1. Home to You - The Peasall Sisters, Peasall, Sarah
2. Rushing Around - The Peasall Sisters, Thomas, Newton
3. Freight Train Blues - The Peasall Sisters, Lair, John
4. Logtown - The Peasall Sisters, Peasall, Sarah
5. Gray County Line - The Peasall Sisters, Peasall, Sarah
6. Angel Band - The Peasall Sisters, Traditional
7. I Will Never Marry - The Peasall Sisters, Carter, A.P.
8. The Old Church Yard - The Peasall Sisters, Brasher, Jim
9. Fair and Tender Ladies - The Peasall Sisters, Traditional
10. The Old Account - The Peasall Sisters, Traditional
11. Carrick Fergus - The Peasall Sisters, Traditional
12. Where No One Stands Alone - The Peasall Sisters, Lister, Moise
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Old-time country music just doesn't get much younger than this, though the Peasall Sisters have practically become seasoned veterans over the five years since their childhood breakthrough on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. Sarah (now 18), Hannah (14), and Leah (12) may belong to a generation that has never known life without computers and cell phones, but they channel the inspiration of the Carter Family and conjure an era when some rural fans of the music didn't even have indoor plumbing. Though the results sometimes fail to distinguish between the timeless and the cloyingly quaint (the world hardly needs another version of the traditional "Angel Band" or A.P. Carter's "I Never Will Marry," especially renditions this mawkish), the spiritual material that opens and closes--the title track and the a cappella "Where No One Stands Alone"--finds the trio in truly transcendent harmony. It bodes well that what is arguably the best track here, "Gray County Line," is one of the album's three originals, while the production by John Carter Cash shows good ears as well as strong bloodlines. --Don McLeese
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Home to You
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2005-11-01)
- Publisher: Dualtone Music Group
- Label: Dualtone Music Group
- Studio: Dualtone Music Group
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 10 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #8156
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Beautiful Vocal Simplicity 2008-06-13
Comment: The Peasall Sisters' sound is sweet and harmonic without sappiness.
My 8 yr. old daughter and I listen to them as a way of cultivating an ear for harmonies. Their songs are pleasant and simple. The instrumentation is real and never overpowers the pure vocals. I do not care for country music at all but am able to listen to their music over and over again.
My daughter has taken quite a liking to them and the Peasalls have proven to be an act I don't mind her looking up to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Enjoy cd 2007-12-06
Comment: This is a very good cd and I certainly enjoyed hearing the voices of the girls now that they have matured a few years since they performed in the movie "Oh, Brother!". I was also surprised and pleased to hear them yodelling on this cd! That was very unexpected!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Some of the Sweetest Melodies I've Ever Heard 2007-09-19
Comment: I've never bought a bluegrass album before in my life.
Until now.
How did that happen?
Sunday I was getting sick on hot sauce at Dollywood's BBQ & Bluegrass Festival. I had heard something about the Peasall Sisters, and was curious to hear them sing. They had gotten their start eight years ago while auditioning for an acting role in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?. After hearing them sing, the producers landed them a spot on the movie's soundtrack, which went on to earn the girls a Grammy on their first professional recording. From there came contact with stars like Patty Loveless and John Carter Cash, who was entranced enough with them to volunteer to produce their latest album, Home to You.
And so I sat down, clutching my burning belly, to see what three teenagers on mandolin, guitar, and fiddle would offer up on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I suddenly forgot my acute gastritis as I was entranced by some of the sweetest melodies I've ever heard.
The title cut of their album, written by them, put me into tears:
I've been traveling this road for miles
Trying to get to where You are
I know You're telling me the way to go
But I just can't hear You over my heart
Give me grace to make it through the night
Give me faith so I can see the light
Give me strength so I can make it home
To You, home to You
My feet are tired of carrying this load
It seems I'm walking round and round
I need somebody to help me out
Because I want to be standing on Your holy ground
Give me grace to make it through the night
Give me faith so I can see the light
Give me strength so I can make it home
To You, home to You
The sisters wrote this song for a friend who had recently embraced Christianity, but it spoke deeply to me as a prayer for any pilgrim in this life who is looking forward to heaven and praying for the grace to carry on.
The album is a mixture of original compositions, bluegrass standards, and gospel hymns. I loved it. Go get it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The Peasall Sisters 2007-01-18
Comment: I discovered these young ladies through the movie O Brother Where Art Thou? and was immediately charmed by their youth, talent, and angelic voices. This CD is full of beautiful songs full of love that (whether you're a big bluegrass fan or not) you will develope a nostalgia for. Their harmonies are lovely, their voices are sweet, and their words are meaningful. Not to mention, they are all accomplished musicians!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Wonderful 2007-01-05
Comment: I heard most of these songs on the documentary DVD about these girls and their family put out by Franklin Springs Media. I just fell in love with their sound. These songs are so soothing, and their story is inspiring. I recommend this CD and their DVD.
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