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About the Instruments The Rosin Up Your Bow album was recorded like the early days before the drum kit was added, back when the entire rhythmic feel was generated by the compelling combination of an acoustic upright bass and an acoustic guitar. In keeping with the thought that sometimes 'less is more,' the signature song Cupid Rosin Up Your Bow For Me features just one lead instrument; naturally, it's the wending, winding fiddle. The steel guitar sound of the album pre-dates the advent of the pedal steel guitar, as the traditional lap steel is heard on Leaving Blues, Steel Mill Blues, and Baby Are You Telling Me The Truth. The beautiful, earthy sound of the mandolin finds its home as it sounds out triplet note-chords in Weeping With The Willow Tree and I'm Sorry I Left You Alone. The electric guitar is featured, too; with lively Telecaster picking on City Blues and Blues At Midnight, the playing has the perfection of a studio setting with all the dynamics of a live performance - - the phrasing is quick when it sounds good that way, and alternately, it's relaxed and spacious when it should be. |
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