CD-Charts Position 41
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Top of the World Tour: Live

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Dixie Chicks

Release Date November 24, 2003
WHAT CAN I SAY I BROUGHT IT FOR THE TRAVLIN SOLDIER TRACK BUT TO BE HONEST EVERY TRACK ON IT IS GREAT.

CD-Charts Position 42
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Lonesome Valley: Classic American Bluegrass Appalachian and Old Time Country

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Various Artists

Release Date December 08, 2003
WHAT CAN I SAY I BROUGHT IT FOR THE TRAVLIN SOLDIER TRACK BUT TO BE HONEST EVERY TRACK ON IT IS GREAT.

CD-Charts Position 43
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Forget About It

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Alison Krauss

Release Date September 01, 1999
Renowned for her Bluegrass music and the support of her band Union Station Alison Krauss followed up her amazing album So Long So Wrong with something a little different.

This album contains a collection of mostly Pop standards a good number of which have been done before, but none so beautifully. Most members of Union Station are present on this album but merely as musicians and they show of their full musical diverstiy with the use of more modern instruments and a drum kit.

Alison's voice is as amazing as ever and she makes each and every track her own.

For me the stand out track is the Todd Rundgren Classic, "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference," a song also covered by Manhatten Transfer, but the version ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 44
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Everytime You Say Goodbye

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Alison Krauss

Release Date August 18, 2008
Alison Krauss has done much to popularise bluegrass in recent years. Her early recordings were pure bluegrass – this (from 1992) was the last album of that phase of her career. Her more recent albums have included other influences but I enjoy those too, in a different way.

On this album, Alison and her band, Union Station, work their way through a selection of songs that are generally not well known despite several of them being cover versions. Many of these are old bluegrass songs, but they also include I don’t know why (Shawn Colvin) and Lose again (Karla Bonoff). There are also some original songs here including two by Sidney Cox (of the Cox family).

At the time, Union Station was made up of Tim Stafford (guitar), Ron ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 45
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The Legend of Blind Joe Death

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: John Fahey

Release Date May 13, 1996
One of the great acoustic guitar records of all time, no contest. Spellbinding tunes, great fingerpicking, mesmerising, emotional, never ever just pretty. That's the music, here's some history:
In 1959 the 19 year old egomaniac John Fahey decided to make an album of solo acoustic blues-based guitar pieces and, knowing that the world was just not interested in any such thing (why doesn't he sing?) didn't even bother to try to interest a real record company, so he borrowed 300 dollars and got 100 copies of his album pressed up all by himself. One side said JOHN FAHEY, the other side BLIND JOE DEATH, sort of implying that there were two guitarists, the other being an old blues guy. But that was just a little joke, there was only Fahey.
It took ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 46
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Hop High

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Crooked Still

Release Date June 04, 2007
One of the great acoustic guitar records of all time, no contest. Spellbinding tunes, great fingerpicking, mesmerising, emotional, never ever just pretty. That's the music, here's some history:
In 1959 the 19 year old egomaniac John Fahey decided to make an album of solo acoustic blues-based guitar pieces and, knowing that the world was just not interested in any such thing (why doesn't he sing?) didn't even bother to try to interest a real record company, so he borrowed 300 dollars and got 100 copies of his album pressed up all by himself. One side said JOHN FAHEY, the other side BLIND JOE DEATH, sort of implying that there were two guitarists, the other being an old blues guy. But that was just a little joke, there was only Fahey.
It took ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 47
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Album Vol.1

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Loudon Wainwright III

Release Date February 06, 2006
One of the great acoustic guitar records of all time, no contest. Spellbinding tunes, great fingerpicking, mesmerising, emotional, never ever just pretty. That's the music, here's some history:
In 1959 the 19 year old egomaniac John Fahey decided to make an album of solo acoustic blues-based guitar pieces and, knowing that the world was just not interested in any such thing (why doesn't he sing?) didn't even bother to try to interest a real record company, so he borrowed 300 dollars and got 100 copies of his album pressed up all by himself. One side said JOHN FAHEY, the other side BLIND JOE DEATH, sort of implying that there were two guitarists, the other being an old blues guy. But that was just a little joke, there was only Fahey.
It took ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 48
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Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits Vol. 2

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Jo Stafford and Paul Weston

Release Date November 01, 2004
... and that is what is so great about it. They murder every song you love... they kidnap your favourite tunes... they hijack, joyride and burnout the ditties you thought you held so dear.
When you stop crying, it turns out everyone is laughing. Desmond Carrington played them in the seventies and I never forgot them. Awful. Fantastic.

CD-Charts Position 49
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Chinatown

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
by: Be Good Tanyas

Release Date February 10, 2003
Best song for me is "In Spite of All the Damage", dont want to use cliches, it's just beautiful

CD-Charts Position 50
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Perpetual Motion

CD-Charts > Music > Bluegrass
from: Sony Classical

Release Date November 05, 2001
Nice to see that Bela has expanded his classical repertoire from the single piece that he used to play on stage (and on his DVD).
Having been a fan of his for many years and having been fortunate enough to catch him "Live" at The Mean Fiddler" in Harlesden a few years ago, I am delighted to see him go from strength to strength.
He has also moved The Banjo from what was perceived by many to be an instrument of derision to a thing of considerable beauty!

Let's face it, Bela could play anything, if he set his mind to it.His ability and talent seem boundless.

I look forward with anticipation to see where he decides to go from here.