Gene Parsons & Meridian Green
Birds of a Feather
© 1988 Bob Gibson Legacy (709363677828)
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A distinctive vocal harmony blend and unique instrumental approach to a diverse repertoire rooted in folk, country and bluegrass.
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The album opens with a cooking country rock version of Don't Miss Your Water and moves swiftly to the title track, Birds of a Feather - a Parsons Green original. On Steve Goodman's Looking For Trouble, Meridian's vocal shines with a smoky roadhouse flavor and California Blues chugs down the steel rails of this Americana classic like a pedal steel and harmonica powered locomotive. A lively original bluegrass instrumental, Lily's Hotbread, is marked by sparkling acoustic guitar work while No, You're Not Broken showcases a folk-pop beat and catchy melody, augmented by soaring harmonies.
The banjo and a choir of harmonies highlight the joyous bluegrass-gospel number, Swing Down, and on Michael Smith's Spoon River, intimately entwined voices journey through history, haunted by a timeless sounding banjo and an antique echo harmonica. Parsons' and Gib Guilbeau's Wind & Rain evokes the longing to be home from the road while Meridian's and Gene's folk rock arrangement of Donovan's Catch The Wind boasts a bright high-strung guitar and symphonic harmonies. The album concludes with Quiet Joys of Brotherhood, a Richard Farina lyric, set to a primordial Celtic melody sung a capella with dense modal harmonies.