Adrienne Young
Plow to the End of the Row
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Adrienne Young, a seventh generation Floridian, homes in on a profound and personal style on Plow to the End of the Row, her debut solo album.
The row in the title ain't Music Row; the album evokes a sheaf of antique folk music pulled out of grandma's piano bench, a hip east Nashville cafe and an Earth mother's lullaby - all held together with red clay.
This americana singer/songwriter has a disarming appeal that crosses generations. Her songs hold enough old-timey and bluegrass influence to make traditionalists nod with approval while still incorporating a healthy measure of youthful edge.
Adrienne won the songwriting contest in the Bluegrass category at Merlefest 2003 with Sadie's Song, which you can hear listed on this page.
Price of CD includes album cover sticker, wildflower seeds and a lyrics booklet.
For album reviews, see "press" at www.adrienneyoung.com.
For tour dates, see "calendar" at www.adrienneyoung.com.
NOTE FROM ARTIST:
This record made itself. It is the culmination of numerous collaborations with the most profoundly talented folks I know. They have influenced me greatly and taken me to places I never would have reached on my own.
Will Kimbrough, an acclaimed musician both locally and nationally, co-wrote and co-produced many of the tracks on this album. It had always been a dream of mine to work with Will, whose solo efforts stand tall as oak and sweet as magnolia.
Ketch Secor, my teacher and friend, contributed untold amounts of inspiration to this project, as well as some mighty fine fiddle and banjo playing.
Other familiar faces include: Mark D. Sanders, Todd Snider, Dave Rowe, David Henry, Carter Wood, Alice Randell, Courtney Little, and many, many, many more.
These are my pieces of straw in a great haystack. Traditional songs of original American music. A melodic living history we can all share in. Thank you.
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- author: Ben Mercadante
Ms Young has re-set the bar for traditional roots fusion with this CD. The song writing and arrangements are well done and not lacking some edge here and there, yet there is also enough material for most reasonable traditionalists. Beautiful voice , with an honest to goodness approach and message. Adrienne is a great asset to the Americana music scene, and beyond.
Home remedy from a country angel
author: ken lawrencefirst heard of adrienne reading show listings in the tennessean. well looked on cd baby and found and listened to that voice and the down home sound to it and i can say this blind fan would deninatly recommend this one. it's verry sweet, easy on theear, and I actually got my first taste of it on the WPRB Princeton show Music you can't hear on the radio. the head of the performing arts divission of the national federation of the blind is adrienne snow, and adrienne young's voice is as lovely as adrienne snow's. think our adrienne would love to listen to it.
Organic, pure and fresh
author: Joe RossPlaying Time – 48:49 Originally from Florida, Adrienne Young may be a new face on the Nashville music scene, but she and her band Little Sadie are making a big splash with their neo-traditional sensibilities that incorporate elements of folk, country, and bluegrass. Keep in mind, however, that this is an independent release so just how far and wide will her largely original music get disseminated? On the other hand, Adrienne is a recent Belmont University graduate with a music business degree who has a considerable amount of business acumen. This debut CD is packaged in such a way that garnered her a Grammy nomination for best recording package. The tri-fold digipak comes complete with a 20-page paper booklet (all lyrics included) and a small packet of wildflower seeds. Take her advice to break dirt and cut the furrow. With a voice as sweet as the lemon mint, Adrienne’s sharing a bit of that passion and love for music that blooms in all of us. The music on “Plow to the End of the Row” is solidly crafted and has a pleasant, at times striking, feel. The band’s instrumental and vocal prowess are more than sufficient, and Will Kimbrough’s and Todd Schneider’s french harp playing (on two tracks) is an especially nice, relaxing touch. The bluesy quality on “Home Remedy” is perfect to emphasize the power of love to cure most anything. Other standouts include Tyler Grant’s lead guitar and Clayton Campbell’s fiddling on a traditional tune like Leather Britches or Lonesome Road Blues. The banjo (played by Robin Rucker, Ketchum Secor, Will Kimbrough, or Adrienne) is only given a subordinate role for fill in ten songs. My own personal preference calls for mandolin over snare, drums or drum loops. Their vision for success today, however, necessitated the latter forms of percussion, and this may actually allow them to get them more airplay on the likes of Americana and public radio “fresh tracks” programs. Electric guitar and drums draw them closer to the modern singer-songwriter folk genre. Adrienne’s messages are thought-provoking and presented with genuine sincerity. Her advice in “Blinded by Stars” is to not “let the towncrier decide if we go to war” and “don’t be blinded by stars tangled in stripes.” Her song, “I Cannot Justify,” addresses reincarnation, but a deeper message deals with personal growth as she sings “How can I justify the narrow vantage of these eyes, such a good disguise, I cannot justify.” The title cut is a straight-forward expression of the trials, tribulations and hardships faced by farmers. “Sadie’s Song” starts with the fiddle tune’s familiar riff but evolves to become a tragic murder ballad of trust gone astray that provides us with some insight into the rationale for Sadie’s ultimate demise. The song took first-place in the bluegrass category of the 2003 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest. “Poison” and “Nipper's Corner” get a little too raucous and pop oriented for my own tastes, so I’m glad to see the band come back to leaner and more acoustic arrangements by the album’s last few traditional offerings. Adrienne Young demonstrates a maturity that belies her age, and she’ll see plenty of better days ahead. She’s been able to translate her vision into a welcome and successful Americana journey. With her soft, silky voice and songwriting talent, she’s sure to go far. I think she’s just trying to get people reconnected with what’s important in life. She sings about being born a rebel and questioning what she’s told. Let’s hope that her premonition “no wonder this young skin I’m wearin’ feel so old” does not come true and discourage her. In fact, it’s her confidence, independence and business savy that should propel her to greater heights in an industry in need of something organic, pure and fresh. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
Wow - True Americana Music - Near Perfect
author: Rikks RevuesJust as the cover art of this CD is completely original and truly "ART" so is the music inside when you play the CD. Adrienne Young And Little Sadie are a group of extremely talented musicians that aren't afraid to go a little off the beaten track as far as commercial music is concerned. Blending a more traditional style of bluegrass, step dancing tunes and true roots country to an exciting new level. This is not the normal stuff you will hear on the radio, but in all truth and reality, it really should be.
