The Old Crooked Trail

The Old Crooked Trail

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1. Old Crooked Trail

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Old Crooked Trail

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and 1/2 ... First class musicianship built around a dogmatic approach to traditionalism.......2005-09-17

Playing Time - 42:27
Songs - The Old Crooked Trail, You Should Be Ashamed, Nobody's Love (is Like Mine), Lonesome Old Prisoner, Five Mile Mountain Road, Forever Now She's Gone, Lovin' You Has Not Been Easy, A Stranger in my Own Home Town, Home Is Where The Heart Is, Save My Love For You, I Called Her Sunshine, Legend Of The Highway, Wait A Minute, Wild Bill Jones

The Bluegrass Brothers are Robert Dowdy (banjo), Victor Dowdy (bass), Steve Dowdy (guitar), and Jack Leonard (mandolin). From Roanoke, Virginia, the band was formed in 1992 by brothers Robert and Victor. Steve is Victor's son, and he joined the band in 1998. Jack joined the band in late-2002. Victor handles most of the lead vocals, but all four contribute lead and harmony vocals. Truly a family endeavor, we are also treated to a guest appearance of Victor's younger son, Donald, on a song he wrote, sings and plays mandolin on ("Lonesome Ole Prisoner").

The band has released several self-produced albums, their most recent indie album in late-2001. Their first Hay Holler album, "Memories of the Blue Ridge," hit the streets in 2002. Their sophomore release on Hay Holler, "The Old Crooked Trail," continues their successful formula of mixing well-chosen covers with their own originals. Songs from such songwriters as Carter Stanley, Tom T. and Dixie Hall, Paul Craft, and Jimmy Haley are interspersed between originals.

The band's bluegrass is full of power and intensity. Their efficacy is a result of first class musicianship built around a dogmatic approach to traditionalism. On "The Old Crooked Trail," the Bluegrass Brothers present entertaining, spirited, family oriented bluegrass music. Although most of them have day jobs, they're ready to travel and bring their show right to you. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

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