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RICHARD GREENE AND THE GRASS IS GREENER - WOLVES A' HOWLIN' (REB-1730), 1996

Musicians
Richard Greene: Fiddle
Tony Trischka: Banjo
Bill Keith: Banjo on tracks 1 & 5
Butch Baldassari: Mandolin
David Grier: Guitar
Gene Libbea: Bass on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 13
Buell Neidlinger: Bass on tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 & 12

Production Credits
Produced by Richard Greene
Recorded at Foxfire Recording, Van Nuys, CA
Engineered by Rudi Ekstein
Recorded: December 1995-January 1996
Mastered by Brad Aaron and Joe Privatelli at Forty-Four One, North Hollywood, CA

Richard Greene, one of the most respected bluegrass fiddle players ever, has deep roots. His very first recording session was in 1966 for an album on the County label by Red Allen called Bluegrass Country, Volume Two. That same year, he became one of the first urban musicians to join Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys. While there, he recorded 14 songs with the Father of Bluegrass, including “Turkey in the Straw,” “Dusty Miller,” “Paddy on the Turnpike,” and “Soldiers Joy.” Other career highlights included his formation of the “roots fusion” band Seatrain, his participation in the “bluegrass supergroup” Muleskinner (along with David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Clarence White, etc.), the Greene String Quartet, and The Grass is Greener. It was with The Grass is Greener that Richard came to Rebel.

The group released three albums on Rebel; Wolves A' Howlin' being the second of these. The album was hailed as a collection of “taste, drive and invention.” The collective combines excellence and innovation with a healthy respect for tradition. Two selections come from the Monroe catalog (“Evening Prayer Blues” and “Get Up John”). The album also contains a number of band originals. Richard Greene composed “The Indiana Waltz” and “The Pipehorn Hornpipe,” David Grier contributed “On the Move” and “Sometime Next Summer,” and Tony Trischka added “Peaches and Cream.” The remainder of the disc is filled with deft arrangements of traditional pieces such as “Shaking Off the Acorns,” “Charleston,” “Horse Shoe Bend,” and “Nervous Breakdown.”