Rating: 5/5
Review:
Terrific stuff
This is terrific stuff.
The Kentucky Colonels' are chiefly remembered these days for Clarence
White (a truly excellent guitarist, later of The Byrds) but there's plenty else
to enjoy here, too.
The album features tracks with a pretty traditional
bluegrass line-up, with guitar, banjo, fiddle, dobro and stand-up bass. The standard of playing throughout is
excellent with some fabulous pickin' on both guitar and banjo well to the fore. The singing is also very good, with that
slightly rough sound the music needs to sound authentic (even though the band
is a bunch of Californians). I find it a
real pleasure, and always end up with a huge smile in my face while listening.
The album was recorded in 1963, but the sound is pretty good
– it's certainly good enough for me to enjoy the music without worrying about
the quality. Personally, I think this is
a hugely enjoyable album; I'm glad to see it being made available again and I
can recommend it warmly.
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