by Catherine L. Tully

Artist: Gretchen Priest and Plaidgrass
Album: "Gretchen Priest and Plaidgrass"
Year produced: 2008

Stew is a great meal because ingredients are mixed together and simmered to create a delicious blend of foods that satisfy. The combination of improvisational bluegrass and traditional Irish sounds on this CD makes for a stew of music that can stand alone as a main dish. You don't even need bread.

You'll primarily be hearing a blend of instruments when these musicians get together and I can say that it's really easy on the ears. There is that relaxed groove that the bluegrass brings which makes everything in the world suddenly become ok. Think that convivial square dance atmosphere with definite Irish undertones.

The blend of genres starts with Gretchen Priest and Tim May, husband and wife. Irish music and bluegrass. Gretchen brings the Irish stylings while Tim comes from solid country underpinnings and bluegrass sounds. So what will you hear musically? The mix is a tough one to pin down, but you'll be listening to the blended sounds of 8-string banjo, resonator guitar, mandolin, fiddle and bass. It's all good. Yum.

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Catherine L. Tully is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in the arts. She has written for American Style and Classical Singer, among other magazines, and reviews music for Marc Gunn's Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. You can reach her through her website at www.catherineltully.com.

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Posted by Marc Gunn, Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
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