Norman Blake & Rich O'Brien - Be Ready Boys: Appalachia to Abilene

Bringing together the musical traditions of the Appalachian Mountains and Texas, Norman Blake and Rich O'brien convened in Denver, CO, in July of 1998 to collaborate on a beautiful recreation of traditional instrumentals and early country forms. A very loose and impromptu feel pervades the 16 tracks, as Blake provides guitar, six-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and viola, with O'brien adding guitar on both combining for classic country harmonies on tracks like "When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley," A.p. Carter..... Read More