Shady Grove from Vol. 3 by Hog-Eyed Man (featuring Beverly Smith & John Grimm)

We learned this lesser-heard melody from Bruce Greene and Don Pedi, who adapted it from banjo-player Lee Sexton. The verses we borrowed from a celebrated 1997 recording by Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown, on which Beverly Smith’s effortless guitar-work anchored the blistering fiddle- and banjo-playing. We’re delighted to have Beverly play and sing it again with us. (JC - fiddle; RM - mando, vocals; BS - guitar, vocals)

Hog-eyed Man is an acoustic oldtime duo comprised of Jason Cade (fiddle) & Rob McMaken (lap dulcimer, mando, guitar). Drawing primarily on the archaic tunes and pre-radio aesthetics of Southern Appalachia, the duo has forged a compelling and authentic style of traditional music, both reflecting deep respect for the past masters and carrying the musical conversation forward to the present era.

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