Muir Maid
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-01-03
Reviewed 2020-01-03
Reviewed: 2020—01-03
Genre: Country
FCCs: #9
Review: bluegrass fusion with stellar instrumental jamming throughout combining acoustic and electric instruments.
If You Like: Infamous Stringdusters, Sam Bush, John Jorgenson, Beachwood Sparks
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Shadows – banjo starts> midtempo song about opioid addiction swings to fast tempo> quick stop
*2/ Broken Cage – guitar starts midtempo song about life on the road swings uptempo> quick fade
***3/ Woods Lake banjo starts>- lightning fast instrumentation with midtempo vocals> quick slow to fade
*4/ Muir Maid – guitar starts> midtempo song about a challenging boat trip swings uptempo, then slows back to midtempo, then swings back up> quick fade
*5/ The Living Dread – guitar starts> full on fusion midtempo instrumental swings to lightning fast jam>
crescendo> rocking fast electric jam> quick stop
6/ Hell To Sunday – guitar starts> midtempo song> quick stop
7/ Phaedrus – mandolin starts> fast tempo song about pursuing a vision for like& the challenges ahead> psychedelic crescendo end
8/ The Quail – synth starts> psychedelic electric jam> quick fade into next tune
(FCC) 9/ Comet – guitar starts> fast tempo song about the challenges of being in a band> quick fade
*10/ Covered Bridges – banjo starts> fast tempo song about a failed relationship> quick fade
**11/ Foundation – guitar starts slow, quickly swings into lightning fast song about taking chances with nothing to stand on> quick stop
12/ Driftwood – banjo starts slow> slow song swings to fast tempo about living away from civilization> crescendo end
Genre: Country
FCCs: #9
Review: bluegrass fusion with stellar instrumental jamming throughout combining acoustic and electric instruments.
If You Like: Infamous Stringdusters, Sam Bush, John Jorgenson, Beachwood Sparks
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Shadows – banjo starts> midtempo song about opioid addiction swings to fast tempo> quick stop
*2/ Broken Cage – guitar starts midtempo song about life on the road swings uptempo> quick fade
***3/ Woods Lake banjo starts>- lightning fast instrumentation with midtempo vocals> quick slow to fade
*4/ Muir Maid – guitar starts> midtempo song about a challenging boat trip swings uptempo, then slows back to midtempo, then swings back up> quick fade
*5/ The Living Dread – guitar starts> full on fusion midtempo instrumental swings to lightning fast jam>
crescendo> rocking fast electric jam> quick stop
6/ Hell To Sunday – guitar starts> midtempo song> quick stop
7/ Phaedrus – mandolin starts> fast tempo song about pursuing a vision for like& the challenges ahead> psychedelic crescendo end
8/ The Quail – synth starts> psychedelic electric jam> quick fade into next tune
(FCC) 9/ Comet – guitar starts> fast tempo song about the challenges of being in a band> quick fade
*10/ Covered Bridges – banjo starts> fast tempo song about a failed relationship> quick fade
**11/ Foundation – guitar starts slow, quickly swings into lightning fast song about taking chances with nothing to stand on> quick stop
12/ Driftwood – banjo starts slow> slow song swings to fast tempo about living away from civilization> crescendo end
Recent airplay
The Living Dread
That's not Bluegrass — Feb 14, 2024
Woods Lake
That's not Bluegrass — Feb 07, 2024
The Living Dread
Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 6, 2020) — Nov 04, 2021
The Living Dread
Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 20, 2020) — Sep 07, 2021
Shadows
Hanging In The Bone Yard — Mar 07, 2020
Foundation
Old Fart At Play — Mar 05, 2020
Charting
2020-01-22 — 2020-05-06
Country/Bluegrass
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 8 | 2 |
| Feb 23 | 2 |
| Feb 9 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Shadows | ||
| 2. | Broken Cage | ||
| 3. | Woods Lake | ||
| 4. | Muir Maid | ||
| 5. | The Living Dread | ||
| 6. | Hell To Sunday | ||
| 7. | Phaedrus | ||
| 8. | The Quail | ||
| 9. | Comet | ||
| 10. | Covered Bridges | ||
| 11. | Foundation | ||
| 12. | Driftwood |