Sandy Posey - American Country Bluegrass - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Country/Bluegrass/Gospel is the subtitle of this anthology; Sandy visits all three as she sings Wayfaring Stranger; Carry Me Back to Old Virginia; Put Your Arms Around Me; Dixie; Frankie and Johnny; Give Me the Roses While I Live; I Never Will Marry, and more! Album Tracks 1. Put Your Arms Around Me 2. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere 3. Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby 4. Carry Me Back to Old Virginia 5. Down to the River to Pray 6. Frankie and Johnny 7. It Don't Fit Anymore 8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home 9. 18 Wheels Hummin' Home Sweet Home 10. My Country 'Tis of Thee 11. Give Me the Roses While I Live 12. I Never Will Marry 13. Walk That Lonesome Valley 14. Picture Turned Toward the Wall 15. Grand Old Flag 16. Wayfaring Stranger 17. Honey Hungry 18. Hello Central Give Me Heaven 19. Marine Hymn 20. Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown 21. Take Me Out to the Ball Game 22. Dixie

With it's combination of finesse, sparkle, grace and wit, Bluegrass Tracks is a virtuosic statement from master mandolinist Andy Statman, leading an all-star ensemble of fiddle legend Byron Berline (some of his final recordings before his death in 2021), banjoist Ron Stewart, guitarist Bryan Sutton and double bassist Mike Bub, with guest turns from Ricky Skaggs on mandolin and Tim O'Brien on vocals and guitar. Following 2019's expansive Monroe Bus, with remarkable flights of fancy inspired by the InchFather of BluegrassInch Bill Monroe, Statman here hews closer to the traditions implied by the album title. But never do he and his cohorts lose the flair for distinctive delight that has marked his venerable career, whether as a pioneering explorer of Jewish music (as a clarinetist) or pursuing his passion for bluegrass and American folk. Produced by long-time friend Edward Haber (whose Shefa Records tag is releasing the album), these tracks shine, with originals from the breezy InchSycamore StreetInch to the radiant InchBlessingInch to the bluesy stroll InchI Wouldn't Do It.Inch Complementing these are two Monroe tunes (the playful album-opener InchStoney LonesomeInch and InchBrown County BreakdownInch), the traditional InchBile 'em Cabbage DownInch (featuring O'Brien) and a near-frantic interpolation of InchKaty Hill,Inch tying together generations of brilliance while pointing to the music's future. Album Tracks 1. Stoney Lonesome 2. Sycamore Street 3. Two Pants Suit 4. If You Only Knew 5. Bile 'Em Cabbage Down 6. Brown County Breakdown 7. Blessing 8. Those Old Early Morning Blues 9. Charleston Ramble 10. I Wouldn't Do It 11. Katy Hill 12. Starday Hoedown

These recordings (some of which were produced by Dave Alvin) were made from 1994-2004, but they'll have you swearing you're back in the honky-tonks and roadhouses of the '50s., You get prime cuts from their awesome albums Jumping from 6 to 6 and Swingin' West and more utterly convincing rockabilly and hillbilly boogie! Album Tracks 1. Greatest Story Ever Told 2. Someone Like You 3. Have Love Will Travel 4. Jumping from 6 to 6 5. Lonely Guy 6. Loser's Blues 7. I Can't Believe I'm Saying This to You 8. Blackberry Wine 9. Honky Tonk Queen 10. Oochie Coochie 11. Tequila Calling 12. Feelin' Kinda Lucky 13. When Sleep Won't Come 14. Parts Unknown 15. Backdoor Dan 16. My Sinful Days Are Over