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Tumbleweed Town

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From my nwbluegrass reviewing friend, Mark Gensman:

Features: Steve Sprugin - vocals and acoustic guitar
Dennis Caplinger - Electric and acoustic guitar, slide guitar, electric bass, banjo, Dobro, fiddle and mandolin.

John Moore - Mandolin
Byron Berline - Acoustic bass
Bill Bryson - Fiddle
Raymond Folton - Drums, percussion
Sharon Whyte - Accordian
Jay Dee Maness - Pedal steel
Herb Pederson and Chris Hillman - Harmony vocals

The CD has 13 cuts on it and the first thing I can honestly say right off the bat is that this is not in any way bluegrass. This is good old laid back country, pure and simple. Very easy to listen to even if you don't much care for country music.

In the 70's I wandered into a Holiday Inn in Nashville and this is the kind of music the band was playing for their first set. Country Coffee Music.

The song writing is first class, the musicians are great and if you like easy listening country music with a great warm produced feeling, this would be your CD.

Steve either wrote or co-wrote all the songs and there are a couple that are quite funny.

Grandma's Remedy and The Talking Cigarette Blues are just fun songs. Grandma's Remedy is the only song that does not have drums and might be classified as a remote cousin to a bluegrass tune.

So, in conclusion, if you enjoy old flavored country music without the heavy twang, Steve Spurgin does a good job, has a great voice and is backed up by some fine musicians. (Mark Gensman, Ground Zero Sound GZsound@hotmail.com)

There just isn't any voice out there like Steve's. His easy-going and seductive sound keeps you wanting - waiting for more! Great follow-up to Distant Faces. Thanks, Mr. Spurgin!