Follow Me (Bearfoot album) explained

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Type:	studio
Artist:	Bearfoot
Cover:	Bearfoot - Follow Me.jpg
Released:	July 21, 2006^[1]
Genre:	Bluegrass,^[2] Americana^[3] ^[4]
Label:	Glacier Records
Producer:	Gene Libbea^[5]
Prev Title:	Back Home
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Doors and Windows
Next Year:	2009

Follow Me is the third album by Bearfoot, released in 2006.^[6]

Development

The album was the first the group released under their new name of Bearfoot, while their first two albums were released under the name of Bearfoot Bluegrass. According to Bearfoot's mandolin player Jason Norris, they shortened their name to reflect the band's present sound. "We'd never had a banjo in the band and it was hard to call ourselves a traditional bluegrass band.". The band showcases warm ensemble playing, featuring three part vocal harmony, and intertwined twin-fiddle leads.^[7] All five musicians take turns singing, sometimes in harmony, sometimes solo, backed by fiddles, guitar, and mandolin.^[8] The album was cut live, meaning the rhythm track was recorded in a big room with everyone in the circle. The twin fiddles had to be recorded live because they played off of each other. The solo parts were left out of the rhythm track, and filled in later. Annalisa sang live lead vocals on a few of the tracks.^[9] Annalisa Tornfelt stands out on this album with her voice and song writing.^[10]

Personnel

Bearfoot

• Annalisa Tornfelt – Lead Vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9), Baritone Vocals (10), High Baritone Vocals, Fiddle (right), Guitar (4, 9)
• Angela Oudean – Baritone Vocals (1), Tenor Vocals (5, 7), Fiddle (left), Fiddle (4)
• Kate Hamre – Lead Vocals (10), Baritone Vocals (3), Tenor Vocals, Acoustic Bass
• Mike Mickelson – Lead Vocals (5), Guitar (3)
• Jason Norris – Lead Vocals (7), Baritone Vocals (6), Mandolin

External links

• Web site: Bearfoot's official webpage . Bearfoot . 2013-04-21 . 2014-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717110756/http://bearfootband.com/home . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bearfoot - Follow Me CD . CD Universe . April 20, 2013.
2. Web site: Follow Me - Bearfoot . Allmusic . April 20, 2013.
3. Web site: Bearfoot has treaded many miles since last in Juneau . Juneau Empire . June 26, 2008 . April 20, 2013 . Morrison, Eric.
4. Web site: Bearfoot's bluegrass sound sweet as 'Molasses' . https://web.archive.org/web/20170407214743/http://www.thenorthernlight.org/bearfootsbluegrasssoundsweetasmolasses/ . The Northern Light . April 1, 2008 . April 7, 2017 . April 20, 2013 . Dillard, Renee.
5. Follow Me . Bearfoot . 2006 . CD liner notes . Glacier Records . GR1003 . Alaska.
6. Web site: Follow Me . Compass Records . April 7, 2017.
7. Web site: Bearfoot Bluegrass – Follow Me . Vintage Guitar Magazine . June 2008 . 20 April 2013 . Stone, Steven.
8. Web site: A Cat Without a Grin, A Grin Without a Cat . The Bluegrass Special . June 2008 . April 20, 2013 . McGee, David.
9. Web site: A Song Of the Younger World, A Song of the Pack - Bearfoot Storms Out Of the Wild . The Bluegrass Special . August–September 2008 . May 6, 2013 . McGee, David.
10. Web site: "Follow Me" by Bearfoot . The Lonesome Road Review . July 3, 2008 . April 20, 2013 . Teplyske, Donald.