Customer Reviews

Territory

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This here is some good ol' fashioned bluegrass. It makes your toes tap and you can feel the rhythm in your body.
There are a lot of up-tempo numbers on here, that showcase the incredible musicians and vocal talents of a slew of guest artists partnered with Tony on his banjo.
A perfect balance of ragin fast tunes with laid-back songs with folksy singing and soulful playing. Banjo, Fiddle, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica: all the makings of a great country bluegrass album.
If you are a fan of folk or bluegrass music, this album is a definite must on your list, as is anything Tony Trischka puts out!

A delightful variety on this album - because of the changing mix of guest artists and instruments there is never a dull moment nor is there a sense of sameness from one cut to another. However, the songs work as a beautifully-crafted and inspiring whole.

When I first bought this album I didn't really like it. It was so different from the Scruggs/Reno/Rice/Fleck stuff, I had trouble relating to it. The whole album is in a different musical and emotional vocabulary. I listened to it more and more, and now it stands alone in my collection.

The album is a journey into the roots of the banjo, exploring the cultural memories and landscapes - territories - that lie dormant within bluegrass.

This is not a 'historical re-enactment' album - there is some cutting-edge picking at times. But think of it as a view from the present into the imagined pasts that subtly influence where we are today. Listening to this album I feel as though I am transported to different times and places. African slave banza, witty folk rhymes, slow-paced sliding banjo, sophisticated double-banjo, wailing fiddle-tunes, and some completely new inventions. Each track is a journey into its own little world. Avoiding nostalgia, Trischka's technical mastery and fresh approach renders 'roots banjo' music that is powerfully evocative and still new.

Old stuff, but eclectic and playable for a musician. Typical of Tony T's great talent.

Tony takes us through the world of banjo, and all of it's ebbs and flows. This is not only an exciting CD to listen to, it's a great picture at the versatility of the banjo and Mr. Trischka's own skill and love of the the instrument.

To be honest I don't know much about the music. This was on my husband's wish list for Christmas and I got it for him. He loves it.