Bucking Mules Smoke Behind The Clouds CD

2017 release. Straight-shooting stringband The Bucking Mules deliver American old-time music at it's pure and joyous best. Smoke Behind the Clouds features 17 mostly traditional songs treated with the Mules' characteristic throw-down groove. The band cut their teeth in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia through extensive time spent with old 78s and elder master musicians from the region. The result is a group of well-studied musicians who know how to bust down on a fiddle tune, belt an old song, and move square dancers. On Smoke Behind the Clouds, the Mules traverse the traditional musical landscape of the Cumberland Plateau, the Tennessee River, the Blue Ridge, and beyond. Favoring spirit and simplicity over pretense, Smoke Behind the Clouds distills a reverence of the past into a driving, heartfelt record tailored for contemporary fans of folk, old time, bluegrass, and more.

1. Smoke Behind the Clouds 2. John Cooper's Tune 3. Georgia Belles 4. Jasper Jail 5. Irish Washerwoman 6. Railroad 7. Fire on the Mountain 8. Lexington 9. More Good Women Gone Wrong 10. Wild Geese at Flight 11. Ruffled Drawers 12. Girl on the Greenbriar Shore 13. Altamont 14. The Soldier and the Lady 15. Climbing the Golden Stairs 16. My Wife Died on Saturday Night 17. Greenback