Album Notes

Two Grass Crew is an acoustic duo based in Bozeman, Montana. Mike Parsons plays fiddle and mandolin, and Duke Sharp plays guitar and dobro. Their musical interests and inspirations range from J. S Bach to David Grisman to Vassar Clements to David Bromberg and Leo Kottke. Their first CD "Gavotte in A Minor" covers a wide range of genres, from traditional blues (You Don't Know My Mind) to a kicking Irish Jig (Swallowtail Jig) to J.S Bach (Gavotte in A Minor). There's a unique instrumental arrangement of A Handful of Laurel, also known as Streets of Laredo and a cover of a Bob Wills swing tune, Miss Molly. Mike rips a killer version of the traditional fiddle tune, Arkansas Traveller and Gunshy is an instrumental bluegrass original that Mike and Duke wrote. Ambrys, , Sheroqui are fingerstyle guitar pieces written by Duke Sharp, complemented by Mikeys mandolin mastery. Inside Out is a hauntingly beautiful waltz. Their rendition of Hello Mary Lou/Freight Train in a medley is a fresh take of both tunes with good vocals and dandy pickin.