What Really Matters is a 2012 Compass Records album (7 4581-2) by the Larry Stephenson Band. Stephenson — a Virginia-born mandolinist and high-tenor vocalist who has led his own band since 1989 — fronts an ensemble featuring Kenny Ingram on banjo, Kevin Richardson on guitar and vocals, and Aubrey Haynie on fiddle for a program blending hard-driving traditional bluegrass with country-flavored material. A notable guest contribution comes from Sam Bush, who adds fiddle and harmony vocals to a spirited cover of Woody Guthrie's "Philadelphia Lawyer." The album demonstrates the band's facility across the breadth of the acoustic country and bluegrass repertoire Stephenson has cultivated through more than two decades as a bandleader in the Virginia traditional style.
Tracklist
- 1 My Heart Is On The Mend 3:36
- 2 What Really Matters 2:47
- 3 You're Too Easy To Remember 3:25
- 4 God Will 4:03
- 5 Philadelphia Lawyer alt version 2:46
- 6 The Seashores Of Old Mexico 3:18
- 7 I See Love 2:39
- 8 The Blues Don't Care Who's Got 'Em 3:10
- 9 Big Train 2:48
- 10 On the Jericho Road alt version 3:05
- 11 Ole Slew Foot alt version 2:34
- 12 Before I'm Over You 2:53
