"Family Reunion," released in 2021 on Soundly Music, is Della Mae's pandemic-era reunion album, recorded in May 2021 at a Maryland studio after a year in which band members had worked individually throughout 2020. The all-female bluegrass quintet — Celia Woodsmith (vocals, guitar), Kimber Ludiker (fiddle), Avril Smith (guitar, mandolin), Maddie Witler (mandolin, banjo), and Vickie Vaughn (bass) — had earned a Grammy nomination for their 2013 debut "This World Oft Can Be" and built a reputation as one of the most accomplished ensembles in contemporary progressive bluegrass. Fan-funded, the album returned to a more straightforwardly bluegrass sound after the Americana-leaning "Headlight" (2020), reaffirming the group's commitment to the string-band tradition that first defined their music.
Tracklist
- 1 These Songs 3:28
- 2 You Don't Have to Do That 2:45
- 3 Ride Away 3:09
- 4 Goodbye My Friend / Waltz for Lois 3:59
- 5 The Way It Was Before 4:08
- 6 Dry Town 2:43
- 7 Heart of My Home 3:39
- 8 A Few Old Memories alt version 4:27
- 9 The End 3:27