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- Hand Picked 25 Years of Bluegrass Various Artists 2 CD's
- Artist: Various Artists
- Release Date: Sep 1995
- Format: CD
- Number of Discs: 2 Discs
- Record Label: Rounder Select
- Genre: Bluegrass, Country
- UPC: 011661852228
Rounder compiled this superb 50-song set to serve as an introduction to bluegrass in general and to their own catalog in particular. Obvious marketing motives aside, the collection has few weaknesses and offers a broad look at the ever-morphing genre. Perhaps more than any other label, Rounder gave exposure to the renegade progressive and "newgrass" musicians who worshipped the style despite the fact that they weren't from the mountains. Folks like David Grisman, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, and Bela Fleck push the music in new directions while others such as Del McCoury, Don Stover, James King, Jim & Jesse, and Vern Williams represent more-traditional concerns. Still others--Tony Rice, David Grier, J.D. Crowe, Nashville Bluegrass Band among them--adeptly fuse elements of tradition and innovation. This collection also highlights the important contributions of female artists including Hazel and Alice, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, and Alison Krauss.
Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Old Home Place, The - J.D. Crowe & the New South
2. Along About Daybreak - Joe Val
3. High on a Mountain - Del McCoury
4. Barrel of Fun - Country Cooking
5. West Virginia, My Home - Hazel Dickens
6. Blue Eyed Boston Boy - The Bluegrass Cardinals
7. Old Swinging Bridge, The - Ted Lundy
8. Golden Ring - Dry Branch Fire Squad
9. Things in Life - Don Stover
10. Last Old Shovel, The - Phyllis Boyens
11. Sourwood Mountain - Allen Shelton
12. When Someone Wants to Leave - Allen Brothers
13. I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent) - David Grisman
14. Take Me Back to Happy Valley - The Bailey Brothers
15. Home Is Where the Heart Is - Connie & Babe
16. Drifting Too Far From the Shore - Boone Creek
17. Montana Cowboy - Hazel & Alice
18. At the End - Leon Morris/Buzz Busby
19. You Tried to Ruin My Name - Wilma Lee Cooper
20. I'll Be on That Good Road Someday - Butch Robins
21. Crazy Creek - Bill Keith
22. When Springtime Comes Again - Vern Williams
23. Old Train - Tony Rice
24. Ragtime Annie - Byron Berline
25. Blue Days, Black Nights - Tasty Licks
26. Model Church, The - The Bluegrass Album Band
DISC 2:
1. Leavin" - James King
2. Lonesome River - Here Today
3. Hard Hearted - Jim & Jesse
4. My Better Years - The Johnson Mountain Boys
5. Second Wind - Claire Lynch
6. New Faces in the Field - IIIrd Tyme Out
7. New York Chimes - Tony Trischka
8. Is the Blue Moon Still Shining? - Laurie Lewis/Kathy Kallick
9. Flop Eared Mule - David Grier/Mike Compton
10. Every Time You Say Goodbye - Alison Krauss
11. Cold on the Shoulder - Tony Rice
12. Who's That Knocking at My Door? - Dreadful Snakes
13. Mr. Engineer - J.D. Crowe
14. You'll Get No More of Me - Lynn Morris
15. Every Humble Knee Must Bow - The Nashville Bluegrass Band
16. Mama's Hand - Hazel Dickens
17. Sleepy Eyed John / Tom And Jerry - Laurie Lewis/Tom Rozum
18. Whitewater - Bela Fleck
19. You're That Certain Someone - Warrior River Boys
20. I Feel the Blues Moving In - Del McCoury
21. When God Dips His Pen of Love in My Heart - The Cox Family
22. River of Jordan - Ricky Skaggs
23. We Believe in Happy Endings - Dry Branch Fire Squad
This CD set is in excellent to like new condition. There are a few faint tiny marks on the disc 1 only, Disc 2 is flawless. The insert that holds the 2 cd's has separated from the frame, but still holds the CD's in place. As with all my CD's, they will include the jewel case along with all artwork and booklets.
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