Various Artists - The Mountain Music Project - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A collaboration of traditional mountain music recorded in the Nepali Himalayas and the U.S. Appalachian region. Half Appalachian and half Nepali songs featuring performances by Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka, Riley Baugus, Abigail Washburn, Curtis Burch, Mark Schatz, Aaran and Matthew Olwell, Paul Brown, Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, and Buddhiman Gandharba, Manoj Gayak, Ganesh Gandhari, Jagat Bahadur Gandharba from the musician caste of Nepal, known as the Gandharba. While being deeply grounded in the traditions, the music has a unique and new sound as the traditions and the musicians have woven their styles together into a wonderful tapestry of sounds.