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Dulcimer wiz Abelson has some big guns helping him out on his third release. Guests Sam Bush and Vassar Clements contribute their own brand of wizardry, and Abelson goes toe-to-toe quite nicely with them, thank you. He combines a confident grasp of technique with an intuitive musicality. The tunes here are a selection of Celtic, Appalachian and bluegrass staples such as "Rocky Road to Dublin," "June Apple," "Blackberry Blossom" and "Devil's Dream." The arrangements are clean and smoothly varied, with little of the pasted-on jazz and New Age froufrou so rampant these days. Abelson blasts into the first track, a medley built on Bela Fleck's "UFO Tofu Theme," in grand, rattly fashion. The sweet, simple "Margaret's Waltz/Amazing Grace" features Clement's trademark rubber-band phrasing on fiddle. The solo "Lucy and Slipknot" has a lovely, drifty quality. Spirited and craftily played, this could well be Abelson's breakthrough release. Check out the artist's website: http://www.flyingdulcimer.com Track List: 1. UFO Tofu Theme/Dust Yourself Off/Music for a Found Harmonium/UFO 2. Rocky Road to Dublin/Congress Reel/Gravel Walk 3. Caribou 4. June Apple/Cuckoo's Nest 5. October 17th. 6. Ships are Sailing/Rakish Paddy/Paddy Taylor's 7. Planxty Fanny Po'er/Planxty George Brabazon 8. Blackberry Blossom/Devil's Dream/Miss McLeod's Reel/Blackberry B 9. Red Haired Boy 10. Lonesome Fiddle Blues/Big Sciota 11. Lucy and Slipknot 12. Margaret's Waltz/Amazing Grace Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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