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Norman Blake will never be known as a revolutionary. His starkly honest guitar picking and gently lulling voice have sounded almost exactly the same for the 30-some years that the Rounder release Old Ties encompasses. Often performing solo, occasionally accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and any of a number of bluegrass and neo-traditional folk musicians (Tut Taylor, Charlie Collins, Doc Watson), Blake's summery, porch-swing ballads and blues are perfectly performed and humbly executed. Working with the traditional themes of old-timey folk music, Blake re-creates the earthy feel of a timeworn classic the first time a song emerges from his guitar, and his unpretentious, reverent style delivers the music in an intimate environment. The compilation sticks to his more traditional-sounding compositions and interpretations, making for a wonderful afternoon listen and the perfect introduction to Blake's uniquely faithful style. Although his musical offerings may never be seen as revolutionary, his unwillingness to change to a more contemporary mode of folk music may be a kind of revolution...if anyone wanted to argue about it. Luckily, with music this pure, no one does.
© Zac Johnson /TiVo
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Traditional Arrangement, ComposerLyricist - Norman Blake, MainArtist - Tut Taylor, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Hill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Wade Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Rounder Records.
Norman Blake, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sundance, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Rounder Records.
Norman Blake, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
A.P. CARTER, ComposerLyricist - Norman Blake, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Blake, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tut Taylor, Producer, Drums, Dobro, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Hill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Rounder Records.
Norman Blake, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Blake, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Traditional Arrangement, ComposerLyricist - Norman Blake, MainArtist - Sundance, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Rounder Records.
Norman Blake, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Blake, Producer, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Wolf, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tut Taylor, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Hill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Rounder Records.
Norman Blake, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, Mandocello, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bryan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Mufson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jones, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Blake, Producer, Accordion, Cello, Mandolin, Fiddle, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Ostroushko, Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Collins, Guitar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Sledge, Mandocello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Norman Blake, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Blake, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tut Taylor, Producer
℗ 1974 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kaplan, Producer
℗ 1974 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Blake, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tut Taylor, Producer
℗ 1974 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, Producer - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Norman Blake, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Album review
Norman Blake will never be known as a revolutionary. His starkly honest guitar picking and gently lulling voice have sounded almost exactly the same for the 30-some years that the Rounder release Old Ties encompasses. Often performing solo, occasionally accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and any of a number of bluegrass and neo-traditional folk musicians (Tut Taylor, Charlie Collins, Doc Watson), Blake's summery, porch-swing ballads and blues are perfectly performed and humbly executed. Working with the traditional themes of old-timey folk music, Blake re-creates the earthy feel of a timeworn classic the first time a song emerges from his guitar, and his unpretentious, reverent style delivers the music in an intimate environment. The compilation sticks to his more traditional-sounding compositions and interpretations, making for a wonderful afternoon listen and the perfect introduction to Blake's uniquely faithful style. Although his musical offerings may never be seen as revolutionary, his unwillingness to change to a more contemporary mode of folk music may be a kind of revolution...if anyone wanted to argue about it. Luckily, with music this pure, no one does.
© Zac Johnson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:54
- Main artists: Norman Blake
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Country
© 2002 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group This Compilation ℗ 2002 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
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