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James Price has a real winner here!

BC | So California | 04/28/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been a fan of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys since 1974 and have met the band on several occasions. I have been playing banjo since that time and have recently started to learn the fiddle. I would have to say I would like to play just like James Price. This CD has got to be one of the best fiddle CD's I have heard in quite some time. Congradulations James on a CD that will be a "have to buy" for any bluegrass player or listener."

THE "BEST"

George Bandis | Brockton, MA United States | 10/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album/CD is the best instrumental bluegrass ever. James Price is, in my opinion, "THE BEST BLUEGRASS FIDDLE PLAYER OF ALL TIME" and I hope I haven't offended anyone by saying this. I sincerely believe bluegrass experts, in future years, will look back on this CD and consider it one of the greatest masterpieces of all time. This is ESSENTIAL BLUEGRASS!"

Price really saws those strings in an old-time way!

J. Ross | Roseburg, OR USA | 02/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The first few measures of "Soldier's Joy" set the stage for an album of lively fiddle tunes that roll along like greased lightning. From West Virginia, you may remember James Price from his days as fiddler and guitarist with the Goins Brothers. Since then, he's fiddled with Ralph Stanley for over eight years, and Price selected these 14 cuts based on the many requests he gets for good old-time standards like Sally Goodin', Dark as a Dungeon, Cacklin' Hen, Kentucky Waltz, Katie Hill, Farther Along, and Orange Blossom Special. I suspect that Price has won many a fiddle contest with these tunes. He also throws us a few interesting curves, like the less-often played Jimmy Campbell composition, "Runnin' Late" or the uptempo "Suwanee River Hoedown" (a piece attributed to Ruby Rakes and recorded by fiddler Chubby Anthony with the Stanley Brothers in 1959). "Pretty Little Indian" and "Flannery's Dream" are nice traditional tunes that aren't heard a lot today. Oh boy, James Price certainly knows how to saw those strings in an old-time way! Bill Monroe would be proud of his rendition of "Watson's Blues." That tune, as well as "Suwanee River Hoedown," also feature Price on mandolin and guitar. He has some great accompaniment from James Alan Shelton (lead guitar), Ralph Stanley II (rhythm guitar), John Risgby (mandolin), Adam Steffey (mandolin on two tracks), Steve Sparkman (banjo), and Mike Bub (bass). This is an excellent showcase for Fiddlin' James Price, and I commend him for being a tune-carrier for old-time fiddle music. The Clinch Mountain Boys have a long tradition of excellent fiddle players with the likes of Art Wooten, Joe Meadows, Ralph Mayo, Art Stamper, and Curly Ray Cline. Now, if you haven't already done so, we should add James Price to this list of luminaries as he's proven that he can fiddle with the best of 'em. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)"