Medicine Trail
| Medicine Trail | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Length | 42:28 | |||
| Label | Flying Fish | |||
| Producer | Peter Rowan | |||
| Peter Rowan chronology | ||||
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Medicine Trail is a solo album by country rock and bluegrass musician Peter Rowan.[1][2] The guest musicians include Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, David Grisman, Mike Auldridge, Flaco Jimenez, and Peter's brother Lorin Rowan. Many songs are about the oppression of American Indians.[3] Greg Irons provided some of the artwork.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
The Oakland Tribune noted that Rowan's "attractive tenor [is] accompanied by a fascinating array of musicians."[8] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Rowan's original compositions fuse bluegrass and folk with Tex-Mex and Native American forms."[6]
Track listing
[edit]- "Riding High in Texas" (Peter Rowan) - 3:38
- "My Foolish Pride" (Peter Rowan) - 3:04
- "River of Stone" (Peter Rowan) - 6:05
- "Revelation" (Peter Rowan) - 4:17
- "Living on the Line" (Peter Rowan) - 2:54
- "Medicine Trail" (Peter Rowan) - 4:59
- "Blues Come Bother Me" (Peter Rowan) - 4:24
- "Dreaming I Love You" (Peter Rowan) - 4:23
- "Maui Mama" (Peter Rowan) - 4:21
- "Prairie Lullabye" (Jimmie Rodgers / George Brown) - 4:49
Personnel
[edit]- Peter Rowan - guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Lorin Rowan - guitar, piano, vocals
- David Grisman - mandolin, organ, piano
- Ricky Skaggs - guitar
- Mike Auldridge - dobro
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Jimmy Fuller - steel guitar
- Hugo Gonzales - banjo
- Flaco Jimenez - accordion
- Ozzie Ahlers - piano, vocals
- Roger Mason - bass, vocals
- Oscar Tellez - banjo, bajo sexto, 6-string bass
- Alan Hand - clarinet, piano
- Baird Banner - drums
- Isaac Garcia - drums
- Jon Sholle - guitar
- Estrella Berosini - vocals
- Maria Muldaur - vocals
- Buck White - vocals
- Cheryl White - vocals
- Sharon White - vocals
Production
- Producer: Peter Rowan
- Recording Engineer: Baird Banner/Bill Mackleroy/Marius Peron/Paul Wyckliffe
- Mixing: Brett Cohen/Roger Mason/Paul Wyckliffe
- Mastering: Kevin Gray
- Photography: Lisa Law
- Artwork/Lettering: Greg Irons
References
[edit]- ↑ "Peter Rowan Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ↑ Ide, Stephen (April 22, 1997). "New album pays tribute to Bill Monroe Bluegrass has always been Rowan's first love". The Patriot Ledger. p. 21.
- ↑ Martin, Lisa (September 27, 1996). "Sounds Like Fun". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 10W.
- ↑ Irons, Greg (2006). You Call this Art?: A Bigtime Retrospective of Years of Hard Work by G. Irons. Fantagraphics Books. p. 68.
- ↑ "Medicine Trail Peter Rowan". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- 1 2 Duckman, David (December 31, 1992). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 14B.
- ↑ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 690.
- ↑ Kelp, Larry (June 15, 1980). "Records". Oakland Tribune. p. H32.
