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Allowing Peter Rowan and Tony Rice to front a small acoustic band is a shortcut to creating a bluegrass-folk supergroup. Few bluegrass-folk vocalists achieve Rowan's rich, resonant delivery, and while he's certainly a "good" singer, he maintains weathered edges that make him a good (read "authentic") folksinger. Rice's guitar style, equally melodic and nimble, warmly wraps itself around Rowan's vocals. These winning attributes, however, only begin to explain the carefully woven tapestry of Quartet, a richly realized folk recording. Both bassist/vocalist Bryn Davies and mandolinist/vocalist Sharon Gilchrist add considerably to the spaciousness of the sound and intricate interplay between the four musicians. Davies and Gilchrist's vocal harmony likewise supplies an additional emotional layer on "Dust Bowl Children" and "To Live Is to Fly." While the songs have been carefully selected, the content of individual lyrics seem to matter less than the tone of Rowan's vocals, the harmony, Rice's lead lines, and the mix of acoustic instruments. Quartet, then, is more about creating an entwined sound with a solid bottom end than lyrical content, and the songs are simply vehicles for that sound. Quartet starts stronger than it ends, but the early material is very strong. While both Rice and Rowan seem more intent in refining earlier stylistic innovations than creating new ones, Quartet's progressive acoustic vision remains fresh and vital.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
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Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Tony Rice, MainArtist - PETER ROWAN, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Album review
Allowing Peter Rowan and Tony Rice to front a small acoustic band is a shortcut to creating a bluegrass-folk supergroup. Few bluegrass-folk vocalists achieve Rowan's rich, resonant delivery, and while he's certainly a "good" singer, he maintains weathered edges that make him a good (read "authentic") folksinger. Rice's guitar style, equally melodic and nimble, warmly wraps itself around Rowan's vocals. These winning attributes, however, only begin to explain the carefully woven tapestry of Quartet, a richly realized folk recording. Both bassist/vocalist Bryn Davies and mandolinist/vocalist Sharon Gilchrist add considerably to the spaciousness of the sound and intricate interplay between the four musicians. Davies and Gilchrist's vocal harmony likewise supplies an additional emotional layer on "Dust Bowl Children" and "To Live Is to Fly." While the songs have been carefully selected, the content of individual lyrics seem to matter less than the tone of Rowan's vocals, the harmony, Rice's lead lines, and the mix of acoustic instruments. Quartet, then, is more about creating an entwined sound with a solid bottom end than lyrical content, and the songs are simply vehicles for that sound. Quartet starts stronger than it ends, but the early material is very strong. While both Rice and Rowan seem more intent in refining earlier stylistic innovations than creating new ones, Quartet's progressive acoustic vision remains fresh and vital.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:05
- Main artists: Peter Rowan Tony Rice
- Composer: Traditional
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group ℗ 2007 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
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