Minton Sparks, Middlin' Sisters - 22m 42s

Tracks & Durations

1. Line Up	1:42
2. Trella's Trash	2:24
3. Mississippi Moonshine	1:38
4. Grace On The 4th	1:47
5. Words Of Wisdom	1:01
6. Rich Man, Poor Man, Timber Man, Drunk	1:00
7. Speak To Me, Tennessee	1:44
8. Mourning The Missionaries	1:46
9. Primary Resistance	2:37
10. Pilgrimage To Aunt Virginia's	2:18
11. If Only, Aunt Sye	2:13
12. John 3:16 Guest Preacher At Prayer Meeting	2:23

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Review

This utterly unique release from Minton Sparks consists solely of her reading her poetry with guitar, mandolin, banjo, and dobro support played in an old-school country idiom. While this may seem a limited if not outright silly idea to some, the result is stirring and sometimes downright magical. The poetry consists mostly of vignettes recalling Sparks' youth growing up in Tennessee, and when coupled with the stark underpinning of Darryl Scott's picking, the effect is that of Eudora Welty jamming with Dock Boggs or Doc Watson. While the hit potential of such a release is an obvious nonissue, it would be a refreshing surprise to hear this in your local Starbucks. A merging of the two great southern traditions of literature and country music, Sister is certainly preferable to most of what is sold as C&W these days. --Mike Johnson

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