The Crow New Songs for the 5-String
Banjo by Steve Martin
Simply Amazing.
The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo is the first full-length
bluegrass album from actor/comedian/musician Steve Martin. After playing
on the Grammy Award winning Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Earl
Scruggs, Martin began writing a string of new banjo songs, some with
lyrics and some as instrumentals. An album forty-five years in the making,
The Crow features special appearances by Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Mary
Black, Tim OBrien, Earl Scruggs, Pete Wernick and Tony Trischka.
Recorded in Dublin, Hollywood, Nashville and New Jersey and produced
by John McEuen, of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the album consists of fifteen
original tracks written by Martin. I have loved the banjo my whole life, says
Martin. The songs on this record represent the influence of a dozen
players and a thousand tunes, and I thank them all. But its the banjo itself I
thank most for generating nostalgia for experiences I never had, joy I was
yet to experience, and melancholy that was yet to come.
Steve shows the same skill at crafting a story within the lyric of a song as
he does with a novel or comedic script, according to producer John
McEuen. People will be pleasantly shocked at how vast and varied this
music is. This album will show Steve as a composer of unique melodies,
hot licks and soulful lyrics. He is definitely a songwriter with an unusual
twist for notes and lyrics.
The Crow comes packaged with a 24-page booklet, featuring Steves
writing on the role the banjo has played in his life, along with his inspiration
for each song that appears on the album.
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Personal Review: The Crow New Songs for the 5-String Banjo
by Steve Martin
This was an impulse buy that I didnt regret. If youve ever daydreamed
about sitting on your front porch on a sunny day and tapping your foot to
the twang of a banjo- just like you see in the movies, this is where to begin.
At the same time upbeat and low key. Perfect for a Saturday morning as it
will get you in the mood to relax diligently.
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