(Welk Music Group 79766-2) 2004.
This is quite a diverse compilation from the 16th annual Merlefest festival. It's got a bit of bluegrass, some not-so-grass, some pseudo-Grateful Dead jam-grass, barf-inducing M.O.R rock, twiddly guitar, western swing, New Orleans jazz etc. etc.
Ralph contributes Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave, which he'd recorded in 2000 on his While The Ages Roll On album with largely the same personnel:
This live version is pretty decent, and I prefer it to the earlier studio cut, which sounds a bit sterile in comparison.
Also of interest is Ricky Skaggs splendid version of How Mountain Girls Can Love, with Jim Mills on banjo.
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Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Asleep At The Wheel |
Vivian Keith / Ben Peters |
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2 |
San Antonio Rose - The Whites |
James Wells |
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3 |
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Doc Watson |
P.D. |
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An American Dream - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
Rodney Crowell |
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5 |
John - Mountain Heart |
Steve Gulley / Barry Abernathy / Mark Wheeler |
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6 |
Go To Sleep Alone - Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
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7 |
Orange Blossom Special - Vassar's Jam |
Ervin Rouse |
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8 |
Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor - Doc Watson |
P.D. |
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9 |
How Mountain Girls Can Love - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder |
Ruby Rakes |
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10 |
Black Diamond Strings - Guy Clark |
Guy Clark |
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11 |
Big Sandy River - Hot Rize |
P.D. |
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12 |
Master's Call - Don Edwards |
Marty Robbins |
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13 |
A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave - Ralph Stanley |
Earl Sykes |
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14 |
Main Street Blues - Red Stick Ramblers |
Josh Caffery |
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15 |
Caught In The Crossfire - Rhonda Vincent & The Rage |
Wendell Herd / Rhonda Sandker |
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16 |
Hard Game Of Love - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
Robert Gateley |
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17 |
Match Box Blues - Doc Watson |
?? |
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18 |
Conscious Evolution - Donna The Buffalo |
John Dowd / James Puryear |