9/27/2010

Constant delight on Constant Sorrow release.

This compilation is A 'Must have' for Folk appreciators, enthusiasts and general music lovers.
Lets go back to a time when Brother acts were immensely important among the roots of bluegrass. And to recordings that featured the most intricate musical interplay and vocal harmonies ever heard. 
As a direct result of the enormous growth of the recording industry in America in the 1920s and 1930s, many rural markets were exploited by the early phonograph companies. It was out of this music that bluegrass evolved. 
And artists such as:
The Stanley Brothers (Ralph and Carter) formed their Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946 in emulation of Monroe’s new Blue Grass Boys. The brothers’ legacy has been acknowledged by Emmylou Harris, and Ralph continues to inspire at the age of 83, reaching a whole new audience through his involvement with the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack.
Charmingly known as “Old Time Music” or just “Old Timey”, the hillbilly precursor of bluegrass did indeed have a long history stretching back across the Atlantic to the pre-record folk music of Britain and Victorian parlour songs
This marvelous cd includes:  Uncle Dave Macon, Mainer's Mountaineers, The Delmore Brothers, The Carlisle Brothers, Roy Hall’s Blue Ridge Entertainers, Jimmie Skinner, The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys, Mac Wiseman, The McCormick Brothers, Joe Maphis and Jimmy Martin. Classic bluegrass numbers include “I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow”, “Footprints In The Snow”, “Orange Blossom Special”, “I'll Fly Away”, “Angel Band” and “Feudin' Banjos”-

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