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2008-03-31
As you might suspect, these 18 previously released tracks by current Red House artists are a pretty solid bunch of songs. Overall, the sound has an informal, acoustic roots aura about it, but on closer inspection the songwriting and playing on each song are impeccable and well-thought out. Within this acoustic roots context there is still variety. There is the grittier, edgier stuff (1, 3, 11) The more country based stuff (2, 4, 17) The more wholesome sounding stuff (5, 8, 9, 16) To top it off, there is this string of extraordinary songs that are none of the above and perhaps worth a first listen: Jorma’s awesome fingerstyling (13) Guy Davis’ driving blues (14) Peter Ostroushko’s Midwest Worldbeat sound (15) -Pete Lewandoski
Rollie Tussing And The Midwest Territory Band
Rollie Tussing And The Midwest Territory Band
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass : Tribute to 1946 and 1947
DAVID MOLINARI
Whispering to a Crowd
DRIFTWOOD FIRE
How to Untangle a Heartache
AVETT BROTHERS
The Gleam
CLAUDIA SCHIMIDT
Live at the Dakota
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