Rosanne Cash, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Randy Scruggs are new collaborators who join Ralph Stanley, The Peasall Sisters, Marty Stuart, and the Uzbek band Jadoo for the second album in a new multi-roots music tradition.
2009’s Cedar Hill Refugees Pale Imperfect Diamond, released by Effigy Records, was the start of a cultural harmony when John Carter Cash and Jack Clift paired the traditional music of Uzbekistan with American Folk. The concept might have seemed an odd match, but both men came to the table with a seasoned wisdom of each musical tradition, Cash by heritage and ingenuity, Clift by musicality and years spent living and playing in Uzbekistan.
The success of Pale Imperfect Diamond was twofold; Musically, the two worlds of Uzbekistan and America fit together like Pangea reunited, a union that is clearly heard on each track. Culturally, Cash and Clift were humbled by a deep kinship formed between the artists. The music had bridged the divide of language and with the completion of Pale Imperfect Diamond, the collaborators were left with a bond which brought them back together for Turn Back Turn Back.
The critically acclaimed cast of musicians from Pale Imperfect Diamond, including Uzbek band, Jadoo, Dr. Ralph Stanley, The Pesall Sisters, Marty Stuart, and John Cowan, all make their return for Turn Back Turn Back. With the addition of new collaborators like Rosanne Cash, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice and acclaimed traditional Appalachian singer Elizabeth LaPrelle, the album’s credits are a venerable roster of musicians eager to speak the universal language of song.
In addition to a powerful cast of performers, listeners will be moved by Uzbek flutes dancing in melody with mandolins as the musicians transcend each songs place of origin, directly accessing the heart of stories, hardships, and traditions which are born of love, not location.
Sonically, it is awe-inspiring and something that is entirely fresh to listeners. Yet, as the artists and players lift the veil of their differences while joining instruments never played together before, there is a sound that is deeply familiar, something that feels a lot like home and sounds a lot like the language we all speak.
– Chelsea Crowell
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