Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2
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Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2 is an album of American
guitarist
Norman Blake
and bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice
, released in 1990. It is their second album together. They previously released Blake & Rice
in 1987.
Doc Watson
appears as a guest.
Production notes
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Norman Blake
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
and bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice
Tony Rice
Tony Rice is an American acoustic guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is considered one of the most influential acoustic guitar players in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz.Rice spans the range of acoustic music, from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New...
, released in 1990. It is their second album together. They previously released Blake & Rice
Blake & Rice
Blake & Rice is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake and bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, released in 1987. It is their first album together...
in 1987.
Doc Watson
Doc Watson
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded...
appears as a guest.
Track listing
- "It's Raining Here This Morning" (Grandpa JonesGrandpa JonesLouis Marshall Jones , known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer...
) – 3:37 - "Lost Indian" (Traditional) – 3:06
- "Georgie" (Traditional) – 2:49
- "Father's Hall" (Nancy Blake) – 2:17
- "The Two Soldiers" (Traditional) – 4:35
- "Blackberry Blossom" (Traditional) – 3:14
- "Eight More Miles to Louisville" (Grandpa Jones) – 2:46
- "Lincoln's Funeral Train (The Sad Journey to Springfield)" (Norman Blake) – 4:14
- "Molly Bloom" (Alan Mundel) – 2:39
- "D-18 Song (Thank You, Mr. Martin)" (Jerry Faires) – 3:58
- "Back in Yonder's World" (Norman Blake) – 3:54
- "Bright Days" (Norman Blake) – 2:14
- "Salt Creek" (Traditional) – 3:10
Personnel
- Norman BlakeNorman BlakeNorman Blake may refer to:*Norman Blake , American folk & bluegrass instrumentalist and vocalist*Norman Blake , Scottish rock musician who is a member of Teenage Fanclub...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, vocals - Tony RiceTony RiceTony Rice is an American acoustic guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is considered one of the most influential acoustic guitar players in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz.Rice spans the range of acoustic music, from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New...
– guitar, vocals - Nancy Blake – mandolin, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, vocals - Mark SchatzMark SchatzMark Schatz is an American bassist, banjoist, mandolinist, and clogger who has recorded and toured with artists such as albums for artists such as Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek, Jerry Douglas, Maura O'Connell, Tony Rice, John Hartford, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Tim O'Brien...
– bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Doc WatsonDoc WatsonArthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded...
– guitar
Production notes
- Bill Wolf – engineer, editing, executive producer, photography
- David Glasser – editing
- George Horn – mastering
- Nancy Jean Anderson – design