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Some Strange Country
Folk · 2010 · 12 tracks · 43m

Some Strange Country

Crooked Still

Hyper-technical progressive bluegrass where a percussive cello replaces the drums and ethereal vocals float over intricate, driving banjo arrangements.

May 18, 2010 · Signature Sounds

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A sophisticated, restless blend of traditional melancholy and modern technical precision.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
Sometimes in This Country
4:00
02
The Golden Vanity
4:16
03
Distress
3:06
04
Henry Lee
4:06
05
Half of What We Know
4:03
06
I'm Troubled
2:45
07
Locust in the Willow
3:49
08
Turning Away
1:41
09
Calvary
4:04
10
Cold Mountains
3:14
11
You Were Gone
4:24
12
You Got the Silver
3:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the cello mimics a kick drum on 'The Golden Vanity' providing a heavy rhythmic pulse without a kit.
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