|
|
American Gothic: Bluegrass Songs of Death & Sorrow
| Details: |
Download on iTunes
Even as it urges us to look in the other direction, the famous Carter Family song admits, “There’s a dark and a troubled side of life.” Just ask Poor Ellen Smith, Young Charlotte, Barbara Allen or any of the other ill-fated heroines of the tragic and sometimes gory ballads herein. If you sometimes can’t bring yourself to look away, here are the stunning Appalachian murder ballads, transcendent spirituals and maudlin story-songs that explore the shadowy realm of the bluegrass songbook. With the legendary talents of Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, The Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Grandpa Jones, Don Reno and more, American Gothic: Bluegrass Songs of Death and Sorrow is a stunning collection-- sometimes harrowing, often uplifting, at times surprisingly fun and always extremely moving. |
| Songs:
|
| 1 | He Will Open The Gate |
| 2 | O Death |
| 3 | I’m A Stranger Here |
| 4 | With Body & Soul |
| 5 | I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling |
| 6 | Rank Strangers |
| 7 | Little Blossom |
| 8 | Young Charlotte |
| 9 | Will The Circle Be Unbroken |
| 10 | The White Dove |
| 11 | The Ballad of The Lawson Family |
| 12 | Barbara Allen |
| 13 | Grave in the Valley |
| 14 | Bringing Mary Home |
| 15 | The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake |
| 16 | The Wexford Girl |
| 17 | Family Reunion |
| 18 | Poor Ellen Smith |
| 19 | Lonesome Day |
| 20 | Take Me In Chains |
| 21 | Darlin’ Corey |
| 22 | Angel Band |
| 23 | Keep On The Sunny Side |
|
|
|
|
|
|
