Listening to this album always brings out many emotions in me.  Seriously, this music is great "americana" as they say, most of it fun music; some of it with deep messages about our lives and our way of life.
"Takin' the Trestle" takes me back to my childhood; my adventurous days having battles in the woods & rope swinging into the creek. Being from Western Pennsvania myself, and having personally seen coal mining going on while growing up, the "Cost of Coal" is a powerful reminder of what our way of life costs some people.
 "Mister Mule" is another great song of the country and how much work is involved in the business of living.
"Atchafalaya", "Stoopin' and a Pickin'", and "Mudcat" are all great fun tunes of our diverse country. 
I can't really express how great most of these songs are.  All in all, this record is a great buy!
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