Melanie White
| 04/01/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) A reviewer posted here (from Pennsylvania) complaining that this CD lacked a true bluegrass feel (sweaty farmer, etc.). This person missed the point. This is not a bluegrass CD. It s a hybrid, something new, blurring the lines between classical, jazz, bluegrass, and Celtic. You won t find anything anywhere like it (and if you do, please email me to tell me about it!). I love this CD almost more than is reasonable. We heard Yo-Yo Ma perform here in Seattle a few months ago, and for his encore, he played an arrangement of Appalachia Waltz for solo cello. Apart from the sheer virtuosity of playing this trio tune as a solo (no mean feat it was awesome), this was first and only time in my life when hearing a song for the first time I was moved to tears (plural, as in many). It was sublime as are several tunes on this album. It really is just about the prettiest music I ve heard in many years. IF you listen with an ope