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Set One
The Butcher's Dog
191
31015-TRACK
The Ranger's Command
242
31016-TRACK
The Newz Reel
154
31017-TRACK
The Storms Are on the Ocean
248
31018-TRACK
My Life Is in Your Hands
308
31019-TRACK
Gonna Paint the Town
132
31020-TRACK
Chez Seychelles
211
31021-TRACK
Amber Tresses
200
31022-TRACK
Mom and Dad's Waltz
274
31023-TRACK
Aragon Mill
250
31024-TRACK
Jolie Faye
196
31025-TRACK
Forsaken Love
233
31026-TRACK
I Will Always Love You
259
31027-TRACK
Grand Texas
95
31028-TRACK
Let's Go Home
214
31029-TRACK
Angel Band
354
31030-TRACK
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Show Notes
Guitarist Charles Sawtelle's business card had exactly one word on it besides his name-no address or phone, just the word "Expert." In the wake of his passing, we are now blessed with Music From Rancho DeVille (ACD-44), the studio recording Charles had been passionately working on with producer Laurie Lewis."The Bluegrass Mystery" as he was often called, spent 20-plus years in the Hot Rize bluegrass band with Tim O'Brien, Nick Forster and Pete Wernick. His former bandmates and an array of top drawer musicians including David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Michael Doucet, Todd Phillips, Norman Blake, Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Flaco Jimenez and Vassar Clements contribute to the heartfelt and soulful musical grace that make up the 16 tracks on Music From Rancho DeVille.
Hearing Charles Sawtelle's touching vocals on tracks like Woody Guthrie's "The Ranger's Command" brings back his soft, sincere speaking voice and all the passion that coexisted with his infallible good manners. Other vocal duties are given to Norman Blake on the Carter Family's "The Storms Are On The Ocean" and "Amber Tresses," and Vassar Clements delivers a craggy and tender version of Lefty Frizzell's "Mom and Dad's Waltz." Of the several instrumentals peppering this disc, the uncompromising beauty of Sawtelle's "My Life Is In Your Hands" reveals his mastery of tone and impeccable taste.
Acoustic Disc is donating the profits from the sale of this album to The Bluegrass Trust, a non-profit fund to help musicians in need, under the direction of the International Bluegrass Music Association.