A Little Bit Of Bluegrass
Pinecastle, 2023
8/10
Listen to A Little Bit Of Bluegrass
The always exceptional Lorraine Jordan returns with more focus on lead guitar and a calmer tone, where Allen Dyer, Ben Greene, Kevin Lamm, Matt Hooper and Wayne Morris are in attendance for the 10 flowing bluegrass tunes.
The title track opens the listen with Hooper’s warm fiddle and Greene’s flowing banjo complementing the soaring vocal harmonies, and “Homesick For The Blueridge” follows with Jordan’s glowing mandolin suiting Dyer’s expressive pipes.
At the midpoint, the intimate “Heartbreak Mountain” showcases Greene and Lamm’s backing baritone pipes amid the melodic string interaction, while “Mama’s Cross” trims the pace back with a spiritual and emotive display of soft singing and sublime musicianship.
Close to the end, the playful and bright storytelling of “Melinda” is as sweet as it is memorable, and “Caroline Pig Pickin’ Time” exits with lovely group vocals alongside the swift and tuneful strings.
Jordan has just come off a couple really well received gospel albums, and these 10 well thought out tracks only add more greatness to her inestimable catalog of bluegrass music.
Travels well with: Daryl Mosley- A Life Well Lived; Lindley Creek- Whispers In The Wind