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Wild Card James Reams and Walter Hensley & Barons of Bluegrass
Reviewed by: B Hough 7/5/2006 12:00:00 AM


James Reams and Walter Hensley and the Barons of Bluegrass: Wild Card Mountain Redbird Music 565 9th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 ©2006 www.jamesreams.com Song list: I Caught A Keeper, Hump Back Mule, Kentucky Mountain, Road to Columbus, Where NO Heart Goes Hungry, We’re the Kind of People That Make the Jukebox Play, Dreaming of a Little Cabin, Wild Card, You Don’t Tell Me That You Love Me Anymore, Old Cane Press, You Must Walk The Line, Working on a Building James Reams and Walter Hensley both share a background with roots in the mountain music of Kentucky and Virginia. Now that their paths have crossed, the resulting music is a rich blend of voices and instruments that include the Barons of Bluegrass – Jon Glik on fiddle, Mark Farrell on mandolin and Carl Hayanoon bass. Their first recording together was nominated as a “recorded event of the year” in 2003. This new recording features songs old and new, borrowed and definitely bluegrass. James Reams has a deep baritone voice that wraps itself around the emotion of a song and won’t let go. His “When No Heart Goes Hungry,” written with Tina Adridas, is based on a William Faulkner novella and tells the sad tale of a young man wandering far from the love of his family into troubles in the wild city. The Mike Dowling tune, “I Caught A Keeper” has a delightful bounce as it blends fishing into a love song. Walter’s banjo lays down the groove in “Wild Card” and “Road to Columbus.” The mandatory mother/mountain cabin home song is A.E. Brumley’s “Dreaming of a Little Cabin,” and the band brings back Eddy Arnold’s debut recording “You Must Walk The Line” with its classic line, “if I must toe the mark, you must walk the line.” These Barons certainly toe the mark and walk the line of good old time bluegrass music!		More Information About This CD

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