''Traditional Ties'' is a third album by the
progressive bluegrass band
Hot Rize. It was the first Hot Rize album released by
Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label.
It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar Hil ...
, following the band's earlier releases with
Flying fish records. Critic Thom Owens called the album "arguably their best effort ever".
The song "Walk the Way the Wind Blows", written by Tim O'Brien and included on ''Traditional Ties'', was covered by country music artist
Kathy Mattea. Her recording reached #10 on the ''
Billboard
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'' Top 40 Country listing.
Track listing
# Hard Pressed (O'Brien) 2.36
# If I Should Wander Back Tonight (
Flatt,
Scruggs) 2:38
#
Walk the Way the Wind Blows
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(O'Brien) 3:38
# Hear Jerusalem Moan (trad.) 2:54
# Frank's Blues (Edmonson, Wernick) 2:37
# John, Lost (trad.) 2:32
# Montana Cowboy (Park) 2:42
# Footsteps So Near (Forster, O'Brien) 4:09
# Leather Britches (trad.) 2:34
#
Working on a Building (trad.) 3:29
#
John Henry (trad.) 1:47
#
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The song has b ...
(trad.) 2:46
Personnel
* Nick Forster - bass, vocals
*
Tim O'Brien - vocals, mandolin, violin
*
Pete Wernick
Pete Wernick (born February 25, 1946), also known as "Dr. Banjo", is an American musician.
He is a five-string banjo player in the bluegrass music scene since the 1960s, founder of the Country Cooking and Hot Rize bands, Grammy nominee and educato ...
- banjo, vocals
* Charles Sawtelle - guitar, vocals
References
External links
Official site
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1985 albums
Hot Rize albums