July 4, 2024

The Po' Ramblin' Boys: Wanderers Like Me

Smithsonian Folkways - SFW CD 40267

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: August 16, 2024
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklis]
01 Wanderers Like Me (03:09)
02 Lonely Pine (02:55)
03 Clouds in My Mind (03:10)
04 Streets of Chicago (02:40)
05 Trying to Live the Dream (04:09)
06 The Old Santa Fe (04:25)
07 In Remembrance of Me (03:36)
08 The Condition of Samuel Wilder's Will (02:59)
09 I'm Still a Fool for You (03:17)
10 Smoky Mountain Home (03:07)
[Credits]
Josh Rinkel (guitar/vocals) Jereme Brown (banjo/vocals) Laura Orshaw (fiddle/vocals) C.J. Lewandowski (mandolin/vocals) Jasper Lorentzen (bass/vocals)
Producer: Woody Platt, Liner Notes: Carla Borden, Photographer: Michael Weintrob, Designer: Steve Cooley, Recorder: Van Atkins, Mixing Engineer: Gary Paczosa, Mastering Engineer: Paul Blakemore
[Notes]
Beneath the steel strings and steely demeanor exemplifying the spirit of bluegrass lies the heart of a wanderer: the heartbroken rambler looking for the next big break and the next story to tell. The Po' Rambin' Boys' Wanderers Like Me is a quintessential bluegrass record, full of melodies that burst with energy and emotion and music driven by melancholy but refusing to succumb to it. They confront their losses with original songs that resonate poignantly across the hills and hollers where bluegrass was born. For The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys wandering is anything but aimless: they ramble not to escape the past but to experience the future.

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