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Genre:
Folk
Release Date: 04/15/2003
Few things surpass the importance of home in
traditional folk and
country music.
The Old Home Place gathers 17 songs taken from the past recordings of
Rounder Records' illustrious cadre of artists. Songs chosen from the catalogs of
Jim & Jesse,
J.D. Crowe, and
Laurie Lewis run the gauntlet of old-time and
bluegrass styles.
The Nashville Bluegrass Band's version of
A.P. Carter's
"My Native Home" captures the lonesome feel of the lyrics, while
the Cox Family brings their trademark harmony to bear on
"Little Whitewashed Chimney." Ed Hamilton's classic
"Lonesome Old Home" gets a fresh makeover from
Longview, while
"Home Is Where the Heart Is" receives a
traditional rendering by
Connie & Babe. The cumulative effect of this disc is comparable to listening to an hour of old favorites on the radio with no commercials. The album ends with
Hazel Dickens' heartbreaking
"Hills of Home," a song that captures the modern changes that overtook and scattered many rural households. There's a similar melancholy to
"Auction at the Home Place" by
the Dry Branch Fire Squad. Besides good music,
The Old Home Place works as a mediation on "home" and what it means in a changing and uncertain world.
Bluegrass and old-time fans, along with those who long for the old home place, will enjoy this collection.
~Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide
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