Album
Me / And / Dad
2022 · Folk, World, & Country
22 collectors on Gatefold own this
Me / And / Dad is a Country album by Billy Strings, originally released in 2022. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked, owned by 22 collectors.
About
Billy Strings quickly and decisively established himself as a new guitar god with his 2017 bluegrass-adjacent debut, <i>Turmoil & Tinfoil</i>, further solidifying that status with 2019’s Grammy-winning LP <i>Home</i> and 2021’s Grammy-nominated <i>Renewal</i>. For Strings, though, his stepfather, Terry Barber—who taught him to play the instrument—is the family’s true guitar hero. The two get to live out their father-son duo dream on <i>Me / And / Dad</i>, a collaborative covers album Strings and Barber recorded during one of Strings’ brief breaks from touring. Across 14 tracks, Strings and Barber offer up their own takes on the bluegrass, gospel, and old-time songs they love best, doing so with an all-star band that includes Jerry Douglas, Michael Cleveland, and Rob McCoury. Another prominent player on the LP is Barber’s old Martin guitar, which Strings tracked down and purchased for him after Barber had pawned the instrument during a time of financial struggle. Highlights on the album include a spirited version of The Stanley Brothers’ “Stone Walls and Steel Bars” and a stirring rendition of the George Jones song “Life to Go,” on which Barber takes lead vocals. Strings may as well already be in the bluegrass history books, and this document of his formative musical education is a fascinating, excellent glimpse at how he got there.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Long Journey Home
- A2Life To Go
- A3Way Downtown
- A4Little Blossom
- A5Peartree
- A6Stone Walls And Steel Bars
- A7Little White Church
Side B
- B1Dig A Little Deeper (In The Well)
- B2Wandering Boy
- B3John Deere Tractor
- B4Frosty Morn
- B5I Haven't Seen Mary In Years
- B6Little Cabin Home On The Hill
- B7I Heard My Mother Weeping
Sound DNA
- Country
- Bluegrass
- tender
- pastoral
- lush
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy StringsACOUSTIC GUITAR, OPEN-BACK BANJO , VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS, BANJO
- Debra ApostolMUSICIAN , VOCALS VOCALS
- Jason CarterFIDDLE MUSICIAN , FIDDLE
- Jerry DouglasMUSICIAN , DOBRO
- Michael ClevelandFIDDLE
- Mike BubBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Rob McCouryBANJO
- Ronnie McCouryMANDOLIN
- Terry BarberACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
22 collectors on Gatefold own this · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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