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 Don't laugh
- 2 The bend in the river
- 3 My itchin' needs a scratchin'
- 4 Shelly's winter love
- 5 Daddy Frank
- 6 Steel Rails alt version
- 7 I want to be loved
- 8 The last time
- 9 Kentucky road
- 10 Barbara Allen
- 11 Old time family bluegrass band
- 12 Amazing Grace alt version 2:57
