From The Heart – Homespun II

Amy Gallatin (vocals, banjo, guitar) and Roger Williams (vocals, resonator guitar, guitars, bass) are two New England-based musicians who have been performing together for a number of years. “From The Heart” is the second incarnation of their Homespun recordings that continue to feature the pair in their duet presentations of the material, many of which were recorded during the original Homespun sessions.

This project includes Roger’s son, JD Williams, on mandolin, and Ray Legere on fiddle. The selections come from a variety of sources and include the Louvin Brothers’ “Are You Teasing Me” with guest Dave Dick on banjo, and “Who Are You Redbird” from Melton and Miller with guest Gail Wade on vocals and clawhammer banjo.

There is Roger Miller’s “I’ve Been A Long Time Leaving (But I’ll Be A Long Time Gone),” “Dear Someone” from David Rawlings and Gillian Welch, Lefty Frizzell’s “I Love You A Thousand Ways,” and Hugh Moffet’s “Rose of My Heart.” Other songs include Frankie Bailes’ “Oh, So Many Years,” Barbara Keith’s “Bramble and the Rose,” James O’Hara’s “For Reasons I’ve Forgotten,” Shane Nicholson’s “Once In A While,” and “Forget Me Not” from John Paul White and Joy Elizabeth Williams.

  The project features the combined voices of Gallatin and Williams, which makes for many very pleasant duets, and the interplay between William’s resonator guitar and son JD’s mandolin adds a really nice effect on the music, which makes this new project truly “from the heart.”