The New Appalachians
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Acclaimed American cellist Dave Eggar created the aggregation The New Appalachians for an album of traditional bluegrass music titled 'From the Mountaintop' which the Chesky label released as part of the Chesky Binaural + Series in 2015. He is accompanied by singer and fiddle player Noah Wall, singer Jacob Baines, drummer Chuck Palmer, guitarist C. Lanzborn, bassist Tony Maceli, with Tommy Norris on the mandolin and Tyler Hughes on the banjo. A classically trained musician, Eggar has accompanied a great many artists in a wide-ranging career including Tony Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Simon, Coldplay, Roberta Flack, Joshua Bell and Wynton Marsalis.
A devotee of music from the Appalachian region of the United States, Egger recorded 17 songs for the album, which was recorded using just one microphone. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums Chart in 2015.
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- The Blackest Crow
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- I Wonder What They're Doing in Heaven Today
- The Riddle Song
- John Henry
- Wildwood Flower
- Tough Luck
- Angel Band
- Billy in the Low Ground
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor
- Wild Bill Jones
- Cumberland Gap
- The Cannon Ball
- Coal Miner's Blues
- High on a Mountain
- Susanna Gal
