Pale Imperfect Diamond from the Cedar Hill Refugees is scheduled for release on May 19 on Effigy Records. The liner notes read like a who’s-who of American folk roots players: Dr. Ralph Stanley, Marty Stuart, Randy Scruggs (son of Earl), Ron McCoury, John Cowan, and the angelic Peasall Sisters, who sang on O Brother Where Art Thou?, to name a few. From bleak, windswept cinematic landscapes to warm, harmonious choirs of angels, Pale Imperfect Diamond proves that it is not only possible, but desirable, to reach across cultures and find the commonalities we share with our fellow man.

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