Progressive acoustic and bluegrass musicianship punctuate original tunes mined from the shores of Lake Superior--along with modern, jam-minded interpretations of several traditional songs.

9 MP3 Songs in this album (36:33) !
Related styles: FOLK: Alternative Folk, COUNTRY: Bluegrass

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Details:
Big Heart Down combines the progressive acoustic sensibility of Chris Silver (guitar, mandolin), Pete Mathison (bass), and Lance Rhicard (banjo, dobro, vocals) with singer/songwriter Jerree Small anchoring harmony vocals.

With titles like âCold Water,â âThe Distant Swells,â and âThe Wind Out Here,â Big Heart Down evokes elements of Lake Superior while alluding to legendary figures such as John Henryâs shaker and contemporary prose poet Louis Jenkins. âOpen Boatâ is an instrumental ode not only to the Stephen Crane short story, but to life on the surf of the âinland sea,â Superior. Renditions of traditional tunes âShady Groveâ and âTake This Hammerâ assume contemporary grooves while maintaining their integrityâwhat one would expect from members of the bluegrass fusion group The Chris Silver Band.