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| Waterloo, Tennessee | 
 enlarge | Artist: Uncle Earl
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 5974
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 610577
UPC: 011661057722
EAN: 0011661057722
ASIN: B000MTPAE0
Release Date: March 13, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Black-Eyed Susie - Uncle Earl, Traditional | | • | The Last Goodbye - Uncle Earl, Pitney, Ted | | • | One True - Uncle Earl, Andreassen, Kristin | | • | Wish I Had My Time Again - Uncle Earl, Traditional | | • | My Little Carpenter - Uncle Earl, Traditional | | • | My Epitaph - Uncle Earl, Reed, Ola Belle | | • | Buonaparte - Uncle Earl, Public Domain | | • | Bony on the Isle of St. Helena - Uncle Earl, Traditional | | • | Sisters of the Road - Uncle Earl, Gellert, Rayna | | • | Streak O'Lean, Steak O'Fat (Hangshao Rou) - Uncle Earl, Traditional | | • | D&P Blues - Uncle Earl, Uncle Earl | | • | The Birds Were Singing of You - Uncle Earl, Carter, A.P. | | • | Wallflower - Uncle Earl, Dylan, Bob | | • | Drinker Born - Uncle Earl, Gellert, Rayna | | • | Easy in the Early ('Til Sundown) - Uncle Earl, Andreassen, Kristin | | • | I May Never - Uncle Earl, Groves, KC |
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After switching to big-name British producer John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin fame; he also contributes some instrumental support), this female stringband quartet continues to go wider and deeper in its exploration of acoustic Americana. On their sophomore release, Uncle Earl's balance contributes to their range. Each of the four is a virtuosic musician, all contributing vocals that blend into the buoyant harmonies of "One True," the a cappella shape-note spiritual "Buonaparte," and the field hymn "Easy in the Early ('Til Sundown)." While uptempo fare spotlights the sprightly fiddle of Rayna Gellert, banjoist Abigail Washburn sings a stark meditation on mortality in the revival of Ola Belle Red's "My Epitaph," with guitarist Kristin Andreassen illuminating the vocal purity of A.C. Carter's "The Birds Were Singing of You." As for percussion, Gillian Welch provides guest drums on "The Last Goodbye," and Andreassen's clogging serves as a rhythm track behind Gellert's fiddle on "Sisters of the Road." --Don McLeese
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
Should be your favorite uncle... March 23, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
As unusual as it is for a relatively new group's second offering to surpass their first, the women known as Uncle Earl have pulled it off. Their blend of wonderful traditional pieces and great original works, performed with joy and virtuosity are a marvel to behear and behold it you're lucky enough to catch them in concert and don't even get me started on their unique harmonies... Do yourself and acoustic music a favor, buy it.
Good Ole g'Earls November 3, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Uncle Earl is an all-woman, old-time music group. They often refer to themselves as the g'Earls. Their fans have been nicknamed g'Earlfriends, but I think I'll pass on that, although I am a fan. Formed in 2000, Uncle Earl had a few changes of lineup in the early years, but by the end of 2003 the current lineup was complete.
Like all good music, this CD repays repeated listening. There are 16 tracks listed, but it is really 15, because Bonaparte is an intro to Bony on the Isle of St. Helena (You certainly don't want to download an MP3 of Bonaparte by itself). That's still a healthy serving of Country fare, and it gives them scope for experimentation. For instance, Kristen Andreasson shows off her clog dancing skills on one track. I had always thought of cloggies as being essentially English, but if you can have clog dances on an English village green, why not on Bluegrass? Another innovation is Abigail Washburn, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, hollering an accompaniment in that language over the lively tune of Streak o' Fat, Streak o' Lean. That's surely a first.
Abigail has a beautiful voice, but all 4 g'Earls can ably carry a tune.
John Paul Jones's production sacrifices the words to the music at times, allowing the vocals to be drowned out. The idea, I suppose, is to give things a spontaneous, live performance feel. I would have preferred more emphasis on clarity than atmosphere, more of a studio quality sound, but some listeners will disagree. D&P Blues features `some party noise' in the background, but that has some legitimacy when you realize D&P stands for drinking and promiscuity.
This CD is a foot-tappin', boot-stompin', clog-bashin' treat for lovers of traditional music, and is full of interest even for those who have not yet taken to the genre.
Excellent April 11, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Uncle Earl again showed excellent talent. If you like old timey music or more traditional blue grass, you will fall in love with these girls.
 Woohoo for Waterloo! April 16, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I like that this cd has its dark moments (The Last Goodbye, My Epitaph, The Birds were Singing of You), but also manages to find room to get frisky (Black-Eyed Susie, Streak O' Lean/Streak of Fat, Easy in the Early). I often find myself effortlessly identifying with the characters in these songs. The vocal chemistry of these gals is extraordinary and I like the steady rotation of lead vocal duties. And of course, this cd is packed full of fiddles, banjos, violins, acoustic guitars, and mandolins which are played just as sharply as the singing. A sterling addition to any bluegrass collection.
What a sound! May 28, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is my first exposure to Uncle Earl and I must say that they are phenominally talented. The fact that they could get John Paul Jones to produce this album is a huge plus because I have always been a huge fan of his picking. This is definetly a good disk to pick up.
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