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V/A - Constant Sorrow - A Tribute To Ralph Stanley

(DiamonDisc DDCD00721) 2014


Constant Sorrow - A Tribute To Ralph Stanley
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This CD was put together by Nathan Stanley and features an assortment of country/bluegrass guest vocalists, with some backing provided by CMB members.

Slightly different versions of 7 of the 12 'guest artist/song choices' were later released previously on the A Special Tribute To Living Legend, Dr. Ralph Stanley CD-R in 2012. i.e. Dad's Old Rocky Field - The Lewis Tradition; Master's Bouquet - Ricky Skaggs; Pretty Polly - Vince Gill & Rebecca Lynn Howard; Oh Death - Gene Watson; Katy Daly - Ralph Stanley II; A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave - Nathan Stanley; and I Think I'll Just Go Away - Jeff Bates. The extent to which they differ between the two releases is variable...

That leaves Marty Raybon and Sonya Isaacs - Constant Sorrow, Jeff & Sheri Easter - Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures; Charlie McCoy - Little Maggie, Jimmy Fortune - A Room At The Top Of The Stairs, and Rhonda Vincent - The Darkest Hour.

As this CD got better distribution than the A Special Tribute To... it is much easier to find, but neither will appeal too much to Stanley purists, as much of it has overblown country type vocals that doesn't fit the 'Stanley' style too well, though there are the obvious exceptions like Ralph II's rendition of Katy Daly.

NB: (*) on Masters Bouquet only.

Track:
Title:
CD:
(39:24)
1
Katy Daly
- Ralph Stanley II

Eamon O'Shea arr Paul Mullins
2
I Think I'll Just Go Away
- Jeff Bates

C. Stanley
3
(I'm A Man Of) Constant Sorrow
- Marty Raybon and Sonya Isaacs

R.D. Burnett
4
Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures
- Jeff & Sheri Easter

Avril Gearheart / R. Stanley
5
Dad's Old Rocky Field
- The Lewis Tradition

Earl Sykes
6
Pretty Polly
- Vince Gill & Rebecca Lynn Howard

P.D.
7
Little Maggie
- Charlie McCoy

P.D.
8
Room At The Top Of The Stairs
- Jimmy Fortune

Randall Hylton
9
Oh Death
- Gene Watson

P.D.
10
A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave
- Nathan Stanley

Earl Sykes
11
(Gathering Flowers For The) Master's Bouquet
- Ricky Skaggs

Marvin E. Baumgardner
12
The Darkest Hour (Is Just Before Dawn)
- Rhonda Vincent

R. Stanley

 


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