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	Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice Heartaches and Dreams Genres: Country, Pop Ask any fan of bone-chilling, spine-tingling, hauntingly lonesome traditional bluegrass who the music's best modern-day flamekeepers are, and it won't take long for the name of Junior Sisk to come up. Heartaches and Dreams... more » « less
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All Artists: Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
Title: Heartaches and Dreams
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rebel Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 6/8/2010
Genres: Country, Pop
Style: Bluegrass
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 032511183729, 032511183729

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Ask any fan of bone-chilling, spine-tingling, hauntingly lonesome traditional bluegrass who the music's best modern-day flamekeepers are, and it won't take long for the name of Junior Sisk to come up. Heartaches and Dreams is the eagerly-awaited follow-up to Blue Side of the Blue Ridge, a widely lauded album that announced the rebirth of his band Ramblers Choice. At a time when bluegrass is headed in more directions than ever before, and attention flows to the latest fads and fashions, this release puts the spotlight back where it belongs: a good song, a hot band and a great, great voice.

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CD Reviews

Brother Harmonies, Killer Chops, Traditional Bluegrass

Diane E. Amov | California | 07/25/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice are so tight it's scary. Close harmony is a hallmark of bluegrass music, but it's the rare bluegrass band that can sing together like brothers without actually being brothers.

This is one such band. "Humble Man" (McPeak Brothers), "Train Without a Track", "Let the Light Shine Down," and the title cut have the boys singing as if they've been singing together since they were born.

The instrumental work is just as strong. Darrell Wilkerson picks the banjo hard enough to cause an earthquake on "Train Without a Track," and "Let the Light Shine Down On Me" and mandolinist, Jason Tomlin is right there with him. Wilkerson also shines on "Bullets Always Win", underscoring the tragic tale with his implacable picking.

Guitarist Tim Massey takes a couple of welcome turns in the lead vocal spot, and his vocals never fail to bring a tear to the eye. In "Don't You Cry," he takes on the role of a husband and father who's just lost his wife, and has to find the strength to console his grieving young daughter. In "Guns, Coins and Jewelry," he tells the sad story of a fractured couple who pawn their possessions, but can't shake the memories they share.

The standout track is "The Lowest Valley", about turning suffering into victory via intimacy with God. Sisk's poignant lead vocal clearly comes from a place of experience and consequent deep faith.

To those who say that bluegrass just doesn't sound like it used to, Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice have crafted a definitive answer with "Heartaches and Dreams".

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