…Remastered from the original tapes, this album includes four outtakes rescued from damaged session tapes.
By 1977, Bluegrass was arriving at a crossroads. Questions about whether to stay in a strict acoustic framework or to push the boundaries and include non-traditional instruments like drums, pedal steel, and electric instruments. This is where the short-lived group Boone Creek took up the mantle of experimentation and laid the foundation for what would become “Newgrass.”
Featuring future giants Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Wes Golding, and Terry Baucom, Boone Creek was willing to push further than many of their contemporaries. Listening to it today, it is easy to hear the seeds of ideas that would…

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