Norman Blake & Rich O'Brien, Be Ready Boys - 55m 13s

Tracks & Durations

1. Tennessee Wagoner	3:22
2. Old Pal of Yesterday	4:29
3. Texola Waltz	2:23
4. When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley	3:37
5. Bowling Green Rag	2:33
6. Homestead on the Farm	3:30
7. Mexico	2:25
8. Going Home	3:39
9. Kentucky's Your Home	3:14
10. Under the Double Eagle	4:08
11. Grandpa's barn	4:25
12. Seamus O'Brien	3:45
13. Flop Eared Mule	4:05
14. A Maiden's Prayer	3:32
15. Callahan	2:13
16. Heavenly Sunlight	3:44

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Review

Western Jubilee Recording Company and Shanachie Entertainment started their "Appalachia to Abilene" series as a way to document the progression and evolution of traditional folk music as it migrated West at the turn of the 20th century. Appropriately, they've chosen Appalachian-born Norman Blake and Southwestern-raised Rich O'Brien to kick off the series, and they deliver a gently rolling, deeply evocative record. Both men are acclaimed (and in the case of Blake, almost worshipped) acoustic flat-pick guitarists, but on this easy-trotting set, they forgo supersonic hot licks in favor of laid-back precision, serenity, and understated melodic beauty. Along the way, the two six-stringers experiment with a variety of vintage instruments--Blake grabs a 1919 guitar banjo and a pair of mandolins (one from 1918, the other from 1922), O'Brien counters with a 1965 gut string and 1926 Mastertone six string--that add depth and variety to the proceedings. --Marc Greilsamer

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