Abigail Washburn - Song Of The Traveling Daughter

This superb debut from Abigail Washburn is a master class in how to portray old time music that is also relevant to the twenty first century. Song Of The Travelling Daughter, the title track, sung in Chinese and based on an old Chinese poem, is influenced by time spent in Beijing learning about Chinese music and culture, an influence this was to shape her life and music forever.

This is a debut studded with gems, including the jaunty ragtime blues of Coffee’s Cold and the tale of loss and longing on Rockabye Dixie. Abigail Washburn sings simple haunting songs that tug at every emotion, the accent is on the singer and the song, but Abigail can also play a mean claw hammer banjo and along with guest musicians of such high calibre as Bela Fleck and Jordan McConnell (The Duhks) this release becomes an album to treasure.

If your musical interest centres on the old time and bluegrass genre, then Song Of The Travelling Daughter by Abigail Washburn is a must for your collection. ~ James Soars

• Sometimes
• Rockabye Dixie
• Coffee’s Cold
• Red And Blazing
• Single Drop Of Honey
• Eve Stole The Apple
• Who’s Gonna Shoe
• Backstep Cindy/Purple Bamboo
• Lost Lamb
• Nobody’s Fault But Mine
• Halo
• Song Of The Travelling Daughter
• Deep In The Night
• Momma