It rocks my face off!!
author: Meghan CockrumThe cd is really good. I especially liked the first four tracks of the cd. If you like bluegrass then you'll like this cd. I suggest that you get it. It's really good stuff.
Crisp and real - see them in concert!
author: Lynne MartinSaw them (Adrienne & band) perform tonight at the Boston Folk Festival and now I'm home purchasing the CD, she is THAT GOOD! Go out and see her/them play and have your dancin' shoes on...but first, buy this CD so you can sing right along!
Sweet as may pops and muskydines!
author: GeorgeI'm not really fond of Little Sadie, I've had more than enough songs & stories about guys shooting girls (or vice versa) but the rest of the recording is just as wonderful as music gets. Like I said, sweet as muskydines shaken from a tree in fall. I gave a copy (along with Them Again and Blonde on Blonde) to my plays-bass-in-a-punk-band son (traded for the Mountain Goats) 'cause I think it will help him know his roots.
Marvelous stuff
author: David HarperI grew up with blue grass and country music on the AM radio in southwest Missouri in the late '60s and early '70s. Static spattered songs mixed in between the pre-dawn farm report and the local weather. Thought that was the most awful stuff in the world when, as my family and I moved around the country, I learned there was any thing else in the musical universe. Swore I'd never listen to country music and blue grass again. In recent years, though, I've found my self listening to more and more. Pummeling hard at middle age, the pop stations have nothing more to say to me, if they ever did. Blue grass and country music do. I joined a friend of mine to see The Gourds at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta on April 20. Adrienne Young and Little Sadie opened. I don't normally do live music; crowds, late nights, expense, blah, blah, blah. The litany. And although The Gourds were good, what I really remember about the night was Adrienne Young and Little Sadie. Songs of love between people who have known each other longer than it takes to down a drink and leave the bar and find the car appeal to my eighteen years of marriage ("Home Remedy") My sense of America's foreign policy as represented by "Blinded by Stars". "Sadie's Song" reminds me that I've a wife of eighteen years and a twelve year old daughter at home. "Conestoga" and "Plow to the End of the Row" represent both the hard working people I knew and know in the midwest, and the wake up before dawn to start the day work ethic they instilled in me. And "Nipper's Corner" recalls my days at Appalachian State University, not far from Wilkesboro where "Adrienne won the songwriting contest in the Bluegrass category at Merlefest 2003 with Sadie's Song". The band itself startled me. I hadn't expected an opening act that night, and if I did I figured it would be some local college band. Adrienne was lovely and has a marvelous voice, sweet and clear, playing her various instruments with poise and aplomb. The gentlemen were her equal in dexterity. But the light of the show, for me, was Amanda Kowalski on upright bass. She could have easily simply stood there and plucked strings, but she didn't. She rocked and rythmned her way through the show, her winning smile and bright eyes lighting to the back of the room. As much the equal of the other members of the band as the name sake, Adrienne Young. I was with friends that night, and didn't take the opportunity of purchasing the CD at the show. Suffice it to say that decision weighed heavy on my mind and conscience for a few days before I looked up Adrienne Young and bought the CD on CD Baby (of which I'm familiar, being friends with "Three Weird Sisters", who also market their CD on CD Baby.) Marvelous stuff. Absolutely marvelous. David Harper david_harper@yahoo.com
- author: Bruce MacDonald
Adrienne Young's CD "Plow To The End of the Row" is a spirited and inspiring work for anyone who loves old timey and traditional music. The performances from all the musicians involved are first rate. Her singing ranges from the southern twang suggestive of the recordings from the 1930's to angelic to raucous. Buy it!
Endorsed even by a child!
author: little Drew SandiferThis CD is awesome. I am only 4 years old, but absolutely love the music. Home Remedy is my favorite song and my little brother Mattie's favorite song is Plow to the end of the Row. We can't wait to see the band live in Hammonton, New Jersey in May. Hello Uncle Steven....keep on drummin'!!
i'm SOLD!
author: edisoni think i'm in love with the music and the artist! so new and refreshing yet so retro cool. bravo!
