Track Listing
1. Ain't It Hard
2. Single Girl
3. You WIll Never Be Mine
4. Arizona Line
5. Welcoming Tomb
6. Mountain Dew
7. Devil's Little Angel
8. I Am The Way I Am
9. Pretty Woman
10. Are You Proud Of America
11. Carrying On
12. Map Of God's Highway
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | RJ "Ron" Rigsby, Ralph Stanley II | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Proper | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Personnel include: Ralph Stanley II (vocals, guitar); RJ "Ron" Rigsby (vocals, tenor guitar, banjo); John Rigsby (vocals, mandolin); James Alan Shelton (guitar); Tim Crouch (fiddle); David Smith (bass instrument); Josh Williams, Ralph Stanley, Kenny Smith , Junior Blankenship.Producers: RJ "Ron" Rigsby; Ralph Stanley II.Recording information: Brickshy Audio, Leipers Fork, Tennessee.CARRYING ON is the fourth album by Ralph Stanley II, son of bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley. Though he adds a dash of contemporary country flavor and the gloss of modern production, Stanley II's main objective is--as the album's title suggests--to carry on the mountain roots music his father helped pioneer in the Stanley Brothers. Stanley II's dedication to bearing the family torch is clear by his choice of songs here, which includes the Stanley Brothers' "Map of God's Highway" and the Carter Family's "Single Girl."From Stanley II's own tunes--"You Will Never Be Mine" and "I Am the Way I Am," among them--it is clear his skill as a songwriter matches his talents as a guitarist and vocalist. A crack team of musicians flesh out the down-home sound here, with notable work by mandolin player John Rigsby, fiddler Tim Crouch, and banjo player Steve Sparkman. Of course, the elder Ralph Stanley makes an appearance--his inimitable high-lonesome voice graces "Mountain Dew" and "Devil's Little Angel," adding a seal of approval. CARRYING ON may lack the ragged twang of old-school bluegrass records (Stanley II has a lovely croon), but it is reassuring and ear-pleasing to know the Stanley family's venerable tradition continues.
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