Balsam Range is out with "The Gospel Collection"
Friday, December 6, 2019 – Bluegrass band Balsam Range is out with "The Gospel Collection," which includes gospel cuts on their previous recordings released in just over a decade. Twice named IBMA Entertainer of the Year, Balsam Range includes songs that range from the traditional to the original. Songs on the disc include "The Boat of Love," "Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord" and "I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling" plus "Wide River to Cross," "Rise and Shine," "Row by Row" and the a capella "Stacking Up the Rocks."
More news for Balsam Range
- 01/06/25: Melton leaves Balsam Range
- 12/01/23: Kissel, Balsam Range release new discs
- 05/02/23: Nicholson plans first post-Balsam Range disc
- 11/07/22: Nicholson leaves Balsam Range for solo career
- 08/12/21: Balsam Range shows its' "Moxie and Mettle"
- 01/04/19: Balsam Range releases "Aeonic"
- 09/27/18: Balsam Range wins big IBMA award
- 07/26/17: Balsam Range, Earls of Leicester score 8 IBMA nominations
CD reviews for Balsam Range
Formed in 2007, Balsam Range already earned many international Bluegrass Music Association Awards across six albums. On their seventh, the acoustic quintet features four-part harmonies on most tunes, while the prevailing instruments are fiddle, mandolin, banjo, upright bass and guitar. Balsam Range is Buddy Melton (fiddle, vocals), Darren Nicholson (mandolin, vocals), Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo), Tim Surrett (bass, Dobro, Weissenborn, vocals) and Caleb Smith (guitar, vocals).
The curious ...
Since forming a little more than a decade ago, North Carolina-based Balsam Range (Buddy Melton, fiddle; Darren Nicholson, mandolin; Tim Surrett, bass; Marc Pruett, banjo; and Caleb Smith, guitar) have established themselves over the course of six critically applauded albums (not counting a Christmas album, though that was well done too) as one of the more dynamic and accomplished bands on the modern bluegrass scene, with a basket full of IBMA awards to back that claim up. ...
You can have your silver bells for Christmas time in the city, but if you're looking to experience a mountain Christmas, look no further than Balsam Range. "It's Christmas Time" opens with the moody "Christmas Lullaby," and ends on an instrumental note, with a bluegrass-y "Jingle Bells."
This six-song EP is heavy on familiar holiday songs, including "The First Noel," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Hark! The Harold Angeles Sing. ...
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