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Tractor Parts: Further Adventures in Strang |
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Canada has witnessed increasing success of late by promising young
musicians. Real Players: guitarist Jesse Cook, guitarist/producer Gordie
Sampson, fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and April Verch, and now, Zubot and
Dawson. Their aptly-named second album release is a continuation of the
experiment in Bluegrass/Roots/Blues that was their first record, STRANG.
This is the word they've coined to descibe their music; it suggests the
cordophone origins of the sound, the laid back atmosphere on the record, a
tip of the hat, perhaps, to the region from which their musical
ingredients are derived. Brilliant.
As has been stated before, it must be stated again: in the 60's and
70's,
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David Grisman, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, and others of their ilk
decided that Bluegrass didn't need to consist of whiny songs performed
over three chords, but that it was wide open, begged for invention, a
little energy to be put into it.
This is the logical progression. Steve
Dawson is their proverbial Jerry Douglas, or should have been, for the
smoothness and humor of his playing. Jesse Zubot is a lovely fiddler and
mandolin player. Between the two, and their asssembled troop of ...
stranglers(?) they have distilled the essence of South-Appalachian musics
and recombined them in a refreshing, hyphenated form. Their music is
complex, yet cinematic, playful, erudite, and flawlessly executed. Music
for players and fans alike. Very highly recommended.
By Kevan Corbett, CanEHdian.com
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