Zorn – July 10, 2016 at 10:51AM
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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, who very nearly invented bluegrass Gospel as a separate musical entity, have dominated the field since the 1980s. While the very earliest days of bluegrass saw Gospel songs included in performances and recordings by Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and The Stanley Brothers, it was Lawson who brought over elements from black and southern Gospel quartet singing that revolutionized how it was done.
Now, more than 35 years later, he has released what may be rightly seen as the definitive album in its genre. Burden Bearer contains 20 tracks of crisply played, technically perfect bluegrass Gospel harmony with as strong a vocal group as Lawson has ever assembled. Both ensemble playing and a cappella quartets are included, roughly half-and-half, on a mix of new and classic hymns and songs.
It’s not the songs themselves that set this record apart as much as the performances. Gospel music often features one or two main lines repeated throughout a song as opposed to thoughtful consideration of a question of faith. The point is to get those few lines to stick in your mind, as in Wrastlin’ Jacob, an old African American spiritual number that Doyle and the boys tear up on the record.
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