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- Record Label: ATO
- Release Date: Nov 5, 2013
- Summary: Randall Poster produced the two-disc set that includes artists such as Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, Joe Henry, Del McCoury, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dolly Parton, Pokey Lafarge, Shovels & Rope, Chris Thile, and Lee Ann Womack interpreting Civil War songs.
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- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, Alternative Country-Rock, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Folk, Old-Timey
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Feb 25, 2014It lacks consistency, but it works well often enough to make this a reasonably satisfying exercise in both 19th and 21st Century Americana.
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Jan 22, 2014This set proves that good storytelling never goes out of style.
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Jan 22, 2014Divided & United is vital listening for anyone interested in the history of pop music or the United States, and it satisfies as both education and entertainment.
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Jan 22, 2014It's a classy, mostly acoustic set, dominated by fiddle, guitar and banjo, but T Bone Burnett uses clarinet and piano for a bleak, adventurous reworking of The Battle of Antietam.
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MojoJan 23, 2014Remarkably, the performances by current artists from Ralph Stanley down the generations to Angel Snow are all superb. [Feb 2014, p.91]
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UncutJan 22, 2014Tales of protest, battle, compassion, camaraderie, segregation and loss are recalled in rich tones. [Feb 2014, p.83]
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Jan 22, 2014Across 32 tracks it tries to capture the experience of an era from all sides.