Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver set to release new album

Jason Sandford

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Press release here at sunherald.com:

Innovating Bluegrass band Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver again breaks the mold of convention with their latest album Drive Time, set to release on March 29, 2011 on the Mountain Home Music label, a division of Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing, Inc.  The album is available in a limited-run vinyl edition as well as CD and digital downloads.

The very first cut on the album enters new territory for Lawson – a vibrant version of Paul Simon’s “Gone At Last,” of which Simon says, “Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have done one of the best covers I have ever heard of a song of mine. It’s definitely the fastest.”

The entire recording contains explorative arrangements that stretch the band’s traditional bluegrass sound, including an original country/bluegrass mix of “Love On Arrival” (debut single) and “Country Store,” and the intricate genre-bending instrumental “Greenbriar Hop.” A compelling remake of “Precious Memories” is the sixth track on the album and all the tracks are driven by the flawless musicianship and heart-stopping vocals for which Lawson is known.