She Waits For Night by Uncle Earl, released in 2005, brought an all-women old-time string band to wide attention at a moment when the genre's revival was producing its most interesting new voices. The band — featuring Rayna Gellert, KC Groves, Kristin Andreassen, and Abby Washburn — drew on Appalachian fiddle tunes, mountain ballads, and blues-inflected material with a directness that owed nothing to nostalgia. "Sugar Babe" is representative: a traditional piece handled with rhythmic confidence and a vocal presence that is assertive rather than deferential. The album helped establish Washburn as a significant figure in the broader acoustic music world and confirmed that old-time music, understood as a living practice rather than a museum exhibit, could produce genuinely fresh work.
Tracklist
- 1 Walkin' In My Sleep 3:00
- 2 There is a Time alt version 2:40
- 3 Sugar Babe Source Recording 3:04
- 4 Warfare 3:57
- 5 Pale Moon 3:57
- 6 Booth Shot Lincoln Source Recording 2:09
- 7 Willie Taylor 4:12
- 8 Sullivan's Hollow 2:04
- 9 How Long Have I Been Waiting alt version 2:31
- 10 Old Bunch Of Keys 2:08
- 11 Sleepy Desert 4:26
- 12 Divine 1:56
- 13 Ida Red alt version 2:38
- 14 Take These Chains 3:41
