Travelin Mccourys, The
Reviews
Kim Walter
Reviewed 2019-08-13
Reviewed 2019-08-13
The Travelin’ McCourys
Label: McCoury Music
Reviewed By: Kim Walter, August 2019
This album is the evolution of decades of playing bluegrass music for the sons of Del McCoury, one of the most successful and influential bluegrass musicians alive. The band, two McCoury brothers (Ronnie and Rob) and Jason Carter, Alan Bastram, and Cody Kilby, is the only group where each member has at least one international bluegrass music association award for their particular instrument. My faves were 4, 5, 6 and 10.
Slow - Nice BG cover of “Let her Go”
Med -BG Cover of Waylon Jennings
Slow/Med - Fun song, written by Nick Lowe, an amen
*Med - Original song by bassist, alan Bertram, nice fingerpicking tune
*Slow/Med - mellow Mountain tune
*Med - Instrumental with adroit picking
Med - BG infused country rock
*Med - Nice smooth BG country rock
Med - Nice bluesy cover of jerry Garcia
**Slow - Has old-timey feel
Fast - BG rockabilly
Med - Groovy traveling song
Slow/Med - Nice mellow song with lots of trills
Med - Traditional BG tune
Label: McCoury Music
Reviewed By: Kim Walter, August 2019
This album is the evolution of decades of playing bluegrass music for the sons of Del McCoury, one of the most successful and influential bluegrass musicians alive. The band, two McCoury brothers (Ronnie and Rob) and Jason Carter, Alan Bastram, and Cody Kilby, is the only group where each member has at least one international bluegrass music association award for their particular instrument. My faves were 4, 5, 6 and 10.
Slow - Nice BG cover of “Let her Go”
Med -BG Cover of Waylon Jennings
Slow/Med - Fun song, written by Nick Lowe, an amen
*Med - Original song by bassist, alan Bertram, nice fingerpicking tune
*Slow/Med - mellow Mountain tune
*Med - Instrumental with adroit picking
Med - BG infused country rock
*Med - Nice smooth BG country rock
Med - Nice bluesy cover of jerry Garcia
**Slow - Has old-timey feel
Fast - BG rockabilly
Med - Groovy traveling song
Slow/Med - Nice mellow song with lots of trills
Med - Traditional BG tune
Recent airplay
Travelin'
That; Not Bluegrass — Apr 15, 2026
Loser
That; Not Bluegrass — Apr 08, 2026
Travelin', The Hardest Heart
The Iron Skillet — Jun 28, 2025
The Hardest Heart
That; Not Bluegrass — Feb 19, 2025
Cumberland Blues
That; Not Bluegrass — Feb 05, 2025
Loser
That; Not Bluegrass — Oct 30, 2024
Charting
2019-08-21 — 2019-10-23
Country/Bluegrass
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 20 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 3 |
| Sep 22 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | 2 |
| Sep 1 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Let Her Go | ||
| 2. | Lonesome, On'ry And Mean | ||
| 3. | I Live On A Battlefield | ||
| 4. | The Hardest Heart | ||
| 5. | Borderline | ||
| 6. | Crowhop | ||
| 7. | The Shaker | ||
| 8. | Natural To Be Gone | ||
| 9. | Cumberland Blues | ||
| 10. | Days I Wish I Had | ||
| 11. | Southbound | ||
| 12. | Freedom Blues | ||
| 13. | Loser | ||
| 14. | Travelin' |