Long Gone

NPR's All Things Considered observed that Clothesline Revival's first CD, Of My Native Land (PLE #5001) was on to something special by re-inventing the roots genre known as Americana. the group's second release, Long Gone, continues with that re-invention, working entirely with archival field recordings collected throughout the U.S. in the middle of the last century. Arranger and producer Conrad Praetzel combines previously recorded a cappella vocals, from blues tunes, ballads, spirituals, skipping rhymes and work songs, with maverick musical treatments, beats and live roots instrumentation. Joined again by his long time musical partner and guitarist Robert Powell, the results are captivating, untamed, off-beat and deeply moving.