Search - David Parmley :: Southern Heritage

During his 15 years with the Bluegrass Cardinals, Parmley gained the reputation as one of the best singers in the field. On his second album, he applies that voice to contemporary songs by Nashville songwriters with a taste for mountain traditions--Carl Jackson, Kevin Welch, Jamie O'Hara, Larry Cordle and Jim Rushing. The arrangements are bluegrass (acoustic string band with no drums for the most part) and the mix of old and new flavors is similar to the alchemy practiced by Krauss and Ricky Skaggs. Adam Steffey and Dan Tyminski from Krauss' band and fiddler Stuart Duncan from the Nashville Bluegrass Band help out. --Geoffrey Himes