GENA BRITT, "Chronicle: Friends & Music," Pinecastle. 13 tracks.
In 1990, North Carolina native Gena Britt moved to Nashville to work with Petticoat Junction, a popular bluegrass band at the time.
From there, she went on to work with New Vintage and Lou Reid and Carolina.
Britt formed her own band in 2001, worked with the Daughters of Bluegrass and later the Skip Cherryholmes Quintet.
In 2013, Britt was one of the founders of Sister Sadie and, a year later, she joined Grasstowne.
In other words, she's been busy as a member of several popular bands.
But this summer, Britt is stepping out as a solo artist with "Chronicle: Friends & Music."
There are a lot of friends playing and singing on the album.
Alicia Newton sings lead on "Get Up In Jesus' Name," an uptempo gospel number.
Brooke Aldridge takes over the lead vocal work on "On And On," an old Bill Monroe song.
Marty Raybon is featured on "Traveling Poor Boy," Duane Sparks on the 1992 Joe Diffie hit, "Ships That Don't Come In, and Robert Hale on "Looking Forward To The Good Life."
Britt handles the vocal work on the rest of the album.
"Over And Over" compares love to a train and the singer says she feels like a hobo just hanging on.
"You Don't Get Over That" says that some people get over lost loves _ but some never do.
"Soldier's Lament" and "Big Country" are instrumentals.
"Runaway Train" finds the singer leaving a man like, well, a runaway train.
"Come To Jesus" is bluegrass gospel.
"Daddy's Shoes" finds the singer knowing that she can wear her father's boots, but she can never fill his shoes.
And "Untold Stories" is about a couple who parted years ago and now discovers that it's time to tear down the walls they've built between them.
Good album.
Look for it July 12.
