I hit stop, took off my headphones, and thought, "How many different styles did I hear?" and then, "I must listen to the guitar work once more, and once more, etc." To the first rumination: at least 4 styles. Old time, bluegrass, Celtic and jazz are fundamentally represented. Their sub-styles and cross-overs are too numerous to mention. To the second rumination: Grier plays guitar as if it came with him out of the womb. The grace with which he plays lead and backup is made evident in balanced force and precise collaboration. Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell furnish well grounded and tasteful mandolin, fiddle and banjo (3 finger and clawhammer). Here are 3 gentlemen who would seem to have been working together for a very long time.
Matthew Seigel