The Grass Is Blue

Folk · 1999 · 13 tracks

The Grass Is Blue

High-lonesome bluegrass. Stripped of pop artifice, these acoustic arrangements showcase the raw, crystalline power of a mountain-born voice.

Dolly goes back to the mountains and reminds everyone she's the greatest singer in the world.

A resilient and deeply soulful return to mountain roots that balances technical virtuosity with raw emotional honesty.

The Grass Is Blue · vs · Dolly Parton

Wistful+2.3σ

Wistful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

Travelin’ Prayer

4:16

02

Cash on the Barrelhead

3:08

03

A Few Old Memories

4:01

04

I’m Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open

3:04

05

Steady as the Rain

3:05

06

I Still Miss Someone

3:38

07

Endless Stream of Tears

2:40

08

Silver Dagger

4:55

09

Train, Train

2:50

10

I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

3:13

11

Will He Be Waiting for Me

3:26

12

The Grass Is Blue

3:45

13

I Am Ready

2:45

Moments Worth Waiting For

the title track's devastating logic where the singer insists the grass is blue to mask her heartbreak

the frantic, high-speed banjo picking on 'train, train' that mimics a locomotive's momentum

the haunting, sparse arrangement of 'silver dagger' that leans into its ancient folk roots

Sits BesideSee all

Roses in the Snow

Roses in the Snow

Shares bluegrass, banjo, mandolin, roots reggae (signature)

The Mountain

Shares bluegrass, mandolin, roots reggae, fiddle (signature)

Rising From the Ashes

Rising From the Ashes

Shares bluegrass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle (signature)

The Crow

Shares bluegrass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle (signature)

Life of Sorrow

Shares bluegrass, mandolin, roots reggae, fiddle (signature)

That Mighty Horse of Steel

That Mighty Horse of Steel

Shares banjo, bluegrass, mandolin, fiddle (signature)

Be Ready Boys

Shares bluegrass, mandolin, roots reggae, fiddle (subgenre)

Hammer Down

The SteelDrivers

Shares bluegrass, mandolin, roots reggae, fiddle (signature)

Little Sparrow

Shares bluegrass, mandolin, fiddle, banjo (signature)

The House Carpenter’s Daughter

The House Carpenter’s Daughter

Natalie Merchant

Shares banjo, bluegrass, roots reggae, fiddle (signature)

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