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Hop High | 
| Artist: Crooked Still
Label: Signature Sounds
Category: Music
Buy New: £11.29
New (21) Used (1) from £8.21
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 43926
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 2004
UPC: 701237200422
EAN: 0701237200422
ASIN: B000NI3FII
Release Date: June 4, 2007
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Darling Corey | | • | Angeline The Baker | | • | Last Fair Deal Gone Down | | • | Orphan Girl | | • | Lonesome Road | | • | Old Virginia | | • | Flora | | • | Look On And Cry | | • | Lulu Gal | | • | Rank Stranger | | • | Shady Grove |
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| Customer Reviews:
Probably the best place to start November 6, 2008
People seem to come to Crooked Still from a lot of different places, but whether you're into 'alt bluegrass with a classical twist' (which is probably what I would call what this band does); 'old time string band music' with a modern twist; the more traditional or folk end of Americana; or even just good old-fashioned traditional US folk songs (which is what a lot of the songs on this CD really are); Hop High is probably the best of Crooked Still's CDs to begin your enjoyment of them. (Even if there's nothing here that quite touches the version of Wind and Rain on their first CD). A lot has been made by one reviewer of their using a cello where you might expect a fiddle. (Although they have now added a fiddle-player I'm not sure it really helps the sound). And very good cello playing it is too. But what really makes this music work is the sense of joy and vigor they bring to the songs - both musically and in the singing. There's a lot of this kind of North American "roots music" about - a lot of it is enjoyable enough but not much of it goes beyond a fairly predictable rehashing of an old sound. To my ear, however, this bunch have really got the edge over the competition. Strange old songs delivered with a real sense of a young band giving it everything they've got - having a great time but with a certain respect for the old songs as well. Worth your money!
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