13 Original Songs for Five-string Banjo by Eric Thor Karlstrom
1. Forever Young
3:13
2. Don’t Fence Me In
2:26
3. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
2:41
4. All My Trials
3:13
5. The Rose
2:50
6. Landslide
3:21
7. The Old House
4:52
8. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
2:19
9. Tomorrow Is a Long Time
4:13
10. Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
3:13
11. So Many Pathways
2:31
12. There is a Ship
3:15
13. I Will
2:19
Eric (Karlsltrom) and Karen (Fricke) are brother and sister who began singing together during the “folk craze” of the 60’s and who have that special voice chemistry sometimes bequeathed to siblings. And Karen’s voice- at once tender, sweet and soothing- is something rare and magnificent unto itself. It’s just a gift that she’s always had- and my own opinion is that her voice is as good or better than that of any other female vocalist who has come along on the folk, country or bluegrass scene in the past several decades. This collection of songs features some of our favorite folk, popular, country and bluegrass songs as well as one original by Eric (The Old House). Multi-talented instrumentalist and recording engineer, Don Richmond of Howlin’ Dog Recording Studio in Alamosa, CO skillfully accompanies us on mandolin, fiddle, dobro, accordion, and Weissenborn guitar. This CD has proven to be a favorite for many people of all ages.
