Wind to West

Blue Highway | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rebel Records
• ASIN: B00000029I
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,690 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Classic From The Band, May 14, 2002

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TheHighlander (Richfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wind to West (Audio CD)

This CD showed that Blue Highway's initial success was not a fluke. Carrying on the tradition that they started with their debut CD (It's A Long Long Road) they have once again created music with great harmonies, great instrumentation and great messages.

With a mix of originals, covers and traditional songs this CD soars. My personal favorites include Shawn Lane's (the mandolin/fiddle player & vocalist) "Between The Rows". A song remembering his life as a boy on the family farm. Tim Stafford's (guitar & vocals) "Clear Cut" about the practice of ruining the mountain in this way of harvesting lumber. Another highlight is their cover of Merle Haggard's "Huntsville". The list goes on and one with many exceptional cuts on this 13 track project.

One of the best contemporary bluegrass bands around that pays homage to the tradition. With luck Blue Highway will be around for a long long time!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe the best of the 5 (to date) Blue Highway projects, December 8, 2001

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Mark J. Fowler "Let's Play Two!" (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wind to West (Audio CD)

There are no duds from Blue Highway - only varying degrees of "good" - but this CD is a personal favorite. The instrumental work is tasteful and the vocals are hauntingly beautiful. "Clear Cut", about the exploitation by a company of a family's ancestral land, cuts to the soul, and the other tracks are equally good. Bravo, Blue Highway! If you have ANY interest in contemporary Bluegrass I would consider Blue Highway an essential part of a collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top-notch pickin', May 4, 2000

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This review is from: Wind to West (Audio CD)

I'm a huge fan of Blue Highway and all their CDs, but this is probably my favorite. The guys are at their best on these 13 tracks, both vocally and instrumentally. To this day anytime I hear "Horseshoe Bend" I think of that very place on Boone Lake in east Tennessee.