Friday, November 12, 2010

Reviews of new bluegrass releases


By KEITH LAWRENCE - Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer


BALSAM RANGE, "Trains I Missed," Mountain Home Music. 12 tracks.





"Trains I Missed," the third album in the last four years by this North Carolina-based band, should make several "Ten Best" lists this year.


The band melds country, gospel, bluegrass and old English ballads into a sound that is both traditional and contemporary.


Having four lead singers - and two writers on this project - shows the band's depth.

The title cut is about a man who has made mistakes, but has finally found his way in life.


Caleb Smith, the band's guitarist, wrote and sings lead on "The Touch," a great new gospel song. He also sings lead on "Hard Price To Pay," a tale of a moonshiner wasting away in prison

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/12/1521992/reviews-of-new-bluegrass-releases.html#ixzz156o3J4t6/

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