Grass Cats - Home To Carolina (2006)

Home to Carolina is the sixth release for this North Carolina quintet. Since November 1997, The Grass Cats have been “prowling” the stages of North Carolina establishing a name for themselves as an exciting and entertaining band while gaining critical acclaim and a swelling fan base.

Following up the success of 2002’s The Blues are Back In Town CD with it’s number one single "Bluegrass Man” and 2004’s Top 10 CD Desperate Times the Cats again showcase their crafty penmanship, perfectly blended harmonies and masterful song selection on the 13 cuts of Home to Carolina. The disc features their three capable lead singers in a variety of harmony configurations on the seven originals and covers.

The first track "Long Way Back” sets the pace for the CD and was written and performed by former New Vintage front man Russell Johnson. Russell also contributes the bluesy “Pill or Potion” and title track “Home to Carolina”. Guitarist Steven Martin contributes four originals that range from the hard driving “Fading Memory” to the sublime harmonies of the plaintive “Lonesome and Crying”. The Cats' pulled from several different American Music genres for the balance of their CD. Blues, Country, Rock and Pop are all represented, from artists as diverse as The Who, Robert Cray, Tim McGraw and The Heights.

The Cats offer it all on Home to Carolina; powerful solos, bluesy duets, perfectly blended trio harmonies, dynamic instrumentation and cleverly arranged covers from a spectrum of music that doesn’t always confine itself to the bluegrass record bin.

Track List:

01 - Long Way Back
02 - Fading Memory
03 - Pill Or Potion
04 - Let My Love Open The Door
05 - Lonesome And Crying
06 - Home To Carolina
07 - My Heart Cracked
08 - Right Next Door
09 - How Do You Talk To An Angel
10 - Well Done And Welcome Home
11 - Just To See You Smile
12 - God Must Be A Cowboy
13 - Hard Way Of Life

Download includes front cover.