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Awake But Dreaming
Recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, this traditional country/swing influenced project comes highly recommend by greats such as Loretta Lynn and George Jones. She has chosen some of the best musicians in the business to accompany her, such as:
Lloyd Green- Steel Guitar
Pete Wade- Electric Lead Guitar
Andy Reiss- Rhythm Guitar, Twin Electric Guitar
Pig Robbins- Piano
Gene Chrisman- Drums
Dennis Crouch- Upright Bass
Bobby Flores- Harmony Fiddles, Strings, Background Vocals
Grace, Sophia & Hulda Quebe- Guest Fiddles
Joey McKenzie- Guest Rhythm Guitar
Jason Carter –Duet Vocals and Fiddle on "Look What You've Done"
Laura's love for traditional country music reaches all the way back to her childhood, growing up in Oregon. She began the fiddle at the age of nine and by the age of twelve she fell in love with Old Time Fiddling in addition to many genres of roots music. You will hear influences in her style from such greats as Bob Wills, Loretta Lynn, Molly O'Day, George Jones, Roy Acuff, Nat King Cole , Benny Martin, Hank Snow, and Ray Price. Laura has dedicated much of her life to preserving and promoting these timeless sounds and hopes to assist in the restoration of traditional country music back to where it should be; on our radios and in our homes.
"Laurie not only loves Country Music, but she knows Country Music, and the proof is in this record."
Loretta Lynn
"I recommend this album to anyone who still wants to hear the good traditional Country Music as sung the way that it should be."
George Jones
Laura wins Charlie Bush Award
Winning the Charlie Bush Award is special to me on many levels. On a personal note because I had known Charlie since I was 14 years old. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the Grand Masters Fiddle Contest. He persistently encouraged me in my fiddling since those early years. On a musical level, the award honors the fiddler claiming, "Outstanding Traditional Fiddler Performance". I have an unyielding love for traditional music of all kinds. As old time fiddle music continues to evolve, I continue to study the roots from where it came. It is a thrill for me to find new 'old' music to learn from. And historically, being the recipient of the "First Annual Charlie Bush Award", which is determined by his own family, is an honor, which I feel is beyond words.
Music Review - Today's CountryAwake But Dreaming
At the age of just 9 years old, Laura Cash's (then known as Laura Weber), father made a deal with a local violinmaker to restore his old fiddle in exchange for building a two-story deck on the man's house and that was the beginning of Laura's foray into music. Throughout the years that followed Laura went on to win fiddle championships, appear on the Grand Ole Opry stage alongside legends like Roy Acuff and Ray Price, and has played on tour with June Carter Cash as part of her band where she met her husband John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June. Laura herself has released two albums of her material with her latest being Awake But Dreaming. On the album Laura introduces you to her outstanding fiddle playing while surrounding it with a roots based sound and vocal performance. Songs like the title track allow her to focus the attention on her amazing fiddle playing while a track like "A Song For Roy" stands out amongst the pack as her tribute to country music great Roy Acuff. With the market the way that it is today there isn't a lot of room for traditional fiddle based music, however it is a refreshing change from the current mainstream flash especially when it is played as well as Laura Cash plays on this album. If you are anything like me and miss some of the tradition that made country music great then this is an album worth checking out and adding to your collection as it encompasses the roots of country music and brings them to the forefront.
Music Review - SASAwake But Dreaming
Laura Cash could be playing off her husband's parents' fame (they were Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, after all). And she does, to some extent. How could she not? But she is a masterful fiddle player in her own right, and has been winning awards for her playing since age 17. In fact, she met her husband while touring with June. Would anyone else have been accepted into the Carter-Cash family?
On Awake But Dreaming, Cash belts out songs from across the country music world. She covers tunes by Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and many others. This album gives Laura Cash a chance to share her love for traditional country music. While her voice isn't what's going to make her famous, it is a nice, down-home kind of voice that fits well with the twanging music and her expressive fiddling.
Laura Cash interview with Johnny Cash Fanzine
Interview with Laura on Mandolin Café concerning Bill Monroe's mandolin headstock
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CD REVIEW: Laura Cash's second solo album, 'Awake But Dreaming' - Seattle PI Reader Blogs
Laura Cash had the good fortune to become the wife of John Carter Cash and daughter-in-law of the late Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. But her career as a singer and fiddler began at the opposite side of the country in her native Corvallis, Ore., long before she ever dreamed of being a part of one of Nashville’s legendary families.
Cash began playing fiddle in grade school, but her musical skills didn’t really begin to develop until she received a restored fiddle from her dad when she was 9. At 17, she won the National Fiddle Championship for the junior division (she returned to the championship last year to win the adult title).
In 1999, she was invited to play fiddle with June Carter Cash during a tour supporting the album “Press On.” It was on that tour that Laura Cash met her future husband. She later played on two Johnny Cash albums, “American III” and “American IV,” as well as June Carter Cash’s “Wildwood Flower.”
The big news this summer is the release of Laura Cash’s second solo album, “Awake But Dreaming” (Cash House Records), recorded at the family’s Cash Cabin Studio (her first album, “Among My Souvenirs,” came out in 2003). The self-produced album is a mix of bluegrass, swing and traditional country tunes from many of her favorite artists, among them Bob Wills, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton and, of course, Johnny Cash.
“Awake But Dreaming” is an honest, straightforward album highlighting Laura Cash’s expert fiddle playing and pure, rootsy vocals. The album’s dozen songs feature the wonderful title track (where Laura Cash’s fiddle talents are immediately apparent), as well as “Wasted Love,” “I Was a Little Too Lonely,” “Song for Roy (Country Music’s King)” – that would be Roy Acuff – and “Look What You’ve Done” (a duet with Jason Carter).
There aren’t many rising stars in the world of traditional fiddle music. Laura Cash is one worth celebrating.
Here’s a link to Laura Cash’s MySpace page.
RATING: 3 1/2 STARS
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