Lincoln Crockett - Angels & Devils Alike - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Lincoln Crockett is a healer. A young man with a knack for soothing harmonies and bluegrassy picking, Crockett cut his chops as singer, songwriter and mandolin player for Cross-eyed Rosie, and has helped turn this popular Portland, Oregon five-piece into the Northwest's premier progressive bluegrass band. On September 21, 2007 this mandolinist/guitarist/musical alchemist stepped forward from his many group projects and released 'Angels & Devils Alike,' his first full-length album. The show was held at Portland's unparalleled Mississippi Studios and sold out hours before the doors opened. After years spent playing the Northwest and the West Coast as a supporting cast member for Cross-eyed Rosie, The Josh Cole Band and Caravan Gogh, 'Angels & Devils Alike' reveals the depth, power and stunning musicality of Lincoln's own work. Portland's Willamette Week called it 'gorgeous' and The Oregonian said it 'radiates all that's good about the progressive side of bluegrass. Angels & Devils Alike' is sparse and spare in it's arrangements, allowing for Lincoln's inspiring lyrics, delicate vocal harmonies and guitar/mandolin interplay to shine. The flavor of the music is not bluegrass or newgrass, nor is it pop or folk. Lincoln artfully blends texture and style into soothing, healing acoustic music. The end result is a seamless, fluid acoustic sound that grooves as it soothes, with a spiritual flavor specific to no genre. After giving years of his life to travel, adventure and the study of advanced energy healing, Lincoln dropped it all to do music. Inspired as a child by rock and roll like Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, Lincoln channeled his chops into songwriting and acoustic music. While leading outdoor adventure trips for kids in Colorado, Lincoln developed the sound that now became his signature deftly picked acoustic songs with near-jazz melodies and flowing, conscious lyrics.