TRINITY RIVER BAND
Heartstrings
You Can’t Walk All Over Me – Heartstrings –
Rusty Old American Dream – Going Down Hard – Tell Me Darlin’ –
Mindbender – Fences – How Blue – Give God The Power – You Tonight – Blue
Mandolin – Only Here For A Little Shile
Rusty Old American Dream – Going Down Hard – Tell Me Darlin’ –
Mindbender – Fences – How Blue – Give God The Power – You Tonight – Blue
Mandolin – Only Here For A Little Shile
Very interesting CD from this very interesting bluegrass
band from Florida. I had difficulty getting this CD to play, it
wouldn’t play at all in my computer-generated station where I normally
review CD’s. I took it to an older CD player and got most of it, but it
jumped a little, and I don’t really know what causes that, but if it’s a
‘program’ that is not available to the masses, it will probably limit
it’s sale. Be that as it may, it’s one of the best Bluegrass albums
I’ve heard so far this year. One vocalist in particular stands out….
outstanding the standing. Sarah Harris has a remarkable voice. If this
were in the ‘real’ day of ‘real’ country music, she could
easily be at the top of that very abused music rating chart of todeay.
As it is, she is in the ‘other’ world of the generational change in
music….. bluegrass. For me, this is where the ‘real-deal’ music, that
emanated from our early country artists going all the way back to early
settlers and pioneers in the Appalachian Mountains, has chosen to
reside. There are a lot of bluegrass bands playing these days, but only
a few that can really take that very large ‘step’ into the real world
of international recognition, and the Trinity River Band can easily do
that if they so choose. Aside from Sarah’s remarkable vocals, their
instrumentation is also true to form, true to heritage, and true to past
generations. Sarah not only provides those stimulating vocals, she
also plays the mandolin and the Irish Pennywhistle (which makes
this alone a step above the normal). Joshua Harris plays banjo,
resophonic guitar, and also joins sister Sarah on vocals. Brianna
Harris is on fiddle, Lisa Harris is on upright bass, and Mike Harris is
on guitar. So you see, this is not just a super good vocalist with a
band, this is a super good vocalist with a band of other super good
vocalists that play and sing this ‘style’ of music as only siblings
can. Harken to the incredible beauty of this remarkable presentation.
The songs they have selected also reflect another time and another way
of expressing ideas, notions, opinions, and beliefs in a new and
acceptable way. This is NOT the factory produced very pale imitation we
hear called country music today. This is the ‘real deal’ and extremely
well done. I can’t even pick a ‘favorite’ song from this collection,
they are all so very very good and well done. Well maybe “How Blue”
would take that spot for me. Off this CD goes to the Rural Roots Music
Commission for their perusal as well as listening joy. I know where
they will go with this, I just hope it might become a reality for the
Harris’s. That requires putting some miles on the tires.
band from Florida. I had difficulty getting this CD to play, it
wouldn’t play at all in my computer-generated station where I normally
review CD’s. I took it to an older CD player and got most of it, but it
jumped a little, and I don’t really know what causes that, but if it’s a
‘program’ that is not available to the masses, it will probably limit
it’s sale. Be that as it may, it’s one of the best Bluegrass albums
I’ve heard so far this year. One vocalist in particular stands out….
outstanding the standing. Sarah Harris has a remarkable voice. If this
were in the ‘real’ day of ‘real’ country music, she could
easily be at the top of that very abused music rating chart of todeay.
As it is, she is in the ‘other’ world of the generational change in
music….. bluegrass. For me, this is where the ‘real-deal’ music, that
emanated from our early country artists going all the way back to early
settlers and pioneers in the Appalachian Mountains, has chosen to
reside. There are a lot of bluegrass bands playing these days, but only
a few that can really take that very large ‘step’ into the real world
of international recognition, and the Trinity River Band can easily do
that if they so choose. Aside from Sarah’s remarkable vocals, their
instrumentation is also true to form, true to heritage, and true to past
generations. Sarah not only provides those stimulating vocals, she
also plays the mandolin and the Irish Pennywhistle (which makes
this alone a step above the normal). Joshua Harris plays banjo,
resophonic guitar, and also joins sister Sarah on vocals. Brianna
Harris is on fiddle, Lisa Harris is on upright bass, and Mike Harris is
on guitar. So you see, this is not just a super good vocalist with a
band, this is a super good vocalist with a band of other super good
vocalists that play and sing this ‘style’ of music as only siblings
can. Harken to the incredible beauty of this remarkable presentation.
The songs they have selected also reflect another time and another way
of expressing ideas, notions, opinions, and beliefs in a new and
acceptable way. This is NOT the factory produced very pale imitation we
hear called country music today. This is the ‘real deal’ and extremely
well done. I can’t even pick a ‘favorite’ song from this collection,
they are all so very very good and well done. Well maybe “How Blue”
would take that spot for me. Off this CD goes to the Rural Roots Music
Commission for their perusal as well as listening joy. I know where
they will go with this, I just hope it might become a reality for the
Harris’s. That requires putting some miles on the tires.
RECORD REVIEW BY BOB EVERHART – www.ntcma.net
for Country Music News International Magazine