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Dona Got a Ramblin Mind [VINYL] by Carolina Chocolate Drops

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• Label: Music Maker
• Released: 26 June 2007
• This is an amazing evocation of the rural old-time string band music that preceded blues made by three young African American musicians - Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson and Dom Flemmons based in North Carolina. The trio were taught by Carolina string band veteran Joe Thompson and their music, played on fiddles, banjo and guitar really does sound old and antiquated and you can clearly hear the echoes of British folk music in there as well.
  
  Rhiannon Giddens has a wonderful voice, as featured on the folky "Little Margaret", and I would have liked her to have been featured more. I found the ensemble pieces worked best for me - "Starry crown", "Tom Dula" and particularly "Short life of trouble". As a harmonica player myself I was very interested to hear 'pre-blues' harmonica featured on the songs "Old cat died", "Black eyed Daisy" and "Sally Ann listen".
  
  A great record for dancing that sounds really authentic and also sounds as though the band themselves are really enjoying it. I'll be interested to see if they can develop the music rather than just preserving it.
   
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