| Retrograss | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Length | 49:24 | |||
| Label | Acoustic Disc | |||
| Producer | David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger | |||
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Retrograss is a bluegrass album by David Grisman,John Hartford and Mike Seeger. It was released on the Acoustic Disc record label in 1999. Retrograss received a Grammy nomination in the Traditional Folk Album category in 2000. [1]
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for Allmusic,critic Brian Kelly wrote "All in all,these live,in-studio recordings are mirthful,rocking chair adaptations of American music history. Seeger and Grisman's honeyed tenors conflict well with Hartford's quirky baritone. There are no breakneck solos,and the whole effort achieves more than the sum of its parts..." [1]
Kevin Oliver of Country Standard Time wrote the "more radical reworkings are balanced out by some less revolutionary,but still intriguing versions of bluegrass tunes - Earl Scruggs,"Flint Hill Special," Jimmy Martin's "My Walking Shoes" and the omnipresent classic,"Uncle Pen." With these more traditional tunes included,what could have been a mere novelty record becomes a fascinating study in the mutability of musical genres from another era." [2]
Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music,it largely developed out of old-time string music,though in contrast,bluegrass is traditionally played exclusively on acoustic instruments and also has roots in traditional English,Scottish,and Irish ballads and dance tunes as well as in 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 a part of Methodist,Holiness and Baptist traditions. It's blues and jazz,and it has a high lonesome sound."
Old &In the Way was a bluegrass group formed in 1973. It was composed of Peter Rowan,Vassar Clements (fiddle),Jerry Garcia,David Grisman,and John Kahn. When the group was forming,it was intended that John Hartford would be the fiddle player. Based on Hartford's engagements,and Clements' reputational stature in the bluegrass community,Clements became the group's fiddler.
Will the Circle be Unbroken is the seventh studio album by American country music group The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,with collaboration from many famous bluegrass and country-western players,including Roy Acuff,"Mother" Maybelle Carter,Doc Watson,Earl Scruggs,Randy Scruggs,Merle Travis,Pete "Oswald" Kirby,Norman Blake,Jimmy Martin,and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience. The album was released in November 1972,through United Artists Records.
That High Lonesome Sound is the second live release of bluegrass music by Old &In the Way. Like the first one,Old &In the Way,it was recorded at the Boarding House in San Francisco in October 1973. It was released in February 1996.
Peter Rowan is the first solo album by the country rock / bluegrass musician Peter Rowan. Guest musicians are Peter's brother Lorin Rowan (piano),Flaco Jimenez (accordion),and Richard Greene (fiddle).
Old &In the Gray is a bluegrass album released in 2002 by the surviving members of the band Old &In the Way –Peter Rowan (guitar),David Grisman (mandolin),and Vassar Clements (fiddle). Banjoist Jerry Garcia and bassist John Kahn,both of whom were deceased,were replaced by Herb Pedersen and Bryn Bright,respectively.
The Bluegrass Sessions:Tales from the Acoustic Planet,Vol.2 is an album by Béla Fleck. Going back to his bluegrass roots,Fleck put together a band of all-stars of the genre:Sam Bush,Jerry Douglas,Stuart Duncan,Tony Rice,Mark Schatz,Vassar Clements,John Hartford and others.
Radio Songs is an album of duo Robin and Linda Williams on the Red House Records label,released in 2007.
Doc &Dawg is a 1997 recording by the American folk music artist Doc Watson and mandolinist David Grisman.
Double Time is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck,released in 1984.
58957:The Bluegrass Guitar Collection is a compilation album by American guitarist Tony Rice,released in 2003. The title is derived from the serial number of a 1935 Martin D-28 guitar previously owned by the seminal bluegrass guitarist Clarence White and now owned by Rice.
Here Today is a bluegrass album by five American musicians David Grisman,Emory Gordy Jr.,Herb Pedersen,Jim Buchanan and Vince Gill,released in 1983 on Rounder Records. This was the only album this group recorded and each continued separate careers in bluegrass,newgrass,and country music.
Natural Bridge is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck,released in 1982. Bela Fleck was a young bluegrass player whose work with such bands as Spectrum and the New Grass Revival pushed the envelope of bluegrass tradition and contributed to the development of the New Acoustic movement spearheaded by mandolinist David Grisman,guitarist Tony Rice,and others. Influenced by Bill Keith and Tony Trischka,he moved the banjo sound much further than anyone could imagine.
Bluegrass Album,Vol. 5 - —Sweet Sunny South is a fifth album by bluegrass supergroup,Bluegrass Album Band,released in 1989. Violinist Vassar Clements is on this album replacing Bobby Hicks,and bass duties are taken over by Mark Schatz (instead of Todd Philips,who otherwise plays on all Bluegrass Album Band albums.
Dawg Duos is a collaborative bluegrass album by David Grisman and 12 different artists,released in 1999. Each of them performs a duo with Grisman on mandolin or mandola. The instruments are as diverse as drums,accordion,autoharp,besides banjo,guitar,string bass,and violin. . This album can be compared with similar effort by Béla Fleck,Double Time,where Grisman performs duo with Fleck on one of the tracks.
Home Is Where the Heart Is is an album by American musician David Grisman released in 1987. After the 1987 jazz album,Svingin' with Svend,this record contains more traditional bluegrass and includes such stars of the genre as Doc Watson,Tony Rice,J.D. Crowe and others.
DGBX,is a collection of bluegrass songs by David Grisman and his latest band,DGBX.
Early Dawg is the debut solo studio album by American mandolinist David Grisman. With Del McCoury on guitar and vocals,Jerry McCoury on bass,Bill Keith on banjo plus other well-known musicians,Grisman offers a mix of traditional songs,compositions by Bill Monroe and his own contributions,mainly of bluegrass and progressive bluegrass style.
Southern Flavor is the eighteenth studio album by Bill Monroe,released through MCA Records in 1988. In 1989,the album won Monroe the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording,an award currently known as Best Bluegrass Album.
Benjamin Horace Williams was an American bluegrass musician. A multi-instrumentalist,he sang and played fiddle,guitar,banjo,autoharp,and mandolin.
