Raven presents two original, essential albums on one cd by country legends chet atkins and jerry reed: the grammy award-winning me and jerry (1970) and me and chet (1972). When two of the greatest guitar players in the history of country music teamed up for these classic instrumental albums (originally released on rca victor), the results …
The talented ensemble of Jeff Autry (guitar), Wayne Benson (mandolin), Aubrey Haynie (fiddle), Scott Vestal (banjo) and Mark Shatz (bass) breathe new life into these instrumental bluegrass classics. …
Real railroads haul passengers, freight, and mail. The trains of our music and literature also carry symbols: they can represent freedom and wanderlust, eros, machismo, escape, work, the ultimate journey that marks life’s end, or nostalgia for a bygone age. This collection of songs about trains and railroads offers some of each of these, from the turn-of-the-century tale …
After many requests, for the first time ever, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder are releasing a full instrumental project. A collection of material all written by Skaggs himself and will once again showcase the power of Skaggs and his award winning bluegrass band. Musical guests include Andy Statman and Jeff …
A must-have for fans of hillbilly jazz! Features some of the hottest picking by the coolest country band in the world, Ernest Tubb’s Texas Troubadours. Especially selected from the Troubadours 1960s and ’70s LPs for maximum listenability. Includes unreleased recordings. Fans of hot guitar and steel guitar instrumentals are probably well aware of the 1960s Texas Troubadours recordings …
From the personal tape library of the late Clarence White comes a collection of recently discovered solo acoustic flatpicking guitar recordings. This album, first in a series of compact disc releases, feature his lead flatpick guitar from start to finish on this all instrumental album, plus a bonus track of Clarence playing lead mandolin! Recorded in 1962 by …
Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson trading licks–what more do you need to know? Toss in a fine solo or two from Josh Graves’s Dobro, Paul Warren’s fiddle, or Charlie McCoy’s harmonica. Sure, the songs are the simplest of springboards and the running time is abominably low (less than 25 minutes), but it’s hard to find fault when Scruggs’s …
Treasures of Ukrainian Music. Traditional Folk Songs of the Right-bank of Kyiv Region
This CD represents music folklore from the right bank Kyiv region. Scientists call this land the transition area since it boarded with two huge habitats- the forest and the forest-steppe ones. In the music folklore we could find traits that was formed under the influence of Polissya, Podillya and Podniprovshchina customs and traditions. Unlike left bank Kyiv region …
Now that all seven Eagles have landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is high time for CMH Records to reissue Pickin’ On the Eagles, one of the first in it’s hugely successful Pickin’ On series. This time the album holds more than 50 all-instrumental minutes of music and is finely feathered with three added …
For the first time on one CD Raven presents two original, classic albums by MERLE TRAVIS: The Merle Travis Guitar and Walkin’ the Strings. One of the greatest multi-talented artists in the history of Country and Western, Travis was born in Kentucky (1917) and began recording for Capitol in the 1940s. a singer and songwriter of major proportions …