Bend in the River (County Records 771) is a studio album from the McPeak Brothers, the Virginia traditional bluegrass ensemble assembled from the McPeak family and augmented by distinguished Nashville-area acoustic instrumentalists, presenting the hard-driving traditional material that County Records documented as part of its mission to preserve regional Appalachian and mid-Atlantic bluegrass. Larry McPeak plays guitar and sings; Mike McPeak plays mandolin and sings; Dewey McPeak plays guitar; Jerry Douglas plays dobro; Jim Buchanan plays fiddle; and Rickie Simpkins plays fiddle. Douglas and Simpkins — both central figures in the Nashville acoustic world at the time of this recording — give the album an ensemble quality beyond what a purely regional recording would achieve, while the McPeak family's traditional repertoire and performing commitment anchor the material in the Appalachian tradition they grew up in.
Tracklist
- 1 Back To Dixie 3:00
- 2 Shoulder To Shoulder 1:51
- 3 Lost River 2:45
- 4 Bend In The River 3:46
- 5 The Last Time 3:35
- 6 Steel Rails alt version 4:05
- 7 Kentucky Road 2:21
- 8 Shelly's Winter Love 3:31
- 9 You Won't Ever Forget Me 3:19
- 10 Yesteryears 1:40
- 11 Simon Crutchfield's Grave 3:25
- 12 Old Blue Tomorrow 2:31
- 13 Livin' With The Shades Pull Down 2:17
- 14 Preachin' Up A Storm 2:23
