Follow Me Back to the Fold

• Artist: Mark Newton
• Rating:
• Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Total Time: 46:15
• Genre: Country

Review

Bluegrass guitarist Mark Newton undertook quite a project when he assembled his 2000 album Follow Me Back to the Fold by calling together some of the most talented women in bluegrass and showcasing many of their compositions on a single CD. Festival stalwarts Rhonda Vincent, Lynn Morris, and the Whites anchor some of the lesser-known newcomers like Valerie Smith and Sally Jones, making for an interesting blend of familiar and new voices. Newton assembled a top-notch band, including Tony Rice, Alan Bibey, Ronnie Stewart, Fred Travers, and (naturally) two female instrumentalists, Missy Raines on bass and Kristin Scott playing banjo. These seasoned studio and touring musicians lay down a clean backdrop for the guest vocalists to work over top of, each adding subtle nuances and their own personal style to their respective tracks. The gentle "A Child Again" is a quiet duet featuring warm and intimate vocals from Cathy Chiavola, while Lynn Morris' "Never Looking Back" rips and rolls along on a more boisterous path. The album ends with an ensemble piece paying tribute to Mother Maybelle Carter, and features all of the performers on the project taking turns inviting their sisters in bluegrass to follow them in embracing the long-neglected involvement of women in bluegrass music. ~ Zac Johnson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
We Can't Go Wrong	Rhonda Vincent	Rhonda Vincent, Mark Newton	(3:42)
Used to Be	Dale Ann Bradley	Dale Ann Bradley, Mark Newton	(2:46)
A Child Again	Kathy Chiavola	Kathy Chiavola, Mark Newton	(3:41)
Candle of Love	Lynn Morris	Lynn Morris, Mark Newton	(2:31)
If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)	Dallas Frazier	The Whites, Mark Newton	(3:55)
High Lonesome	Gretchen Peters, Kim Fox, Barb Fox	Mark Newton, Kim Fox, Barb Fox	(4:57)
Pain of Loving You	Gloria Belle	Mark Newton, Gloria Belle	(3:02)
Voice of My Savior	Claire Lynch	Claire Lynch, Mark Newton	(4:14)
My Darling	Valerie Smith	Mark Newton, Valerie Smith	(3:31)
Never Looking Back	Lynn Morris	Lynn Morris, Mark Newton	(3:01)
The Day That Lester Died	Claire Lynch	Claire Lynch, Mark Newton	(3:46)
On the Lonesome Wind		Mark Newton	(3:27)
Follow Me Back to the Fold		Mark Newton	(3:42)

Credits

Dale Ann Bradley (Vocals), Mark Newton (Mandolin), Ronnie Light (Engineer), Missy Raines (Bass), Billy Wolf (Mastering), Mark Newton (Liner Notes), Alan Bibey (Mandolin), Gloria Belle (Vocals), Greg Luck (Engineer), Sally Jones (Vocals), Lynn Morris (Vocals), Rhonda Vincent (Vocals), Lynn Morris (Claw Hammer Banjo), Brent Truitt (Engineer), Louisa Branscomb (Liner Notes), The Whites (Performer), Rhonda Vincent (Mandolin), Mary E. Yeomans (Photography), Lynn Morris (Banjo), Ronnie Stewart (Fiddle), Claire Lynch (Vocals), Valerie Smith (Vocals), Laurie Lewis (Vocals), Tony Rice (Guitar), Mark Newton (Guitar), Mark Newton (Guitar (Rhythm)), Kim Fox (Vocals), Cheryl White (Vocals), Jim Robeson (Mixing), Barb Fox (Vocals), Dudley Connell (Vocals), Kathy Chiavola (Vocals), Mark Newton (Mixing), Mark Newton (Vocals), Fred Travers (Dobro), Jim Robeson (Engineer), Lynn Morris (Guitar), Mark Freeman (Production Coordination), Sharon White (Vocals), Mark Freeman (Compilation Producer)