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The Gibson Brothers: Bona Fide
Their songs here, all original save for a single Tom T. Hall cover, are red-hot bluegrass pieces with rippling banjos and mandolins. The brothers lyrics deal with the characteristic themes of bluegrass: love, poverty, death, and music. Their harmonies, vocal and instrumental are as infectious as the flu while being a lot more fun to suffer from. "The Open Road" provides the disc's title and sets up a groove, painting the song as a road trip. "Ragged Man" and "Don’t Forget the Coffee, Billy Joe" are tomes of everyday life on the margins, while "Railroad Line" talks a good line but smells like desperation. This is a fabulous addition to the Sugar Hill and bluegrass catalog.
For more information, please see Sugar Hill Records and The Gibson Brothers .
Track Listing
The Open Road; Arleigh; Ragged Man; Railroad Line; That Bluegrass Music; Vern
Personnel
Leigh Gibson
Album information
Title: Bona Fide | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Sugar Hill Records
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