Our big move is over.----- It's chaos here and we're living out of boxes in a too small apartment while ours is being renovated.---To relax, of course, I had to look in and see what's going on with Mudcat---and I just found this thread. --- I must join Mick in saying that I'm sure this is going to be talked about as one of the best folk recordings of the year. The entire project was a labor of love for Jed and for all the talented musicians involved. And it all comes through in the end result. It's just a fine listening experience. Jed's songs can transport the listener back and forth through time like the best of the older folksongs---but the musical tales he's giving us are real poetry from now that links us beautifully to then. Combined with Jed's fine voice and lovely tunes are, on this CD especially, an extra stellar group of backup musicians and singers. Producer Paul Mills' (Curly Boy Stubbs') stellar guitar and mandolin work is here, and I'll search out any recording that Paul is on because I know how tasteful and plain great his inventive picking always is. Mick Lane's singing, Tom Leighton's various keyboards, Brian McNeil's superb fiddle---everything just works so damn well---. This is simply what folk music in this new century ought to be about. It's one you can buy blind and be happy you got it all the way through---every track. Mick, I'm glad you started this thread.

Art Thieme