Modern Sounds of Bluegrass Music

Modern Sounds of Bluegrass Music

ASIN: B00005YF91

Track Listings

1. Kind of Woman I Got

2. One Kiss Away from Loneliness

3. Hard Times

4. Memories

5. Walking the Floor Over You

6. Someone Before Me

7. Roll Muddy River

8. Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello

9. One Tear

10. World of Unwanted

11. Lonesome Feeling

12. I'm Leaving

Tracks:

Stewball
Finland
Turtle Dove
Closer
Oh Death
Big Black Bird
Sparrow
Eve
The Farmer Is The Man
Red Rocking Chair
Road to Heaven
Farewell To Saint Dolores

Customer Reviews:

Eden Regained.......2004-07-10

After Salamander Crossing's breakup, Rani Arbo and her band Daisy Mayhem went their own way. "Gambling Eden" takes a different approach than 2001's "Cocktail Swing." Whereas the previous disc focused on 20's & 30's jazz, "Gambling Eden" is more in the folk-rock-country territory of a band like Nickel Creek. One of the first records I bought as a boy in the early 60's was "Stewball" by Lonnie Donnegan. At Arbo's hands the track pulses with energy with Arbo's violin giving it a traditional feel, particularly compared with Donnegan's earlier rockabilly take, "Way out in California where Stewball was born, all the jockeys in the country say he blew there in a storm." This set contains some fine originals such as the slow melodic "Finland," "Is it raining in Finland? I want to know; It's covered up with snow & I want to see you if you're ever coming home." "Turtle Dove" is a traditional tune traced to 1835, given a great energetic rendition that will be embraced by "O Brother" enthusiasts. John McGann & Chris Moore's "Closer" is such a lovely haunting slow song polished to a shine by the Mayhem band, "The answer always came back in a tangle like vines climbing up the side of a hollow tree, Now I think that looking up & wondering is just the place I really want to be." "O Death" that appeared on the "O Brother" soundtrack by Ralph Stanley is given a haunting arrangement and impassioned Arbo vocal. "Sparrow" is a country-swing original that brings to mind some of Toni Price's great recordings. The CD takes its title from "Eve" that traces the fall in the garden, "Paradise is only what you feel, everything else is so real, Who told us we had this power? I gambled Eden in an hour." "The Farmer Is the Man" is another familiar tune given another sterling rendition. My favorite track is the uproariously energetic "Road to Heaven," "I'm gonna find my own road to heaven, I'm gonna find me mine." The CD concludes with Dave Carter's "Farewell to Saint Dolores," a turgid lament. Arbo may have felt that she was "Gambling Eden" with the new direction she's taken on this disc, but the level of success here encountered might better be termed "Eden Regained." Enjoy!

Average customer rating:

Surprisingly wonderful!
If only more people knew about this...
A high standard
Pleasant Dreams
the best!

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Salamander Crossing
Manufacturer: Signature Sounds
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006CNM
Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

What Kind Of Person
River And The Rain
Indigo Rose
Put The Weight On Me
Paul And Peter Walked
Something Above
The Last Iron Horse
Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
Five Days In May
Long, Long Gone
Light In The Window
Crossing The Bar

Customer Reviews:

Surprisingly wonderful!.......2007-05-18

I bought this CD on the basis of one tune 'Over the Bar,' which quite frankly is one of the most moving pieces I have heard in a very long time! That said, the other tunes are quite good too, though nothing like as powerful, and if they were, I would have no choice but to give this five stars. A good effort though!

If only more people knew about this..........2006-06-22

I had the pleasure of hearing Salamander Crossing in the basement of Penn State's student union building many years ago, and I instantly fell in love with this band. I ran back to my dorm room to get some money to buy this album, and I've been listening to it ever since.

Quite frankly, I don't own anything else like this, so I'm not a very informed critic. Regardless of my ignorance, this music is just a blast. It's complex, mellow, and foot-tapping at various times. Everyone who lets me play it for them loves it. The lead singer's voice is spectacular, the instrumentalists are extraordinary, and the collaboration of the entire band together is just beautiful.

This is truly one of my favorite albums in my collection, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

A high standard.......2002-07-20

I've been a fan of bluegrass for quite a while. Salamander Crossing raises the bar. I first heard about this recording through my pastor (as is often the case). He sings and plays "Crossing the Bar" every Christmas at our church dinner/talent show as he heard it performed by Salamander Crossing on Garrison Keillor's Praire Home Companion. I bought the CD based only on that arrangement of the Tennyson poem. I was more than pleased by the sound of the whole recording. I could listen to Rani Arbo's smoky velvet voice for days.

Pleasant Dreams.......2001-07-20

This band first came to my attention when a friend told me they'd done a cover of "Five Days in May", a favourite song by Blue Rodeo, one of my favourite bands. I heard the single and, based on that and a little bit of faith, I bought the CD. I was pleasantly surprised. I have very little experience with the Bluegrass tradition behind Salamander Crossing's music (though of course it's all the rage now, what with the "O Brother" soundtrack making waves), but love folk in all its forms, and am glad to add this to my shelf.

This band is tight, intricate but uncomplicated, and there is a sense of ease to their songs that makes this CD a wonderful experience. I especially like that both the female and male vocalists get to take the lead on different tracks, and their voices are well-matched in harmony, although Jeff's is less strong than either Andrew's or Rani's. Simple-hearted love songs like "River and the Rain" are that much more warmed by how well the singers' tones mesh. The haunting "Crossing the Bar" stays true not only to the strong sense of faith that informed Tennyson's poetry, but to his wish that any publication that includes that poem place it last. As for the cover of "Five Days in May", it is wonderful to hear it interpreted by a female voice, which to my ear makes it all the more poignant.

the best!.......2001-05-14

Rani Arbo has a voice like velvet. This is one of my alltime favorite albums. So sad was i when i heard that Salamander Crossing broke up. But the good news is that Rani has a new band - daisy mayhem. Saw them last night and they played many Salamander Crossing songs. The best!

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