Burden Bearer

Burden Bearer
Studio album by Doyle Lawson
Released	July 8, 2016
Recorded	January 2016
Genre	Bluegrass music, gospel music
Length	63:09
Label	Mountain Home Records
Producer	Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
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Last updated October 15, 2019

Burden Bearer is a bluegrass gospel album by Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, released on July 8, 2016.^[1] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in December 2016.^[2]

Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the United States Appalachian region. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Bluegrass has roots in traditional English, Scottish and Irish ballads and dance tunes, and by traditional African-American blues and jazz. Bluegrass was further developed by musicians who played with Monroe, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt. Monroe characterized the genre as: "Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin'. It's Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound."

Gospel music is a genre of Christian music. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music usually has dominant vocals with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century, with roots in the black oral tradition. Hymns and sacred songs were often repeated in a call and response fashion. Most of the churches relied on hand clapping and foot stomping as rhythmic accompaniment. Most of the singing was done a cappella. The first published use of the term "gospel song" probably appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby. Gospel music publishing houses emerged. The advent of radio in the 1920s greatly increased the audience for gospel music. Following World War II, gospel music moved into major auditoriums, and gospel music concerts became quite elaborate.

Doyle Lawson is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Critical reception

John Lawless of Bluegrass Today says the album may be "the definitive album in [the bluegrass gospel] genre" and believes the performances sets it apart more than the songs themselves.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Burden Bearer"	Tammy Jones Robinette	2:30
2.	"Best Friends"	Robinette	3:59
3.	"Brother Have You Heard"	Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver	2:13
4.	"He'll Care for You"		3:18
5.	"No Storms That We Must Fear"	Steve Watts	3:39
6.	"You Were Right"	Randy Swift	3:46
7.	"Rejoicing All the Way"		1:59
8.	"The Touch of His Gentle Hand"	Albert E. Brumley Sr.	4:22
9.	"Another Day"	Watts	2:28
10.	"He's Everywhere"	Arthur Smith	3:32
11.	"Get Right with God"	Lawson, Quicksilver	2:41
12.	"Passed All Sorrow"	Watts	2:38
13.	"God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign"	A. P. Carter	3:20
14.	"By the Marks in His Hands"	Watts	2:56
15.	"The Cross in the Garden"	Eubert M. Baygent, Walter H. Howell	3:52
16.	"Sailing on the Waves of Glory"	Luther G. Presley	2:12
17.	"Wonderful Day"	James Dean Bilbrey, Ronald Bilbrey	3:17
18.	"Wrastlin' Jacob"		2:03
19.	"Songs I Heard My Mama Sing"		3:36
20.	"How Great Thou Art"	Stuart K. Hine	4:48

Personnel

Doyle Lawson – baritone, guitar, mandolin, tenor, vocals (baritone, tenor)
Stephen Burwell – fiddle, fiddle harmonics
Joe Dean – banjo, guitar
Eli Johnston – bass, guitar, vocals (baritone)
Dustin Pyrtle – guitar, vocals (tenor)
Josh Swift – guitar (resonator, rhythm), percussion, piano, vocals (bass)

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References

↑ Burden Bearer at AllMusic . Retrieved December 27, 2016.
↑ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times . 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
↑ Lawless, John (July 6, 2016). "Burden Bearer – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

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[1] Burden Bearer at AllMusic . Retrieved December 27, 2016.

[2] "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times . 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[3] Lawless, John (July 6, 2016). "Burden Bearer – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved December 27, 2016.