Tall Fiddler, by Michael Cleveland

Tall Fiddler

by Michael Cleveland

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1.	Arkansas 02:34	info	buy track
2.	High Lonesome Sound 03:36	info	buy track
3.	20 Cent Cotton and 90 Cent Meat 03:32	info	buy track
4.	Beauty of My Dreams 02:35	info	buy track
5.	5-String Swing 03:26	info	buy track
6.	Old Timer River Man 04:52	info	buy track
7.	Tennessee Plates 03:28	info	buy track
8.	Tall Fiddler 03:15	info	buy track
9.	Tarnation 05:55	info	buy track
10.	Son of a Ramblin' Man 03:06	info	buy track
11.	Mountain Heartache 03:44	info	buy track
12.	Me and Helen 03:56	info	buy track
13.	Lazy Katie 03:19	info	buy track

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2020 GRAMMY WINNER - BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

Featuring Special Guests: Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Tommy Emmanuel, Béla Fleck, Del McCoury, Tim O’Brien, the Travelin’ McCourys, and Dan Tyminski

“Untouchable.” That’s how Vince Gill describes the playing of bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland in the inspiring documentary about the Grammy-nominated musician’s life, Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story. On his new album Tall Fiddler, Cleveland lives up to Gill’s lofty praise, showing off the verve, dexterity and intensity that have made him one of the most transfixing performers today — of any genre. It’s that crossover appeal that distinguishes Tall Fiddler, a record that blends string-music with country, jam-grass with folk, and is geared to introduce Cleveland—who, as he talks about in the Flamekeeper film, overcame partial deafness and being born blind—to a wider audience. Yes, bluegrass may be the Indiana native’s first love, but on this album, Cleveland rocks.

His masterful playing attracts an all-star roster of guests on Tall Fiddler. No less than Del McCoury, a pillar of bluegrass, appears on the album, singing “Beauty of My Dreams” (Cleveland’s favorite Del song) with Flamekeeper vocalist Josh Richards. Elsewhere, Dan Tyminski harmonizes with Richards on the chugging “Son of a Ramblin’ Man” and the gorgeous “Mountain Heartache,” also featuring Jerry Douglas on Dobro. Tim O’Brien and make appearances too, helping flesh out an album that, while a collaborative effort, is guided by the gifts of Michael Cleveland. It can also be tempting to sum up his playing as effortless. But that’d be selling the musician short. His journey to a Grammy-nomination and a record-setting 11 wins as Fiddle Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association, among other IBMA honors, only came through hard work and indomitable spirit.

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released August 23, 2019

Produced by Jeff White, Michael Cleveland, and Sean Sullivan
Recorded and mixed at the Butcher Shop, Nashville, Tennessee, by Sean Sullivan, Jeff White, and Michael Cleveland, except
“Tarnation”, recorded at Sanctuary Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, and engineered by Richard Battaglia and Béla Fleck
Mastered by Randy LeRoy at Tonal Park, Tacoma Park, Maryland
Photography: Stacie Huckeba | www.staciehuckeba.com
Graphic Design: Robert Hakalski | www.vmdigital.com

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Michael Cleveland Henryville, Indiana

Michael Cleveland is the most awarded International Bluegrass Music Association Fiddle Player of the Year, with twelve wins and his band has won Instrumental Group of the Year seven times. He was the subject of the doc, Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story and has won the GRAMMY for Best Bluegrass Album. He received the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship in 2022. ... more

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May 17

Galatyn Park Urban Center

Richardson, TX
Jun 28

Dakota

Minneapolis, MN

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