| Medicine Trail | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Length | 42:28 | |||
| Label | Flying Fish | |||
| Producer | Peter Rowan | |||
| Peter Rowan chronology | ||||
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Medicine Trail is a solo album by country rock and bluegrass musician Peter Rowan. [1] [2] The guest musicians include Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, David Grisman, Mike Auldridge, Flaco Jimenez, and Peter's brother Lorin Rowan. Many songs are about the oppression of American Indians. [3] Greg Irons provided some of the artwork. [4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
The Oakland Tribune noted that Rowan's "attractive tenor [is] accompanied by a fascinating array of musicians." [8] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Rowan's original compositions fuse bluegrass and folk with Tex-Mex and Native American forms." [6]
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