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OMS Records OMS25150
PO Box 52112
Durham, NC 27717

Glen Duncan has been part of many bluegrass bands including Longview, Lonesome Standard Time and Rock County. He won a Grammy with Earl Scruggs in 2001 and his fine playing has appeared on numerous albums over the years. This collection features 8 of Glen's original tunes and he is joined on several tunes Bobby Osborne, Earl Scruggs or Jesse McReynolds. Bobby's voice and mandolin are on the "Footprints in the Snow" and Earl joins Glen in a sprightly ride down "Gallatin Road." The tunes span the range of fiddle feeling - from the mournful soulful sound of "The Old Chieftain" to bouncy fiddle tunes like the classic "Sally Gooden" and "Katy Hill." His "Lonesome Ridge" has some echoes of Bill Monroe's "Jerusalem Ridge" with its minor key sound. Mike Johnson adds some Pedalbro sound to "Angel's Lullaby," one of Glen's personal favorites.