Across the Blueridge Mountains

Harley Allen, son of prominent bluegrass singer (and Folkways recording artist) Red Allen, strikes out on his own in this inaugural recording. He is ably assisted by nine bluegrass musicians, including J.D. Crowe (banjo), Vassar Clements (fiddle), and Josh Graves (dobro). Red produced the recording.

Like his father, Harley Allen is an exponent of the “high lonesome sound,” a highly regarded vocal technique in mountain music, whether traditional or bluegrass. Harley explains his approach to bluegrass music in the following way: “Even though my brothers and I have experimented with the boundaries of bluegrass music, I wanted my first solo effort to be fairly straight ‘grass.’ I feel this album is.”

Track Listing

101	Carolina in the Pines Harley Allen	02:45
102	Dirt in My Face Harley Allen	02:54
103	Wildwood Flower Blues Harley Allen	02:40
104	Letters Have No Arms Harley Allen	02:49
105	Loving Another Man Harley Allen	02:24
201	Hey Harley Allen	02:58
202	Are You from Dixie? Harley Allen	03:15
203	Mandolin Man Harley Allen	03:03
204	Across the Blue Ridge Mountains Harley Allen	02:31
205	Things Have Changed Harley Allen	03:20