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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,
By DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
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,
By 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!
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