Reviews

   Our first CD Review comes from a very important magazine out of the Virginia area, BLUEGRASSS UNLIMITED:



IRONWEED BLUEGASS BAND
GIRL TROUBLE/BOY TROUBLE
No Label,No Number

Ironweed, a mainstream bluegrass band, picks its instruments competently and selects its material creatively. There are a couple of originals here, some bluegrass standards, and interesting songs from such diverse sources as Emmylou Harris, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Rosie Flores. Most get satisfactory arrangements, except for an unhappy tendency toward more speed than timing on the up-tempo numbers. Jane Accurso's powerful lead soprano carries the vocals. While her style leans a bit too far toward the pop end of the spectrum for my taste, her performance on Hazel Dickens' "Scars From An Old Love" is a beautiful tour de force, taking an already magnificent song into some realm of loveliness that transcends categories. If Ironweed can match her voice to more material like this, they'll carve out a place of distinction for themselves.(JR) BLUEGRASSS UNLIMITED (September issue)

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