Pharis & Jason Romero – Tell 'Em You Were Gold

Pharis and Jason Romero are pure craftspeople. A renowned banjo builder, Jason spent years developing his own personal designs, and on Tell 'Em You Were Gold, his handmade instruments take center stage. Over a half dozen uniquely crafted banjos are played by the duo in the course of the album. There's conviction and delicacy in this music, which ranges from duets that showcase the pair's deep psychic and artistic connection to solo banjo meditations and full band romps. Recorded over six days in an old barn in Horsefly, British Columbia, the album displays the multiple Juno Award-winning duo playing music that is honest, direct, and reflective of life's beauty and knottiness.

Disc 1

1. Souvenir
2. Cold Creek Shout
3. Rolling Mills
4. Sour Queen
5. Pale Morning
6. Train on the Island
7. Lady on the Green
8. Cannot Change It All
9. The Dose
10. SS Radiant
11. Been All Around This World
12. Black Guard Mary
13. Going to Town
14. Going Across the Sea
15. Five Miles from Town
16. Old Bill's Tune
17. New Caledonia
18. Backstep Indi
19. Lost Lula
20. Billy in the Lowground
21. Old September
22. Ballad of Old Bill

Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Catalog: 40246

Genre: Country