True to Tradition: Bluegrass Essentials, Vol. 2

True to Tradition: Bluegrass Essentials, Vol. 2

ASIN: B00000K1HJ

Track Listings

1. I'll Love Nobody But You

2. Bury Me Beneath the Willow - Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs

3. Colleen Malone - Hot Rize

4. I've Just Seen a Face - The Charles River Valley Boys

5. Walls of Time - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

6. My Rose of Old Kentucky - Rose Maddox

7. Rose of My Heart - Whistein Brothers

8. Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die - Reno & Smiley

9. Ruby (Are You Mad) - Osborne Brothers

10. By the Mark - Gillian Welch

11. One More Dollar - The Nashville Bluegrass Band

12. When the Cactus Is in Bloom - Laurie Lewis, Grant Street

13. This Old House - Rice Brothers

14. Black Jack Davey - Chesapeake

15. Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn - The Stanley Brothers

16. Out Among the Stars - Claire Lynch

17. I'll Fly Away - The Dillards

18. Where the Old Red River Flows - New England Bluegrass Boys, Joe Val

Tracks:

I'll Love Nobody But You - HERE TODAY
Bury Me Beneath The Willow - Ricky Skaggs/Tony Rice
Colleen Malone - Hot Rize
I've Just Seen A Face - The Charles River Valley Boys
The Walls Of Time - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys
My Rose Of Old Kentucky - Rose Maddox
Rose Of My Heart - The Whitstien Brother's
Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die - Reno & Smiley
Ruby (Are You Mad At Your Man) - The Osborne Brothers
By The Mark - Gillian Welch
One More Dollar - The Nashville Bluegrass Band
When The Cactus Is In Bloom - Laurie Lewis/Grant Street
This OId House - The Rice Brothers
Blackjack Davey - Chesapeake
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn - The Stanley Brothers
Out Among The Stars - Claire Lynch
I'll Fly Away - The Dillards
Where The Old Red River Flows - Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys

Customer Reviews:

Surprise, Surprise.......2000-12-29

Most bluegrass "various artists" CDs lack real punch, what I call "easy listening bluegrass". This collection will knock you out cold. It samples old and new, with a rarely found balance of male and female artists. And every song is golden. If you're just starting out with bluegrass, as more and more people are, then this is the perfect introduction. If you're a long time fan, then I think you'll be surprised.

Chesapeake's "Blackjack Davey" will blow you away, and show you exactly how far and well bluegrass can stretch. "Ruby (are you mad at your man)" by The Osborne Brothers shows just how fast and powerful it can be. And The Charles River Vally Boys' version of the Beatles' "I've just seen a face" will show that the Beatles really should have been a bluegrass band! (OK that's pushing it.)

Anyway, buy it. You'll love it.

This One Has Legs.......2000-06-12

Compilations are risky business. I've been listening to Bluegrass for 25 years, and now usually avoid the "best of" stuff. But this is a clean diamond gem. I came back to order 2 more copies to send to family members (on whom I've been "prosetylizing" all these years). Want to hear what Bluegrass is all about? Here's a fine start. Something Old (Bill Monroe, of course). Something new (Check out Gillian Welch's gospel tune - if it don't make your knees weak, something is seriously the matter with you). Something borrowed (how about a Bluegrass version of the Beatles' "I Just Saw A Face"). And something blue (enough to put me in my favorite Bluegrass state of mind: A smile on my face, tears runnin down my cheeks, and the hairs on the back of my neck standing straight up. Jump on it!

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