Gold Heart Is Golden
L. Montgomery | virginia, usa | 09/04/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Met these young ladies and let me tell you they can sing and play far beyond their years. If you like bluegrass than give these ladies a listen. I met them at a little country fair in virginia and was blown away. Their harmony is beautiful and their playing top notch. The night I saw them they were late for the show because of an accident on interstate 81 that held them up. but within 10 minutes of their arriving they were on stage ready to play and gave an awsome performance. A couple of my favorites on this cd are chasing lighting bugs and sister. Give them a listen, you won't be sorry."
+1/2 -- Sisterly bluegrass harmonies
hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 11/10/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Gold Heart is a trio of sisters whose bluegrass harmonies follow closely (and high and tightly, of course) in the tradition of country family singing. The Texas-born Analise plays mandolin, the Tucson-born Jocelyn plays guitar, and the Georgia-born Shelby plays fiddle. All three trade off singing lead and harmonies, and all three contribute original songs (nine of this dozen tunes are originals). Their father Trent tours with the group and plays bass, though the bottom end is held down on their third CD by Alan Bartram. Aaron McDaris and Andy Hall add banjo and dobro, respectively. Singing individually you can hear a fetching youth in each sister's voice, but banded the three voices blend into an ageless whole. They're particularly adept at shifting the harmony by having one or two singers change pitch while another sticks to a through line. Their songs are filled with joy, family, love, faith and optimism in hard times, leaving one to assume that more challenging adult experiences are still on the road ahead. There's an a cappella original ("Heavenly Home") and fellow Rural Rhythm artist Brandon Rickman appears on "Never Be Through With Lovin' You." 3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1