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One of best developments within contemporary bluegrass has been the inclusion of more women, whether they have led their own bands like Alison Krauss or mixed it up with musicians of the opposite sex like the Dixie Bee-Liners. For one, this inclusion means more variety in lead vocal styles, but just as important, it allows for a great deal of breadth and depth in harmony. Both Brandi Hart's lead voice and Rachel Renee Johnson's harmony, together with the voice of Buddy Woodward, provide the Dixie Bee-Liners with a distinctive vocal style with lots of elasticity. The opener, "Down the Crooked Road," namechecks bluegrass greats and offers the group's contemporary rendition of the genre; "The Bugs in the Basement," on the other hand, might be closer to contemporary folk as exemplified by the Be Good Tanyas and others. The real roots lover might complain that the group lacks the grit of either the bluegrass greats it references, or the edgy style of the Be Good Tanyas. And while this complaint has some validity, the simple production and finely recorded acoustic sound of Ripe never sounds like it's been tweaked for radio. The Dixie Bee-Liners mix of folk and bluegrass, and the variety of the vocal arrangements within both styles, make Ripe much more interesting than the average contemporary bluegrass band fronted by a twangy, country-flavored male. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Audio Mixer: Bil VornDick.
Recording information: Mountainside Audio Labs, Nashville, TN.
The Dixie Bee-Liners: Buddy Woodward (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, dulcimer, percussion); Brandi Hart (vocals, guitar, percussion); Sam Morrow (banjo); Rachel Renee Johnson (fiddle, background vocals).
Personnel: Andy Falco (guitar); Travis Toy (resonator guitar); David Talbot (banjo); Bil VornDick (harp); Andy Leftwich (mandolin, fiddle); Mark Fain (upright bass); Patricia Vorndick, Nora Beck (hand claps, foot stamps).
Dirty Linen (p.44) - "RIPE adds to the canon with a rich, all-original mix of bluegrass traditions and modern sensibilities....A solid ensemble sound..." Ripe Music | List Price | $13.97 (You save $2.48) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Bluegrass | | Label | Pinecastle | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank | 148648  | | CD Universe Part number | 7640602 | | Catalog number | 571163 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 15, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Bil VornDick; Bil VornDick | | Engineer | Bil VornDick; Bil VornDick | | Personnel | Andy Leftwich - mandolin, fiddle Mark Fain - upright bass David Talbot - banjo Brandi Hart - vocals, guitar, percussion Buddy Woodward - vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, dulcimer, percussion Sam Morrow - banjo Andy Falco - guitar Travis Toy - resonator guitar Bil VornDick - harp Nora Beck - hand claps, foot stamps Patricia Vorndick Rachel Renee Johnson - fiddle, background vocals
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