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There are many reasons -- good and bad -- to cut a holiday album. Luckily, the folks at Pinecastle took the high road and used the Christmas season as an excuse to show off its excellent roster of artists. Bluegrass notables -- Jesse McReynolds, Scott Vestal, and Charlie Waller -- rub elbows with newcomers -- Michelle Nixon, Sally Jones, and Whitehouse. As one might imagine, these country-flavored singers and pickers celebrate Christmas in the good old-fashioned way, recalling family, friends, and home cooking. David Parmley and Continental Divide sing of "Christmas in the Mountains," where Grandma bakes apple pies and the local church bells ring. In "When It's Christmas in Virginia," Michelle Nixon and Drive remind listeners how lonely the season can be when loved ones are far away. There's a heavy emphasis on religious fare, like Eddie and Martha Adcock's "One Starry Night," and Jim Hurst and Missy Raines' "Heaven's Light," and old standbys like Larry Stephenson's take on "Away in the Manger," and the Special Consensus' version of "Go Tell It on the Mountain." Pinecastle Christmas Gathering also allows the artists to deliver their own "merry Christmas" at the end of the album, adding a nice personal touch. Weary of the typical holiday fare that crowds the radio airwaves, bluegrass fans will rejoice at an hour's worth of fine performances that capture the splendor of the season. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide
Pinecastle Christmas Gathering
10/07/2003 | Pinecastle
All Music Guide Review
Pinecastle Christmas Gathering Track Listing
Credits of Pinecastle Christmas Gathering
- Peter McLaughlin
- Guitar
- Weldon Myrick
- Dobro
- John Nicholson
- Engineer
- Bobby Osborne
- Mandolin, Guest Appearance
- Sonny Osborne
- Producer, Sequencing
- Dale Perry
- Engineer
- Steve Rashid
- Engineer
- Tom Riggs
- Liner Notes, Executive Producer
- Ron Rutkowski
- Fiddle
- Mark Schatz
- Bass
- Terry Smith
- Bass, Guest Appearance
- Scott Vestal
- Banjo, Harmony Vocals, Producer
- Charlie Waller
- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- Clark Williams
- Engineer, Mixing
- Aubrey Haynie
- Fiddle
- Mike Anglin
- Bass, Group Member
- Wayne Benson
- Mandolin
- Curt Chapman
- Bass, Group Member
- Charlie Cushman
- Banjo, Group Member, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Guest Appearance, Guitar
- Steve Day
- Fiddle, Tenor (Vocal), Group Member
- Ed Friedland
- Bass
- Phil Leadbetter
- Baritone (Vocal), Group Member, Guitar (Resonator)
- Don Rigsby
- Producer, Tenor (Vocal)
- Missy Raines
- Bass, Vocals, Group Member, Producer
- Jim Green
- Bass, Harmony Vocals
- Greg Corbett
- Banjo, Baritone (Vocal)
- Steve Chandler
- Engineer
- Martha Adcock
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Mixing, Harmony Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Kathy Bowen
- Project Coordinator
- Bob Murray
- Art Direction, Design
- Sonya Isaacs
- Harmony Vocals, Guest Appearance
- Randy Kohrs
- Guitar (Resonator)
- Elmer C. Burchett, Jr.
- Banjo, Group Member
- Bill Cashman
- Engineer
- Jeff Autry
- Guitar
- Jamie Clifton
- Guitar, Group Member, Baritone (Vocal)
- Lester Deaton
- Bass
- Mike Andes
- Mandolin, Vocals
- Amir "A.J." Murray
- Project Coordinator
- Barry Crabtree
- Banjo, Group Member
- Darcy Aldridge
- Mandolin, Tenor (Vocal), Guitar (Rhythm)
- Jason Carter
- Fiddle, Vocals
- Ben Surratt
- Vocals, Engineer, Mixing
- Jan Stolpe
- Engineer
- Jim Hurst
- Guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Sally Jones
- Vocals, Harmony Vocals
- Michael Harris
- Bass, Harmony Vocals
- John "Buddy" Williams
- Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Guitar
- Darin Aldridge
- Guitar, Mandolin, Tenor (Vocal)
- Josh Williams and High Gear
- Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Group Member, Guitar
- Bryan Blaylock
- Guitar, Harmony Vocals
- Shad Cobb
- Fiddle, Guest Appearance
- Kristin Scott Benson
- Banjo
- Nothin' Fancy
- Producer
- Tim Dishman
- Bass, Tenor (Vocal), Group Member
- Ross Nickerson
- Banjo, Producer
- Michelle Nixon
- Vocals, Producer
- Darrell Webb
- Mandolin, Group Member, Tenor (Vocal)
- Whitehouse
- Producer
- Eddie Shifflett
- Guitar
- Shirley Vaughn Lichtenberg
- Harmony Vocals
- Breck Elder
- Engineer
- Harold Goad
- Guitar, Harmony Vocals
- Kathie Goad
- Vocals
- Warren Goad
- Guitar, Bass (Vocal), Guitar (Rhythm)
- Monte Hall
- Bass
- Irl Hees
- Bass
- Vernon Hughes
- Mandolin, Harmony Vocals
- Becky Isaacs
- Harmony Vocals, Guest Appearance
- Justen Haynes
- Fiddle
- Mitchell Davis
- Banjo
- Jason Davis
- Banjo
- Jimmy Melton
- Guitar
- Wildfire
- Producer
- Billy Parker
- Mandolin
- Drive
- Producer
- Jesse McReynolds
- Mandolin, Producer, Vocals
- Robert Hale
- Guitar, Group Member, Vocals
- Larry Stephenson
- Mandolin, Vocals
- Larry Atamanuik
- Percussion
- Danny Barnes
- Mandolin, Tenor (Vocal), Group Member
- Jimmy Bowen
- Mandolin, Harmony Vocals
- Luke Bulla
- Fiddle
- Greg Cahill
- Banjo, Group Member
- Jason Carter
- Vocals
- John Eberle
- Mastering
- Ben Hall
- Engineer
- Jack Hill
- Engineer
- Rob Ickes
- Guitar (Resonator)
- Chris Jones
- Guitar, Producer
- Tom T. Hall
- Engineer
- Eddie Adcock
- Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Producer, Harmony Vocals, Mixing, Guest Appearance
- David Parmley
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Baritone (Vocal)
- The Special Consensus
- Group, Producer
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