The Live Concert Recordings

The Crooked Road’s annual Mountains of Music Homecoming features Crooked Road concerts in dozens of communities throughout Southwest Virginia. Not surprisingly, when over 70 hours of live concert recordings from the Homecoming by some of America’s finest traditional artists are boiled down to one hour of handpicked selections, the result is a compilation as stunning for its performances as it is for the variety of its material.

The Live Concert Recordings

The Live Concert Recordings

Darlin' Corey(Amythyst Kiah)A more powerful and expressive rendition of this mountain classic would be hard to find. Amythyst Kiah (Vocal, Bluegrass Banjo).
Big Spike Hammer(The Boxcars)When everyone in your band plays at the level of the Boxcars members, you can rise above the myriad of bands who attempt to play this classic song and donu2019t quite make it. Keith Garrett (Lead Vocal, Guitar), Gary Hultman (Tenor Vocal, Dobro), Harold Nixon (Bass), Adam Steffey (Baritone Vocal, Mandolin), Ron Stewart (Bluegrass Banjo). Song by Bobby Osborne & Pete Goble.
Lonesome Pine(Blue Highway)This song by band member and bassist Wayne Taylor has taken its rightful place among the great standards in the bluegrass repertoire. Jason Burleson (Bluegrass Banjo), Rob Ickes (Dobro), Shawn Lane (Baritone Vocal, Mandolin), Tim Stafford (low Tenor Vocal, Guitar), Wayne Taylor (Lead Vocal, Bass).
Gone At Last(The Glorylanders of New River Valley)The Glorylanders hail from Radford, Virginia, and have been making stirring gospel music like this for decades. Tony Conner (Tenor Vocal), Billy Hubbard (Tenor Vocal), Richard Law (Tenor Vocal), David Morton (Bass Vocal), Odell Palmer (high Tenor Vocal). Song by Paul Simon.
Old Jimmy Sutton(New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters)The Bogtrotters have garnered themselves a lot of lifelong fans with this fun song. Baaaaahhhhhhh! Eddie Bond (Lead Vocal, Fiddle), Josh Ellis (Clawhammer Banjo), Leon Frost (2nd Sheep,Mandolin), Dennis Hall (Guitar), Jesse Morris (Bass).
Fair And Tender Ladies(The Seldom Scene)The Scene are absolute masters of the finesse required to make the most of a mood setting song like this. Dudley Connell (Lead Vocal 1st verse and low Tenor Vocal on choruses, Guitar), Ben Eldridge (Bluegrass Banjo), Lou Reid (Lead Vocal 2nd verse, high Lead Vocal on choruses, Mandolin), Ronnie Simpkins (Bass), Fred Travers (Lead Vocal 3rd verse, Baritone Vocal on choruses, Dobro).
On The Banks Of The Old Tennessee(Tyler Hughes)There is a wealth of the regionu2019s traditional music floating around in Tyleru2019s head, and a beautiful thing when it emerges from his talented fingers and voice. Tyler Hughes (Vocal, Clawhammer Banjo).
Pluckin' The Hen(Close Kin)Youth is definitely not wasted on this group of pickers from the mountains of Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina who embrace old time and bluegrass styles with equal enthusiasm. Kathleen Burnett (Vocal,Fiddle) David Chrisley (Bass), Clay Russell (Bluegrass Banjo), Jared Boyd (Guitar), Cathrine Conner (Mandolin), Willow Dragon (Clawhammer Banjo). Song by Ashleigh Caudill. Ashleigh Deanna Caudill Music, SESAC.
Under Ceilidh Pressure(Coig)Every year the Homecoming presents at least one artist who represents a musical tradition besides our own. The incredibly rich Scottish-derived music traditions of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia were well represented by this dynamic, exciting group. Chrissy Crowley (Fiddle), Rachel Davis (F, Viola), Darren McMullen (Bouzouki, Tenor Banjo), Jason Roach (Piano). Songs courtesy Under Ceilidh Pressure, Rachel Davis SOCAN, Neil Martinu2019s Jig, Paul Cranford SOCAN, Stormy Hill Jig, Angus MacKenzie SOCAN.
I'm A Child Of The King(Frank Newsome)After multiple apologies for his shortness of breath, Baptist preacher and National Heritage Fellowship recipient Frank Newsome of Haysi, Virginia, shook the walls and completely mesmerized the crowd at the Carter Fold with this a cappella gem.
Bluefield(Ralph Stanley II)Ralph IIu2019s distinctive style really brings this song of regret to life. Noah Brown (Bass), Alex Leach (Bluegrass Banjo), John Rigsby (Mandolin), Ralph Stanley II (Vocal,Guitar). Song by Stonewall Jackson.
Lonesome Polly Ann(Kitty and The Stray Cats)Kitty Amaral was 12 when she stepped on stage, fiddle in hand, to record this. Kitty Amaral (Fiddle), Donna Correll (Bass), Tom Mylet (Clawhammer Banjo), Kyle Dean Smith (Guitar).
Same Ole Dipper(Sandy Shortridge)Sandy Shortridge Sandy is a gifted songwriter and storyteller, not to mention having one of the loveliest voices along The Crooked Road. Jon Prater (Dobro), Sandy Shortridge (Vocal, Guitar), Ethan Taylor (Mandolin). Song by Sandy Shortridge.
Little Maggie(Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome)Ralph Stanley called it u201cworrying out,u201d and Jeff is also a master of the twists and turns of the pitch on the last word of the lines that make the song more compelling to listen to. Austin Brown (Bass), Jeff Brown (Vocal,Guitar), Eli Gilbert (Bluegrass Banjo), Nick Goad (Mandolin), Kyle Murphy (Fiddle).
Andersonville(Dale Jett & Hello Stranger)Grandson of A.P. Carter, Dale Jett ably carries the Carter family music traditions and presented this haunting song relating the horrors at the notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in Georgia. Oscar Harris (Mandolin), Dale Jett (Vocal, Guitar), Teresa Jett (Bass). Song by Dale Alvin.
Pike County Breakdown(Billy Baker & Bluegrass Kinsmen)Billy performed this many times with Bill Monroe and other great bands from Bluegrassu2019 golden era. Billy Baker (Fiddle), Ervin Compton (Guitar), Dean Jackson (Lead Guitar), Ebby Jewell (Bluegrass Banjo), Ricky Kennedy (Bass), Ryan Lester (Mandolin). Song by Bill Monroe.
John Lover's Gone(Wolfe Bros. String Band)The Wolfe Bros. from Grayson County have a knack for finding just the right groove and riding it for all its worth. Itu2019s like being rocked in a giant musical cradle. Donna Correll (Lead Vocal, Bass), Jerry Correll (Fiddle), Casey Hash (Harmony Vocal, Guitar), Dale Morris (Clawhammer Banjo).
Somebodyu2019s Missing You (Lonesome River Band)This offering from one of the most popular bluegrass bands in America is the kind of material that gives true bluegrass fans heart palpitations. Mike Hartgrove (Fiddle), Randy Jones (Lead Vocal and Tenor Vocal on chorus, Mandolin), Barry Reed (Bass), Brandon Rickman (Lead Vocal on chorus, Guitar), Sammy Shelor (Baritone Vocal, Bluegrass Banjo). Song by Ginger Boatwright.
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