Music Family Tree
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700 West
Ed's Facebook

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Rovers 3 - s/t

Name: Rovers 3
Album: s/t
Year: 1963
Style: Vocal Group, Folk, Bluegrass
Similar Bands: Kingston Trio, Bachelors
One Word Review: Old Time Vaudevillian Troubadours
Based Out Of: Haddonfield, NJ
Label: self-released
 Rovers 3 Cover & Record
Rovers 3 Back & Record
Rovers 3 (1963)
  1. Battle Cry 2:49
  2. One More Time 2:45
  3. Mountain Dew 2:43
  4. Searchers Wind 2:39
  5. Holler Tree 2:01
  6. Of Coming Home Safely 4:20
  7. New Frontier 2:17/
  8. At Home You Sit And Cry 3:07
  9. Medley of Sea Chants (Capital Ship / Prayer / Rollin' Home / The Whale) 8:04
  10. His Return 4:40
  11. Hammer Song 2:49

Album Rating (1-10): 7.0

Members & Other Bands:
Bruce Robinson - Banjo, writer, Vox
Pete Schaff - Guitar, Vox
Donald Grimme - Vox
Lem - Artwork

Unknown-Ness: I've never heard of the band. But I imagine I’m pretty close to my estimate when I guess it was a male vocal group focusing on traditional or folksy numbers. I don’t imagine much variance in the style song to song, but I imagine it will be solid. I like the simple hand drawn artwork, too.

Album Review: There was not much research out there on this trio, but I did find that they were all 1964 Haddonfield High School graduates, and with this being recorded and released in 1963, was before they moved on. That’s a pretty bold thing, to release an album while still in Highschool. Apparently, Schaff has the mastered tapes, and has created a couple copies of the album, as well as other material they recorded about the same time for sale via e-mail contact.

“Battle Cry” begins as one would imagine the traditional song to, with a rolling marching drum. The revolutionary sing along is well done with rich harmonic melodies clearly recorded in the forefront, and bolstered by folksy banjo. After two rushed verses, the song slows down for a more sentimental variant on the same melody. It begins to pick up toward the end, bringing it back to the energetic rollicking melody from the beginning.
“One More Time” starts with a relaxing moonlight river rowboat guitar and a gently swaying melody. It is a very calm and harmonized wandering love song.
“Mountain Dew” is a traditional song, with an obvious stand in term for bootlegged liquor, and the song features energetic vocals and plucked banjo, giving the image of the song sung on a southern country shack porch. There are playful and well timed hoots and hollers in the background. The melody is a short campfire sing-a-long. The song ends with a harmonized crescendo of the title, with a “whoopee” thrown in for good measure. I have to include the fact that Ween does a great version of a variant of this song.
“Searchers Wind” is a solo sung love ballad, with deep vocals and an enchanting guitar. The accompanying vocals only offer a light hum in the background.
“Holler Tree” is a group sung folk song with energetic banjo and lively vocals. It is a simple, repeating and rolling melody, but that is all you need when it is done this well.
“Of Coming Safely Home” has a slow, deep, vocal only intro, and it blossoms into a smooth, poetic folk song. It has a nice combined melody, where one voice out of the group will break out of the pack to offer his solo. It is bold and confident. The song begins to slow down, as if to end, but it only serves as a vocal transition to a similar yet different section, before returning to the familiar group vocals with the one breakout spot lit vocal.
“New Frontier” starts as a harmonized acapela. Then the banjo is added, and the vocalists take turns for the verses, but all come together for the chorus. The song slows down a little to a steady marching pace, which quickly winds down to an all-stop when the song ends

“At Home You Sit And Cry” is a psychedelic folk apology to a girl left behind. It creates a smooth and windswept setting of departure and excitement of journey from the singer’s perspective. It gives the image of an era of discovery and pre-automobiles; heading out west on a wagon.
“Medley of Sea Chants” contains 4 songs, all sea shanties. The first is a bit Popeye like with a bunch of speed up and slow down transitional sections. The next part to the medley is a quieter solo ballad. It builds in volume and the soothing guitar plays on a 3-note loop. It quiets down into whistles and the third section begins with a single voice singing a solemn melody coupled with haunting oh-oh’s in the background, and it tells of rolling home to England. Then a brash transition of energy and a spark of emotion start the fourth section of the song, which is a story about brave sailors that encountered a whale. It is a show tune style song.
“His Return” shifts back to a solemn emotion, with a western prairie whistle highlighting the melody in the background. The harmonized vocals transition in and out of group vocals into solo singers once in a while. For a song predicting a soldier’s return home, the tone is very sad and reserved, perhaps preparing for the worst.
“Hammer Song” is the familiar Pete Seeger “If I Had A Hammer” song. There is a bit of optimism in the song, and the first verse features hammer head on steel metronome percussion. This is swapped out for drum and banjo in the second verse. The third verse quiets down a little more, and is a little more soulful. After the third verse, the vocals come together in a harmonized melody that grows in boldness and strength. 

