Come to Mountain: Old Time Music for Modern Times

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Playing Time - 72:16 -- Twenty-two tracks of contemporary old-time music for the new generation sample a large variety of primarily Rounder Records artists from Putnam String County Band to Corey Harris, Mac Benford & the Woodshed All-Stars to Alison Krauss, Dirk Powell to Norman Blake, and many others. Cuts vary from the raw simplicity of a singer and banjo (Dirk Powell's "Hop High My Lulu Gal") to more intricate arrangements of full ensembles (Dry Branch Fire Squad's "Walking Back to Richmond"). Scott Alarik provides 4 pages of liner notes about old-time music, and he closes with a quote from Dirk Powell, "I think of traditional music as a bottomless well; the more you take from it, the more you give to it. It's a sustainable resource; that what's so powerful about it, and why more people are listening to it and playing it today...." Three additional pages provide paragraph descriptions about each of the featured artists who works range from recordings released between...Read more

This album is simply awesome. If you are looking for a sophisticatedly simple bluegrass and folk album, this is it. This features some of the most beautiful fiddle and guitar work. If you love country, bluegrass, folk, or are simply looking to expand your musical horizons, this one is for you. From almost silly ditties like Black Jack Davey and Hop High, to the sad and contemplative Perilous Journey, the bluesy Station Blues and Midnight on the Water, and the more modern hymn-likecuts from Allison Krause and Union Station, this covers the scope of Southern music. Also a good album for exposing to people who normally dislike country because all they have heard is on the radio. This is what it was meant to be.

This CD was wonderful, everything I had hoped for. I have listened to it over and over again. Beautiful and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for Old Time music.