Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green

Subject: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: John Hardly
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 10:15 PM

As if Traveler weren't enough to cement Tim O'Brien's place as one of the most creative, entertaining minds or our generation, he's already released two new CDs, both terrific acoustic productions of the quirky, rhythmic, ever-surprising music I've been spoiled to expect from O'Brien.

O'Brien, known mostly for mandolin and fiddle, takes the six-string for a fun ride in many of the cuts on Cornbread Nation – a CD chock full of "stuff" that, had country music truly evolved in this direction (as it should have!), I'd be a red-neck today. Instead, I'm just as pleased to remain a Red Knuckles-head.

Cornbread Nation is more in the vein of the Tim & Mollie CDs that I so enjoyed through the 90s.

Fiddler's Green is more reminiscent of the Crossings projects. Worth the price of the CD alone, John Doyle adds his take to the (now third) recording of Tim's Land's End. Timely for me, as I've been learning to play this challenge of timing and melody.

I highly recommend the pair of recordings!

If you're going to buy one or the other, I'd strongly suggest Cornbread Nation. It's stunningly good. It's laugh-right-out-loud good. It's walk away whistling good.

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: open mike
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 08:18 PM

Yes!! Tim O'brien can do no wrong..
great voice, great instrumentalist,
and song writer...woo hoo!

How can ANYONE put out two albums
simultaneously??!! This guy is a
genius, and the combination of
players here is really the Cream
of the Crop!! They say this is
from Howdy Skies Music. Jerry
Douglas, the king of the Dobro
players, John Doyle, Stuart Duncan,
Dirk Powell, Dan Tyminski and
Darrell Scott--what a cast of
characters!! plus a few other
greats...Edgar Meyer on bass,
Seamus Egan (Solas)flute,
Chris Thile (Nickel Creek)
on mandolin.

The Fiddler's Green song is
not the one i expected..the
one about "down by the dock
side....dress me up in my
oil skins and jumpers..."
but this one is enchanting,
too.
Here is where to go to hear him:
http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/events/seeartist.cgi?Tim+O'Brien

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: open mike
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:39 PM

dish it up pour it on give it all you got..

inspired me to make a batch of corn bread

charter member of the corn bread nation

i am surprised that ther eare only 2 posts

to this thread...when the disc hits the streets

more citizens of corn bread nation will be

lining up for hot corn, cold corn...

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: John Hardly
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 09:40 AM

Hey Mike,

Glad someone shares my enthusiasm!

Most folks here aren't familiar with Tim O'Brien. It is, after all, a folk music site, and Tim never played with the Irish Rovers, or The Brothers Four, or the Limelighters, or the Kingston Trio.

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: John Hardly
Date: 21 Aug 05 - 11:39 AM

upon further listening, I predict that "Train On The Island" is going to be a favorite cover for bluegrass bands for years to come.

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: GUEST,folkiefrank
Date: 21 Aug 05 - 09:36 PM

John Hardly, just to let you know, Tim has a lot of fans in Scotland, myself included. As north on the mainland as you can get!

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: open mike
Date: 21 Aug 05 - 11:03 PM

but he was with hot rize AND red knuckles!

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Aug 05 - 03:08 PM

Maybe if there was a link to some audio clips, so that those of us unfamiliar with the artist may be enlightened ... ?

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: open mike
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 12:58 AM

see post 18 Aug 05 - 08:18 PM for the link anc check here too:
http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/news/pagemaker.cgi?1124223034 and here:
http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/catalog/pagemaker.cgi?3978 and here:
http://www.timobrien.net/

Subject: RE: Review: Cornbread Nation/Fiddler's Green
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 08:11 AM

Oh, okay. Got it. Thanks.