Stand Out Track: Mountain Dew

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Friday, July 11, 2014

The Johnston Bros. - S/T

Name: The Johnston Bros.
Album: s/t
Year: 1980
Style: Country Pub, Bluegrass
Similar Bands: Charlie Daniels Band
"One Word" Review: Small Town Country Grass
Based Out Of: Philadelphia, PA
Label: n/a
The Johnston Bros - Cover & Record
 The Johnston Bros  - Back & Autographed Sleeve
The Johnston Bros. (1980)
  1. Oh My Love 3:13
  2. Disco Lady/Country Boy 3:01
  3. Show Me A Sign 3:45
  4. This River's Too Wide 2:27
  5. Honey, You Been on My Mind 2:18/
  6. Runnin' Away From the Game 3:17
  7. All of Your Love 3:35
  8. Reflection In Your Eyes 2:58
  9. For What I Am 3:25
  10. Soldier's Joy (traditional) 3:37
Album Rating (1-10): 5.5
Members & Other Bands:
Arthur DuHaime - Bass
Mark Johnston - Drums, Vox
Kurt Johnston - Guitar, Banjo, Pedal Steel, Vox (Bon Jovi)
Wayne Johnston - Guitar, Harmonica, Vox (Lucky Oceans, Susquehanna River Band, The Hawks)
Lionel Cartwright - Piano
Gene Galligan - Piano, String Synth
Johnny Cuningham - Fiddle
Phillip Cunningham - Accordian
Wendy Britton - Backing Vox
Ellen Britton - Backing Vox
Bob Mignogna - Engineering
Marie Caron - Engineer
Jack Murray - Album Design / Cover Art
Dave Motko - Photos
Unknown-ness: I’ve never heard of this band. But I like the clean cover of just the logo on the black surface. Looks like it will be Pub Rock all the way. I like the simple and centered back, very clean and well laid out. Looks like they are from the Philadelphia area, so that’s an added bonus. And it is from 1980, so again, a big plus in potential.
Album Review:
So this is basically a straight forward country record. Honestly, this is not in my comparative wheelhouse, so I’m not going to do very good here. As for the band, later in life, the lead guitar player became a god rocker, and toured with Bon Jovi in the mid to late 90’s. They still come back to the Philadelphia area and play out, as recently as 2004 in Lansdale (which is already 10 years ago…never mind about that recent part). And one lives in Georgia; 2 in PA.
“Oh My Love” sets the tone immediately with slide guitar and harmonica. Straightforward country music, from the swagger in the vocals, and boot clicking drum beat to the bouncy bass line. The chorus is nicely harmonized. After two cycles, the harmonica comes on for a spotlit solo, followed by the pedal guitar. The harmonized vocals come back for a little and the song ends on a guitar note
“Disco Lady/Country Boy” features some bold drums and a disco intro that almost rocks. Then the country vocals come in and take the song over. I’m sure hearing this song live in the middle of the set started with looks of concern with the amount it changed the style, only to relieve patrons when the song shifts into a straight forward rhythm banjo played country song. There is a brief moment of “Devil Went Down To Georgia” spoken-singing, then it heads back to the pub-style country song. This song was surely a sign of the times, and a product of a cultural collision.
“Show Me A Sign” is a slower country ballad, sounding more like real, classic country in melody and theme. This song shows their god-roots, as the song asks their god to show the sign, rather than the preconceived notion that it would be about a girl. The different country instruments take their turn showcasing a western “on the range” feel. I guess that’s the style and imagery they chose for singing about being “alone without their god’s direction”
“This River's Too Wide” is a much more fun, honky tonk banjo pluckin’ barnstormin dance. There is a tinge of god in the lyrics, but it is covered by saying somebody, rather than shouldering the burden entirely on their god. But the harmonies and bluegrass structure of the song makes it somewhat fun.
“Honey, You Been on My Mind” is a fast played bluegrass number. The chorus of the title is nicely harmonized, and the song is just a runaway banjo and guitar number. The melody is incredibly simple but catchy. This travels the fine line between Blue Grass and Country, but again, when it falls, it hits the Bluegrass side, thanks mostly to the tempo.
“Runnin' Away From the Game” takes side two back to the ballad side. The vocals are from a different brother: these are deeper, even a like a tamer version Randy Newman. If this was cleverer, it could have been on Ween’s Golden Greats album. It’s toe tapping catchy, and has that steel element in the lead guitar, and a very light production for the acoustic rhythm guitar.
“All of Your Love” has quite a soulful beginning, nearly sounding like Motown, complete with a very catchy lead guitar hook. The vocals change the direction of the song nearly 180 degrees, with the country swagger and even the bass line is still there, the song lost all of the energy it had in the intro. The theme of the song is being loyal to one and only one woman, giving all of your love to one person. Toward the end repetition and interpretation of the chorus/title, a female backing chorus adds a good depth to the song, but it never turns back around from quite an impressive 20 second intro.
“Reflection In Your Eyes” is another slow side to side swaying ballad, with slide guitar, and dopey bass line. This sounds like a countrified version of an older boy vocal group song.
“For What I Am” starts with vocals only. As the song stirs awake, it brings an acoustic guitar and evokes a sort of fantasy dream vision. It could also be mistaken for a Bee-Gees song, minus their same level of harmonic achievement. This is a lighters in the air arm swaying ballad.
“Soldier's Joy (traditional)” is their bluegrass take on a traditional folk song. The banjo stands alone for a while in the beginning, followed by a fiddle mimicking the melody. Then the bass comes in for a measure, then the drums kick in. Once they are all in place, the various instruments make matching, meshing melodies of their own. The harmonica is added, replacing the fiddle at one point. But this is another barn dancing song. An accordion is added into the mix, And as each lass would have their chance to do their own dance in the middle of the floor by watching, clapping and cheering their co-dancer on, the instruments take their individual turns in the spotlight. In true dance form, they all converge together at the very end, and a drummer boy beat fades the album out.
Stand Out Track: Honey, You Been on My Mind
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