Still Crooked
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Still Crooked is the third album by progressive bluegrass group Crooked Still
. At the end of 2007 Rushad Eggleston parted his ways with the group and was replaced by Tristan Clarridge, cellist of Darol Anger's Republic of Strings. Brittany Haas, 5-string fiddler
of the same group, was added to the Crooked Still lineup as well.
Crooked Still
Crooked Still is an alternative bluegrass band consisting of vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, banjo player Dr. Gregory Liszt, bassist Corey DiMario, cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddler Brittany Haas...
. At the end of 2007 Rushad Eggleston parted his ways with the group and was replaced by Tristan Clarridge, cellist of Darol Anger's Republic of Strings. Brittany Haas, 5-string fiddler
Fiddler
A fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle or violin.Fiddler may also refer to:*Fabrangen Fiddlers, an American musical group founded in 1971*Tupolev Tu-28 "Fiddler", a fighter aircraft*Fiddler , a DC Comics villain...
of the same group, was added to the Crooked Still lineup as well.
Track list
- Undone in Sorrow (Reed) 3:05
- The Absentee (trad.) 2:27
- Captain, Captain (trad.) 2:42
- Tell Her to Come Back Home (Macon, trad.) 2:57
- Low Down and Dirty (O'Donovan) 4:07
- Oh, Agamemnon (Haas, O'Donovan) 4:04
- Pharaoh (trad.) 4:42
- Florence (Carter) 3:28
- Did You Sleep Well? (Taylor) 4:07
- Poor Ellen SmithPoor Ellen SmithPoor Ellen Smith is a 19th century popular murder ballad that tells the story of a girl who was found shot through the heart. Her ragged clothes were scattered on the ground. A murder hunt began and eventually the murderer was captured while he was loafing around...
(trad.) 2:44 - Theme From The Absentee (Liszt) 0:24
- Wading Deep Waters (trad.) 4:12
- Baby, What's Wrong With You? (Hurt) 5:10
Personnel
- Aoife O'DonovanAoife O'DonovanAoife O’Donovan is an American singer and songwriter. She is also the lead singer for the progressive bluegrass/string band, Crooked Still, and a member of the female folk-noir trio, Sometymes Why. Her first professional engagement was singing lead for the folk group The Wayfaring Strangers...
- vocals - Gregory Liszt - banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
- Tristan Clarridge - violoncello
- Corey DiMario - upright bass
- Brittany HaasBrittany HaasBrittany Haas is an American fiddle player. She is currently a member of the Boston-based alternative bluegrass band, Crooked Still. She graduated from Princeton University in 2009 and was a member of the Princeton University Band. Previously she was a member of Darol Anger's Republic of Strings...
- 5-string fiddle, vocals