2004-03-02
Thousands of ancient melodies and simple lyrics passed over the ocean and found the fertile southern Appalachians. Country dances, long nights sittin around with family and friends and that good old homebrew.Dirk Powell and his wife Christine Balfa play many of the old cajun tunes in their band Balfa Toujour, buth the tunes here are specific to the label "old time". Anyone familiar with The Wheatland Music Festival has heard this sound ringing through the woods there.
Dirk's fiddle recently graced the Cold Mountain original soundtrack and author Charles Frazier provides the liner notes for this release.
Various Artists
Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Anniversary Collection
RobinElla
Solace for the Lonely
BRUCE COCKBURN
SLICE OF LIFE
DARDEN SMITH
Field of Crows
WILLY PORTER
Available Light
COWBOY JUNKIES
RENMIN PARK
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