| New CD! |
| Blaze Across the West |
| "Great Harmony, creative arrangements, keeping the tradition alive!" |
| -Douglas B. Green |
| Riders In The Sky-WMA |
This is the second album by The Tumbling Tumbleweeds who won top honors from the Academy of Western Artists and the Western Music Association after the release of their self-titled debut album in 2008!
In this new musical offering, The Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Tumbleweed Rob Wolfskill, Big Cade Parenti, Chris Acuff and Babyface R.J. Mills include not one but five of their original tunes, “The Mighty Santa Fe,””Lazin’ Down the Trail,” “Sleepin’ on a Mountain,” “California” and “So Now You’ve Gone,” each co-written and arranged by The Tumbling Tumbleweeds themselves. As with their debut album, The Tumbling Tumbleweeds are accompanied once more on Blaze Across the West by featured players Jean Sudbury on fiddle and Smokin’ Dan Dungan on bass.
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“We feel strongly about continuing to present the classic songs of the West that folks have come to expect from us. We also want to share our own thoughts and feelings about what the West means to us. That’s why we included a selection of both classic and original songs on this album” Says, Tumbleweed Rob Wolfskill.
The Tumbling Tumbleweeds wanted to be sure and craft the best work possible for Blaze Across the West which is why the album has been in production for a year.
“We also wanted to go for a little more lavish sound on this one and we were thrilled to have some of our friends in the Western Music world join us on this recording to add to our sound. It is all in the spirit of the jam sessions that we have come to love, when we gather with our friends at the festivals that take place around the country.”
The result of these collaborations has produced dynamic tracks such as, the swing tune, “The Mighty Santa Fe,” and the old Bing Crosby tune, “Dear Hearts and Gentle People,” both featuring Western Music pal Ric Steinke of Open Range on Steel Guitar, “Sleepin’ on a Mountain” featuring Grammy Consideration, “Harmonicowboy” Gary Allegretto on Harmonica, “California,” a rollicking ranchera styled homage to the group’s home state featuring Conjunto Norteno Accordion Player, Otono Lujan of Los Pochos and a Medley of swing classics, “You’re Getting Tired of Me” and “You Waited Too Long” connected with an original tune written by The Tumbling Tumbleweeds called, “So Now You’ve Gone,” making up the Lost Love Medley featuring Ric Steinke once more on Steel Guitar. With vocal arrangements by The Tumbling Tumbleweeds, fiddle arrangements by Jean Sudbury and a couple well kept secret elements, Blaze Across the West offers a full sound with lots of new surprises!
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Reviews
Blaze Across the West
The Tumbling Tumbleweeds
From the moment the chug-chug-chug of the train in the opening tune, "The Mighty Santa Fe," rolled out of my speakiers, I fell in love with The Tumbling Tumbleweeds' music. I'd not heard them before I read about their bew CD online, but I'm making up for lost listening time, as the disc has been in near-constant play mode at my rancho.
Think Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Sons of the Pioneers, Riders In the Sky, and you'll be close. But there's something decidely non-revivalist about The Tumbliing Tumbleweeds too. Of the 11 tracks on Blaze Across the West, five are fresh originals that manage to sound both new thematically yet could also have been written 70 years ago. On this, the band's second full-length release, listeners will find musical hallmarks that help define the genre: strong harmonies, tasteful fiddle, snappy harmonica, just enough yodeling, and jumping guitar with a hint of jazzy, rhythmic strumming. Toss in well-written lyrics and tight arrangements and you have an album that The Tumbling Tumbleweeds are no doubt proud to call their own. Hopefully, it's the latest of many such quality offerings from them. Before the Mighty Santa Fe pulls out of the station, yank on your boots and visit www.thetumblingtumbleweeds.com for your very own copy of Blaze Across the West! BSJ
Matthew Mayo
Big Sky Journal
Fly Fishing 2011 Issue
March 2011
Blaze Across the West
The Tumbling Tumbleweeds
This collection of new and vintage material is for fans of classic Western Harmony singing. Outstanding four part vocalizations, tight musicianship, and solid arrangements make Blaze Across the West a sure nominee for the western awards!
Chalres Engels
American Cowboy Magazine
February / March 2011
Blaze Across the West
The Tumbling Tumbleweeds
In this review column I said I felt that on The Tumbling Tumbleweeds’ debut CD the wonderfully talented young harmony group was not particularly well served by their production people. Their follow-up release arrived with a note saying they took it to heart and hoped I liked the new one. Rest easy, guys. This time you absolutely nailed it!
In their terrific originals like “The Mighty Santa Fe,” “Lazin’ Down The Trail,” “Sleepin’ On A Mountain,” and “California” everything is there for a reason. It’s all showcase, never showoff. And when they handle the classics like “Oregon Trail,” “Cattle Call” or “Dear Hearts And Gentle People” everything is done with supreme care and obvious affection for the material. On this release they’ve also invited some really interesting guests, including Ric Steinke of Open Range, Gary “Harmonicowboy” Allegretto and the fine Conjunto Norteño accordion player Otoño Lujan.
The Tumbling Tumbleweeds use barbershop quartet-tight harmony patterns and are not some carbon copy of an existing group. One of the ways you can spot the originality of their approach is to hear them perform tracks like Bob Nolan’s “Saddle Your Worries To The Wind” or Glenn & Tim Spencer’s “So Long To The Red River Valley,” both offered here. If any Sons of the Pioneers comparisons will be drawn, that’s where it will happen. The great news is The Tumbling Tumbleweeds don’t sound like the SOPs. Or Riders in the Sky, or Sons of the San Joaquin. They sound 100% like The Tumbling Tumbleweeds… and that, folks, is simply wonderful!
Rick Huff
The Western Way Magazine
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