Fall Away Blues (2013) is a recording by Red Tail Ring, the old-time duo of Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp. Based in the upper Midwest and drawing on Appalachian, blues, and Great Lakes old-time traditions, Premo and Beauchamp produce a sound that resists easy regional classification. Premo's fiddle and Beauchamp's guitar and vocals anchor arrangements that favor spare textures and direct emotional delivery over production embellishment. The duo built its following through intensive touring on the festival and listening-room circuit, and Fall Away Blues documents the tight interplay of a working partnership shaped by years of performance together. The record reflects a commitment to the feel of the old-time tradition rather than the reproduction of any single regional style.
Tracklist
- 1 Fall Away Blues 5:16
- 2 Wondrous Love alt version 4:49
- 3 Love of the City 4:54
- 4 Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies alt version 3:54
- 5 Gibson Town 3:30
- 6 The New Homeplace 5:01
- 7 Shale Town 3:47
- 8 Visiting 5:03
- 9 Camp Meeting on the 4th of July, May Day 4:34
- 10 Yarrow 3:21
- 11 A Ghost Whispers 3:14
- 12 I'd Rather Be the Devil 5:40