This is as good as it gets!
author: Scott SmithAnyone who decries the absence of "real" country music on radio… anyone who’s a fan of folk, bluegrass, or any acoustic-based music… anyone who bought the "O Brother" soundtrack and wondered why they couldn’t find more great music along those lines… do yourself a favor and buy this CD today! These are amazing songs performed with genuine heart and soul. The folks on Music Row who churn out over-produced, trite, generic pop music and then wonder why they’re in a sales slump would do well to give Adrienne Young a good listen. This is what the people who used to buy Nashville’s records have been wanting for years.
I love this Americana CD with a Bluegrass tinge.
author: Chuck HinkleI heared her album reviewed on "The Border" (Stream 36) on Sirius Satelite Radio. The songs that she played live that impressed me the most were: "Plow to the End of The Row", "I Cannot Justify" and "Sadie's Song". I was so impressed that I ordered the CD Immediately. I love most of the other song because of the Banjo playing giving them a tinge of Bluegrass. Her "I Cannot Justify" cut gives a "rough" edge of music that I love. I am completely satisfied with the CD. PS: I love the wildflower seeds that were enclosed.
A very beautiful album
author: Kathy DoigThis is one CD that I will be sharing with all of my music loving friends. Every song is delightful. Adrienne's voice is lovely. This is a very beautiful album.
Excellent songs and singers marred by some distorted sound.
author: augustocAdrienne Young is a very talented singer and songwriter who reminds me of Joni Mitchell and Olivia Newton John. Her accompanying singers are just as talented. The quality of the CD was marred by distortion near the end of one song, and some playful/mischievous vocals at the end of some songs. Overall, it's an album worth buying so it can be heard, over and over again. (I keep going over the first song, I Cannot Justify, to understand the first segment's significance. Its twangy flatness grates but also grows on me, like eating a tangelo.)
Like a visit back home!
author: D FossonThe title song is like a Woody Guthrie song from the Great Depression--it reaches into your soul and touches you where you live. Everything on this cd has bounce, lyrics, and purpose.
Toe-jammin from the heart Americana
author: JC ShepardAdrienne Young's Plow to the End of the Row is not just good musicianship & production, it's such a professional package that I almost overlooked this disc for a major label deal. Well, Adrienne's got the real deal grassroots put together here from the get-go. Play the opening trac "I Cannot Justify" loud. Very loud. and dance like you're a kid again. ain't it fun? Play the 2nd trac "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" and sing along like Sunday morning at camp. Compare & Contrast with Uncle Tupelo's version off March 16-20. Then kick back with modern folk slow-dance feel of 3-5; Adrienne's experience on the pop side comes thru without giving up her feeling of authenticity. And after the feel-good mood, pop back on the dancing shoes as she pairs up with OCMS for some good old-fashioned front-porch mountain stomp. Somethin for everyone on this one, good job folks.
Like a breath of fresh air
author: Pete ScheuermanNothing at all like the S.O.S. commin' down the pipe. Excellent collection of warmed up old timey stuff, as well toe-tappin' new origionals. A perfect balance of instruments and vocals. A MUST have!
Wonderful, reflective; I identified almost too much with the lyrics.
author: Scott BarnesI identified so intimately with the lyrics of Adrienne's songs that I can't really be an "objective critic," except to say that I believe other listeners should also relate to them. That's about the most one can ask of any songwriter.
Nice
author: John DanleyAuthenticity of purity. A voice and songwriting that does not rely on pretentious delivery. If you like June Carter or Margo Timmons, you'll love this disc.
The best !
author: Joe RubertonPlow To The End Of The Row is, without question, the finest Americana CD I've heard in the last several years. The energy, the honesty, the truth come shining through on every track. I'm just so happy and proud to have heard this CD ! It justifies my faith in music !
we DO have good "ethnic" music in the U.S., and PLOW and your rendition are IT.
author: Leona HeitschI am a 72 year old farmer's daugher, turned chemist and teacher, now retired to apple farming. Heard Plow on the way home from St. Louis on KDHX. Here sits this old lady at Aldi in Sullivan, Mo., with the volume turrned up like a teen aged kid, listening to the end and memorizing your name. The old lady who is a classical and ethnic music freak and who knows that we DO have good "ethnic" music in the U.S., and PLOW and your rendition are IT. Thanks, Adrienne.
The real deal
author: Todd SettimoI received the CD today and preempted life to listen. I just wanted to write to let you know that the promise of that single song at the Chris Austin Songwriters Contest at Merlefest has been more than fulfilled by the CD. What a rich listening experience! Adrienne's the real deal. No one trick pony there. There's so much going on in her songs (both in choice and writing), her singing, in the instrumentation, and in who she's chosen to surround herself with. I look forward to hearing much more from Adrienne & Co. in the future....perhaps on a clear, crisp Saturday night on the Watson stage at Merlefest....