Title: Newgrass Hits a Bulls-Eye
Product review: Alison Krauss discovered and produced this very young group, and their self-titled initial offering on Sugar Hill gets better and better on repeat listening. This new recording tends to reach a broader audience, I believe, and that may turn off a few die-hard bluegrass fans. However, as with Edgar Meyer, who guests on three numbers, and Chris Theile, who guests on Bela Fleck's "Perpetual Motion," and so many other collaborative efforts that seem to bring bluegrass influences and interests together theses days ("Oh, Brother..."), repeated listening will open the ears to earned enjoyment. It is nice to know that this band of twenty-somethings has been together for a decade and relies on licks and vocal skills rather than four letter words to express their musical ideas. I'm looking forward to seeing them in concert.
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