It’s an all instrumental album (all original material mostly from the pen of Munnerlyn). Of course the comparison with West and Bryant, or closer to us, Biller and Wakefield, comes to mind but they’re less jazzy and more country, hence the presence of a fiddle on a majority of tracks. Their sound owes more to the Texas Troubadours solo albums or the stuff Buddy Emmons cut with Howard Rhoton and Spider Wilson for Little Jimmy Dickens. You’ll also find a bit of gipsy jazz in Mercy Street and some nice Merle Travis/Chet Atkins picking on Chester’s Mule.
An excellent album that won(t be out of place near your Fly Rite Boys and Biller and Wakefield albums.
Icing on the cake, it comes in a nice digipack with a tip of the hat to Tal Farlow on the cover.
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If you like the old country instrumental albums of Merle Travis, Jerry Byrd, or the Texas Troubadours then this CD is for you. This collection of all originals stands up to those of that classic period.  Their writing chops are matched by their playing and the equally talented supporting players. I got great response from my radio listeners on “The Cupertino Barndance” on KKUP. I recommend this highly to guitar and steel guitar enthusiasts.
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