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Article: Rhys Jones and Christina Wheeler: Starry Crown.(Sound Recording Review)
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- March 22, 2006
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RHYS JONES AND CHRISTINA WHEELER Starry Crown Vigortone 2004
Some of the most wonderful old-time music is made when two musicians sit down together and let loose. Rhys Jones and Christina Wheeler are fine musicians from Chicago who play lively duets on fiddle with occasional guitar, banjo, banjo-uke and vocals. Their playing is simply joyous and the fact they are married must enhance their spirit.
Starry Crown opens with Bill Stepp's "The Rebel's Raid" and from the first phrase it's obvious that the listener is in for something very special. Christine and Rhys do not play as one but rather arrange the tune using a complex second part which acts as ...