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Down The Old Plank Road - The Nashville Sessions
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Track Listing
- Down the Old Plank Road (w/ John Hiatt, Bela Fleck, Jeff White and Tim O'Brien)
- Country Blues (w/ Buddy & Julie Miller)
- Sally Goodin (w/ Earl Scruggs)
- Dark as a Dungeon (w/ Vince Gill)
- Cindy (w/ Kentucky Thunder & Ricky Skaggs)
- Molly Ban (Bawn) (w/ Alison Krauss)
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (w/ Lyle Lovett)
- Medley: Ladies Pantalettes; Belles of Blackville; First House in Connaught (w/ Bela Fleck)
- Whole Heap of Little Horses (w/ Patty Griffin)
- Rain and Snow (w/ The Del McCoury Band)
- I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (w/ Martina McBride)
- Tennessee Stud (w/ Jeff White)
- Katie Dear (w/ Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
- Give the Fiddler a Dram (Finale)
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2466 in Music
- Released on: 2002-09-17
- Number of discs: 1
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.com
Now that bluegrass is (again) momentarily cool, leave it to the Chieftains to (again) plunge an all-star country cast into the Celtic wellsprings of old-time music, just as they did 10 years ago with 1992's Another Country. It's no surprise that the Chieftains can handle the rapacious rhythms of a hot fiddle tune; whether they can go toe-to-toe with the likes of Tim O'Brien, Béla Fleck, Ricky Skaggs, and Del McCoury is another matter. Rest assured they can, and they even coax some inspired jamming from Earl Scruggs--who sounds like he has something to prove on "Sally Goodin"--and a chilling vocal from Alison Krauss on "Molly Ban," the Celtic equivalent of "Fair and Tender Maidens." The Chieftains' only miscue comes in wasting Vince Gill's talents on a busily arranged "Dark as a Dungeon." While this set will likely appeal more to fans of contemporary Irish music than to hard-core twang fans, anyone who loves acoustic roots music will find these collaborations refreshing, if not down-right bracing. --Roy Kasten
Chronique amazon.fr
Il restait un album comme celui-ci à faire. Après les années 70 qui virent la rencontre de deux générations de musiciens de bluegrass autour du projet "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" du Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, l'idée est ici de réunir la musique traditionnelle irlandaise et celle qu'elle a engendré sur le continent nord-américain. Ainsi, cet album permet-il de comprendre comment ces gigues et ces ballades du pays celte allaient donner le jour à des sons que l'on appellera, selon l'époque et le genre, bluegrass (du nom donné aux collines du Kentucky, l'État de l'herbe "bleue") ou country. Certains instruments, comme le banjo ou la mandoline, se retrouvent (avec la guitare comme trait d'union) dans les deux musiques. Quant aux chansons, ce sont des airs traditionnels irlandais pour la plupart, à deux exceptions près, arrangés par Paddy Moloney le patriarche fondateur des Chieftains. Il est aussi l'instigateur de ce projet délicieux et a réussi à convaincre quelques-uns des noms les plus en vue de la musique country et bluegrass. Mais pas seulement, car à côté d'enfants naturels comme Alison Krauss ou Earl Scruggs, on se surprend à retrouver John Hiatt, Patty Griffin ou Lyle Lovett tout à fait à leur place dans cette entreprise où la musique ressort encore plus belle et plus fédératrice. Une réussite incontestable. --José Ruiz
