Keen, Robert Earl / Happy Prisoner -- The Bluegrass Sessions
| Album: | Happy Prisoner -- The Bluegrass Sessions | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Keen, Robert Earl | Added: | Feb 2015 | |
| Label: | Dualtone | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-02-06 | Pull Date: | 2015-04-10 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 12 | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 19, 2023: | Traditions
Footprints In The Snow |
4. | Aug 19, 2022: | Traditions
Long Black Veil |
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| 2. | Dec 09, 2023: | The Iron Skillet
Wayfaring Stranger |
5. | Apr 30, 2022: | The Iron Skillet
Walls Of Time |
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| 3. | Jan 07, 2023: | The Iron Skillet -- Holiday Edition
Wayfaring Stranger |
6. | Aug 10, 2019: | The Iron Skillet
T For Texas |
Album Review
Joseph
Reviewed 2015-02-01
Reviewed 2015-02-01
Robert Earl Keen
“Happy Prisoner – The Bluegrass Sessions”
Label: Dualtone Records
Joseph
Reviewed 2/1/15
Fine new release by Robert Earl Keen featuring his takes on 15 mostly well-known
bluegrass classics. Most tracks have a funky, spare jug band sound. Lots to like.
1 – (3:27) Hot Corn, Cold Corn* Funky jug-band version, cool frailed banjo.
2 – (3:58) 52 Vincent Black Lightning* Excellent mid cover of Richard Thompson classic.
3 – (3:14) Footprints In The Snow* Great up-tempo version, really fine.
4 – (2:54) 99 Years For One Dark Day* Fine bouncy rendition, w/Peter Rowan on vocals.
5 – (3:36) East Virginia Blues Good mid-tempo version, pretty.
6 – (3:47) Poor Ellen Smith* Slow & spare, haunting, excellent.
7 – (3:51) Long Black Veil Good workmanlike version of this classic song.
8 – (3:17) This World Is Not My Home Decent mid ragtime version, pretty good.
9 – (4:26) T For Texas* W/Lyle Lovett here, who is fantastic!
10 – (1:38) Peter Rowan Intro* Interesting spoken word intro to the next track.
11 – (4:39) Walls Of Time* Fine vocals & playing here, really nicely done.
12 – (3:13) White Dove Decent rendition of the Carter Stanley song.
13 – (2:58) Old Home Place Mid-tempo, just OK.
14 – (2:46) Twisted Laurel* Pretty & slow nostalgic ballad.
15 – (4:13) Wayfaring Stranger* Slow version w/Natalie Maines contributing vocals.
“Happy Prisoner – The Bluegrass Sessions”
Label: Dualtone Records
Joseph
Reviewed 2/1/15
Fine new release by Robert Earl Keen featuring his takes on 15 mostly well-known
bluegrass classics. Most tracks have a funky, spare jug band sound. Lots to like.
1 – (3:27) Hot Corn, Cold Corn* Funky jug-band version, cool frailed banjo.
2 – (3:58) 52 Vincent Black Lightning* Excellent mid cover of Richard Thompson classic.
3 – (3:14) Footprints In The Snow* Great up-tempo version, really fine.
4 – (2:54) 99 Years For One Dark Day* Fine bouncy rendition, w/Peter Rowan on vocals.
5 – (3:36) East Virginia Blues Good mid-tempo version, pretty.
6 – (3:47) Poor Ellen Smith* Slow & spare, haunting, excellent.
7 – (3:51) Long Black Veil Good workmanlike version of this classic song.
8 – (3:17) This World Is Not My Home Decent mid ragtime version, pretty good.
9 – (4:26) T For Texas* W/Lyle Lovett here, who is fantastic!
10 – (1:38) Peter Rowan Intro* Interesting spoken word intro to the next track.
11 – (4:39) Walls Of Time* Fine vocals & playing here, really nicely done.
12 – (3:13) White Dove Decent rendition of the Carter Stanley song.
13 – (2:58) Old Home Place Mid-tempo, just OK.
14 – (2:46) Twisted Laurel* Pretty & slow nostalgic ballad.
15 – (4:13) Wayfaring Stranger* Slow version w/Natalie Maines contributing vocals.
Track Listing
| 1. | Hot Corn, Cold Corn | 9. | T For Texas | |||
| 2. | 52 Vincent Black Lightning | 10. | Peter Rowan Intro | |||
| 3. | Footprints In The Snow | 11. | Walls Of Time | |||
| 4. | 99 Years For One Dark Day | 12. | White Dove | |||
| 5. | East Virginia Blues | 13. | Old Home Place | |||
| 6. | Poor Ellen Smith | 14. | Twisted Laurel | |||
| 7. | Long Black Veil | 15. | Wayfaring Stranger | |||
| 8. | This World Is Not My Home | . |