The Unfortunate Rake, Vol. 1

Crooked Jades | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Copper Creek
• ASIN: B00005TSND
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,569 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool update of old-time mountain music, August 22, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unfortunate Rake, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This SF Bay Area ensemble ably straddles the worlds of old-time stringband music and the more thoughtful end of the modern-day alt.country spectrum. Their performances and various albums are impressive both for their melodic grace and depth of historical knowledge. The "Seven Sisters" album, which is the soundtrack to a documentary film about the women in a Kentucky family, concentrates on more exclusively on the style's Appalachian roots, while "The Unfortunate Rake," produced by well-known twangcore mopemeister Richard Buckner, has a more modern air, and drifts into hick-music-as-high-art territory which I find mildly questionable. Overall, though, these are two of the most compelling and impressive albums I've heard in a long, long time. The band's repertoire and soulful delivery are equally noteworthy. Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great old-timey music, June 1, 2002

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Ralph A. Spellman (Newhall, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unfortunate Rake, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This is a modern band playing old-timey music on old-timey instruments. The tracks with minstrel banjo are superb!