SKYLIGHTERS, THE - The Skylighters

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2006 - The Skylighters might not be a familiar name, but some familiar names comprise the quintet: bluegrass stalwarts Mike Auldridge and Jimmy Gaudreau and three members of Nashville’s Last Train Home: Eric Brace, Jim Gray, and Martin Lynds. Their self-titled studio release captures the magic of their infrequent on-stage get-togethers. They went into the studio in early 2006 to try to capture that magic, and they did just that. What came out of those sessions is this splendid assortment of songs. Oddly enough, the album’s lone original – Brace’s “See What Love Can Do” – sets the tone, with Brace backed by Auldridge’s (resophonic guitar) and Gaudreau’s (mandolin) bluegrass breaks while bassist Gray and percussionist Lynds keep time. From there, it’s as if The Skylighters is an in-house all-request hour; as the collective culls bluegrass, country, folk, gospel, honky-tonk, and swing gems into a cohesive collection of terrific music. Selections span four Louvin Brothers classics, Eric Anderson’s “Close the Door Lightly,” Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart’s “Bonaparte’s Retreat,” and Avril Gearheart and Ralph Stanley’s “Going Up Home to Live in Green Pastures.” The mix also affords less common configurations. Auldridge’s pedal steel transforms Norman Blake’s “Last Train from Poor Valley” and Jim Croce’s “Maybe Tomorrow” into classic country weepers. Gaudreau sings lead on five tracks and plays electric guitar on “Dear One.”

14 Songs

  • SEE WHAT LOVE CAN DO
  • MY BABY'S GONE
  • CLOSE THE DOOR LIGHTLY
  • LAST TRAIN FROM POOR VALLEY
  • BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
  • NEVERTHELESS
  • ARE YOU MISSING ME
  • MAYBE TOMORROW
  • DEAR ONE
  • CAROLINA STAR
  • ARE YOU WASTING MY TIME
  • GUESS MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN
  • I WISH YOU KNEW
  • GOING UP HOME TO LIVE IN GREEN PASTURES

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