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Pickin', Praisin' & Singin'

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Accomplished bluegrass ensemble Pine Mountain Railroad's latest album is devoted to songs celebrating and declaring the gospel. Their five-man band (with supplements) of multi-talented, accomplished musicians covers a great deal of territory in this release. Roaming from fiery calls to repentance to aching songs of longing for heaven the crisp instrumentals and tight harmonies make for a captivating listening experience.

With a core of traditional, public domain hymns, and gospel classics PMR mixes in a scant handful of contemporary works. The combined lyrics create a picture of a simple, salt of the earth faith. No fancy theology here, just plain old-fashioned praise sent up to Jesus, the joys awaiting believers in heaven and the age-old story of salvation.

Pine Mountain Railroad will impress newcomers and devotees alike with their brilliant execution combined with the mix of style variations and topics explored on Pickin', Praisin' & Singin'. I danced on my seat and on my feet, cried with longing for heaven and looked to my savior with praise and devotion. I wouldn't dare ask for more from a gospel album.

I am greatly enjoying this CD. These men are wonderful musicians and I especially like the banjo.

I first heard of this album on Pandora, where a few songs were recommended on one of my stations. For Christmas this year, I finally decided to purchase it and have absolutely no regrets. The instrumentation and vocals are extremely well-done. This is seriously one of those albums that lacks a single bad song. While I'm not a bluegrass gospel aficionado (yet), I would definitely rank this in the top three that I own.

I heard this band on Sirius a few times and they sounded really good. So, I ordered this CD to see for myself. It is a very fine all-gospel album. Lots of great songs and very well done vocally and musically. Great job by Cody and the band.

If you love Blue Grass Gospel you will love this CD. I had not heard of these guys until I heard them on a YouTube video. Had to have this CD and glad I got it.