Nashville Bluegrass Band
Twenty Year Blues
(Sugar Hill)
First Appeared in The Music Box, February 2005, Volume 12, #2
Written by John Metzger
From the vivacious bounce through Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom to the
wistful Tell Me Your Love Is Still True, the Nashville Bluegrass Band
opted to celebrate its 20th anniversary by placing the same stylishly
nuanced spin upon tradition that forever has been the mainstay of its albums.
Throughout the appropriately titled Twenty Year Blues, the music
unleashed by the group is impeccably performed, and the alternating currents of
mandolin, bass, guitar, fiddle, and banjo frequently coil around one another as
if in a state of ecstasy. Whether tackling the weepy That’s All Right,
painting the dark corners of Sitting on Top of the World, exploring the
easy-going gait of Bill Monroe’s Crossing the Cumberlands, or converging
in the harmonic gospel refrains of Hush (Somebody’s Callin’ My Name), the
Nashville Bluegrass Band demonstrates why its members are held in such high
esteem throughout the roots-music world. 
½
Of Further Interest...
The Duhks - Your Daughters & Your Sons
Aubrey Haynie - The Bluegrass Fiddle Album
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Ratings
1 Star: Pitiful
2 Stars: Listenable
3 Stars: Respectable
4 Stars: Excellent
5 Stars: Can't Live Without It!!
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