Pickin' On CD discography. David West,Mike Mullins,Dennis Capplinger,Bryan Sutton & More Recorded at The Ol' Bunkhouse, Goodletsville, Tennessee; Studio Z, Santa Barbara, California. Personnel includes: David West (guitar, mandolin, 5-string banjo, bass, tambourine); Mike Mullins, Dennis Capplinger, Bryan Sutton, Mark Thornton (guitar); Charlie Cushman (5-string banjo); ...

Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: D'Yer Maker; Kashmir; Ramble On; Black Dog; Babe I'm Gonna Leave You; Going to California; No Quarter; Song Remains the Same, The; All My Love; Battle of Evermore; Rock and Roll; Stairway to Heaven; DISC 2: ...

Tribute albums always have dodgy prospects about them, since it's quite rare to find another artist who can either capture what's worthwhile about a band or perform their music in significantly different ways. Given the contrast between U2's first decade ...

This is more like Deja New Grass. While this second volume of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tunes to receive the Nashville bluegrass treatment features many of the genre's finest session players -- among them David West, Jay Dee Maness ...

This 1999 reissue contains three bonus tracks not on the original release. David West,Glen Duncan,Steve Wilkerson,Bob Warren,Bo Fox Performers include: David West (guitar, banjo, mandolin); Mike "Chickenhawk" Toppins (guitar, banjo); Tom Corbett (guitar, mandolin); Penn Pennington, Billy Troy, Mark Thornton (guitar); Steve ...

David West,Mike Mullins,Dennis Capplinger,Bryan Sutton & More Recorded at The Ol' Bunkhouse, Goodletsville, Tennessee; Studio Z, Santa Barbara, California. Personnel includes: David West (guitar, mandolin, 5-string banjo, bass, tambourine); Mike Mullins, Dennis Capplinger, Bryan Sutton, Mark Thornton (guitar); Charlie Cushman (5-string banjo); ...

Instrumental Tribute Personnel: Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger (acoustic guitar, dobro, mandola, mandolin, fiddle, viola, percussion); Barry Waldrep (acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin); Rick Carter (acoustic guitar); Stan Foster (electric bass). Audio Mixer: Randy Hunter. Recording information: Birmingham, AL; Denis Caplinger Productions. Artist R.E.M.: The Bluegrass...

David West,Mark Thorton,Robert Bowlin,Bryan Sutton & More Recorded at Studio "Z," Santa Barbara, California & The Ol' Bunkhouse, Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Personnel includes: David West (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, duclimer, mandolin, bass, kalimba, percussion); Robert Bowlin (guitar, mandolin, fiddle); Mark Thornton, Bryan ...

Artist Pink Floyd is another in a long series of bluegrass tributes dedicated to popular rock and country musicians. On this, the players try and translate the atmospheric space rock of Pink Floyd into a bluegrass sound. Although this...

Artist Led Zeppelin is a continuation of the quirky tribute series from the CMH label that applies bluegrass instrumentation to classic rock tunes. The music of Led Zeppelin translates to this form better than most of the previous attempts,...

Artist The Beatles Vols. 1 & 2 are also available separately on CMH. 2-CD;All-Instrumental Tribute Recorded at Hill Top Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel includes: Bill Troy (guitar); Mike "Chickenhawk" Toppins (steel guitar, 5-string banjo, dobro, mandolin); Bennie Boling (5-string banjo); Tim Graves,...

Instrumental Tribute Recorded at Grandma's Warehouse & Sidekick Studios, Los Angeles, California. Artist: Dennis Caplinger (guitar, 5-string banjo, fiddle); Pat McGrath, Kenny Blackwell, Earl Palmer, Mark Thornton (guitar); David Talbot (5-string banjo); Michael Witcher, Lee Hanover (dobro); Kenny Blackwell (mandolin); Gabe...

CMH has released a number of albums that give fans of the Grateful Dead, David Grisman, and a number of others an entirely new way to enjoy their favorite bands. Artist Widespread Panic bursts out of the stalls with...

Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: D'Yer Maker; Kashmir; Ramble On; Black Dog; Babe I'm Gonna Leave You; Going to California; No Quarter; Song Remains the Same, The; All My Love; Battle of Evermore; Rock and Roll; Stairway to Heaven; DISC 2: ...

Also available with Artist THE GRATEFUL DEAD VOL. 2 and SWINGIN' TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD as a 3 CD-set LONG STRANGE TRIP: SWINGIN' AND PICKIN' OPN THE GRATEFUL DEAD on CMH (1791). Recorded in Santa Barbara, California. Full title: Artist...

Bluegrass Versions Personnel: Mike Mullins , Tom Corbett (guitar, mandolin); John O'Connor (guitar); David West (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bottleneck guitar, dobro, banjo, hammer dulcimer, mandolin, bongos, tabla, tambourine, triangle); Gilles Apap, Giles Apap, Phil Salazar (fiddle); Tom Ball (harmonica); Al ...

