Discography

Old and In The Gray
Date of Release:  2002
Acoustic Disc
     

Review:   This follow-up to earlier recordings by Old & In the Way reunites mandolinist David Grisman with guitarist Peter Rowan and fiddler Vassar Clements (with Herb Pedersen replacing the late Jerry Garcia on banjo and guitar and Bryn Bright playing bass in place of the late John Kahn); the new group was renamed Old & In the Gray. The music stretches boundaries as much as the earlier band, with a mix of vintage bluegrass and country classics such as Ira Louvin's "Childish Love" and Bill Monroe's "On the Old Kentucky Shore," along with more modern pieces like John Hartford's "Good Old Boys," Townes Van Zandt's "Pancho and Lefty," and Rowan's "Rainmaker." An unusually brisk rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" adds a degree of freshness to a now decades-old song, but the highlight of the session is easily the hilarious "Barefoot Nellie," though both have terrific solos. It's obvious that the musicians had a lot of fun trading vocals and instrumental licks as well as harmonizing throughout the date; the brilliant cover art by Ivan Artucovich (with terrific caricatures of the players) is a nice additional touch to a very rewarding CD. — Ken Dryden of AllMusic.com

 

     

Peter Rowan - Guitar, Vocals
Vassar Clements - Fiddle, Bass (Vocal)
Larry Cummings - Engineer, Mixing
David Grisman - Mandolin, Vocals, Producer
Craig Miller - Executive Producer
Herb Pedersen - Banjo, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
Paul Stubblebine - Mastering
Jon Sievert - Photography

 

1. Gold Old Boys (Hartford) - 4:56
2. Pancho and Lefty (VanZandt) - 5:14
3. Meadow Green (Rowan) - 2:48
4. The Flood (Stanley) - 4:06
5. When the Springtime Comes Again (Carter) - 3:13
6. Barefoot Nellie (Davis/Reno) - 2:27
7. Childish Love (Louvin) - 3:20
8. Victim to the Tomb (Duffey) - 4:28
9. Vassar's Fiddle Rag (Clements) - 3:10
10. Two Little Boys (Duffey/Waller) - 3:57
11. On the Old Kentucky Shore (Monroe) - 4:17
12. Honky Tonk Women (Jagger/Richards) - 2:35
13. Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me (Nail) - 2:34
14. Rainmaker (Rowan) - 3:55

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