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| Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rounder / UMGD
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 7487
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 011661852228
EAN: 0011661852228
ASIN: B0000004DW
Release Date: September 19, 1995
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Disc 1
| • | The Old Home Place - J.D. Crowe And The New South | | • | Along About Daybreak - Joe Val | | • | High On A Mountain - Del McCoury | | • | Barrel Of Fun - Country Cooking | | • | West Virginia, My Home - Hazel Dickens | | • | Blue Eyed Boston Boy - Bluegrass Cardinals | | • | The Old Swinging Bridge - TED LUNDY | | • | Golden Ring - Dry Branch Fire Squad | | • | Things In Life - Don Stover | | • | The Last Old Shovel - Phyllis Boyens | | • | Sourwood Mountain - Allen Shelton | | • | When Someone Wants To Leave - The Allen Brothers | | • | I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent) - David Grisman | | • | Take Me Back To Happy Valley - Bailey Brothers | | • | Home Is Where The Heart Is - Connie And Babe And The Backwoods Boys | | • | Drifting Too Far From The Shore - Boone Creek | | • | Montana Cowboy - Hazel And Alice | | • | At The End - Leon Morris And Buzz Busby | | • | You Tried To Ruin My Name - Wilma Lee Cooper | | • | I'll Be On That Good Road Someday - Butch Robins | | • | Crazy Creek - Bill Keith | | • | When Springtime Comes Again - Vern Williams | | • | Old Train - Tony Rice | | • | Ragtime Annie - Byron Berline | | • | Blue Days, Black Nights - Tasty Licks | | • | The Model Church - The Bluegrass Album Band |
Disc 2
| • | Leavin' - James King | | • | Lonesome River - HERE TODAY | | • | Hard Hearted - Jim And Jesse | | • | My Better Years - The Johnson Mountain Boys | | • | Second Wind - Claire Lynch | | • | New Faces In The Field - IIIrd Tyme Out | | • | New York Chimes - Tony Trischka | | • | Is The Blue Moon Still Shining? - Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick | | • | Flop Eared Mule - David Grier And Mike Compton | | • | Every Time You Say Goodbye - Alison Krauss | | • | Cold On The Shoulder - Tony Rice | | • | Who's That Knocking At My Door? - Dreadful Snakes | | • | Mr. Engineer - J.D. Crowe | | • | You'll Get No More Of Me - Lynn Morris | | • | Every Humble Knee Must Bow - Nashville Bluegrass Band | | • | Mama's Hand - Hazel Dickens | | • | Sleepy Eyed John/Tom And Jerry - Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum | | • | Whitewater - Bela Fleck | | • | You're That Certain Someone - Warrior River Boys | | • | I Feel The Blues Moving In - Del McCoury | | • | When God Dips His Pen Of Love In My Heart - The Cox Family | | • | River Of Jordan - Ricky Skaggs | | • | We Believe In Happy Endings - Dry Branch Fire Squad |
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Amazon.com
Rounder compiled this superb 50-song set to serve as an introduction to bluegrass in general and to their own catalog in particular. Obvious marketing motives aside, the collection has few weaknesses and offers a broad look at the ever-morphing genre. Perhaps more than any other label, Rounder gave exposure to the renegade progressive and "newgrass" musicians who worshipped the style despite the fact that they weren't from the mountains. Folks like David Grisman, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, and Bela Fleck push the music in new directions while others such as Del McCoury, Don Stover, James King, Jim & Jesse, and Vern Williams represent more-traditional concerns. Still others--Tony Rice, David Grier, J.D. Crowe, Nashville Bluegrass Band among them--adeptly fuse elements of tradition and innovation. This collection also highlights the important contributions of female artists including Hazel and Alice, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, and Alison Krauss. --Marc Greilsamer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Excellent bluegrass sampler April 9, 2004
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
Rounder have priced this very competitively, hoping that people who buy this will think it is so brilliant that they will buy some of the albums from which the tracks are taken. To encourage this, the extensive liner notes give all the relevant information required to track down whichever album contains your favorite tracks. But although you might end up spending more money on Rounder albums, this compilation stands on its own merit.
What you get here, are 49 tracks recorded for one of the most important - perhaps the most important - bluegrass labels around. (Of course, Rounder do a lot more than bluegrass, but that's not relevant here.) Bluegrass music is generally upbeat, good-time music and that is the overall feel of this collection.
Among the 49 tracks, every aspect of bluegrass music is represented from traditional to contemporary and including all types of song that you might find on a bluegrass album. With such notable artists as J D Crowe, Ricky Skaggs, Claire Lynch, Alison Krauss, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Jim and Jesse, Del McCoury, Hazel Dickens, the Johnson mountain boys, Lynn Morris and Laurie Lewis represented here, this is a star-studded line-up. And I didn't name all the stars.
Famous songs are notable by their absence although some songs here are better known than others. Drifting too far from the shore (Boone Creek) is a traditional gospel song. When someone wants to leave (Allen brothers) is a cover of a Dolly Parton song from her Jolene album. Golden ring (Dry branch fire squad) is a cover of one of the classic duets by George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Sourwood Mountain (Allen Shelton) is a cover of a traditional folk song.
As an introduction to bluegrass music, this is brilliant - it is one of the best there is for that purpose. Appalachian stomp (two volumes) and the various O sister compilations are other great alternatives.
 + 1/2 stars...Stellar Bluegrass Collection November 10, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Whether you like your bluegrass traditional, progressive or genre-bending; there is plenty to enjoy on this 49-track, two and a half hour collection from one of the most influential labels in bluegrass music.
This two-CD set reads like a who's who of bluegrass. JD Crowe, Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, David Grisman, Alison Krauss, Tony Trischka...the list goes on and on. And when you look at the price, this becomes a no-brainer. Enjoy! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Great introduction to bluegrass May 23, 2000
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I think this CD is absolutely the best buy for your dollar. On it are a variety of bluegrass songs, something for everyone. If you are, like me, not familiar with some of the band/performers names that you see in the music store, these CD's will help you decide which artists you like enough to buy the whole CD's. One of my favorites is Blue Eyed Boston Boy, just love the harmony and the fact that the instrumental portions of the song are sparse, letting you concentrate much more on the lyrics. River of Jordan has always been a favorite of mine, and there are several others. There are a few, but only a few, cuts on the CD's that are hard to listen too (some of the vocals) but the instrumental parts of the songs are amazingly done. Some of my very favorites: Ricky Skaggs, Lynn Morris, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, Tony Rice and Allison Kraus are featured on these CD's. Really, it's a great introduction to bluegrass or a nice addition to any collection.
Wonderful August 2, 2000
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
The CD is a walk through history as well as excellent blugrass. No modern stuff here - its all pure, real bluegrass.
Don't buy this if you are dead set on not liking bluegrass March 18, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is the BEST Bluegrass compilation ever... and you can't beat the price. The only problem is that you might play it too much... until you cant get the songs out of your head... but it will take a LONG time for this to happen even if you play them back to back because both Cds are so long (and there are two of them!) and ALL the songs are good! (except a couple, and that's probably personal preference)
Before I bought these I didnt even like bluegrass all THAT much... but these 2 cds are both are chalk full of great music: talented singing and harmonies, incredible instrumentation ... If you dont like bluegrass, but you have an open mind (and a truck and some open country) this is some real music, and you are going to like it I predict.
Note: DO NOT BUY FROM CAIMAN.cOM... they are a huge hassel. I ordered two of these from them and they couldnt get the order right even after 8 emails and 3 months. Fortunately Amazon has a great refund policy and I ended up buying the item from "reviewstore" because they had a perfect rating.
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