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- Not All Who Wander Are Lost
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Chris Thile
Released 2001

Song For A Young Queen
05:27
4,282 plays

Raining At Sunset
07:20
4,124 plays

Wolfcreek Pass
04:18
3,130 plays

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- 1
- Song For A Young Queen
- 05:27
- 4,282 plays

- 2
- Wolfcreek Pass
- 04:18
- 3,130 plays

- 3
- Raining At Sunset
- 07:20
- 4,124 plays

- 4
- Riddles In The Dark
- 03:24
- 2,829 plays

- 5
- Sinai To Canaan Part I
- 07:19
- 2,557 plays

- 6
- Sinai To Canaan Part II
- 03:57
- 2,373 plays

- 7
- Club G.R.O.S.S.
- 05:46
- 2,371 plays

- 8
- You Deserve Flowers
- 03:19
- 2,326 plays

- 9
- Eureka!
- 03:45
- 2,603 plays

- 10
- Big San Thompson
- 05:15
- 2,680 plays

- 11
- Bridal Veil Falls
- 04:53
- 2,483 plays

- 12
- Laurie De' Tullins
- 05:15
- 2,243 plays

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album review

One has to marvel at the recording sessions the folks at Sugar Hill put together. Start with a young, hotshot mandolin player, Chris Thile, then add the cream of new acoustic players, fiddler Stuart Duncan, banjoist Bela Fleck, and dobroist Jerry Douglas, and pack the whole crew into the studio. Add to this a superb title, Not All Who Wander Are Lost, and it's impossible to go wrong. The breezy "Song for a Young Queen" is a joyful opener, laying the groundwork for 60 minutes of innovative acoustic picking. Bach meets Earl Scruggs on the sprightly "Riddles in the Dark," a duo with Bela Fleck featuring a complex intermingling of banjo and mandolin. The peaceful "Sinai to Canaan, Part 1" quietly rises and falls, with Edgar Meyer's bow and bass adding an eerie bottom end. The shifting rhythms, different combinations of instruments, and slightly mysterious air mirror the many ups and downs of a long journey. Jeff Coffin throws the sounds of the tenor sax into the mix on "Club G.R.O.S.S.," a jazzy open-ended piece that might be described as experimental acoustic. Several songs like "Raining at Sunset" and "Big Sam Thompson" clock in at over five minutes, allowing everyone plenty of room for lengthy solos. Not All Who Wander Are Lost is the perfect album for a lazy Sunday afternoon and will please anyone who loves rich, layered, acoustic music. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide