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Friday, January 21, 2005

Chris Thile's: Not All Who Wander Are Lost


CD cover...

This is my second-latest-CD. The latest hasn't arrived yet. My familiarity with Chris Thile's music started at a dulcimer festival (Dulcimer Days in Coshocton, OH) where I picked up the CD This Side by Nickel Creek, the group of which Chris is a member. On the back cover was a photo of three musicians about my age. And one of 'em was holding a mandolin. Before then I'd never heard much mandolin let alone exciting mandolin playing. So I made a mental note to check the album out at the library. Eventually I bought the album Nickel Creek and then Not All Who Wander Are Lost.

If you've read Tolkien's works you probably caught the reference in the album title:

"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost;

the old that is strong does not wither..."


The CD is the third solo project Chris Thile has done. The mix of instruments and feeling with which they're played really makes this a great listen. Sometimes I find all instrumental recording to be slightly boring compared to those with vocals, or a mix of instrumental and vocals. Not the case here. I especially like some the accents add by the other insturments included. Dobro, saxophone etc. Let's see... If I were to pick my favorite tracks I think I'd go with:

Big Sam Thompson

Bridal Veil Falls

You Deserve Flowers

and...

Sinai to Canaan, Pt. 1

You can listen to clips of all the tracks at the Sugar Hill Records site or the Nickel Creek website.

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