Forty Years of Trouble (Strictly Country Records SCR 51) is a studio album from Bob Paisley and the Southern Grass, the Virginia and Maryland bluegrass ensemble that Bob Paisley led as guitarist and vocalist through multiple configurations following his partnership with Ted Lundy. Paisley plays guitar and sings lead; Danny Paisley plays guitar and sings; Bobby Lundy plays mandolin; Hendrik Ahrend plays banjo; and Jon Glik holds the bass. Strictly Country Records, the Dutch independent label, documented the Southern Grass's traditional bluegrass approach for European audiences following the American regional festival scene. The album presents the ensemble's close family vocal harmony and straightforward traditional approach in a program drawn from the bluegrass and old-time repertoire that sustained their long career.
Tracklist
- 1 Sundown and sorrow 4:14
- 2 At the end of a long lonely day 3:23
- 3 Florida blues 2:53
- 4 Sweeping through the gates 2:31
- 5 Somewhere between 3:49
- 6 Forty Years of Trouble alt version 2:56
- 7 Miss Mcleod’s Reel alt version 2:19
- 8 Footprints in the Snow alt version 2:39
- 9 Kentucky Waltz alt version 3:15
- 10 Little Cabin Home on the Hill alt version 2:58
- 11 Behind These Prison Walls Of Love alt version 3:00
- 12 Bill Cheatham alt version 2:10
- 13 When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again alt version 2:29
- 14 Shackles and Chains alt version 2:28
- 15 Live and Let Live alt version 2:39