VA — The Essential Guide To Bluegrass (2007)
FLAC (tracks) | MP3 320kbps | Bluegrass, Country, Folk | 2h 31 min | 594 / 347 MB
CD1
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01 The Rouse Brothers — Orange Blosson Special 3:00
02 The Osbourne Brothers — Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1:59
03 The Stanley Brothers — Man of Constant Sorrow 2:57
04 Flatt & Scruggs — Foggy Mountain Breakdown 2:42
05 Bill Monroe — Y\’all Come 2:12
06 Don Reno & Arthur Smith — Feudin\’ Banjos 1:58
07 Fiddlin\’ John Carson — Cotton Eyed Joe 3:05
08 Cliff Carlisle — Footprints In The Snow 2:43
09 Flatt & Scruggs — Earl\’s Breakdown 3:01
10 Ernest \»Pop\» Stoneman — Sally Goodin 3:40
11 Bill Monroe — Uncle Penn 2:45
12 The Stanley Brothers — Molly & Tenbrooks 2:26
13 The Blue Sky Boys — Are You From Dixie 2:44
14 Molly O\’Day — Poor Ellen Smith 2:42
15 Bill Monroe — Muleskinner Blues 2:45
16 Flatt & Scruggs — Don\’t Get Above Your Raisin\’ 2:43
17 Bill & Charlie Monroe — Roll In My Sweet Baby\’s Arms 2:30
18 Bill & Charlie Monroe — Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2:27
CD2
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01 Bill Monroe — Bluegrass Breakdown 2:17
02 Charlie Monroe — The Great Speckled Bird 2:13
03 Flatt & Scruggs — Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 2:55
04 The Stanley Brothers — The Little Glass Of Wine 2:55
05 Reno & Smiley — I\’m Gone, Long Gone 2:20
06 The Osbourne Brothers — Ruby 3:00
07 The Delmore Brothers — Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains 2:49
08 The Bailey Brothers — Heart\’s Hall Of Fame 3:00
09 Jim & Jesse — Air Mail Special 2:07
10 Jimmy Martin — Save It, Save It 2:00
11 Flatt & Scruggs — Foggy Mountain Special 2:00
12 The Stanley Brothers — Nobody\’s Love Is Like Mine 2:28
13 Uncle Dave Macon — When The Train Comes Along 3:05
14 Blue Sky Boys — In The Hills of Roane County 3:17
15 Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers — Hawkins Rag 2:50
16 Ernest \»Pop\» Stoneman — Hop Light Ladies 4:17
17 Jimmie Skinner — Doin\’ My 2:34
18 Bill Monroe — Going Back To Old Kentucky 2:55
CD3
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01 Alison Krauss & Union Station — So Long, So Wrong 3:25
02 Dan Tyminski — Think About You Every Day 2:44
03 Norman Blake — Down Home Summer Blues 3:42
04 Ricky Skaggs — Lost And I\’ll Never Find The Way 2:07
05 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage — Ridin\’ The Red Line 2:22
06 The Grascals — Leavin\’s Heavy On My Mind 2:48
07 Claire Lynch — Love Light 2:36
08 Doc & Merle Watson — Black Mountain Rag 2:40
09 Hazel Dickens, Carol Elizabeth Jones & Ginny Hawker — Love Me Or Leave Me Alone 2:30
10 The Lynn Morris Band — Shape Of A Tear 3:15
11 The Johnson Mountains Boys — Duncan & Brady (He\’s Been On
The Job Too Long) 3:19
12 James King — Thirty Years Of Fag 4:30
13 Alecia Nugent — I\’ll Stay Around 2:48
14 Tony Rice — Carolina Star 3:11
15 Michael Cleveland — North Carolina Breakdown 1:59
16 Bradley Walker — Lost At Sea 4:24
17 Mark O\’Connor — Wild Fiddler\’s Rag 2:04
18 Del McCoury — Don\’t Stop The Music 3:42
Alan Lomax described Bluegrass music as \»Folk music on overdrive\», and it is true that alongside often tragic ballads the core of its sound frequently rests on high-pitched sig accompanying guitar, fiddle and banjo played at blistering pace. Here we present an introduction to the best in Bluegrass music; from classic songs which have retained their resonance through many decades and the legendary performers associated with them, to some of the finest contemporary Bluegrass artists of today.
