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Joy Kills Sorrow : Joy Kills Sorrow
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Modern Stringband Music/Roots Bluegrass
Genre: Folk: Progressive Folk
Release Date: 2006
Joy Kills Sorrow Record Label: Joy Kills Sorrow
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Fall On My Knees 4:05 $0.99
I Still Miss Someone 3:53 $0.99
You Made It Easy 3:03 $0.99
Louise 3:58 $0.99
Land of Lost Grasses 4:20 $0.99
My Jury's Still Out On You 2:55 $0.99
Liza Jane 3:48 $0.99
Weary Blues From Waitin' 4:05 $0.99
1216 Two Step 2:06 $0.99
Train On the Island 4:21 $0.99
Spring 3:48 $0.99
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Album Notes

A Modern American Stringband

Joy Kills Sorrow blends traditional and contemporary influences with original compositions and age-old melodies, creating a sound that is inherently American and uniquely their own. Featuring the impeccable vocals of Heather Masse, the one of a kind styling of banjoist and New England Conservatory Professor Adam Larrabee, the internationally award-winning songwriting and bass chops of Bridget Kearney, the 2006 national flatpicking champion Matthew Arcara, and Berklee College of Music’s pioneering first mandolin student Joe Walsh, Joy Kills Sorrow has deftly crafted a home for itself on the borders between bluegrass, jazz, old-time and pop styles.

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REVIEWS

Very Enjoyable CD
author: Rhonda
I'm greatly enjoying this cd. I bought it primarily because I love Heather Masse's voice. For those who don't know, she's been a member of the Wailin' Jennys for about 3 years now, used to be a member of The Wayfaring Strangers, and is currently a member of at least 2 other groups besides the Jennys. I'm not especially a fan of bluegrass instrumentals, but I find that I'm enjoying hearing the extended instrumental intervals and even the two purely instrumental cuts. There's plenty of variation in tempo and style. The cd includes several songs that were unfamiliar to me, two of which were penned by members of JKS. The only song that I've not been able to get into is "Louise" and that might be because I can't make out all the lyrics. Otherwise, the cd is terrific. Masse's voice is as beautiful as ever and, as others have observed, the instrumentals are "tight".
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Delightful!
author: Kendra Dowd
Wish when they played in Boston they\'d been in a venue where I could see and HEAR them! Had to get the cd and am delighted with it.
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Joy Kills Sorrow
author: Beth Berman
Traveled the hwys listening to this...didn't even mind the Seattle traffic...so tight. The instrumentals are some of the best bluegrass I've heard for years!!
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Joy Kills Sorrow
author: Kevin LeBlanc
Joy Truly Does Kill Sorrow. These Musicians,Songs and Album Artwork-JOY Kevin J. LeBlanc
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