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Artist(s)Various Artists
StudioRounder / UMGD
Release DateSeptember 19, 1995
UPC Code011661852228
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About Various Artists - Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records

Rounder compiled this superb 50-song set to serve as an introduction to bluegrass in general and to their own catalog in particular. Obvious marketing motives aside, the collection has few weaknesses and offers a broad look at the ever-morphing genre. Perhaps more than any other label, Rounder gave exposure to the renegade progressive and "newgrass" musicians who worshipped the style despite the fact that they weren't from the mountains. Folks like David Grisman, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, and Bela Fleck push the music in new directions while others such as Del McCoury, Don Stover, James King, Jim & Jesse, and Vern Williams represent more-traditional concerns. Still others--Tony Rice, David Grier, J.D. Crowe, Nashville Bluegrass Band among them--adeptly fuse elements of tradition and innovation. This collection also highlights the important contributions of female artists including Hazel and Alice, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, and Alison Krauss. --Marc Greilsamer Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. The Old Home Place - Webb, Dean
  2. Along About Daybreak - Monroe, Bill [1]
  3. High on a Mountain - Reed, Ola Belle
  4. Barrel of Fun - Miller, John [Count
  5. West Virginia, My Home - Dickens, Hazel
  6. Blue Eyed Boston Boy - Traditional
  7. The Old Swinging Bridge - Neaves, Glen
  8. Golden Ring - Braddock, Bobby
  9. Things in Life - Stover, Don
  10. The Last Old Shovel - Traditional
  11. Sourwood Mountain - Traditional
  12. When Someone Wants to Leave - Parton, Dolly
  13. I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent) - Public Domain [1]
  14. Take Me Back to Happy Valley - Bailey, D
  15. Home Is Where the Heart Is - Gately, Connie
  16. Drifting Too Far from the Shore - Traditional
  17. Montana Cowboy - Park, Ray
  18. At the End - Busby, Buzz
  19. You Tried to Ruin My Name - King, Pee Wee
  20. I'll Be That Good Road Someday - Phillips, Bruce "Ut
  21. Crazy Creek - Jackson, Tommy
  22. When Springtime Comes Again - Carter, A.P.
  23. Old Train - Pedersen, Herb
  24. Ragtime Annie - Traditional
  25. Blue Days, Black Night - Hall, Ben
  26. The Model Church - Traditional
Disc 2
  1. Leavin' - Tottle, Jack
  2. Lonesome River - Stanley, Ralph
  3. Hard Hearted - McReynolds, Jim
  4. My Better Years - Dickens, Hazel
  5. Second Wind - Lynch, Claire
  6. New Faces in the Field - Allen, Harley
  7. New York Chimes - Trischka, Tony
  8. Is the Blue Moon Still Shining? - Monroe, Melissa
  9. Flop Eared Mule - Jackson, Tommy [1]
  10. Every Time You Say Goodbye - Pennell, John
  11. Cold on the Shoulder - Lightfoot, Gordon
  12. Who's That Knocking at My Door? - Enright, Pat
  13. Mr. Engineer - Martin, Jimmy
  14. You'll Get No More of Me - Dickens, Hazel
  15. Every Humble Knee Must Bow - Public Domain [1]
  16. Mama's Hand - Dickens, Hazel
  17. Sleepy-Eyed John/Tom and Jerry - Atchison, Tex
  18. Whitewater - Fleck, Bela
  19. You're That Certain Someone - Prickett, Bill
  20. I Feel the Blues Moving In - McCoury, Del
  21. When God Dips His Pen of Love in My Heart - Hill, Ralph
  22. River of Jordan - Traditional
  23. We Believe in Happy Endings - McDill, Bob

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (32 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteOutstanding, in my opinionQuote
I've only been listening and going to bluegrass festivals for about 2 years now. I still consider myself new to it. This is a great album to have for anyone interested in bluegrass, especially to those who are newish, as I am. It's a great introduction, and it sounds how bluegrass should sound, in my opinion. I've gotten some bluegrass before that sounds as though it's nothing more than a rock band that happened along a mandolin and a banjo. Thankfully, this album is nothing like that. July 10, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteGREAT BLUEGRASSQuote
I ordered this cd for my boyfriend who is a bluegrass musician and appreciates true bluegrass. We recently listened to the cd's and really enjoyed them. Most were familiar tunes but there were a few that we were not that familiar with. We enjoyed disc 2 the most. The main reason I ordered it was to buy the song "The Old Swingng Bridge" performed by my late cousin Teddy Lundy. I would recommend this project to anyone who is a bluegrass lover as we are. It is well worth the small price that you pay for it. May 14, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteGreat Bluegrass MixQuote
This set has a wonderful mix of music from many different artists. Some of them are familiar, some aren't, but all are great! April 25, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteLove BluegrassQuote
Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records

Love this CD set. If you like traditional ole' time bluegrass music, you'll like this. It's like going back in time listening to the older musicians and singers. October 10, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteRounder Bluegrass GreatsQuote
This CD is a a gem. A collection of some fantastic bluegrass, both standards and newer stuff. Highly recommended! October 5, 2007

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