Something Out of the Blue cover

Something Out of the Blue (Mountain Fever MFR 160318), released on 18 March 2016, is the debut album of the Rice-Menzone Alliance, the pairing of guitarist Wyatt Rice and banjoist Dan Menzone. The band is completed by Rob Ickes on dobro, Fred Carpenter on fiddle, Adam Steffey on mandolin and Wyatt Rice’s brother Ron Rice on bass; Eric Seay plays a bass solo near the end of “Grey Rain.”

Five of the twelve tracks are vocal numbers. Russell Moore sings lead on “Lonesome Highway,” written by Donna Hughes, and on “Big Black Wheels,” by Elmer Burchett. Don Rigsby is featured on “I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome” and “I’ll Sail My Ship Alone,” and Richard Bennett sings lead on “Another Town.” The other seven tracks are instrumentals: six originals by Menzone and “Beating Around the Bush,” a banjo tune by Bill Keith.

Tracklist

  1. 1 I'd Be Delighted 3:47
  2. 2 The Lord And A Lady 3:14
  3. 3 Old Habits 3:48
  4. 4 Smoke & Embers 3:48
  5. 5 Out Of The Blue 3:45
  6. 6 Sincerely, Your Son 3:50
  7. 7 I’ll Sail My Ship Alone Source Recording Henry Glover, Henry Thurston, Moon Mullican, Syd Nathan · key Bb · 125 bpm 2:16
  8. 8 Another Town alt version

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