Two of a Kind: Groovemasters, Vol. 8 is an album by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

ists Pat Donohue

Pat Donohue

Patrick Donohue is an American fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy nominated, National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion and a songwriter. Donohue has several albums to his credit and his songs have been recorded by Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, and Kenny Rogers...

 and Mike Dowling, released in 2002.

The Groovemasters series is a line of releases by Solid Air pairing various guitarists. Past releases have included Preston Reed

Preston Reed

Preston Reed is an American fingerstyle and tapping guitarist.- Biography :Preston Reed learned guitar as a child on his father's guitar and, for a short time, classical guitar with a too-severe teacher. When he was 16 his interest was rekindled by Jorma Kaukonen's acoustic guitar-playing in Hot...

, Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber is an English-born guitarist who currently lives in California. Born 12 November 1952 in Stepney, East London, he was raised and went to school in North London...

, Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...

 and Davey Johnstone

Davey Johnstone

Davey Johnstone , is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.-Career:...

 among others.

Reception

Writing for Minor 7th

Minor 7th

Minor 7th is an online magazine that reviews non-mainstream acoustic guitar music. It was founded in November 1999 by Alan Fark, who claims to have created the magazine with the goal of "enabling independent or under-recognized acoustic guitarists to receive more wide-spread publicity." The website...

, critic Fred Kraus wrote of the album "Guitarists Pat Donohue and Mike Dowling infuse their musical roots with more energy than a young pup after a rabbit. Pure enjoyment radiates from the tips of their well-callused fingers to their tapping toes on "Two of a Kind."... Our two earnest musical guides take us on a tour through ragtime, blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, and some gumbos that defy categorization. It's a smooth ride loaded with musical goodies. "

Track listing

1. "High Society" (Traditional) – 2:46
2. "Drive Time" (Pat Donohue) – 2:51
3. "K.C. Man Blues" (Johnson, Williams) – 3:13
4. "Novocaine" (Donohue) – 2:27
5. "Last Train Whistle" (Mike Dowling) – 5:11
6. "Guitar Blues" (Eddie Lang
   Eddie Lang
   Eddie Lang was an American jazz guitarist, regarded as the Father of Jazz Guitar. He played a Gibson L-4 and L-5 guitar, providing great influence for many guitarists, including Django Reinhardt.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 2:27
7. "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" (Joseph Meyer
   Joseph Meyer (songwriter)
   Joseph Meyer was an American songwriter who wrote some of the most notable songs of the first half of the twentieth century....
   
   , Herman Ruby) – 2:55
8. "Creepin'" (Donohue) – 3:19
9. "Wild Rose" (Dowling) – 4:11
10. "Fishin' in the Wind" (Dowling) – 2:25
11. "Two of a Kind" (Donohue) – 2:20
12. "World of Hurt" (Dowling) – 3:43
13. "Blues City" (Donohue) – 3:30
14. "Java Buzz" (Dowling) – 2:47
15. "Siboney" (Ernesto Lecuona
    Ernesto Lecuona
    Ernesto Lecuona y Casado was a Cuban composer and pianist of Canarian father and Cuban mother, and worldwide fame. He composed over six hundred pieces, mostly in the Cuban vein, and was a pianist of exceptional quality....
    
    , Theodora Morse
    Theodora Morse
    Theodora Morse was an American song writer and composer.She was a Tin Pan Alley lyricist who collaborated to produce a number of popular songs.-Background:...
    
    ) – 3:52
16. "Gee Whiz" (Donohue) – 2:56

Production notes

• Pat Donohue – producer
• Mike Dowling – producer
• James Jensen – executive producer, liner notes
• Sam Hudson – engineer
• John Archer – mastering
• Mary Ellen LaMotte – photography
• Johnny Hanson – design