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Album Description:

Even as it urges us to look in the other direction, the famous Carter Family song admits, “There’s a dark and a troubled side of life…” Just ask Poor Ellen Smith, Young Charlotte, Barbara Allen or any of the other ill-fated heroines of the tragic and sometimes gory ballads herein. If you sometimes can’t bring yourself to look away, here are the stunning Appalachian murder ballads, transcendent spirituals and maudlin story-songs that explore the shadowy realm of the bluegrass songbook. With the legendary talents of Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, The Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Grandpa Jones, Don Reno and more, American Gothic: Bluegrass Songs of Death and Sorrow is a stunning collection-- sometimes harrowing, often uplifting, at times surprisingly fun and always extremely moving.

Track List:

1. He Will Open The Gate - Bass Mountain Boys
2. O Death - The Valley Boys
3. I’m A Stranger Here - Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers
4. With Body & Soul - Bill Monroe
5. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling - The Osborne Brothers
6. Rank Strangers - Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers
7. Little Blossom - Mac Wiseman
8. Young Charlotte - Grandpa Jones
9. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass
10. The White Dove - The Osborne Brothers
11. The Ballad of The Lawson Family - Mac Wiseman
12. Barbara Allen - Tommy Faile
13. Grave in the Valley - Jim & Jesse
14. Bringing Mary Home - Mac Wiseman
15. The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake - The Valley Boys
16. The Wexford Girl - Benny Martin
17. Family Reunion - Carl Story
18. Poor Ellen Smith - Mac Wiseman
19. Lonesome Day - The Osborne Brothers
20. Take Me In Chains - Bass Mountain Boys
21. Darlin’ Corey - The Bluegrass Cardinals
22. Angel Band - Carl Story
23. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Osborne Brothers & Mac Wiseman