The Lonesome Sisters' third album, featuring old time fiddler Rayna Gellert from the all-female string band, Uncle Earl, once again delivers the Sister's signature high harmony vocals and modal, Appalachian underpinnings. Recorded by Chad Crumm over a few chilly, winter days at an old farmhouse outside of Ithaca NY, this album captures a fleeting moment in time, a dreamy winter revere under a moody, gray sky.
*** This album's title song, "Follow Me Down", was voted best original song in the Clifftop WV Appalachian Stringband Festival Songwriting Contest.***
Liner Notes:
1. Blackbird (Debra Clifford)
Sarah: lead vocals, Debra: guitar & harmony, Rayna: fiddle
2. Babylon (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal, Debra: guitar & harmony
3. Follow Me Down (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal & guitar, Debra: mandolin & harmony, Rayna: fiddle
4. White Dove (Traditional)
Sarah: lead vocal, Debra: guitar & harmony
5. Like This (Sarah Hawker, based on the poem "Like This" by Rumi)
Sarah: lead vocal & banjo, Debra: harmony
6. Illumination (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal & guitar, Debra: mandolin & harmony, Rayna: fiddle)
7. When The Angels Call My Name (Sarah Hawker & Debra Clifford) Dedicated to the memory of Margaret Hassan
Sarah: lead vocals, Debra: guitar & harmony
8. Blue-Eyed Girl (Debra Clifford)
Sarah: lead vocal, Debra: guitar & harmony, Rayna: fiddle
9. One Morning in May (Traditional)
Sarah: vocal, Rayna: fiddle
10. I'll Wait (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal & guitar, Debra: mandolin & harmony, Rayna: fiddle
11. It's Better To Be Alone (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal, Debra: guitar & harmony
12. Going Across The Mountain (Traditional, from Frank Proffitt)
Rayna: lead vocal & fiddle, Debra guitar & harmony
13: Reuben's Train (Traditional, arranged by Debra Clifford)
Sarah: lead vocal, Debra: banjo & harmony
14. Romans (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal, Debra: guitar & harmony, Rayna: fiddle
15. Darlin' Don't You Know That's Wrong (Traditional, from Addie Graham)
Debra: vocal
16. Tonight You're Gonna Lose Me (Sarah Hawker)
Sarah: lead vocal & guitar, Debra, mandolin & harmony
17. 3rd of June (Debra Clifford)
Rayna: fiddle, Debra: guitar
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