First of all, I must say that it's to the credit of the record company to release this treasure. Country music and related genrés aren't that fashionable, but to us who love the music, some of the best records are only available on old original vinyl that cost a zillion bucks. To release this album is therefor an act of charity to all of us who love the music but can't afford the vinyl.
Musically, this is pre-bluegrass American folk music. If bluegrass is rooted in black, as well as white, musical traditions, this leaves out the banjo, which is an African instrument originally, as well as the more bluesy escapades in favor of acoustic guitars and a mad fiddle.With these instruments, Grayson & Whitter plays American folk deeply rooted in Celtic tradition with some other European influences to it too. Sometimes, I can almost feel a Scandinavian touch.
What I like about this band is that hey took lyrical writing seriously. You got songs dealing with a load of deep subjects country artists of today dare not touch. On the other hand, music was the CNN of times past, you got news as well as entertainment from the musicians.
Most of all, however, this is music made to dance to. It's almost a pity that music with that energy as this and as danceable to as this, has for so long been the treasure of vinyl nerds.
You can sense from the recording that Grayson & Whitter had fun recording it, as they talk to each other backwards and forwards over the tracks, a couple of "yee-haws" and "pass the bottle".
In case you haven't noticed, I really like this album and if you like old American folk too, you're probably going to like this as well.
An old treasure being returned to the audience gets 83,7% in rate of satisfaction!
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