This World Oft Can Be, released in 2013 on Rounder (9135), is Della Mae's Rounder debut and the album that put the all-female Boston quintet on the national bluegrass map. Celia Woodsmith (guitar/lead vocals), Courtney Hartman (lead guitar/vocals), Jenni Lyn Gardner (mandolin), Kimber Ludiker (fiddle), and Shelby Means (bass) work a program that pushes bluegrass instrumentation toward modern Americana songwriting, with guests Mary Bragg on harmonies, Jen Gunderman on accordion, and Jamie Dick on drums. The record earned a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album at the 56th Grammys and the band's IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2013 — a rare double recognition that announced the group as one of the most consequential younger acts of the decade.
Tracklist
- 1 Letter From Down The Road / And Other Things 2:51
- 2 Maybeline 3:11
- 3 Paper Prince 3:14
- 4 Empire 2:52
- 5 Hounds 3:42
- 6 Ain’t No Ash Will Burn Source Recording 4:17
- 7 Heaven's Gate 3:23
- 8 Turtle Dove 2:48
- 9 Pine Tree Source Recording 3:21
- 10 Like Bones 4:37
- 11 This World Oft Can Be 3:11
- 12 Some Roads Lead On 4:00