Tracy Grammer - Tanglewood Tree
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Artist: Tracy GrammerEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-03-14
Music Label: Signature Sounds
Soundtracks:
- Happytown (All Right with Me)
- Tanglewood Tree
- The Mountain
- Farewell to Saint Dolores
- Hey Conductor
- Crocodile Man
- Walkin' Away from Caroline
- Farewell to Fiddler's Rim
- Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover
- Cowboy Singer
- Farewell to Bitterroot Valley
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Free Music Review: Dave and Tracy's Best
Hit: 5 Stars
Dave Carter died in July 2002, in the arms of his partner, Tracy Grammer. The world is much poorer for his death. A great talent like Dave Carter doesn't come along very often, and it's very sad to lose him so soon.
"Tanglewood" is an excellent introduction to Dave and Tracy's music. The album, perhaps more than any of their others, shows Dave and Tracy at their best. "Tanglewood" showcases Dave's superb and wide-ranging lyrics and music, the wonderful playing and the superb harmonies they brought to Dave's songs.
From the opening track ("Happytown/It's All Right with Me") through the upbeat "Hey Conductor! (Does This Train Go to Texas)" there isn't a bad song on the album. But the best songs are probably "The Mountain" and the title track.
"The Mountain" has been covered by Joan Baez and others and reflects a bit of Dave Carter's eastern philosophy. Lovely lyrics ("I was born in a fork-tongued story") and a haunting melody, with beautiful harmony singing.
A review can't do justic to the title track, but one line goes "Young lovers in the tall grass, with their hearts open wide" sung by Dave Carter in his rich tenor, matched by Grammer's perfect harmony and superb violin. The last stanza has Dave and Tracy singing, in counterpoint, two variations on the lyrics, giving two dfifferent meanings to the lines. It's simply brilliant. When I first heard it, live, it raised the hair on the back of my neck. It still can give me chills. You should buy this album for the title track alone.
I've seen Tracy twice since Dave Carter died. She sings his songs with an intensity that seems to reflect her determination to keep Dave's music alive. Catch her live if you can. Some of her joy and delight seems to have returned to her between the first concert in 2003 and her show this year. I think that's how Dave would have wanted it, Tracy. Keep up the good work.
This album is one of the very best folk albums of the last ten years. My very highest recommendation.
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