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Violence and Orchids
Nonesuch Records, 2016
Violence and Orchids is the vinyl
edition of two-disc set Orchids and
Violence. This one-disc mashup
comprises two versions each of five
traditional bluegrass tunes: acoustic takes
performed with a band of roots-music
innovators;bassist Mike Bub, violinist
Brittany Haas, mandolinist Sarah Jarosz, and
Punch Brothers banjoist Noam Pikelny;paired
with electric rock renditions of the same
songs played mostly played by Daves, with
his wife Jessi Carter playing bass. It's "a
roots-music master class, a brilliant
example of old modes reinhabited with
flair," says the New York Times. "To his
credit, it can be hard to pick which version
of a tune is best." Violence and Orchids
interleaves the contrasting versions of
songs, illuminating the project as a whole
in a unique way.
SIDE 1:
1. June Apple (bluegrass)
2. June Apple (electric)
3. Drunken Hiccups (electric)
4. Drunken Hiccups (bluegrass)
5. The Dirt That You Throw (bluegrass)
SIDE 2:
1. Darling Corey (electric)
2. Darling Corey (bluegrass)
3. Elzic's Farewell (bluegrass)
4. Elzic's Farewell (electric)
5. The Dirt That You Throw (electric)
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Orchids and Violence
Nonesuch Records, 2016
Both discs in Orchids and Violence
are produced by Daves and have identical
track listing of mostly traditional
bluegrass songs. The first features
straightforward interpretations of them
and was recorded live to tape in a
19th-century church by Daves and a band of
roots-music innovators: bassist Mike Bub,
violinist Brittany Haas, mandolinist Sarah
Jarosz, and Punch Brothers banjo player
Noam Pikelny. The second disc was recorded
in Daves's home studio and includes bass,
drums, and electric guitar, mostly played
by Daves, and takes a raw, experimental
rock approach to the same old-time
material. Both discs were mixed by Vance
Powell (Jack White, Kings of Leon, Danger
Mouse) and have a special guest appearance
from Tony Trischka on cello banjo, and
Daves's wife Jessi Carter played bass on
the electric disc.
"The identical track listing makes for a
good comparison study," says the New
York Times music critic Nate
Chinen in his review, "and to his credit,
it can be hard to pick which version of a
tune is best." Read more at nytimes.com.
DISC 1: BLUEGRASS
1. June Apple
2. The Dirt That You Throw
3. Darling Corey
4. Elzic's Farewell
5. A Good Year for the Roses
6. Drunken Hiccups
7. Stargazer
8. Dark Angel
9. The 28th of January
10. I Only Exist
11. Pretty Polly
12. Train on the Island
DISC 2: ELECTRIC
1. June Apple
2. The Dirt That You Throw
3. Darling Corey
4. Elzic's Farewell
5. A Good Year for the Roses
6. Drunken Hiccups
7. Stargazer
8. Dark Angel
9. The 28th of January
10. I Only Exist
11. Pretty Polly
12. Train on the Island
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Man In The Middle/Blue Night 7" vinyl
single
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Third Man Records, 2011
Produced by Jack White
1. Man In The Middle (H. Campbell)
2. Blue Night (B. Monroe)
"Third Man tips its toe in the bluegrass
waters and does more than make waves...it
blows your expectations to smithereens.
Chris Thile is widely acknowledged as the
preeminent mandolin player in the world and
here on his pairing with guitarist Michael
Daves (along with Jack White on drums and
Carl Broemel on pedal steel) these bluegrass
standards SHRED. They truly need to be heard
to be believed." -TMR
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Sleep With One Eye Open
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Nonesuch Records, 2011
Sleep With One Eye Open, the debut
album from Thile and Daves was recorded live to tape over four
days at Jack White's Third Man studio in
Nashville. The duo makes
for "a rip-roaring partnership," says the
New York Times. "Bluegrass,
in their hands, gets roughed up in the best
possible way, with skill and fervor, and a
touch of abandon." Sleep With One Eye Open received a 2011
Grammy Nomination for Best Bluegrass Album.
1. Rabbit In The Log (trad.)
2. Cry, Cry Darling (J. Newman)
3. Loneliness and Desperation (M. Garris)
4. Tennessee Blues (B. Monroe)
5. 20/20 Vision (J. Alison & M. Estes)
6. You're Running Wild (R. Edenton & D.
Winters)
7. Ookpik Waltz (F. Rodgers)
8. My Little Girl In Tennessee (L. Flatt)
9. Sleep With One Eye Open (L. Flatt)
10. Rain and Snow (trad.)
11. Mississippi Waltz (B. Monroe)
12. Bury Me Beneath The Willow (trad.)
13. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (trad.)
14. Billy In The Lowground (trad.)
15. It Takes One To Know One (H. Howard
& F. Hart)
16. If I Should Wander Back Tonight (L.
Flatt & E. Scruggs)
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Live at the Rockwood,
2007
Based on a true qoute.
"I released live, solo album as my
recorded debut because I wanted to
document the shows of my
every-single-Tuesday Residency at the
Rockwood Music Hall. So I made an album
all by myself, just singing & playing
the good bluegrass music. You can't fake a
live show, or a live album. It is what it
it. Sometimes I was heckled by Kiefer
Sutherland and his gin. Really. It's okay,
though. We're real good friends now.
Everybody loves the Rockwood!" - Michael
Daves
1.
I've Endured (O. Reed)
2. I Only Exist (J. Stanley, J. Morris)
3. Close By (B. Monroe, R. Van Winkle)
4. Rain
and Snow (trad.)
5. I Live in the Past (V. Stauffer)
6. Old Dangerfield (B. Monroe)
7. Sophronie (A. Delmore, D. Mullins)
8. Look What Thoughts Will Do (L.
Frizzell, J. Dickerson)
9. I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open (L.
Flatt)
10. Evening Prayer Blues (B. Monroe)
11. You Never Miss the Water (trad, arr W.
Connah)
12. Shackles and Chains (F. Holmes)
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