A copy of The lovell Sisters Live at the Philadelphia Folk Fest was delivered this weekend while I was off on a back packing trip to the lovely High Uinta mountains of Utah. I didn't mention this album with my earlier Lovell Sisters post thinking it no longer available, but since then I discovered it could be still ordered from Benchmark Merchandising. I'm pretty sure this is something that will soon be out of print so I'm recommending it while you can still find it. It's a dvd/cd combo so can be seen and listened to at your option. This is to my good since I'm allowed to listen to cds at work but not play dvds. If you like me missed seeing the girls while they were still a threesome this gives you an option of getting some idea of how they were in live performance. It's a fun album with a lot of covers as well as their own material. Of special note is their acapella rendering of Ralph Stanley's "Angel Band". Megan can hold her own as a soloist! I'm just getting into it, so may have more to say later, but for now let me say this was a valued purchase. I also purchased Larkin Poe's "Fall" and "Spring" cds which included live Lovell Sister mp3s of 3 interesting covers that were part of their live gig repertoire but not on the live dvd/cd. They are: "Hey Joe", "Tear Drop" and "Bleeding Heart". "Tear Drop" is a Massive Attack song while "Hey Joe" and "Bleeding Heart" were made popular by Jimi Hendrix, all interesting covers for a bluegrass group! Yes, I'm still lovin' the Lovells! Here's Benchmark's web address:
http://www.shopbenchmark.com/thelovellsisters/music.html
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