Livin' in the Good Old Days finds the Bluegrass Cardinals, the family-centered California band built around Don and David Parmley, delivering a program that mixes sentimental country material with gospel and bluegrass standards. Released on CMH in 1978, the album reflects the Cardinals' particular combination of professional polish and traditional feeling. Don Parmley's banjo work is clean and authoritative, and the ensemble harmonies, a Cardinal trademark, are in fine form throughout. "Sweet Hour of Prayer," drawn from the standard Protestant hymn repertoire, sits comfortably alongside secular numbers like "Knee Deep In Lovin' You," illustrating the range the Cardinals brought to a single record. The band occupied a productive middle ground between the West Coast folk-bluegrass scene and the mainstream of traditional bluegrass, and CMH-era recordings like this one document that position well.
Tracklist
- 1 Knee Deep In Lovin’ You 2:32
- 2 Sweet Hour of Prayer 4:00