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Rambler

Rambler
Red Clay Ramblers

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Track Listing

  1. Cotton-Eyed Joe
  2. Cajun Billy
  3. Black Smoke Train
  4. Saro Jane
  5. Annie Oakley
  6. Queen of Skye
  7. Ninety and Nine
  8. Mile Long Medley
  9. Darlin' Say/Pony Cart
  10. Hiawatha's Lullaby
  11. What Does the Deep Sea Say?
  12. Ryan's/Jordan Reel
  13. Barbeque
  14. One Rose/Hot Buttered Rum
  15. Polkas

Product Details

  • Released on: 2003-09-24
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

RAMBLER5
CORRECTION: Tommy Thompson is not "the late," as the 3d review of RAMBLER states. He is alive and well in Chapel Hill, NC, though he left the Ramblers in 1994, a victim of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

The best ever from a group who never disappoint5
The Red Clay Ramblers bring together a collection of traditional tunes, older jazz, and original tunes which are squarely in the tradition in the way that only they can. My favorite among a collection of superb tracks is "One Rose/Hot Buttered Rum". "One Rose" is an instrumental reminiscent of Jay Ungar's "Ashokan Farewell"; it segues into Tommy Thompson's "Hot Buttered Rum", a vocal number of equal, though different, beauty. The Ramblers' combination of knowledge of several different but related traditions with creativity and solid musicianship will not be found again.

A uniquely American band that defies classification.5
"Rambler" is the latest studio CD of the Red Clay Ramblers. It is a showcase of the band's breadth, which runs from traditional American ("Cotton-Eyed Joe"), to traditional Scottish ("Queen of Skye"), to original ballad (the heartbreaking "Black Smoke Train"), to brilliant string-band instrumentalism ("Ryan's/Jordan's Reel") to the stone zany ("Hiawatha's Lullaby").

The Ramblers don't tour much anymore (except in theatrical productions that they write), which is a shame. If you go back and listen to some of their vinyl albums, you will hear a similar unwillingness to be type-cast as one sort of band or another. They have been around, in one incarnation or another, forever.

I think they are great to listen to while driving, because the variety keeps it interesting.