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For those who LOVE bluegrass mandolin, this CD is a Must-Have.From David Grisman and Sam Bush to Ricky Skaggs and Ronnie McCoury, this CD features some of the greatest of the sons of Bill Monroe lovingly picking in a style to honor the Big Mon.Kudos to David Grisman and "Dawg Productions" for ANOTHER brilliantly creative acoustic CD featuring mandolin and guitar.
It's probably unfair to pick out one tune or player because this CD offers so much, including an excellent booklet full of photos and biographies of the musicians.The only problem is that everytime I listen to it, I stop what I'm doing and run to get my own mando and start playing. These little gems are priceless and make you feel like you were in the studio with them.Be sure to check out The Cakewalk. It's a neat little tune on which Jesse McReynolds does his crosspicking. I ran into this CD by accident-I never knew it existed. But heck, I can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon. It contains some of the very best mando playing I've heard. I didn't give it a moments thought, I just bought it and wasn't dissappointed. There are also little snippets of talking between some of the tunes; the players discuss why they wrote a piece or why they like it.
Del provides the dance floor on which Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Jesse McReynolds et al scoot all over the place. Del's playing here is no exception - never too much, always just enough, perfectly in time. Lots of fun - and if you're an aspiring rhythym guitarist, take a lesson from Del and play along. Aside from being an excellent collection of songs played by the finest mandolin players of a generation, this CD is an excellent resource for guitarists who are interested in learning how to play rhythm guitar. Del MeCoury is perhaps the master of this neglected art (along with Tony Rice, whose rhythm work is often overshadowed by his incredibly flashy lead guitar).
Listen to Wayfaring Stranger and you will want to buy this CD set right now. This CD is the best set of mandolin songs ever produce in one package.
If you're a Bluegrass fan.buy it. Ronnie and the Dawg really hit one out of the park with this two CD set must have. .it won't be leaving my CD player for quite a while.
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