A Recipe: Robinella and the CC Stringband
To create the Robinella and the CC Stringband sound, gather the following ingredients:
> One mandolin
> One upright bass
> One fiddle
> Two guitars (acoustic and electric)
> One drum set
> One voice that sounds like Gillian Welch
> One voice that sounds like Billie Holiday
> One voice that sounds like Allison Krauss
Arrange the instruments on a bluegrass platter with a generous heaping of jazz sensibilities. Next, in a moonshine martini glass, mix together a sprinkling of the Appalachian expressiveness of Gillian Welch, a pinch of Billie Holiday phrasings, and a dash of Allison Krauss’ angelic fairy dust. Serve at your next hoedown in Manhattan. Enjoy!
I bought their self-titled third album in 2003 and have listened to it at least once a month ever since. It has bluegrass, old-time country, jazz, blues, gospel and a siren voice – I love it and so should you. In fact, you should love their entire catalog (well, ok, their fourth album, Solace for the Lonely, lacks the magic of its predecessors.)
Man Over, Robinella and the CC Stringband
Mistakes, Robinella and the CC Stringband
No Saint, No Prize, Robinella and the CC Stringband
Flashdance…What A Feelin, Robinella and the CC Stringband. Yes, that Flashdance.
(This is copied from my blog, sideatrack1.com. To listen to the songs, please drop by.)