By KEITH LAWRENCE - Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
BALSAM RANGE, "Trains I Missed," Mountain Home Music. 12 tracks.
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
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