Saturday, March 1, 2008

Lonesome River Band - "Finding the Way"

Granted bluegrass music is not the typical fare to get one in the mood for swing dancing, but that's where I was driving to and that's the cd I grabbed. I got into these guys back in 2002 when I stumbled into bluegrass music after exploring various artists on the "O' Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack. I nearly forgot how good this cd is. Fantastic musicianship, great harmonies, and some really catchy tunes. The songs cover a pretty broad range for most bluegrass albums due to different songwriters being utilized. Some of Ronnie Bowman's (the bassist) stuff leans a little too schmaltzy country for my tastes. The final track, an instrumental called "Devil Chased Me Around A Stump", is one of my favorite bluegrass instrumental tunes. The dobro playing is superb. You can hear clips of this album here.

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