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She Waits for Night | 
 enlarge | Artist: Uncle Earl
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 8883
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 610565
UPC: 011661056527
EAN: 0011661056527
ASIN: B000A0EM5Y
Release Date: July 19, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Walkin' In My Sleep | | • | There Is A Time | | • | Sugar Babe | | • | Warfare | | • | Pale Moon | | • | Booth Shot Lincoln | | • | Willie Taylor | | • | Sullivan's Hollow | | • | How Long | | • | Old Bunch Of Keys | | • | Sleepy Desert | | • | Divine | | • | Ida Red | | • | Take These Chains |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 I love this CD. August 6, 2008
I purchased it about two weeks ago and listen to it several times a day. A great mix of old and new. Rayna Gellert's fiddle playing is awsome and I'm glad they includes tunings in the liner notes as I am an aspiring fiddler. I hope to see the G'earls in person one day. I also have their the Waterloo, Tennessee CD which is also great. If you like old time and bluegrass, these are good choices.
 Every CD is worth every penny July 21, 2007
The inspirational anthem "Warfare" is the cut that I always set on "repeat" for at least 10 times every time I play this CD. It and "Take These Chains" make it worth every penny. Unexpectedly, I was astonished to realize it is conceivable to think that during this nation's slavery era (before it was abolished), the captives whose masters were never cruel COULD HAVE BEEN patting their shackled feet when they heard fiddles playing jigs and folks square-dancing in the mansions. Those slaves who ultimately gained freedom endured only through faith, hope and music. Thanks, Uncle Earl.
wonderful folk June 8, 2007
it is the kind of music I love, especially with the beautiful female vocals, it makes me as happy to listen to as Mike Oldfields moonlight shadow back in the 80's. It's also a good loader for my own creative batteries, working as a painter and a writer.
A beautiful slice of Americana pie January 19, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A very impressive album featuring the fiddle of Rayna. One of the strongest old-time groups out, they really have an authentic, tight sound that is unlike most other groups that play old-time. I saw them live and they are just as good in person as on record.
A New Look at Old Music December 17, 2005
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
For a style of music that's so supremely rooted in homespun traditions, front porch gatherings, and community, bluegrass has slid on keeping women active in the fold. Even women stars like Adrienne Young and Laurie Lewis tend to have all or mainly men in their backing bands. Not so for Uncle Earl, an all-female supergroup playing some of the most forward-thinking, progressive old-timey music you can get out there right now.
The troupe a quartet (now a quintet on tour) who play originals and traditionals with a distinctly acoustic mindset that isn't shackled to twang of the past. Though there is no doubt the group is playing bluegrass, they bring in hints of jazz, blues, Cape Breton music, and more in the progressive acoustic mold. Even better, all members of the group are also confident artists with careers apart from the group--we get the benefit of strong soloists who aren't going to be subverted by their own egos.
Original songs like "Pale Moon," "Divine," and "Take These Chains" give group members an opportunity to strech their legs as innovators and rotating group leaders. But the solo mindset under these tunes is carefully balanced with old traditionals like "Willie Taylor" and covers like "There Is a Time" which allow the members to vanish into a greater whole. The interplay of these forces creates a complex tapestry of sound in which no single creative voice dominates the others.
This is the third album issued under the Uncle Earl name, though it's the first to go into wide release. Not only does it serve as an excellent introduction to the band, it can turn the audience on to the individual members, most of whom have their own work out as well. (Abigail Washburn is definitely the star of the group, but I'm fond of Rayna Gellert's distinctive and resonant voice, and her sharp fiddling.) If old-timey music has a place in a hip-hop world, these skilled and active women will be at the keystone. Look for more from them in the near future.
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