From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn: The Songs of Norman Blake, the 2022 release credited to Bob Minner, is a tribute to one of American roots music's most individual voices. Norman Blake spent decades building a catalog of instrumental and song compositions rooted in the Georgia and Tennessee landscapes where he lived and worked, and his songs carry the specificity of that geography. Minner's interpretations approach the material with the care that Blake's songwriting demands: these are not songs that benefit from reimagining, but from honest delivery. Blake's work occupied an unusual position between bluegrass, old-time, and country traditions, never fully assimilable to any one category, and a tribute album that honors that independence serves both the songwriter and the listener.
Tracklist
- 1 Last Train From Poor Valley alt version 5:54
- 2 Ginseng Sullivan alt version 4:01
- 3 Widow's Creek 3:21
- 4 Church Street Blues alt version 2:42
- 5 On & On & On 3:12
- 6 Macon Rag 2:41
- 7 Green Light on the Southern alt version 3:08
- 8 Lonesome Jenny 6:18
- 9 Hangin' Dog 3:08
- 10 Ridge Road Gravel alt version 3:45
- 11 The Nameless Photograph 1:53
- 12 Slow Train Through Georgia alt version 3:38
- 13 Year Of The Locust (Farewell To Old Rufus) 3:05
- 14 Randall Collins alt version 2:31
- 15 Fiddler's Dram / Whiskey Before Breakfast 3:53
