The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Volume 2

by B茅la Fleck

The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Volume 2 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 June 1999
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:15:46
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Master banjo player B茅la Fleck assembled a true supergroup of traditional acoustic musicians, including Tony Rice and Sam Bush, for this highly acclaimed session. The album is an incredibly virtuosic, deeply respectful celebration of traditional instrumentation, seamlessly expanding the boundaries of progressive bluegrass without sacrificing its rustic authenticity.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Blue Mountain Hop (4:26)
  2. Buffalo Nickel (4:38)
  3. When Joy Kills Sorrow (5:10)
  4. Spanish Point (5:36)
  5. Polka on the Banjo (4:04)
  6. Clarinet Polka (1:33)
  7. The over Grown Waltz (3:42)
  8. Ode to Earl (3:09)
  9. Home Sweet Home (2:20)
  10. Valley of the Rogue (5:12)
  11. Plunky's Lament (2:17)
  12. Maura on a Bicycle, Stout and Molasses, Way Back When (9:41)
  13. Dark Circles (5:13)
  14. Old Jellico, Puddle Jumper, Dead Man's Hill (6:08)
  15. Katmandu (4:23)
  16. Do You Have Room? (1:17)
  17. Foggy Mountain Special (2:12)
  18. Major Honker (4:38)

Credits

  • Da Polka Band - band
  • Joey Miskulin - band [da polka band], accordion
  • Bob Mater - band [da polka band], drums
  • Larry Paxton - band [da polka band], tuba
  • Mark Schatz - contrabass [bass fiddle]
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Earl Scruggs - guest [special], banjo, arranged by
  • B茅la Fleck - Primary Artist, Written-By, Arranged By
  • George N. Williams - Written-By
  • Leon Luallen - Written-By
  • Richard Tillman - Written-By
  • John Hartford - Arranged By, Written-By
  • Traditional - Written-By
  • Tony Trischka - Written-By
  • Gladys Stacey - Written-By
  • Louise Certain - Written-By

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