Crowd Favorites is a collection of some of the most-requested songs from Claire Lynch's impressively rich repertoire. New recordings of favorites from her Front Porch String Band days highlight the signature groove of the ... more »Claire Lynch Band, while ten classics from her Rounder catalog form an ideal introduction to one of acoustic music's most innovative artists. Luminous and elegant, Lynch's music is a mesmerizing blend of bluegrass, country, folk, and swing, exquisitely showcasing her gifts as a vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader.« less
Crowd Favorites is a collection of some of the most-requested songs from Claire Lynch's impressively rich repertoire. New recordings of favorites from her Front Porch String Band days highlight the signature groove of the Claire Lynch Band, while ten classics from her Rounder catalog form an ideal introduction to one of acoustic music's most innovative artists. Luminous and elegant, Lynch's music is a mesmerizing blend of bluegrass, country, folk, and swing, exquisitely showcasing her gifts as a vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader.
CD Reviews
Soon to be your favorite, too!
bluegrass lover | California | 11/01/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"An excellent anthology from Claire Lynch's rich repertoire, plus four superb new recordings with her current killer band (Missy Raines, 7-time IBMA Bass Player of the Year; Jim Hurst, 2x IBMA Guitar Player; Jason Thomas from Kane's River on fiddle/mando -- monster pickers, all). The 8-minute version of "Wabash Cannonball" alone is worth the price of this CD, just to hear what these musicians can do when they stretch out. Some of the new recordings are of classic songs from Lynch's days with the Front Porch String Band.
Great bluegrass and more from this no-boundaries, genre-bending artist, with selections that showcase her superb songwriting talent as well as that magical, inimitable voice. (The frequent comparison to Emmylou Harris is a shorthand that misses the highly distinctive nature of each voice.) It's no wonder that she's been tapped to record with everyone from Linda Ronstadt to Dolly Parton to Ralph Stanley -- but it's as a lead vocalist that she really shines. As Parton has said, Lynch has "one of the sweetest, purest and best lead voices in the music business today."
You could safely give this CD to someone who doesn't much care for bluegrass, and you could equally safely give it to a diehard bluegrass fan. This collection is proof that, just sometimes, the crowd is right!"
Claire has done it again.
T. E. Drake | ocean view, virginia..usa | 09/29/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Another great Claire Lynch compilation. I bought Whatchyagonnado and Crowd Favorutes at the same time.
And how cool it was to hear the Claire Lynch Band on Sirius radio Sunday Sept 27th discussing their music."
Wow!
D. Jablonski | 11/24/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Claire and her band really created a great CD. The standard "Wabash Cannonball" is fantastic (check it out on YouTube" and enjoy Misty Rains's bass solo! The other tracks are just as good! I would highly recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys bluegrass music!"
Great Contemporary Blue Grass
Bernice Smith | 07/13/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"XM Radio played a song (Wabash Cannonball)from this CD. It was the best version of that song I have ever heard. I bought the CD from Amazon and played the entire CD, several times. I enjoy every song Clair Lynch and her band perform. I believe this CD is as good as anything Allison Kraus and Union Station have made and that's saying alot."
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1