Love is a Journey (Skaggs Family, 2005)

Texas singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keith Sewell is perhaps best known for writing songs for Ricky Skaggs, Montgomery Gentry and others. His resume includes stints with Skaggs� band, Kentucky Thunder, the Dixie Chicks, James Taylor and Sam Bush. His new collection feels like a bluegrass album with pop music sensibilities. He won�t make you forget Monroe or Stanley, but there�s much here to sink your teeth into.

Swell wrote or co-wrote all the songs with pop music icons Wendy Waldman and Kenny Edwards collaborating with Sewell on several. The strongest songs are the love song, �A Man Out Of Me� and �We Go Around.� �Duncan Station� is a terrific instrumental.

Sewell shows himself to be a talented picker, playing all the guitar parts. He�s backed throughout by an �A� list of today�s bluegrass players, including Scott Vestal, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and Andy Leftwich.

Sewell�s songs more than stand on their own. Plus, the picking�s great.