My definition of bluegrass for this occasional theme day is very broad. Hell, if it’s mostly all acoustic and even has an inkling of Kentucky, the Appalachian mountains or Bob Wills than it’s ripe for posting. The new record from Erin McDermott conjures up the mountains of Vermont instead (her home state), but otherwise this record is rife with acoustic picking and yearning bluegrass-gospel inspired vocals.
“Fowler Farm” is one of the standout tracks on the new record and I have both the album version and a stripped down live take from WGDR’s fundraiser.