“Teardrops In My Eyes” was a fixture in Red Allen’s repertoire,
but I’m blogging this video with one message — a message that goes
beyond Allen’s solid performance here — buy this CD!!!
In his way, David Grisman has functioned as the Mike Seeger of late 20th century bluegrass, recording, performing with, and promoting the work of brilliant musicians that the casual bluegrass fan may have missed.
This CD, “Home Is Where the Heart Is”, is no exception. For it, Grisman assembled three or four band’s worth of top-flight pickers, from The Nashville Bluegrass Band (the top-ranked band of the time) and Ricky Skaggs, to relatively-obscure, ace sidemen like Porter Church, who played banjo on some of Red Allen’s — and Bill Monroe’s — best sides.
All in all, this is a worthy, 2-CD compilation that makes an excellent addition to the collection of any bluegrass fan.
In his way, David Grisman has functioned as the Mike Seeger of late 20th century bluegrass, recording, performing with, and promoting the work of brilliant musicians that the casual bluegrass fan may have missed.
This CD, “Home Is Where the Heart Is”, is no exception. For it, Grisman assembled three or four band’s worth of top-flight pickers, from The Nashville Bluegrass Band (the top-ranked band of the time) and Ricky Skaggs, to relatively-obscure, ace sidemen like Porter Church, who played banjo on some of Red Allen’s — and Bill Monroe’s — best sides.
All in all, this is a worthy, 2-CD compilation that makes an excellent addition to the collection of any bluegrass fan.
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