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The Lonesome Stragglers band formed at Clifftop old time music festival in West Virginia in 2002. It features Neal Pressley on fiddle, Mark Rast on clawhammer banjo and Patrick Pressley on guitar. They have all been playing old time music for many years, and "Susquehanna Waltz" is their first recording. Neal is also an acomplished guitar and banjo and player. Mark plays old time and bluegrass banjo, guitar, dobro and sings. Patrick also plays percussion, sings and has also played cello since childhood and has recorded, playing cello with Joseph Lafave on guitar with their band, Compost, on a CD titled "Rustic Voyage". The music versitiliy of these three musicians gives this recording a dynamic and energy that truly gives the listener a thrill. Old time, Appalachian fiddle music is so much a part of our American heritage, and is a style that everyone enjoys...everyone!!!

Check out the artist's website:
http://lonesomestragglers.com

Track List:
1. Huldy in the Sink Hole
2. Little Gal'l Fool Me
3. Abe's Retreat
4. Old Blue Sweater (Scott Bookman)
5. Tippy Get Your Hair Cut
6. Cabin Creek
7. Sandy Boys
8. Yellow Cat
9. Little Black Dog
10. Susquehanna Waltz (Neal Pressley)
11. Jeff Sturgeon
12. Ol' Aunt Dinaha
13. Greasy String
14. Cumberland Gap
15. Mississippi Sawyer
16. Speed of the Plow
17. Julianne Johnson
18. Moses Hoe the Corn
19. Roosian Rabbit
20. Tell Her to Come Back Home
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Sadie at the Back Door (Jere Canote)

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