A Day in the Country

Butch Baldassari | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1994)
• Original Release Date: July 20, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pinecastle
• ASIN: B000001U8W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #673,419 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Morgan Megan

2. Little Rosewood Casket/Old Spinning Wheel

3. All My Children

4. Azalea Waltz

5. Angeline the Baker/Miss Macleod's Reel/Little Rabbit

6. Pass Me Not

7. Johnny Goes to France/Ice on the Road/Temperance Reel

8. Black Mountain Aire

9. Seneca Square Dance

10. Midnight on the Water

11. Bill's Dream/Boston Boys/Whiskey Before Breakfast

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great CD with lots of Mandolin sounds., March 27, 1999

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[e-mail] (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Day in the Country (Audio CD)

I just purchased this CD and both my wife and I are enjoying it very much. The songs Azalea Waltz and Pass Me Not are especially appealing as they remind the listener of music associated with the Colonial Age in America; sort of Minuet style, but not chamber music. None of the music is hardcore Bluegrass (no Banjo), but rather a great blend of the four string instruments with heavy emphasize on the Mandolin and soft Fiddle. I highly recommend this CD, especially if you happen to play the Mandolin.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bluegrass Artistry, February 29, 2000

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Robert H. Woody (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Day in the Country (Audio CD)

Having listened to all of the recordings from this artist, I can attest that Butch Baldassari is one of the finest contemporary mandolinists. His famed Nashville Mandolin Ensemble is a showcase for his talents, and he concertizes internationally. This particular recording seems to be in the genre of old-time or bluegrass music, but the careful listener will hear a touch of jazz as well. This CD deserves to be heard by all who enjoy mandolin music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD of Instrumental Bluesgrass, July 7, 2009

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E. Boehm "imyorehuckleberry" (Mount Vernon, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Day in the Country (Audio CD)

This is a great cd. I was interested in getting some instrumental mandolin music and found this one and it made me a fan of Butch. The cd is excellent and gets played over and over. Everyone in the family likes it. The songs tend to have three or four piece groups with many uptempo tunes which have driving bass lines. This is a good cd for a drive in the county, though you may find the gas pedal going lower than it should.