The Bluegrass Album cover

The Bluegrass Album

Bluegrass Album Band · 1981

33 min · 11 tracks · bluegrass music

Traditional bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies blend seamlessly with heartfelt storytelling, creating an authentic Appalachian soundscape.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Blue Ridge Cabin Home — This opening track captures the essence of bluegrass with its high-energy picking and soulful vocals that reflect themes of home and nostalgia.
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    Molly and Tenbrooks — A lively rendition that showcases the band's exceptional instrumental skills and vocal harmonies, making it a quintessential bluegrass storytelling piece.
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    Model Church — This track features poignant lyrics and rich harmonies, highlighting the spiritual aspects of bluegrass music while allowing each band member to shine musically.

Moments worth listening for

Where the writing does something specific.

  • We Can't Be Darlings Anymore

    The bridge shifts from reminiscing about better times to an acceptance of lost love, revealing emotional depth rare for its era.

    This movement in the narrative underscores the complexity of relationships, departing from typical love song tropes by embracing vulnerability.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Blue Ridge Cabin Home 3:10
  • 2 We Can't Be Darlings Anymore 3:03
  • 3 Molly and Tenbrooks 3:07
  • 4 I Believe in You Darling 2:32
  • 5 Model Church 4:16
  • 6 On My Way Back to the Old Home 2:32
  • 7 Gonna Settle Down 2:53
  • 8 Toy Heart 3:02
  • 9 Pain in My Heart 3:14
  • 10 Chalk Up Another One 3:08
  • 11 River of Death 2:22

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