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Rounder Bluegrass Guitar

Various Artists

Initial release : 1996

Rounder 11576

David Grisman plays on two tracks of this compilation. Vassar Clements plays on one track.

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Tracks / Musicians

The featured performer or group on each of the tracks is as follows;

  • Nine Pound Hammer - The Kentucky Colonels
  • Eighth of January - Tony Rice
  • Preaching Praying Singing - The Bluegrass Album Band
  • Flop Eared Mule - Mike Compton and David Grier
  • Going Back to Old Virginia - Crowe and McLaughlin
  • Fisher's Hornpipe - Wyatt Rice
  • Salt Creek - Norman Blake and Tony Rice
  • Paul & Silas - Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin
  • Gimmicks Ahoy - Russ Barenberg
  • Shenandoah Breakdown - Wyatt Rice
  • Love Please Come Home - Livewire
  • Grey Eagle - Dan Crary
  • Blackberry Blossom - Mark O'Connor
  • Smith Chapel - David Grier
  • Swept Away - Laurie Lewis
  • Avenue `L' Breakdown - Andy Statman
  • Country Boy Rock`n'Roll - Don Reno
  • Red Apple Rag - Scott Nygaard
  • Sally Goodin - Clarence White and the White Brothers
The musicians on each of the tracks are as follows.

Nine Pound Hammer;

  • Roland White - mandolin
  • Clarence White - guitar
  • Billy Ray - banjo
  • Roger Bush - bass
  • Leroy Mack - Dobro
Eighth of January;
  • Tony Rice - guitar
  • Todd Phillips - bass
  • Darol Anger - violin
  • David Grisman - mandolin
Preaching Praying Singing;
  • Tony Rice - guitar, lead vocals
  • Doyle Lawson - mandolin, lead, tenor vocals
  • J.D. Crowe - lead guitar, baritone vocals
  • Jerry Douglas - Dobro
  • Vassar Clements - fiddle
  • Mark Schatz - acoustic bass
Flop Eared Mule;
  • Mike Compton - mandolin
  • David Grier - guitar
  • Blaine Sprouse - fiddle
  • Roy Huskey - bass
Going Back to Old Virginia;
  • Josh Crowe - lead, guitar, high harmony vocals
  • David McLaughlin - guitar, bass, lead vocals
Fisher's Hornpipe;
  • Wyatt Rice - guitar
  • Rickie Simpkins - violin
  • Sammy Shelor - banjo
  • Ray Legere - mandolin
  • Ronnie Price - bass
Salt Creek;
  • Norman Blake - guitar
  • Tony Rice - guitar
  • Doc Watson - guitar
Paul & Silas;
  • Kate Brislin - rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Jody Stecher - guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Heath Curdts - banjo, baritone vocals
Gimmicks Ahoy;
  • Russ Barenberg - guitar
  • John Dancks - bass
  • Andy Statman - mandolin
  • Evan Stover - violin
  • Tony Trischka - banjo
Shenandoah Breakdown;
  • Wyatt Rice - guitar
  • Rickie Simpkins - violin
  • Sammy Shelor - banjo
  • Ray Legere - mandolin
  • Ronnie Price - bass
Love Please Come Home;
  • Robert Hale - guitar, vocals
  • Scott Vestal - banjo, vocals
  • Ernie Sykes - electric bass, vocals
  • John Wayne Benson - mandolin
  • Blaine Sprouse - fiddle
  • Tom Roady - percussion
Grey Eagle;
  • Dan Crary - guitar
  • Curtis Burch - rhythm guitar
  • Sam Bush - mandolin
  • John Cowan - bass
  • Courtney Johnson - banjo
Blackberry Blossom;
  • Mark O'Connor - lead guitar
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Tony Rice - rhythm guitar
  • Bill Amatneek - bass
Smith Chapel;
  • David Grier - guitar
  • Mike Compton - mandolin
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Craig Smith - banjo
  • Gene Libbea - bass
Swept Away;
  • Laurie Lewis - fiddle, vocals
  • Mike Marshall - mandolin
  • Peter McLaughlin - lead guitar
  • Jim Nunally - rhythm guitar
  • Tom Rozum, Sylvia Herold - harmony vocals
  • Todd Phillips - acoustic bass
  • Michael Spiro - congas
Avenue `L' Breakdown;
  • Andy Statman - mandolin
  • Jon Sholle - guitar
  • Vassar Clements - fiddle
  • Kenny Kosek - fiddle
  • Roger Mason - bass
  • Tony Trischka - banjo
Country Boy Rock'n'Roll;
  • Don Reno - lead guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Ronnie Reno - guitar, mandolin
  • Dale Reno - mandolin
  • Don Wayne Reno - banjo
  • Byron Berline - fiddle
Red Apple Rag;
  • Scott Nygaard - guitar
  • John Reischman - mandolin
  • Paul Elliott - fiddle
  • John Miller - rhythm guitar
  • Cary Black - bass
Sally Goodin;
  • Clarence White - guitar, vocals
  • Roland White - mandolin, vocals
  • Eric White - bass
  • Alan Munde - banjo, harmony vocals
Credits

  • Compiler - Jon Sholle.
  • Compilation coordinator - Louisa Hufstader
  • Assistance - Ken Irwin, Dave Nives
  • Mastering - Toby Mountain at Northeastern Digital
  • Liner notes, bluegrass guitar glossary - Jon Sholle
Related releases

The tracks on this compilation are taken from the following releases.

  • Nine Pound Hammer - The Kentucky Colonels, The Kentucky Colonels, Rounder SS-31
  • Eighth of January - Tony Rice, Tony Rice, 1977, Rounder 0085
  • Preaching Praying Singing - Sweet Sunny South, The Bluegrass Album Band, 1989, Rounder 0240
  • Flop Eared Mule - Climbing the Walls, Mike Compton and David Grier, 1991, Rounder 0280
  • Going Back to Old Virginia - Going Back, Crowe and McLaughlin, 1994, Rounder 0314
  • Fisher's Hornpipe - New Market Gap, Wyatt Rice, 1990, Rounder 0272
  • Salt Creek - Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2, Norman Blake and Tony Rice, 1990, Rounder 0266
  • Paul & Silas - A Song That Will Linger, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, Rounder 0274
  • Gimmicks Ahoy - Halloween Rehearsal, Russ Barenberg, 1987, Rounder 11534
  • Shenandoah Breakdown - New Market Gap, Wyatt Rice, 1990, Rounder 0272
  • Love Please Come Home - Wired!, Livewire, 1990, Rounder 0281
  • Grey Eagle - Lady's Fancy, Dan Crary, 1977, Rounder 0099
  • Blackberry Blossom - Markology, Mark O'Connor, 1979, Rounder 0090
  • Smith Chapel - Lone Soldier, David Grier, 1995, Rounder 0309
  • Swept Away - True Stories, Laurie Lewis, 1993, Rounder 0300
  • Avenue `L' Breakdown - Andy's Ramble, Andy Statman, 1994, Rounder 0244
  • Country Boy Rock'n'Roll - Family and Friends, Don Reno, 1988, Kaleidoscope C-34
  • Red Apple Rag - No Hurry, Scott Nygaard, 1990, Rounder 0267
  • Sally Goodin - The New Kentucky Colonels Live in Sweden 1973, Clarence White and the White Brothers, 1976, Rounder 0073

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