1. Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Crooked Still, Monroe, Bill
2. Little Sadie
3. New Railroad
4. Oxford Town/Cumberland Gap - Crooked Still, Dylan, Bob
5. Lone Pilgrim
6. Come on in My Kitchen - Crooked Still, Johnson, Robert [1]
7. Ain't No Grave
8. Ecstasy - Crooked Still, Leland, John
9. Mountain Jumper - Crooked Still, Eggleston, Rushad
10. Railroad Bill
11. Wind and Rain
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Like Nickel Creek and the Duhks (and Alison Krauss and Union Station before them), Crooked Still employ bluegrass elements as a springboard for an eclectic, expansive dynamic. Behind the sweetly ethereal and occasionally jazzy vocals of Aoife O' Donovan, the interplay of Gregory Liszt's banjo, Rushad Eggleston's cello (both bowed and flatpicked), and Corey DiMario's double bass gives the young New England band a sound that is closer to chamber-grass than hoedown. Though none of the material on this label debut is original, the transformations typically are, with the murder balladry of "Little Sadie" given a surprisingly sprightly reading, Bob Dylan's early "Oxford Town" taken at double-time speed, and Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen" sounding more meditative than bluesy. The band and veteran producer Lee Townsend enlist a number of guests for harmony and instrumental support, but it's plain that the drummerless quartet has the talent and musical vision to deliver on this album's considerable promise. --Don McLeese
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Shaken by a Low Sound
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2006-08-22)
- Publisher: Signature Sounds Recordings
- Label: Signature Sounds Recordings
- Studio: Signature Sounds Recordings
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 25 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #4336
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Summary: Best album among their first 3 albums! 2008-08-31
Comment: I own all three of their albums. This is the most catchy, dark, heavy, soulful one. All the songs are well known enough. Don't need to explain much. This is what bluegrass should sound like in the 21st century!
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Summary: Enjoyed 2008-07-29
Comment: This is an enjoyable newgrass album. I first heard them live on the Milwaukee NPR station and had to buy the cd. The banjo player (and other musicians) is skilled and the singer has a very nice voice. They really did a nice job on cover songs like Oxford Town and Oh The Wind and Rain.
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Summary: Just A Picker 2008-07-10
Comment: This is one of the cleanest, very well done recordings i've ever heard. I can listen to every song over and over again; very pleasing.
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Summary: Good 2nd CD 2008-04-01
Comment: Pretty good 2nd CD for the group. Although there's nothing like seeing them live.
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Summary: A CD we can agree on 2008-03-08
Comment: I am compelled to write these rare comments because this is one CD in the family collection that we can agree upon without reservation. There are those CDs he particularly likes, those she likes, some of each other's they don't mind too much -- and then there is this one. Hands-a-thumping. Voices raised. Silly grins as we... Try to keep up with Mountain Jumper. Mourn to Wind and Rain. Get sultry to Come On in My Kitchen. Celebrate living to Aint No Grave. How could you not enjoy a CD that makes you want to sing?
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