CHARLIE DANIELS: Songs From the Longleaf Pines: A Gospel Bluegrass Collection Billboard Review

CHARLIE DANIELS
Album Title: Songs From the Longleaf Pines: A Gospel Bluegrass Collection
Producer(s): Scott Rouse
Genre: BLUEGRASS
Label/Catalog Number: Blue Hat/Koch KOC-CD 9823
Release Date: March 22
Source: Billboard Magazine


Throughout his legendary career, Charlie Daniels has won audiences and awards in multiple genres. Here, he makes his first foray into bluegrass, rediscovering the sounds he grew up with in his native North Carolina. The result is musical magic—one of the finest albums of his storied career. Joined by a stellar cast that includes Ricky Skaggs, Cyndi Wheeler and Nickel Creek's Chris Thile, Daniels resurrects such classics as "Keep On the Sunny Side," "Softly and Tenderly" and "I've Found a Hiding Place." "Walkin' in Jerusalem (Just Like John)" is an absolutely infectious tune featuring the Whites. Gospel chestnut "I'll Fly Away" gets a spirited instrumental treatment. "I'm Working on a Building" has a cool, swampy vibe. There are also two powerful recitations, Psalms 23 and 91, beautifully accented by Thile's mandolin.—DEP

   

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posted by ADMIN @ Friday, March 18, 2005