Medicine Trail
Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenreBluegrass
Length42:28
LabelFlying Fish
ProducerPeter Rowan
Peter Rowan chronology
Texican Badman
(1980)
Medicine Trail
(1980)
Peter Rowan & The Wild Stallions
(1981)

Medicine Trail is a solo album by country rock and bluegrass musician Peter Rowan.[1][2] The guest musicians include Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, David Grisman, Mike Auldridge, Flaco Jimenez, and Peter's brother Lorin Rowan. Many songs are about the oppression of American Indians.[3] Greg Irons provided some of the artwork.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[7]

The Oakland Tribune noted that Rowan's "attractive tenor [is] accompanied by a fascinating array of musicians."[8] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Rowan's original compositions fuse bluegrass and folk with Tex-Mex and Native American forms."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Riding High in Texas" (Peter Rowan) - 3:38
  2. "My Foolish Pride" (Peter Rowan) - 3:04
  3. "River of Stone" (Peter Rowan) - 6:05
  4. "Revelation" (Peter Rowan) - 4:17
  5. "Living on the Line" (Peter Rowan) - 2:54
  6. "Medicine Trail" (Peter Rowan) - 4:59
  7. "Blues Come Bother Me" (Peter Rowan) - 4:24
  8. "Dreaming I Love You" (Peter Rowan) - 4:23
  9. "Maui Mama" (Peter Rowan) - 4:21
  10. "Prairie Lullabye" (Jimmie Rodgers / George Brown) - 4:49

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Peter Rowan
  • Recording Engineer: Baird Banner/Bill Mackleroy/Marius Peron/Paul Wyckliffe
  • Mixing: Brett Cohen/Roger Mason/Paul Wyckliffe
  • Mastering: Kevin Gray
  • Photography: Lisa Law
  • Artwork/Lettering: Greg Irons

References

  1. "Peter Rowan Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. Ide, Stephen (22 Apr 1997). "New album pays tribute to Bill Monroe Bluegrass has always been Rowan's first love". The Patriot Ledger. p. 21.
  3. Martin, Lisa (September 27, 1996). "Sounds Like Fun". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 10W.
  4. Irons, Greg (2006). You Call this Art?: A Bigtime Retrospective of Years of Hard Work by G. Irons. Fantagraphics Books. p. 68.
  5. "Medicine Trail Peter Rowan". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 Duckman, David (31 Dec 1992). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 14B.
  7. MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 690.
  8. Kelp, Larry (15 Jun 1980). "Records". Oakland Tribune. p. H32.
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