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Sacred Heart

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Peter Ostroushko gets better with each project he does.For anyone who thought "Heart of the Heartland" was some of the most beautiful string music ever made. This album will relax and amaze you.

Mozart quality composition. Larger than life acoustic talent. "Puckett's Farewell", "Tatiana's Lament", and "Medicine Bow" will bring your eyes to tears. "Three Crows", "Sloboda", and "Madison" will pick you right back up. This is definitely the best CD out of the trilogy. It has the most hours in my car than any other CD in my collection.

The CD is full of tracks that will amaze you. "Boston" and "Sacred Heart" introduces the CD to a multi-cultural folk sound. "Puckett's Farewell" will bring you to tears in a more classical format. "Lafatette" brings you back to traditional American folk. "Even The Ravens Mourn Over You" adds an American Indian touch. "Three Crows" primes you for the best and most amazing acoustic and composition work on the next two tracks, "Tatiana's Lament" and "Sloboda". "Medicine Bow" relaxes for the final track, "Madison".

Many tracks follow a mixed genre of international folk and classical music. "Puckett's Farewell" is a remarkable emotional song that will bring tears to your eyes. "Three Crows" has an excellent acoustic guitar set that prepares you for "Tatiana's Lament" and "Sloboda", my favorite tracks on the CD. The title track is a good one too, especially half way through the track. Sometimes the sound gets repetitive, but the excellent acoustic work makes it worthwhile, especially when there is a teasing of a second rhythm.

The work of Nancy Blake on cello and Norman Blake on acoustic guitar, accompanying the amazing work of Peter Ostroushko on mandolin and fiddle, encouraged me to order "Pilgrims on the Heart Road" and "Meeting on Southern Soil" CDs. "Sacred Heart" has been sacred to my heart, and I always play it loud in my car. "Tatiana's Lament" brings tears to my eyes, and "Sloboda" brings me back up. My previous favorite CD was "Heart of the Heartland" for it's classical music properties. I also like "Sluz Duz" for the more traditional Ukrainian tracks, but also want to get "Buddies of Swing" and "Down the Streets in My Neighborhood" next. I'm talking to the agent of Ray Charles in Vegas to see if I can set them up to do something really, really great. Wouldn't that be awesome to bring the greatest American acoustic artists together with the greatest American singer?