Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 Feb 1972 - Steve Sparkman. Harlan, Kentucky.

04 Feb 1906 - Art Wooten. Born 'Arthur James Wooten' in Alleghany, North Carolina.

11 Feb 1960 - Junior Blankenship. Born at the old Grundy Hospital, Grundy, Va.

25 Feb 1927 - Ralph Stanley. Born 'Ralph Edmund Stanley' in Big Spraddle Creek, near Stratton, McClure, Virginia.

29 Feb 1932 - Jim Williams. Born 'James Lee Williams' in Wythe County, Virginia.


In Memoriam:

05 Feb 1980 - Chubby Anthony. Gainesville, Alachua, Florida.

08 Feb 2003 - Ralph 'Joe' Meadows. Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.

08 Feb 1987 - Harold 'Red' Stanley. Fentress, Tennessee.


For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com

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Dave Eggar - Kingston Morning

(Domo Records 73115-2) 2010


Dave Eggar - Kingston Morning

Average Album Rating: 1.5
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This is a very eclectic CD, which features Ralph singing Jacob's Vision accompanied by Dave Eggar on cello. A short 1:32 min version of the song can be heard on youtube and if that wets your appetite then the full version on CD/download lasts 3:59 min.

The rest of the material is diverse. Eggar's mission to "not just cross over, but to cross through" multiple genres of music is apparent (as his press blurb puts it). Some tracks like Follow Me To The Sun remind me of early Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson; Earth's Paradise is a reggae song with an evironmental plea; Trojan Horse features a sample from Pink Floyd's 'Meddle' album (the Liverpool 'Kop' crowd bit from Fearless) and is also reminiscent of Amon Düül II in places. Elsewhere there's an avant garde jazz / irish folk hybrid, an incredible version of Michael Brecker's Itsbynne Reel (which was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Instrumental Arrangement"); and some more 'indie' sounding tracks... which are a bit of a mixed bag, and not wholly successful.

To be honest... the album drags a bit, but then I'd rather listen to stuff that's a bit more down to earth.

In 2016 an extended version of the album was released as a digital download with five bonus tracks. One of which entitled Ralph, features Ralph Stanley talking. He introduces himself, explaining that he first recorded at Maggard Studio in 1978 when he recorded Down Where The River Bends and listing the CMB's at the time. Ralph then goes on to explain that he was born and raised in the Clinch Mountains and has lived there biggest part of his life, all the while being accompanied by Dave Eggar's cello... It sounds like the 'song' may have been intended as an introductory piece to Jacob's Vision. Incidentally, the liner notes to Down Where The River Bends say that LP was recorded in Lemco Studios in Lexington, Ky... (I think Ralph recorded in Maggard for the first time in 1980, when he recorded the Hymn Time LP).

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Follow Me To The Sun
04:43
c2010
Kingston Morning

Eggar / Palmer
A-2
Earth's Paradise
04:54
c2010
Kingston Morning

Eggar / Palmer / Quintero / Tucker
A-3
Trojan Horse
05:56
c2010
Kingston Morning

Eggar / Palmer / Quintero
A-4
August Moon
04:10
c2010
Kingston Morning

Eggar / Fanai / Cinema12
A-5
Itsbynne Reel
05:48
c2010
Kingston Morning

Brecker
A-6
Rain In The Face
05:57
c2010
Kingston Morning

Costello / Eggar / House Of Waters / Palmer
A-7
Blackwater Song
03:37
c2010
Kingston Morning

Cefalo
A-8
Winter War
04:14
c2010
Kingston Morning

Cantone / Eggar / Palmer
A-9
Jacob's Vision w/ Ralph Stanley
03:59
c2010
Kingston Morning

P.D. arr Dave Eggar / Chuck Palmer
A-10
Kenia
01:37
c2010
Kingston Morning

Eggar / Palmer
A-11
Kingston Morning
04:36
c2010
Kingston Morning

Eggar / Palmer / Quintero
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover CD Tray

For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com

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