Back to the MAC, the 2001 release from IIIrd Tyme Out, continues the North Carolina quintet's sustained commitment to close-harmony bluegrass. The group, founded in 1988, built its reputation on precisely stacked three- and four-part vocal arrangements delivered over capable ensemble playing, and this album extends that approach without significant departure. The Old, Old House, a traditional-flavored number in the catalog, is representative of the group's repertoire choices: songs with established melodic and lyric integrity that reward clean harmony treatment. IIIrd Tyme Out occupied a reliable position in the IBMA-era bluegrass mainstream, and Back to the MAC documents the group at a productive and settled point in their career.
Tracklist
- 1 Come Back to Me In My Dreams alt version 3:30
- 2 Medals for Mothers 3:31
- 3 Good to be back at The Mac... 1:10
- 4 When My Time Comes to Go 2:31
- 5 Back home we have a little music barn... 0:29
- 6 Drifting Too Far From the Shore alt version 3:11
- 7 Y'all wanna hear a little fiddle playing? 0:34
- 8 Lost John alt version 2:35
- 9 Please Search Your Heart alt version 3:31
- 10 Dim Lights, Thick Smoke alt version 3:01
- 11 The Old, Old House Source Recording 3:47
- 12 One of the greatest mandolin players in the whole world right here... 0:22
- 13 East Tennessee Blues alt version 3:01
- 14 You Can Keep Your Nine Pound Hammer alt version 3:04
- 15 I'll introduce you to the guitar player right now... 1:08
- 16 A Little Unfair 3:02
- 17 I Hung My Head and Cried alt version 2:33
- 18 I’ll Stay Around alt version 3:34
- 19 Why Did You Wander alt version 2:35
