Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Am I A Fool (2:35)
02 Love's Come Over Me (2:13)
03 Let It Go (3:57)
04 Cardboard Mansion (2:31)
05 Perfume, Powder And Lead (3:52)
06 Baby Come Home (2:39)
07 Another By My Side (2:44)
08 Don't Worry 'Bout Daddy (2:21)
09 Finding Your Way (3:24)
10 Up On The Shelf (2:12)
11 Better Days To Come (3:11)
12 Sweet Sally Brown (2:53)
13 Devil Chased Me Around The Stump (3:14)
[Credits]
Don Rigsby (mandolin/vocals) Kenny Smith (guitar/vocals) Sammy Shelor (banjo) Ronnie Bowman (bass/vocals) Jerry Douglas (dobro) Randy Howard (fiddle) Jason Carter (fiddle)
Producer: Jerry Douglas, Photographer: Will McIntyre and Charles Reilly, Designer: Sue Meyer, Engineers: Randy LeRoy, Ben Surratt and Brent Truitt
[Notes]
Certainly, the Lonesome River Band is one of the most significant proponents of traditional bluegrass music to canoe down any river in a long while. And Finding the Way is reflective of their status as a band of integrity and purpose. In every way -- musicianship, vocals, harmonies, performance and execution -- this is a solid outing. "Love's Come Over Me," an upbeat tune that highlights Sammy Shelor's banjo and the harmony vocals of Don Rigsby and Kenny Smith, recalls the best of the Louvins and the Stanleys. In fact, "Sweet Sally Brown," penned by Wandell M. Smith and Dr. Ralph Stanley, displays the intensity and talent of the Lonesome River Band in full bloom. They could very well stand side by side with Ralph and Carter Stanley. The Tommy Morse tune "Perfume, Powder and Lead" is filled with all the dark mystery that many classic bluegrass tunes are known for. Again, Rigsby and Smith provide the harmony vocals that make this performance so haunting. Jason Carter's fiddle underscores the moaning quality of a song sung high upon a hill into a dark, unknown holler as the protagonist reaches out to eternity. "Baby Come Home," "Another by My Side," "Don't Worry 'Bout Daddy," and "Up on the Shelf" are all high steppin', while "Finding Your Way" is a nod of the head to the softer side of bluegrass music. Ending with the traditional tune "Devil Chased Me Around the Stump" places this project among the finest in the annals of bluegrass history. Produced by Jerry Douglas, Finding the Way is a fine introduction to the Lonesome River Band or to the more contemporary forms of bluegrass music.-- AllMusic Review by Jana Pendragon
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