Portraits In Fiddles, by Mike Barnett

Portraits In Fiddles

by Mike Barnett

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Disc includes additional “Portrait” collaborations not previously included:

I Wish You Knew (feat. Jesse McReynolds)
Blues For Vassar (feat. David Grisman)
Dark As A Dungeon (feat. Bobby Hicks & Chris Eldridge)
Dr. Barnetto (feat. Tony Trischka)
Nashville Swing Band (feat. Buddy Spicher)

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1.	Old Barnes (feat. Stuart Duncan) 03:38	info	buy track
2.	Mary and the Soldier (feat. Tim O'Brien) 03:54	info	buy track
3.	Intro – Bryan Sutton talks about Hangman's Reel 00:24		buy track
4.	Hangman's Reel (feat. Bryan Sutton) 05:26	info	buy track
5.	Mom and Dad's Waltz (feat. Tim Mensy) 04:17	info	buy track
6.	Intro – David Grisman talks about instrumental music 00:19		buy track
7.	Waiting on Vassar (feat. David Grisman) 05:18	info	buy track
8.	Outro – David Grisman talks about Waiting on Vassar 00:54		buy track
9.	Bow Wow (feat. David Grisman) 05:37	info	buy track
10.	Dixie Hoedown (feat. Jesse McReynolds) 03:11	info	buy track
11.	Intro – Jesse McReynolds talks about mandolin cross picking 00:26		buy track
12.	Okeechobee Wind (feat. Jesse McReynolds) 04:27	info	buy track
13.	Intro – Bobby Hicks talks about Fiddle Patch 00:43		buy track
14.	Fiddle Patch (feat. Bobby Hicks) 02:59	info	buy track
15.	Angel's Waltz (feat. Bobby Hicks) 03:33	info	buy track
16.	Intro - Tony Trischka talks Fox Chase 00:44		buy track
17.	Fox Chase (feat. Tony Trischka, Michael Daves) 03:30	info	buy track
18.	Intro – Buddy Spicher talks Tennessee Waltz 00:23		buy track
19.	Tennessee Waltz (feat. Buddy Spicher) 03:17	info	buy track

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With: Mike Bub, Michael Daves, Stuart Duncan, Casey Campbell, Chris Eldridge, Grant Gordy, David Grier, David Grisman, Sam Grisman, Alex Hargreaves, Bobby Hicks, Ethan Jodziewicz, Dominick Leslie, Rob McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, Tim Mensy, Tim O’Brien, Jeff Picker, Noam Pikelny, Buddy Spicher, Bryan Sutton, Tony Trischka

Though he’s a Nashville native who became a professional player at a young age as part of Jesse McReynolds’ band, Mike Barnett can still be considered another breakout talent from the Boston roots music scene that produced the likes of Lake Street Dive, Crooked Still and The Deadly Gentlemen, a newgrass outfit where he held fiddle duties from 2011 to 2014. On his second solo effort, PORTRAITS IN FIDDLES, he takes a moment to reflect on the extraordinary blessings he’s had building a career as a premier fiddler in bluegrass music (leading up to his current gig as a member of Kentucky Thunder, the traveling band of bluegrass legend, Ricky Skaggs) and to celebrate his heroes, collaborators, and contemporaries. The album is a unique snapshot of the music’s finest, from Buddy Spicher and Jesse McReynolds to David Grisman and Stuart Duncan, on to Bryan Sutton and Tony Trischka with special guest vocals from Tim O’Brien. Barnett curated the set and in many cases arranged the compositions, putting himself in harm’s way as it were, a short interval away from the titans of the form, settling into composed instrumental breaks or trading off on improvisation, an exercise he says was intended to “put me up against my heroes as a challenge, to push me to always achieve my best.” Interspersed throughout the tracks, his musical guests offer commentary on their own career beginnings or insight into some of the special compositions he’s chosen for this thoughtful collection.

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released February 5, 2019

Produced by Mike Barnett

Recorded by: Brandon Bell at Southern Ground, Nashville, TN; Dave Ferguson
at The Butcher Shoppe, Nashville, TN; Chris Allen and Owen Mulholland at
Sear Sound, New York, NY; Kurt Storey at Compass Sound Studio, Nashville,
TN; Jake Lummus at Grand Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Scott Barnett at
Crossroads Recording Studios, Arden, NC; Tomek Miernowski at Sear Sound,
New York, NY; Paul Gannon at Big Ear Recording Studio, Nashville, TN;
George Rezendes at Toolshed SoundLab, Port Townsend, WA.
“Dixie Hoedown” and “Okeechobee Wind” edited by Tomek Miernowski

Mixed by Brandon Bell at Southern Ground, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Don Cobb at Independent Mastering, Nashville, TN
Portraits by Tracey Bigelow Grisman | oldtimeyart.com
Design by Robert Hakalski | visual-machinery.com
Michael Daves appears courtesy of Nonesuch Records
David Grisman appears courtesy of Acoustic Disc
Bobby Hicks appears courtesy of Rebel Records
Rob McCoury appears courtesy of McCoury Music
Tim O’Brien appears courtesy of Howdy Skies Records
Noam Pikelny appears courtesy of Rounder Records
Bryan Sutton appears courtesy of Sugar Hill Records

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Mike Barnett Nashville, Tennessee

GRAMMY® nominated, fiddle prodigy returns a new duets album feat. Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Ricky Skaggs, Molly Tuttle and more. Originally slated for release in 2020, + 1 was delayed when Mike suffered a brain aneurysm. Friends and musicians rallied, starting a GoFundMe to assist Mike while he continues his recovery. ... more

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