Roots (Blue Mountain album) explained

Roots
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blue Mountain
Cover:	Blue_mountain_roots.jpg
Released:	2001
Recorded:	Money Shot
Genre:	Americana
Length:	37:34
Label:	Blue Mountain, Glitterhouse
Producer:	Blue Mountain
Prev Title:	Tales of a Traveler
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Tonight It's Now or Never
Next Year:	2002

Roots is an album by the American band Blue Mountain, released in 2001.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

The Washington Post stated that "the songs are reawakened by loose, spirited garage-rock arrangements dominated by [Cary] Hudson's singing, lead guitar work and newly prominent fiddling."^[3] The News-Gazette called the album "a brilliant example of Americana at its finest."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Rye Whiskey" - 3:47
2. "Rain and Snow" - 3:44
3. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" - 5:03
4. "Banks of the Pontchartrain" - 5:00
5. "That Nasty Swing" (by Cliff Carlisle) - 3:20
6. "Spring of '65" - 4:13
7. "Riley and Spencer" - 3:20
8. "Young and Tender Ladies" - 3:36
9. "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (by A.P. Carter) - 2:30
10. "Little Stream of Whiskey" - 3:03
11. "Go Away Devil" (Bonus track) - 5:47
12. "Shady Grove" (Bonus track) - 5:55
13. "Country Blues" (by Dock Boggs) (Bonus track) - 5:21
14. "900 Miles" (Bonus track) - 3:04

All songs are traditional, except tracks #5, 9, 13 as indicated. All songs arranged by Blue Mountain.

Personnel

• Cary Hudson - vocals, guitar, violin, harmonica
• Laurie Stirratt - guitar, bass guitar, vocals
• George Sheldon - bass guitar, vocals, piano
• Frank Coutch - drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Little Stream of Whiskey"
• Dave Boyer - mandolin on "Rye Whiskey"
• Robert Chaffe (of Kudzu Kings) - keyboards on "Rain and Snow"

Notes and References

1. Nash . Alanna . Blue Mountain: Roots . Entertainment Weekly . March 23, 2001 . 588 . 115.
2. News: Ochs . Meredith . Review: Blue Mountain's New Album 'Roots' . All Things Considered . NPR . July 10, 2001.
3. News: Himes . Geoffrey . Blue Mountain 'Roots' . The Washington Post . April 13, 2001 . WW9.
4. News: Gerard . Don . Deep 'Roots' keep the musical soil atop Blue Mountain . The News-Gazette . March 9, 2001 . ETC-7.