The Best of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1: Folk Songs cover

The Best of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1: Folk Songs

Recorded
1990-2002
Released

This best-of collection (despite its title, there doesn’t seem to have ever been a second volume) draws tracks from several Bill Frisell albums on which he focused on interpretations of folk and country songs (“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Sugar Baby,” “Wildwood Flower,” etc.) alongside country-flavored tunes of his own (“Rag,” “Raccoon Cat,” etc.). He’s accompanied by an all-star cast that includes banjo player Danny Barnes, slide guitarist Jerry Douglas, and bassist Viktor Krauss, among others, and the music is both warm and sometimes surprising.

Rick Anderson

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