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Black Crown Stringband: New EP (MP3)
Fiddlefreak Folk Music Blog —
... On their new eponymous EP, Black Crown Stringband gets it right. Here are seven tracks of dark joy that carry the listener back to the lonesome hills of home. Like Portland’s Foghorn before them, these upstart Californians till the fertile bottom lands that lie between old-time and bluegrass, creating a vintage, primal wall of sound. This release is an important contribution to the ongoing old-time revival here on the West Coast. ...
Black Crown Stringband releases self-titled EP
BluegrassJournal.com —
... Founding members of Bay area bands, the Earl Brothers and Mercury Dimes have joined together and formed the San Francisco Bay area old-time music group, Black Crown Stringband. The group has recently released their first recording, a 7-song self-titled “EP” they describe as “a collection of fiddle-driven old-time tunes, twisted up bluegrass standards and plain-ole, straight ahead, flat-out mountain music.” ...
Black Crown Stringband releases self-titled EP
BluegrassJournal.com —
... Founding members of Bay area bands, the Earl Brothers and Mercury Dimes have joined together and formed the San Francisco Bay area old-time music group, Black Crown Stringband. The group has recently released their first recording, a 7-song self-titled “EP” they describe as “a collection of fiddle-driven old-time tunes, twisted up bluegrass standards and plain-ole, straight ahead, flat-out mountain music.” ...
