Carry Me Across the Mountain
As a veteran ofAlison Krauss & Union Stationand theLonesome River Band(not to mention countless country and bluegrass recording sessions), Dan Tyminski had certainly paid his dues before his spot on theO Brothersoundtrack brought him worldwide acclaim. The erstwhile Soggy Bottom Boy frontman issued his solo debut a few months before the soundtrack hit, and it features a wide and impressive range of current and former bandmates (including Krauss on a pair of tracks) plus several other A-list instrumentalists. The result is a deftly executed survey of the bluegrass table circa 2000, a menu that includes melodic pop, rousing gospel, hard-driving instrumentals, new compositions in a traditional style, and revived old favorites.--Marc Greilsamer