Be Ready Boys, by Norman Blake & Rich O'Brien

Be Ready Boys

by Norman Blake & Rich O'Brien

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1.	Tennessee Wagoner 03:22	buy track
2.	Old Pal of Yesterday 04:29	buy track
3.	Texola Waltz 02:23	buy track
4.	When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley 03:37	buy track
5.	Bowling Green Rag 02:33	buy track
6.	Homestead on the Farm 03:30	buy track
7.	Mexico 02:25	buy track
8.	Going Home 03:39	buy track
9.	Kentucky's Your Home 03:14	buy track
10.	Under the Double Eagle 04:08	buy track
11.	Grandpa's Barn 04:25	buy track
12.	Seamus O'Brien 03:45	buy track
13.	Flop-Eared Mule 04:05	buy track
14.	A Maiden's Prayer 03:32	buy track
15.	Callahan 02:13	buy track
16.	Heavenly Sunlight 03:45	buy track

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Originally released in 1999 as part of the “Appalachia to Abilene” series from the Western Jubilee Recording Company, Be Ready Boys is an album inspired by the western journey of Appalachian music. Appropriately, it is performed on historic instruments by Tennessee-born bluegrass legend Norman Blake and noted Texas guitarist Rich O’Brien. Among its sixteen selections are traditional songs, inspired originals penned by Blake and O’Brien, and songwriting by the likes of A.P. Carter and “King of Western Swing” Bob Wills. Altogether, it serves as a testament to the fluid nature of musical genre and influence, and the close musical heritage of the Appalachian and Western traditions.

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released June 22, 1999

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