Various Artists - The Old Home Place: Bluegrass and Old-Time Mountain Music

Few things surpass the importance of home in traditional folk and country music. The Old Home Place gathers 17 songs taken from the past recordings of Rounder Records' illustrious cadre of artists. Songs chosen from the catalogs of Jim & Jesse, J.D. Crowe, and Laurie Lewis run the gauntlet of old-time and bluegrass styles. The Nashville Bluegrass Band's version of A.P. Carter's "My Native Home" captures the lonesome feel of the lyrics, while the Cox Family brings their trademark harmony to bear on "Little Whitewashed Chimney." Ed Hamilton's classic "Lonesome Old Home" gets a fresh makeover from Longview, while "Home Is Where the Heart Is" receives a traditional rendering by Connie & Babe. The cumulative effect of this disc is comparable to listening to an hour of old favorites on the radio with no commercials. The album ends with Hazel Dickens' heartbreaking "Hills of Home," a song that captures the modern changes that overtook and scattered many rural households. There's a similar melancholy to "Auction at the Home Place" by the Dry Branch Fire Squad. Besides good music, The Old Home Place works as a mediation on "home" and what it means in a changing and uncertain world. bluegrass and old-time fans, along with those who long for the old home place, will enjoy this collection. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Steffey Mandolin Alan O'Bryant Banjo, Tenor (Vocal) Alecia Nugent Vocals Alison Krauss Fiddle Andrea Zonn Fiddle Aubrey Haynie Fiddle Barry Bales Bass (Acoustic) Bebe Lofton Guitar, Tenor (Vocal) Béla Fleck Banjo, Baritone (Vocal) Ben Isaacs Bass Bill C. Malone Liner Notes Bill Grant Vocals Blaine Sprouse Fiddle Bobby Slone Bass Bobby Stone Bass Carl Jackson Banjo, Guitar Cary Black Vocals, Bass (Acoustic) Cheryl Warren Vocal Harmony Connie Gately Baritone (Vocal), Guitar Dave Edmundson Vocals, Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar, Tenor (Vocal) David McLaughlin Mandolin Delbert Williams Vocals, Guitar Delia Bell Vocals Dick Erwin Bass, Baritone (Vocal), Counter Tenor (Vocal) Don Rigsby Baritone (Vocal), Mandolin, Vocals Dr. Toby Mountain Mastering Dudley Connell Guitar, Tenor (Vocal), Vocals Ed Neff Fiddle Eddie Stubbs Fiddle Ernie Sykes Bass, Vocals Evelyn Cox Baritone (Vocal), Vocals Fred Gately Bass Glen Duncan Fiddle, Vocal Harmony Glenn Lawson Vocals, Guitar Hazel Dickens Vocals J.D. Crowe Baritone (Vocal), Banjo James King Vocals Jerry Douglas Dobro Jesse McReynolds Vocals, Mandolin Jim McReynolds Guitar, Vocals Jimmy Campbell Fiddle Jimmy Gaudreau Tenor (Vocal), Mandolin Jimmy Mattingly Fiddle Joe Drumright Banjo, Mandolin Joe Mullins Banjo John Benson Mandolin John Hisey Banjo, Bass (Vocal) Kathy Chiavola Vocal Harmony Keith Little Vocals, Banjo Ken Irwin Compilation Producer, Compilation Kevin Thompson Bass (Acoustic) Larry Rice Vocal Harmony, Mandolin Larry Robbins Bass Laurie Lewis Vocals, Fiddle Mark Hembree Bass Mark Schatz Bass (Vocal), Bass (Acoustic), Bass Marshall Wilborn Bass Mary Jo Leet Baritone (Vocal), Guitar, Tenor (Vocal) Mike Compton Mandolin Mike Hartgrove Vocals, Fiddle Pat Enright Vocals, Guitar, Vocal Harmony Peter McLaughlin Vocals, Guitar Randy Kohrs Dobro Ray Deaton Bass (Acoustic), Vocals, Tenor (Vocal), Bass (Electric), Low Vocals Red Roberts Fiddle Richard Underwood Banjo Ricky Simkins Viola Ricky Skaggs Fiddle, Tenor (Vocal), Mandolin, Viola Robert Hale Guitar, Vocals Roger Williams Dobro Ron Block Guitar, Banjo Ron Thomason Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin Ronnie McCoury Mandolin Roy Huskey Jr. Bass Russell Moore Guitar, Baritone (Vocal), Vocals Sarah Lainie Smith Design Scott Vestal Vocals, Banjo Steve Dilling Vocals, Banjo Suzanne Cox Tenor (Vocal) Suzanne Thomas Vocals Thayer Washer Vocals Tom Rozum Mandolin, Vocals Tommy Goldsmith Guitar Tony Rice Vocals, Guitar Vern Williams Mandolin, Vocals Vic Jordan Banjo Wayne Benson Mandolin, Vocals Willard Cox Vocals