BACKBURNER: SIMMER ON 2009-03

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Local Bluegrass

BACKBURNER: SIMMER ON

Dim Flicker Records DFR 0707-01

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most popular and durable bands, Backburner has over the years grown several branches from its bluegrass trunk. These musicians, some of the best in the business, aren’t going to be straitjacketed by 3-chord dogmas when there’s so much fun to be had playing swing, old Tin Pan Alley classics and their own compositions. Their current record is a full meal, for sure, and mighty satisfying. The jazz tunes – catchy goldies like “Comes Love,” “Ain’t She Sweet,” “All of Me,”and “South of the Border,” most sung by Karen Story, who’s got a Big Band heart, are the mainstays of this CD. The bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies, though, tie these in with the country (“Blue Kentucky Girl” and “I Wonder Where You Are Tonight”), the gospel (an outstanding a cappella “Canaan’s Land”), and the group’s own folkie love songs. In fact, it points up the quality of those originals – two by Lou Allen and one each from Loren Postma and Dave Campbell – as they have the same timeless elements and are properly structured and composed. The last track on the record, Allen’s “Misty Mountain Morning” is an absolutely sensational instrumental that any listener will hate to have end. Surely this is why Backburner is an institution: they clearly love playing together, and with the ability to cover anything well and write their own great tunes, they have an endless supply of outstanding material. (Tom Petersen)

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