Roots (Blue Mountain album)
Encyclopedia
Roots is a 2002 album by American
Alternative country
/roots rock
group Blue Mountain
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All songs traditional, except tracks #5, 9, 13 as indicated. All songs arranged by Blue Mountain.
United States
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Alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
/roots rock
Roots rock
Roots rock is a term now used to describe rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid sub-genres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock, which have been seen as responses to the...
group Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain (band)
Blue Mountain is an American alt-country/roots rock band formed in 1991 in Oxford, Mississippi by husband and wife duo Cary Hudson and Laurie Stirratt , who is notably the twin sister of John Stirratt, the bass player for the like-minded Americana band Wilco.-History:After the dissolution of...
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- Rye Whiskey 3:47
- Rain and Snow 3:44
- Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair 5:03
- Banks of the Pontchartrain 5:00
- That Nasty Swing (by Cliff CarlisleCliff CarlisleCliff Carlisle was an American country and blues singer. Carlisle was a yodeler and was a pioneer in the use of the Hawaiian steel guitar in country music.-Biography:...
) 3:20 - Spring Of '65 4:13
- Riley and Spencer 3:20
- Young and Tender Ladies 3:36
- I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (by A.P. Carter) 2:30
- Little Stream of Whiskey 3:03
- Go Away Devil {bonus-track} 5:47
- Shady Grove {bonus-track} 5:55
- Country Blues (by Dock BoggsDock BoggsMoran Lee "Dock" Boggs was an influential old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player. His style of banjo playing, as well as his singing, is considered a unique combination of Appalachian folk music and African-American blues...
) {bonus-track} 5:21 - 900 Miles {bonus-track} 3:04
All songs traditional, except tracks #5, 9, 13 as indicated. All songs arranged by Blue Mountain.
Personnel
- Cary HudsonCary HudsonCary Hudson is the lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter of the alternative country/Southern rock band Blue Mountain.-Biography:Cary was born in the small town of Sumrall, MS, located approximately 15 miles from Hattiesburg. Prior to Blue Mountain, Hudson was in a band called The Hilltops,...
- vocals, guitar, violin, harmonica - Laurie StirrattLaurie StirrattLaurie Stirratt is a member of the alt-country/roots rock band, Blue Mountain, in which she played bass guitar, occasionally rhythm guitar and sang harmony with her ex-husband, Cary Hudson. She released in 2004 an album as Laurie & John duo with her twin brother, John Stirratt of Wilco...
- guitar, bass guitar, vocals - George Sheldon - bass guitar, vocals, piano
- Frank Coutch - drums, percussion, lead vocal on #10
- Dave Boyer - mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
on #1 - Robert Chaffe (of Kudzu KingsKudzu kingsKudzu Kings is an alternative country/roots rock jam band from Oxford, Mississippi. Their sound has been categorized as a blend of country music, bluegrass and improvisational rock & roll...
) - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on #2