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Moonlite Theatre,
The Blinky Moon Boys
Reviewed by:  Brenda Hough
12/12/2004 12:00:00 AM

The Blinky Moon Boys: Moonlite Theatre Hay Holler Records PO Box 868 Blacksburg, VA 24063 ©2004 www.hayholler.com www.blinkymoonboys.com

Song list: I’ve Lived A Lot, I Only Exist, Kitten and the Cat, Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday, Sweetest Love, Bud’s Tune, Shut Up in the Mines At Coal Creek, Build Me A Cabin, Girl Behind the Bar, I'll Just Go Away, What A Way to Go, Go to Work on Monday, Don’t Go Out Tonight, What About You, Trust Each Other, Sugar in the Gourd.

The Blinky Moon Boys is certainly a memorable band name, and this band was formed from a meeting of Lynn Dugger, David Lowe and Jeff Huss in 1989 at the Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival in New York. The band members all live in different states and are part of many hometown bands, but together in this first CD, they produce a wonderful blended sound that displays their collective talent and enthusiasm.

Lynn Dugger plays the banjo with the group and his sparkling tone and pulse give a strong traditional sound to the group. Jeff Huss, also known as part of the guitar company Huss and Dalton, plays guitar of course and sings the lead vocals. Darin Lawrence plays mandolin and sings the tenor vocals. Tom Brantely plays the fiddle and sings the baritone vocals, and the bass rhythm is provided by Bill Ledbetter.

The band has strong ties to traditional bluegrass groups and features many songs from the Stanley Brothers. “Kitten and the Cat” is one of Carter Stanley’s songs that was never recorded by them. The boys also present Carter’s “Sweetest Love” and “Girl Behind the Bar” with a high-energy banjo and fiddle leading the way. Darin, Tom and Jeff have developed a great three-part harmony trio and their brother blending echoes all the great bands of the past. Jimmy Martin’s hit, “What A Way to Go,” is given a tongue-in-cheek bounce and some fancy mandolin picking from Darin. The band has uncovered some gems from the past as well. “Shut Up in the Mines at Coal Creek” is the sad story of a mining disaster in 1902 which took the lives of 200 miners who had the time to write letters to loved ones which were used to compose the song. Jeff and Darin do a duet with Si Kahn’s “Go to Work on Monday” that was written for the mill workers who suffered with “brown lung” from the unhealthy air in the mills. “Bud’s Tune” and “Sugar in the Gourd” are two instrumentals that give the boys a chance to pull out all the stops and have a great romp with the fiddle, mandolin and banjo leading the way. Here’s a great selection of songs done with a reverence for the traditional songs and styles.

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