The Hillbenders - Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

LET'S BE STILL, The Head and the Heart's follow-up to their breakout self-titled debut, finds the band confidently stretching the indie-folk sound that gained them widespread acclaim over the past two years. LET'S BE STILL was recorded at Seattle's Studio Litho with assistance from prior production collaborator Shawn Simmons, and mixed in Bridgeport, Conn., with Peter Katis, revered for his work with bands such as the National, Interpol and the Swell Season. Album Tracks 1. Homecoming Heroes 2. Another Story 3. Springtime 4. Summertime 5. Josh McBride 6. Shake 7. Cruel 8. Let's Be Still 9. My Friends 10. 10,000 Weight in Gold 11. Fire/Fear 12. These Days Are Numbered 13. Gone

2018 . Hard-charging bluegrass outfit The Hillbenders are celebrating their 10 year anniversary as a band with the of an eponymous new album and an anniversary tour. The Hillbenders is the follow-up to Missouri quintet's critically acclaimed 2015 , Tommy A Bluegrass Opry, an acoustic interpretation of The Who's legendary rock opera of the same name. Rolling Stone said the album turned Inchthat pivotal moment in rock history upside down but still retained it's stunning creative juice. The Hillbenders were able to recruit Eric Uglum (Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, Sara Watkins, Rob Ickes) to produce The Hillbenders and all 11 tracks were cut live with the entire band, with the only overdubs being additional harmony vocals. As usual with this band, they all write and sing. The Hillbenders also came across some interesting cover selections to help tell their story, pulling from the electro-pop world with a grassy version of MGMT's InchKids.Inch There's also a Inchco-writeInch with the late, great John Hartford that came from guitarist Jim Rea, who crafted the music and melody to lyrics found in Hartford's book, InchWord Movies.Inch High energy performances, a diverse catalog, and a slice of humor make way for what appears to be more of a brotherhood than a business-and each audience they play for becomes a part of that family. Album Tracks 1. Hey Boys 2. Go Away 3. Kids 4. Wrong Way 5. Don't Look at Me 6. Lost Your Way 7. I've Got a Mind to Move on 8. Sod Buster 9. Wishing Well 10. Planes, Trains & Automobiles 11. Daisy Chain

Tracks include InchLonesome Wind BluesInch by Rhonda Vincent, InchWe're Steppin' Out TonightInch by Bobby Hicks with Del McCoury, InchWho Will Watch the Home Place?Inch by Laurie Lewis, InchThirty Years of FarmingInch by James King, InchThe Bramble And the RoseInch by the Lynn Morris Band. Album Tracks 1. Lonesome Wind Blues - Rhonda Vincent 2. Were Steppin Out Tonight - Bobby Hicks with Del McCoury 3. Who Will Watch the Home Place? - Laurie Lewis 4. Thirty Years of Farming - James King 5. New Fool - Alison Krauss + Union Station 6. Waiting for You - J.D. Crowe & the New South 7. The Bramble and the Rose - the Lynn Morris Band 8. Riding the Danville Pike - Blue Highway 9. Is the Grass Any Bluer - Rhonda Vincent 10. Bed By the Window - James King 11. Duncan & Brady (He's Been on the Job Too Long) - the Johnson Mountain Boys 12. Mamas Hand - Lynn Morris 13. Grapes on the Vine - the Rice Brothers 14. Tall Pines - Laurie Lewis 15. The Cold Hard Facts - the Del McCoury Band 16. So Long, So Wrong - Alison Krauss + Union Station 17. I've Never Been So Lonesome - Longview 18. Carry Me Across the Mountain - Dan Tyminski 1. Whistling Rufus 2. Paper and Pen 3. I'm Not Perfect 4. Fiddler's Dream 5. My Warfare Will Soon Be Over 6. Goin' Where I've Never Been Before 7. Johnson City 8. Faraway Land