KORBY LENKER: The Ghost of Whiteboy

Korby Lenker

The Ghost of Whiteboy

© 2002 Korby Lenker Serendipitous Music ASCAP (659057466828)

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Alt-bluegrass, emo-billy. Quite simply, Korby is the crooked Beethoven of the bluegass world. Whatever you thought acoustic music was, the game just got bigger. Hot-picking, smart lyrics, golden harmonies.

tracks

1 Grand Coulee Dam
2 Traded My Diamond
3 Goin Down to Nashville Tennessee
4 South of Pender
5 Never's Even Longer
6 Live, Love, Lose
7 Be Thou My Vision
8 Old Shenandore
9 Whiskey Before Breakfast
10 Lullaby
11 The Ghost of Whiteboy
12 Hard Times Come Again No More

notes

"There are two reasons why I've chosen the acoustic path," offers Korby in a recent interview, "from an aesthetic perspective, the subtlety of expression that comes with an acoustic instrument is just so much greater than anything in the electric world-the fragility of an instrument, the delicacy and attention with which it must be handled...mimics the delicate vulnerability of the human spirit in a way that electrically powered things cannot. For me, putting an electric current between your hands and your ears sort of wraps the quietest murmurings of your soul in noisy cellophane. You're louder, and maybe more people can hear you, but you're shouting. I think there's plenty of shouting in the world right now and not nearly enough whispering.

"The other reason I play acoustic music is because I like old things. Acoustic instruments have an old, old story, and I like being a part of that story. Everything about acoustic music has a connection to a past filled with all the yearnings, heartbreaks, triumphs-every human emotion on the palette, in every epoch and context. It's all there, and you're part of it, every time you strum a G chord on your flat top. I don't know why, but I feel a intuitive connection with the past-and with that connection, a sense of meaning and relevance-every time I sit down and try to play an old fiddle tune like Bill Cheatham or Whiskey Before Breakfast. I guess I'd say that something I see missing in popular music today is this sense of tradition, of building and adding to that which came before you and will continue after you. Of being a part of the story, rather than being an eternity unto yourself."

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  • Very good CD! A good addition to any collection.
    author: Luke P

    Very good CD. One of my favorite CDs that I own, and that is quite a few. I would definately recommend it

  • This is great music with lots of variety, stuff you will want to listen to over
    author: Tara W

    The quality of this CD is fantastic. Beautiful melodies, memorable lyrics, gorgeous harmonies, unexpected instrumentals that absolutely enrich the musical experience. Something new and yet familiar in each song. Thoroughly enjoyable. I am buying this CD as a gift for all the music lovers I know!

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