| Harpeth Rising / Dead Man's Hand |
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| Album: | Dead Man's Hand | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Harpeth Rising | Added: | 02/2012 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-06-02 | Pull Date: | 2012-08-05 |
| Week Ending: | 15 Jul | 1 Jul |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 08, 2019: | Traditions - International Women's Day Edition Time | 4. | Jul 13, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Dead Man's Hand | |
| 2. | Dec 14, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Tough As Nails (Love Song For A Toyota Corolla) | 5. | Jun 29, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Crash Test Dummy Blues | |
| 3. | Jul 13, 2012: | Ember's Everlasting Amends | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2012-05-19 | ||
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Harpath Rising has been getting great notices in folk / Americana circles. The music is an enjoyable mash-up of folk, country, blue grass, and Classical (yep!) influences, without being any of those things in particular. Leaders are Jordana Greenberg on violin and Rebecca Reed-Lunn on banjo. Both women sing strong lead and harmony parts, and share the songwriting. A cello and a subtle hand drum back them up. Fun record. No FCC issues 1 Mid fast, peppy jig. Celtic-sounding folk song with an American West theme. (5:25) 2 * Mid slow. Pretty melody, lovely singing. Violin sounds country, cello Classical. (3:38) 3 Slow, cowboy ballad. Good harmony singing. A bit dreary & tedious. (4:23) 4 ** Mid slow, folk ballad. Woman, gone to Cali in the Gold Rush, wants to return home. Singing is goose-bump gorgeous. Violin solo in the middle is very nice. (5:10) 5 *** Fast, exciting & stirring. Very fine harmony singing. Nice cello solo midway. (3:30) 6 Mid tempo. Complex story w weird Dylan-esque characters. Good banjo picking. (4:46) 7 ** Epitomizes the group’s approach: good harmony singing, good strings. I can imagine Alison Kraus singing this. (3:34) 8 * Fast. Campfire-song fun. Ode to a trusty car. Great banjo picking. A Turkey-in-the-Straw fiddle solo. As silly novelty songs go, this is a good one. (6:05) 9 By Canadian folkie Stan Rodgers. Good, but not as interesting as other mat’l here. (4:35) 10 * Mid-tempo, but urgent. Interesting for intense, angry tone. Cello is excellent. (4:40) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Dead Man's Hand | 6. | Crash Test Dummy Blues | |||
| 2. | Amends | 7. | Hey Driver | |||
| 3. | Coyote | 8. | Tough As Nails (Love Song For A Toyota Corolla) | |||
| 4. | California 1854 | 9. | Guysborough Train | |||
| 5. | Time | 10. | Next Year's Rain |