专辑简介

Best known as a member of "Molasses Creek" and founder of "The Ocrafolk Festival", Gary Mitchell started out in the 8th grade with his buddy Jimmy Harper in the duo "Ham & Eggs", specializing in his impersonation of Art Garfunkel. Continuing with his love of folk, bluegrass and harmony singing throughout High School (Williams HS, Burlington, NC, class of 1972) and college (NC State, class of 1976), he came back to sing on two LPs by The Wahoo Revue, a newgrass group he co-founded in 1973 with Stan Brown, Billy Willis, Gary Bailey and Louis Allen, and the late great dobro genius, Gene Wooten. Gary had an affair with Rock & Roll in the eighties, fronting "The Aliens", "The Boar Cats" and "The Good Question Band" but returned to his first love, acoustic music, in 1993 with the formation of "Molasses Creek" on Ocracoke Island. His love of the natural world and personal island experiences in commercial crabbing, are reflected in "The River" and "The Waterman", and the depth of his social and political consciousness can be seen in "Can We Agree on Love" and "What Would Jesus Do" (written after 9/11).

24 years and 15 albums later, Gary thinks it's time for a little 'retrospective' of his original songs, so here are 10 of his personal favorites (and maybe a few surprises).