Take You to the Sky

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Take You to the Sky
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Studio album by Northern Lights
Released 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label Flying Fish Records
Producer Bill VornDick, Northern Lights
Northern Lights chronology
On the Edge
(1987)
Take You to the Sky
(1990)
Can't Buy Your Way
(1992)
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Take You to the Sky is the fourth album by the progressive bluegrass band Northern Lights. [2]

Northern Lights (bluegrass band) American Progressive bluegrass band formed in 1975 in New England

Northern Lights was an American Progressive bluegrass band formed in 1975 in New England, which musical career spanned more than three decades. Known for a progressive style of bluegrass playing, the band went through a number of line-up changes through the years and included such personalities as Alison Brown or multiinstrumentalist Jake Armerding, son of founding member Taylor Armerding, who started playing with the band full-time at age of 14, but played occasionally when he was 12. As of 2009, there is no founding member left in the group. Guitarist Bill Henry, who joined the band in 1982 assumed the leadership role and Northern Lights continue to play without interruption as a quintet, consisting of two generation of musicians - Bill Henry, John Daniel and Alex MacLeod as well as young players Eric Robertson and Mike Barnett. The band has issued 10 studio and 1 live recording with Vassar Clemonts. Most of which are, unfortunately, out of print today. From 1990's "Take You to the Sky," to recently released One Day(Fifty-Fifty Music), the band has fused an eclectic mix of traditional roots music, rock, country, soul and gospel with the high, lonesome vocal sound and instruments of bluegrass. Three of their records also reached the top ten of Bluegrass Unlimited’s National Bluegrass Survey. The Northern Lights have decided to disband during early spring 2010. Their final show was on March 13, 2010 at Rose Garden in Mansfield.

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Track listing

  1. Northern Rail (Armerding) 4:42
  2. Hold Whatcha Got (Martin) 2:57
  3. The Roseville Fair (Staines) 3:29
  4. Early Morning Riser (Henry) 3:40
  5. Let It Roll (Barrere, Kibbee, Payne) 4:17
  6. T for Texas (Rodgers) 3:17
  7. Winterhawk (Armerding) 3:33
  8. Home Brew Fever (Crawford) 2:40
  9. April Snow (Kropp) 4:06
  10. Souvenirs (Prine) 3:54
  11. Back on My Mind Again (Ashforth) 3:14
  12. Bourée/Borealis Blues (Bach, Henry) 7:02

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