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The Bluegrass Blog posted by John JIMMY GAUDREAU & MOONDI KLEIN "2:10 Train" Rebel Records. 13 tracks. Rebel Records has two new releases released last week, a greatest hits compilation and a new duo recording. Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein - 2:10 Train. Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein are names that should be familiar to bluegrass fans. Klein spent time with Seldom Scene, and later with Mike Auldridge (and Jimmy Gaudreau) in Chesapeake. Gaudreau has been a member of several of the most celebrated acts ever to play bluegrass - The Country Gentlemen, JD Crowe & The New South and The Tony Rice Unit, to name a few. Their debut CD together is called 2:10 Train, and the performances are true duets throughout. There are no guest artists, just Moondi on guitar and lead vocals with Jimmy on mandolin and harmony. The material is taken from traditional old time and country music, and some of the best contemporary bluegrass and folk songwriters. If you've followed these genres for the past 20 years or so, most of the titles will be familiar, but each receives a treatment that is fresh and perfectly in keeping with the minimalist approach on this CD. You'll find Tom Paxton's "Last Thing On My Mind," Pete Goble's "Colleen Malone," Harley Allen's "High Sierra," and Eric Bogle's "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" among the newer songs along with old time favorites like "Sweet Sunny South," "Shady Grove," and Black Jack Davey." There are a few audio samples on Jimmy and Moondi's site, and for all the tracks in iTunes. |