The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Yo Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile (2013)
Two guys here, Meyer and Thile, have a long history of mixing their classical and folk Americana interests.
They’re joined by Yo Yo Ma, who has worked with Meyer before, and has never let his status as one of the world’s best cellists interfere with his exploration of folk and traditional roots of both east and west.
Fiddler Stuart Duncan is pretty much all bluegrass and country all the time, but he fits in well with this gang.
These are all original compositions by the band. It’s all very elegant, maybe a little too restrained to make it convincing bluegrass. But it’s great to hear them play together.
