Music From Rancho Deville

Charles Sawtelle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Acoustic Disc
• ASIN: B0000584VH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Performances, Powerful Emotions, March 9, 2001

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Bob Reece (Frederick, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music From Rancho Deville (Audio CD)

What a magnificent piece of work Charles has left for us. For those of us who knew him, every time we listen to his music, his spirit will be with us. For those of you who were not as lucky to have met him, when you listen you'll have a sense of what kind of person he was; a warm hearted, very funny man and giving to all human beings. This CD is packed with heartfelt emotion and humor.

The best performers of bluegrass appear on this album. And, they give their all; the incredible talent rings through in every track. I love "Ranger's Command" and was happy to hear Flaco Jimenez appear on this track.

The final cut, "The Angel Band", will leave you in tears as we here Charles' voice for the last time singing of ever-lasting life. He continues to live with us through this album.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historic musical event- a cultural treasure, October 25, 2001

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fEARLess (http://wcnet.org/~ebritt) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music From Rancho Deville (Audio CD)

It's hard for me the to find words to talk about this CD. When I lived in Colorado, we used to pack a tiny little place in Niwot, Colorado called the Left Hand Grange Hall to see a great band called Hot Rize and their very weird alter-egos "Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers." Charles Sawtelle was the guitar player for Hot Rize and "Slade" in the Trailblazers

For twelve years Hot Rize managed to be both really traditional and hip and "alternative" all at the same time. This album is a tribute and legacy to a really important artist and a founder of a musical current that is reshaping and redefining American Music.

It was nominated by the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) as "recorded event of the year." But this compilation really transcends any genre, especially one that can sometimes be as narrow as "bluegrass."

For instance, some of my favorites are when Charles plays with Michael Doucet, a powerful force in the revival and revitalization of traditional Cajun music. And there’s a track with Max Baca and Flaco Jimenez, giants of norteno (Tejano) music and its really interesting to hear how natural Cajun, Appalachian and Mexican influences sound mixed with one another.

This great CD will help the “Bluegrass Mystery” to live on in our hearts. Rave on, Slade.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An all-star acoustic treasure!, March 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Music From Rancho Deville (Audio CD)

This is a beautiful and extremely interesting work. Laurie Lewis has done an exceptional job producing this album. The music is highly diverse, with Sawtelle being the common thread that pulls it all together; I heard a lot of things that were new to me even though I listen to tons of bluegrass & acoustic music. I loved it all -- this is a superb body of work.

The extensive liner notes are a real treat -- informative, good-humored, insightful. All around, the highest production values are reflected in every aspect of this album. I'll be listening to this wonderful music regularly for the rest of my days.