Released January 27, 2009 Producer John McEuen Artist Steve Martin Label 40 Share Productions | Length 43:18 The Crow New Songs for the 5-String Banjo
(2009) Rare Bird Alert
(2011) Release date 27 January 2009 Genres Bluegrass, Roots revival | |
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Awards Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album Similar Steve Martin albums, Bluegrass albums | ||
Steve martin the crow
The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo is a 2009 album by Steve Martin, featuring Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka and Mary Black. It contains 15 songs and is the first album focusing on Martin as a musician. Martin's 1977 comedy recording Let's Get Small, however, did feature him briefly playing the banjo during some of the comedy bits, and The Steve Martin Brothers devotes one side to banjo playing, including earlier renditions of some of the music presented here. It was first released on January 27, 2009 as an Amazon.com exclusive and then released to retail stores everywhere on May 19, 2009. On January 31, 2010, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
Contents
Track list
All songs written by Steve Martin except where indicated.
- "Daddy Played the Banjo" (Steve Martin & Gary Scruggs)
- Tim O'Brien on vocals and Earl Scruggs on banjo
- "Pitkin County Turnaround" [Instrumental]
- "Hoedown at Alice's" [Instrumental]
- "Late For School"
- Steve Martin on vocals
- "Tin Roof" [Instrumental]
- "Words Unspoken" [Instrumental] (Steve Martin & Pete Wernick)
- Pete Wernick on banjo
- Pretty Flowers
- Vince Gill & Dolly Parton on vocals and Earl Scruggs and Pete Wernick on banjo
- "Wally on the Run" [Instrumental]
- Tony Trischka on banjo
- "Freddie's Lilt" [Instrumental]
- "Saga Of The Old West" [Instrumental]
- "Clawhammer Medley" [Instrumental] (Traditional, arranged and additional music by Steve Martin)
- composed of "Sally Ann", "Johnson Boys", "Simple Gifts" and "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond"
- "Calico Train"
- Mary Black on vocals
- "Banana Banjo" [Instrumental]
- "Blue River Waltz" [Instrumental]
- "The Crow" [Instrumental]
- Tony Trischka on banjo
- "Calico Train" (Remix) [Instrumental]
- not included on all editions
A Deluxe Limited Edition was released June 16, 2009. It is packaged in a die-cut, fold-open, pop-up Digipak and contains Tracks 1 to 15 as listed above with the additions of:
- "Late For School" [Instrumental]
- "The Slow Crow" [Instrumental]
- "Calico Train" [Instrumental]
Songs
1Daddy Played the Banjo3:20
2Pitkin County Turnaround2:27
3Hoedown at Alice's3:14