Excellent bluegrass singer/songwriter disc, while the more up-tempo tracks suggest this may just be an exercise in virtuoso musicianship this is a disc that goes well beyond normal bluegrass output in terms of the quality of the songwriting.
Donna's lyrics are more what you would expect from an East-Coast songwriter, and has attracted some of the biggest names around to help out on the disc. Produced by Tony Rice, the guest list includes Alison Krauss, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Rhonda Vincent, Sam Bush and Alecia Nugent.
The up-tempo tracks are mixed with a good number of slower pieces which results in an unusual blend of bluegrass and strong songwriting. This is a low-key album that probably won't register with the media or radio, but it's an excellent piece of work and certainly worthy of investigation.

Track listing
1 One More Time
2 What I'm Looking For
3 Father Time
4 Time After Time
5 Scattered To The Wind
6 Not Anymore
7 Sad Old Train
8 Find Me Out On A Mountain Top
9 Bottom Of A Glass
10 Letters
11 Too Many
12 Hold On
13 Where Are You Darlin'?
14 Talking To The Wind

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Samples
Scattered to the Wind   LISTEN
Bottom of the Glass   LISTEN
Hold On   LISTEN
One More Time   LISTEN
What I'm Looking For   LISTEN

 

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