"Warring Cats," originally released as a cassette in 1993 on Tree Frog Music and reissued on CD in 2002, is a 16-track old-time trio recording featuring Bruce Molsky (fiddle, vocals), Audrey Molsky (guitar), and Dirk Powell (banjo, guitar). Powell — later known as a collaborator with Loretta Lynn, Jack White, and as a film score composer — was at this point a young but already accomplished old-time multi-instrumentalist. Engineered by Cathy Fink, the record captures Appalachian dance tunes, songs, and fiddle breakdowns in a spare trio format and is considered a foundational document of the 1990s old-time revival. It stands as one of Molsky's earliest proper recordings and marks an important early chapter in his emergence as a defining voice of the movement.
Tracklist
- 1 Apple Blossom 3:26
- 2 Inching Along 2:37
- 3 Last of Harris 2:40
- 4 Flannery's Dream 2:31
- 5 Old Sledge 3:25
- 6 Roscoe's Waltz 3:24
- 7 Step Back Cindy 2:50
- 8 I Truly Understand 4:49
- 9 Bonaparte's Retreat / Yell in the Shoats 3:22
- 10 Muddy Creek 3:17
- 11 Fall on My Knees alt version 3:49
- 12 Scott's No. 2 2:30
- 13 The Trip to Durrow 2:34
- 14 Roll on Buddy alt version 2:10
- 15 Pickin' the Devil's Eye 3:00
- 16 Warring Cats 2:20
