Cherryholmes II: Black and White

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Editorial reviews

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pThough the lightning crackling across the CD cover suggests a heavy-metal band (or perhaps a cross between the Addams Family and a Black Oak Arkansas reunion), iCherryholmes II: Black and White/i, the second release by Cherryholmes on Ricky Skaggs's label, establishes the family band as one of the most promising acts in contemporary bluegrass. The star here is Cia Cherryholmes, the banjo-playing daughter who composes most of the album's original material and ranks with Alison Krauss as a vocalist on highlights such as the opening "You Don't Know What Love Is" and the prison-ballad title track. Yet the instrumental interplay and harmonies reflect the sextet's blood ties, while the range of material bridges the traditional and progressive (it's hard to hear Cia's "Don't Give Your Heart to a Knoxville Girl," sung by brother B.J., without thinking of the Louvin Brothers' classic "Knoxville Girl"). --Don McLeese/p piCherryholmes II: Black and White/i has been Nominated as Best Bluegrass Album in the 2008 Grammy Awards./p

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-02-21 rating:
Full of colour
The debut cd was very good but Black and White is another big forward step. This amazing family are so talented and must be seen live to fully appreciate how great they are. As with all types of music it has to progress but without losing the traditions and Cherryholmes succeed with flying colours. High quality self compositions, blistering playing, fantastic harmonies and a superb lead vocalist in Cia Leigh. br / br / br / br /


review by: b4nd1t date: 2008-06-10 rating:
Did you like their first album?
If you did, then you will love their second. They have sharpened up their harmonies, tightened up their already outstanding musicianship and produced a truly excellent second album. Released on the Skaggs Family label, the "patronage" of the great Ricky Skaggs is as evident on this, as on the first. br / br /Once again, there is a balanced mix of covers and original material, gentle music and frenetic picking, and has, on many more than one occasion made my hour long 3mph crawl through the traffic jams of southern Hampshire almost pleasurable!

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