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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0715949102127 Label: Acoustic Disc Manufacturer: Acoustic Disc MPN: 21 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Acoustic Disc Release Date: October 15, 1996 Studio: Acoustic Disc Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Throughout his life, Jerry Garcia had an abiding fondness for the banjo, bluegrass, and roots-folk music. It not only helped shape the Grateful Dead's vast repertoire, but also led him on various musical excursions outside of the Dead. One of his most consistent collaborators in his extra-Dead adventures was "newgrass" mandolin master and bandleader David Grisman. The two of them formed the nucleus of the short-lived but influential bluegrass ensemble Old & In the Way in the early 1970s. These 13 delightful folk songs were culled from numerous laid-back Garcia-Grisman sessions that took place in Grisman's studio between 1990 and 1995, often joined by Joe Craven on fiddle and percussion and Jim Kerwin on bass. Garcia and Grisman pulled these songs--some of them quite obscure--from a variety of American eras and genres. Included is a vivid rendition of Mississippi John Hurt's "Louis Collins," as well as folk odes like "Casey Jones," "Whiskey in the Jar," and "The Handsome Cabin Boy." Throughout, the resulting music is mellow and evocative, likely to appeal to both neo-folkies and open-minded Deadheads. --Bob Allen Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Nice sound of a slightly hypnotic banjo, but not much elseIt's kind of hypnotic, the sound of that banjo. It's a nice sound, but at the half way through every song you start to wish there was something more to it. May be, if you could fall asleep in the middle of every song and then wake up just when it ends... Songs are lame. I didn't take notice on the lyrics, but don't believe there's anything special there either. In fact, in this whole album, there's nothing special there, except that nice sound of a banjo. All in all, it's pretty lame. Rating:  - Shady Grove,Fred Holstein and OthersFolks, I learned guitar playing Shady Grove. This is one huge CD if you are into Jerry G. If you know his history, you must have this CD and have his "Old and In the Way" album. I consider this CD Jerry's attempt to get back to folk. Shoot, I still have his Guitar Player Magazine interview. In my opinion, Fred Holstein, now dead, his brother Ed, Pete Seegar, Claudia Schmidt, Myself, all did the same tunes on North Linclon in Chicago. I think Fred did a much better job on ... Read More Rating: - Shady Grove ReviewGarcia and Grisman were superb together. this particular album is unique. Rating:  - Shady GroveIf you likes The Grateful Dead and if you like bluegrass, then this is something you have to have Rating: - Pure BrillianceMy musical journey hasn't even reached a 2 digit number of years yet, but it's been quite profound so far. I count my album collection by the hundreds. I really truly love all the albums I own, but I've been blown away by an album only so little times. (Nevermind, Dark side of the Moon, Blue, Moon Safari). Now - when I say blown away - I mean it. Literaly. Blown away, to me, means having to sit back and re-think everything you thought you knew about music and discovering a whole new genre, a ... Read More |
