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~Butch Baldassari

Announcing 2 NEW CDs from Butch Baldassari

$15 each or both for $25, including shipping and handling

Butch Baldassari & David Schnaufer
Appalachian Mandolin and Dulcimer

Mandolinist Butch Baldassari and Dulcimer legend David Schnaufer joined forces for a new cd of duets showcasing traditional music of the Appalachian Mountains. Appalachian Mandolin and Dulcimer is a program of 14 tunes performed on a variety of mandolins and dulcimers.

Baldassari and Schnaufer are planning a variety of live performances in support of this disc…concerts, workshops, in-store performances and dulcimer festivals are some of the planned upcoming events.

Selections:
1. Ground Hog
2. June Apple
3. Muddy Roads
4. Tater Patch
5. Sandy River Belle
6. Black Mt. Rag
7. Wayfaring Stranger
8. Drunken Hiccups
9. Wolves-A-Howling
10. Wild Rose of the Mountain
11. Cheep Mountain
12. Flop Eared Mule
13. Cold Frosty Morning
14. Pretty Saro

Butch Baldassari & friends
Mandolin Hymns

Mandolin Hymns features Butch Baldassari on mandolin, mandola and octave mandolin in an instrumental program of 15 traditional gospel songs. Nashville session players Aubrey Haynie and Andrea Zonn-fiddle, Robert Bowlin-guitar, Stuart Duncan-banjo, along with Dennis Crouch and Mike Bub on bass bring a fresh string band sound to these classic melodies.

Selections:
1. Morning Has Broken
2. Wayfaring Stranger
3. Simple Gifts
4. Redeemed
5. Down to the River to Pray
6. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
7. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
8. Amazing Grace
9. Unclouded Day
10. I Am a Pilgrim
11. Precious Memories
12. Sweet Hour of Prayer
13. Life is Like a Mountain Railway
14. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
15. Softly and Tenderly