Life of Sorrow by David Grisman, released on Acoustic Disc in 2003, is a deliberate return to bluegrass roots by a musician who had spent much of his career extending the mandolin into jazz, folk, and the hybrid Dawg Music style he pioneered. Grisman had learned directly from first-generation bluegrass players as a young man, and this album revisits that foundation with the technical command accumulated over four decades of professional playing. The program emphasizes hard-edged traditional material — Stanley Brothers songs, Monroe-style instrumentals, gospel pieces — delivered without the genre-crossing experiments of his more celebrated work. The album is both a musical statement and a personal tribute to the tradition that formed him.
Tracklist
- 1 A life of sorrow 3:20
- 2 Doin’ My Time alt version 4:07
- 3 We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore alt version 3:03
- 4 When you and I were young Maggie 5:14
- 5 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone alt version 2:35
- 6 Tragic Romance alt version 2:37
- 7 Seven year blues 3:53
- 8 You’re the Girl of My Dreams alt version 2:23
- 9 Unwanted Love alt version 2:56
- 10 I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow alt version 2:55
- 11 Tennessee Waltz alt version 3:07
- 12 Bury me under the weeping willow 4:21
- 13 Pretty Saro 3:06
- 14 Cabin of Love alt version 2:47
- 15 Farther Along alt version 3:05
