Shanghai, by All Day Breakfast Stringband

Shanghai

by All Day Breakfast Stringband

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1.	Sugar Hill 03:30	buy track
2.	Willow Garden 03:18	buy track
3.	You've Been Gone So Long 02:12	buy track
4.	Half Irish 04:30	buy track
5.	Love's Worse Than Sickness 03:28	buy track
6.	The Old Drake 01:23	buy track
7.	Shanghai 01:49	buy track
8.	Troubles 02:47	buy track
9.	Fire on the Mountain 02:38	buy track
10.	Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong 02:43	buy track
11.	Come Back Boy And Feed Your Horses 02:52	buy track
12.	House Of Gold 02:22	buy track
13.	Rosie In The Leaves 02:30	buy track

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Shanghai, the first full length album from Montreal's, The All Day Breakfast Stringband, is a great survey of Central Appalachian fiddle and folk music. From their take on Kilby Snow's, "Troubles" to "Shanghai" from the playing of the Hammons family of Pocohontas County WV, to bluegrass standard, "Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong", the album is a style bending treat!

Exclaim says of the record:

"Their debut album is a fine collection of great tunes and songs, played and sung well. Dara Weiss' voice is straight-ahead with not a shred of vibrato, perfect for this kind of music, and she sings the heck out of "Love's Worse Than Sickness." Max Evans sings his share of the songs, too, and shows off his fiddle chops unaccompanied on "The Old Drake." He also betrays a sly sense of humour on "Sugar Hill," which ends on a delightfully precarious fiddle note.

For the uninitiated, one of the great things about old-time music is how, with the right musicians, a tune can be played over and over without sounding repetitive. "Half Irish" is a great example of how the interplay of melody and chords becomes almost trance-like after the first few times through. The tunes here range from the traditional "Fire On The Mountain" to an Evans original, "Rosie In The Leaves," and for those looking to play along, they've helpfully included the fiddle and banjo tunings for each track. Highlights of the album are "Troubles" and "Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong," both upbeat songs featuring Evans and Weiss together on tight harmony vocals. With so many bands out there trying to expand the old-time genre in different directions, it's nice to hear a group take us back to basics. This is great old-time music, exactly as advertised."

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released August 21, 2014

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Traditional and Experimental music from the mountains and valleys of West Virginia.

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