Chambergrass (Sugar Hill Records SUG-CD 3945, 2002) is a retrospective compilation gathering highlights from a decade of studio recordings by the trio of Byron Berline, Dan Crary, and John Hickman — three of the most technically accomplished instrumentalists produced by the Southern California and Oklahoma acoustic music world of the 1970s and '80s. Berline plays fiddle; Crary plays guitar; and Hickman plays banjo. The album's subtitle, "A Decade of Tunes from the Edges of Bluegrass," describes the trio's working position: within bluegrass form but following the repertoire wherever it led — toward jazz harmony, contest-fiddle showpieces, and international fiddle music each member had absorbed. Chambergrass provides an overview of the trio's recorded output and remains a useful entry point for listeners approaching Berline-Crary-Hickman's work for the first time.
Tracklist
- 1 Forked Deer alt version 2:56
- 2 Big Dog 4:03
- 3 Fall Creek 2:58
- 4 Bonaparte’s Retreat alt version 3:32
- 5 Pistol Pete 2:45
- 6 Fisher’s Hornpipe alt version 2:48
- 7 Night Run 4:00
- 8 Turkey in the Straw Source Recording 3:09
- 9 Under the Double Eagle alt version 3:47
- 10 Henry's Hornpipe 3:29
- 11 Early Times 4:16
- 12 Storm Over Oklahoma 3:45
- 13 The Dusty Miller 4:36
- 14 Old Time Medley 5:29
- 15 Cricket 2:57
