Album Info

Buckaroo Blue Grass

By Michael Martin Murphey

Country - 2009

The life and lore of the cowboy has been Michael Martin Murphey’s specialty for a good 40 years. Blue Grass... more

Tracklist

1

Lone Cowboy

3:12 min
2

What Am I Doing Hanging Around

3:09 min
3

Lost River

3:17 min
4

Carolina in the Pines

4:36 min
5

Cherokee Fiddle

4:21 min
6

Dancing in the Meadow

3:45 min
7

Healing Spring

4:57 min
8

Fiddlin' Man

4:25 min
9

Boy from the Country

4:23 min
10

Wild Bird

2:56 min
11

Close to the Land (America's Heartland)

4:26 min

About Buckaroo Blue Grass

The life and lore of the cowboy has been Michael Martin Murphey’s specialty for a good 40 years. Blue Grass Buckaroo represents something of a stretch for him, leading him away from the open range of the West towards the more tradition-bound hills of Appalachia. True, Murphey has written bluegrass-tinged tunes for decades — most of this album, in fact, is devoted to newly-recorded versions of favorites like “Carolina in the Pines,” “Lost River,” “Fiddlin’ Man,” and “What Am I Doing Hanging Round.” The difference here is more atmospheric than anything else. The sense of personal freedom and pantheistic spirituality found in songs like “Healing Spring” and “Boy from the County” clash a bit with the more narrow confines of bluegrass sensibility. Still, the music here is lively and superbly played, with Charlie Cushman’s banjo and Pat Flynn’s acoustic guitar adding particular sparkle while Murphey delivers his compositions with an affable, gentlemanly charm. A pair of new tunes — “Lone Cowboy” and “Close to the Land” — serve to remind fans that this bluegrass buckaroo remains a true son of the West at heart.