DALE ANN BRADLEY AND TINA ADAIR, "Oh Darlin'," Pinecastle. 10 tracks
Dale Ann Bradley and Tina Adair are half of Sister Sadie, a red-hot, all-female bluegrass band.
And both have been successful as solo acts.
Their voices blend well and create either a smooth or powerful sound _ depending on the song.
The two have teamed as a duet to record "Oh Darlin'," due out Feb. 27 on Pinecastle Records.
It's jam-packed with primarily old country songs, some of them little known today.
The title track by Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane is from 1987.
"Mommy Please Stay Home With Me" was a hit for Eddy Arnold in 1945.
It tells the story of a mother who leaves her baby alone to go out drinking and dancing.
And, of course, the baby gets sick and dies.
"Wicked Twisted Road" is from Reckless Kelly in 2005.
"Apartment No. 9" was a big hit for Tammy Wynette in 1967.
There are two little known Hank Williams songs _ "The Log Train" from 1952 and "Singing Waterfall" released posthumously in 1956.
"Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" was a Charlie Walker hit in 1958 and "Rockin' Alone In An Old Rocking Chair," a song about an old woman who's been neglected by family and friends, dates back to the Burnett Brothers in 1933.
There are also a couple of up-tempo gospel numbers _ "Send Me" and "Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand."
Wherever the songs came from originally, Bradley and Adair make them their own.
Good album by two of the top female singers in bluegrass today.
