Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Home Run Man (2:15)
02 Long Gone Baby (3:03)
03 The Vow (3:12)
04 Wastin' Time (2:25)
05 Monrosine (4:30)
06 Opening Day (2:18)
07 Don't Cry To Me (2:39)
08 Just A Stone's Throw Away (2:56)
09 The Singer (2:56)
10 Wheels (2:49)
11 Little Bessie (4:25)
12 Headin' West (2:27)
[Credits]
Bill Emerson (banjo/vocals) Emory Lester (guitar/mandola/mandolin/vocals) Mark Newton (guitar/vocals) Bob Goff (bass/vocals) Rickie Simpkins (fiddle) Fred Travers (dobro)
Executive Producer: Tom Riggs, Producer: Mark Newton, Art Direction, Designer: Rebecca Pittard, Engineer: Peter Bonta
[Notes]
Solid straight-ahead bluegrass from a group comprised of masters both old and young. For old, we have the legendary Bill Emerson, banjo virtuoso and charter member of the proto-newgrass Country Gentleman; for young, we have the very fine singer and guitarist Mark Newton, as well as the equally fine mandolinist Emory Lester and bassist Bob Goff. Newton has a remarkably flexible voice -- compare his full-throated mountain roar on "Long Gone Baby" (a Neil Diamond song, believe it or not) to the gentler, higher-pitched tones he brings to bear on Larry McPeak's "The Vow." There are two Jimmy Martin covers, one a typical novelty tune ("Home Run Man") and the other a bitter kiss-off ("Don't Cry to Me"); the latter finds Emory Lester cross-picking a la Jesse McReynolds. The group's sound is strictly traditional, but there's nothing stuffy or academic about it. Great songs, tight harmonies, and virtuosic playing make this disc a delight from beginning to end. - AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson
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