Bridging the Tradition cover

Bridging the Tradition is a 2016 album by the Lonesome River Band, released on 18 March 2016 by Mountain Home Music Company (MH 16502). The band had formed in 1982. Here the players are Brandon Rickman on guitar, Sammy Shelor on banjo, Jesse Smathers on mandolin, Mike Hartgrove on fiddle and Barry Reed on bass, with Jeff Collins on piano and Tony Creasman on drums and percussion. It was recorded at Crossroads Studios in Arden, North Carolina, and the vocals are shared among Rickman, Smathers, Shelor and Reed, with Rickman and Smathers singing lead and harmony.

There are twelve songs. “Rock Bottom” is credited to Garrett Duty and Ralph Stanley, “Boats Up the River” is a traditional song, and “Old Swinging Bridge” is by Glen Neaves. Rickman co-wrote three of the others: “Showing My Age” with Jerry Salley, “Mirrors Never Lie” with Larry Cordle, and “Waiting on My Heart to Break” with Curtis Wright. The album also includes “Rocking of the Cradle,” credited to Doug Johnson and Kim Williams, and “Thunder & Lightning,” credited to Adam Wright.

Tracklist

  1. 1 Anything To Make Her Mine 3:17
  2. 2 Rocking Of The Cradle 3:12
  3. 3 Boats Up The River 3:56
  4. 4 Rock Bottom 3:03
  5. 5 Rose In Paradise 4:25
  6. 6 Showing My Age 4:09
  7. 7 Old Swinging Bridge alt version 2:49
  8. 8 Mirrors Never Lie 3:01
  9. 9 Thunder And Lightning 2:50
  10. 10 Waiting On My Heart To Break 3:07
  11. 11 Runnin' From The Blues 3:32
  12. 12 Real People 3:26

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