Blake & Rice

by Norman Blake, Tony Rice

Overview

Like consummate musicians, for their first album together Norman Blake and Tony Rice largely ignored flash and speed in favor of songs and mood. There is some exceptional flatpicking here, but even the more manic passages are tempered by a softness that is striking, and perhaps even a little disappointing, in its modesty. Once the listener gets past the desire to hear hardcore chops, though, the album reveals its full beauty, especially in Blake's gorgeous "Last Train From Poor Valley" and Rice's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Sayin'." Perky fiddle tune medleys and bluegrass standards provide some balance, but this is gentle listening throughout. ~ Jim Smith

Product Details

Release Date:	02/14/1992
Label:	Rounder
UPC:	0011661023321
Rank:	7547

Tracks

1. New Chance Blues
2. Green Light on the Southern
3. I'm Not Sayin'
4. Texas Gales
5. Ridge Road Gravel
6. Monroe's Hornpipe
7. Last Train From Poor Valley
8. New River Train
9. Stoney Point
10. Gonna Lay Day My Old Guitar
11. Medley
12. The Shipyard Apprentice
13. Medley
14. I'm Comin' Back But I Don't Know When

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Norman Blake   Primary Artist,Mandolin,Guitar,Vocals
Tony Rice   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Norman Blake   Composer,Producer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer
Charlie Monroe   Composer
Archie Fisher   Composer
George Horn   Mastering
Nancy Jean Anderson   CD Adaptation
Norman Buchan   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bill Wolf   Engineer,Photography
Bill Monroe   Composer
Tony Rice   Producer,Performer
Rabon Delmore   Composer
Alton Delmore   Composer