Tinsel Tunes: More Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill

Tinsel Tunes: More Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill

You don't have to be a bluegrass or newgrass lover to fall for this beloved evergreen. The 14-song set showcases pickers and grinners that include the mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile, Psychograss, the legendary gospel quartet The Fairfield Four, and The Nashville Bluegrass Band, among others. Tinsel Tunes revels in such delights as Sam Bush playing an unforgettable version of "Sleigh Ride" and Flying Burrito Brother and ex-Byrd Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson dutifully reprising Buck Owens's "Blue Christmas Lights" lament. It's Texan Robert Earl Keen who steals the mistletoe, however, in what may be some of the coolest--and most touching--down-home tunes ever penned for Christmas. With the telling opening lines, "Dad got drunk and mom got drunk at our Christmas party," you know right away you're not in the land of "White Christmas" anymore. And yet the song's telling of ironic twists, its comic and tense portrayal of large family gatherings over the holidays, and its story of the calming affect "a Mexican" has on everyone when he sings "Feliz Navidad" while the booze runs out and the power blows, is magical. Great storytelling in song that will have everybody singing "Merry Christmas from the Family." A must have. --Martin Keller
Country USA
Brand Concord Music Group
Manufacturer Sugar Hill
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 2244637
Model 2569234
ReleaseDate 2008-08-04
UnitCount 1
UPCs 015891385525
EANs 0015891385525

Country	USA
Brand	Concord Music Group
Manufacturer	Sugar Hill
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	2244637
Model	2569234
ReleaseDate	2008-08-04
UnitCount	1
UPCs	015891385525
EANs	0015891385525