Toil, Tears & Trouble CD

DESCRIPTION: Performances sparkle throughout the twelve tracks on Toil, Tears & Trouble, showcasing why the band has not only energized fans of the traditional bluegrass sound, but younger fans of progressive stringband music as well. The album was produced by the band's longtime associate Dave Maggard and was engineered by 10-time GRAMMY winner Gary Paczosa (Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Sarah Jarosz). The single "Hickory, Walnut & Pine," was co-written by Texas-by-way-of-Maine singer/songwriter Slaid Cleaves and Nathan Hamilton. "That's one that hit me as soon as I heard it," says mandolin player CJ Lewandowski. "The line about progress and times changing - 'They'll cut down the trees and they'll name your new streets Hickory, Walnut & Pine' - that's exactly right and really hit me’. "Cold Hard Truth" and "Bidding America Goodbye," both written by Jamie O'Hara, are best-known for the versions recorded by George Jones and Tanya Tucker, respectively. They both translate to