Bluegrass/Country Instrumental Tribute Recorded at The Ol'Bunkhouse, Goodlettsville, Tennessee and at Monkey Finger Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: Brent Truitt (guitar, gut-string guitar, mandolin); Pat McGrath (guitar); Rob Ickes (dobro); Tim Crouch (fiddle); Dennis Wage (piano); Dennis Crouch (upright bass); Rick Vanaugh (drums). Recording ...

The Artist series of releases has a simple formula: Get together some hot bluegrass pickers and let them loose on an album's worth of songs by a huge rock band or artist. The series has proved quite popular and...

Tribute albums always have dodgy prospects about them, since it's quite rare to find another artist who can either capture what's worthwhile about a band or perform their music in significantly different ways. Given the contrast between U2's first decade ...

Artist Aerosmith is a continuation of the quirky Pickin On tribute series from the CMH label that applies bluegrass instrumentation to classic rock tunes. Unfortunately, the music of Aerosmith doesn't translate well to bluegrass and songs like "Sweet Emotion,"...

Artist George Strait features instrumental versions of some of the new-traditionalist country superstar's best-known hits; consumers should be aware that these are not the original versions, and that Strait himself is not involved in this project. Having said that,...

Bob Dylan's music has always had a certain allure to bluegrass players -- even in the mid-'60s, when he was still playing mandolin with the Hillmen, a pre-Byrds Chris Hillman had more than a passing acquaintance with the man's songs. ...

Artist Santana features bluegrass interpretations of some of Santana's most memorable songs, including "Soul Sacrifice" "Evil Ways," "Oye Como Va," and "Black Magic Woman." "Song of the Wind," "Hope You're Feeling Better," "Persuasion," and "Jingo" are some of the...

As far as the Artist series goes, several noteworthy records have done various artists justice. In this edition, CMH tackles Canadian alterna-rockers Nickelback and their impressive repertoire of commercial hits. Very few bands deserve to get picked on more than Nickelback, and every single song here is performed to the high standards this series has...

This is another disc from the Artist... series on the CMH label, featuring instrumental versions of hit songs, in this case, made famous by Shania Twain. Keep in mind this disc has not been endorsed by Twain, nor does she have any involvement in it. Diehard Shania fans may get a kick out of hearing these 12 tracks including "Any Man of Mine," "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," "Love Gets Me Every Time," and "Dance With the One That Brought You" without the vocals. ~ Al Campbell Instrumental Country Tribute Recorded at The Ol' Bunkhouse Recording Studio, Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Personnel: Robby Turner (steel guitar); Rob Ickes (dobro); Dennis Wage (piano); Dennis Crouch (upright bass); Rick Vanaugh (drums). Recording information: Ol'Bunkhouse, Goodettsville, TN. Personnel: Earl Palmer, Pat Flynn (guitar); Robby Turner (steel guitar); David Talbot (5-string banjo); Rob Ickes (dobro); Joe Smith (mandolin, fiddle); Kurt Mason (harmonica); Dennis Wage (piano); Dennis Crouch (upright bass); Rick Vanaugh (drums).

Recorded at Dennis Caplinger Productions, Vista, California. Personnel: Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, banjo, mandola, mandolin, fiddle, percussion); Sharon Whyte (accordion). Audio Mixer: Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger. Recording information: Dennis Caplinger Productions, Vista, CA. Personnel includes: Dennis Caplinger (various instruments); Sharon Whyte (accordion).

Bluegrass Versions Of Csny Recorded at Studio Z, Santa Barbara, California. Personnel: David West (acoustic guitar, slide guitar, bottleneck guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin); Tom Corbett (baritone guitar, mandolin); Gilles Apap, Phil Salazar (fiddle); Tom Ball (harmonica); Al Di Marco (accordion, piano, keyboards); Bo Fox (snare drum, maracas, tambourine). Recording information: Studio "Z" Santa Barbara, CA. Unknown Contributor Role: Pat Millikin. Personnel: David West (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, dobro, hammered dulcimer, mandolin, bass, bongos, tabla, tambourine, triangle); Tom Corbett, Mike Mullins (guitar, mandolin); John O'Conner (guitar); Giles Apap, Lee Rollag, Phil Salazar (fiddle); Tom Ball (harmonica); Al Di Marco (accordion, piano, keyboards, bass); Bo Fox (drums, maracas, tambourine).

Artist Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 takes another stab at nine tracks from Led Zeppelin's blues-rock anthems and applies bluegrass arrangements to them, managing to work outside of a one-time curiosity listen. Songs like "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp," "Black Mountain Slide," and "Gallows Pole" translate well into this genre with the implementation of mandolin, five-string banjo, dobro, and fiddle. Also included is an original instrumental appropriately titled "Led Zeppelin." ~ Al Campbell Personnel includes: David West, Gabe Witcher.