They’re something that serve to cover, conceal or disguise. In BluegrassLand, they’re most commonly seen on brides (in a shade of white, the color representing purity) and widows (in a shade of black, the color representing grief). Whatever their iteration, they’ve given rise to a passel of fine high, blue and lonesome tunes. With the help of Jim Eanes, Chris Thile, the Seldom Scene, Traditional Grass and the Wildwood Valley Boys, we’ll be lifting all manner of veils.
PROGRAM PLAYLIST
- Bill Clifton: ‘Mid the Green Fields of Virginia” from Best of King and Starday Bluegrass(King)
- The Lewis Family: “Look Beyond This Veil of Tears” from Flyin’ High(Mountain Home)
- Traditional Grass: “Veil of White Lace” from Songs of Love and Life(Rebel)
- Tony Holt & the Wildwood Valley Boys: “I’ll Be Broken Hearted”from Lost Highways and Treasured Memories(Old Heritage)
- Jim Eanes: “Missing In Action” from Early Days of Bluegrass, Vol. 4(Rounder)
- Chris Thiele: “Bridal Veil Falls” from Not All Who Wander Are Lost(Sugar Hill)
- The Seldom Scene: “Long Black Veil” from Always In Style(Sugar Hill)
- The Andrew Collins Trio: “Black Veil” from Tongue(self-released)
- Harvest Wind: “This Veil Upon My Face” from Ancient of Days(Lamon)
- Bethany Dick: “Velvet Veil” from This Beautiful Life(Bethany Records)
- Natalie Padilla: “Bee In the Veil” from Fireweed(self-released)
- Katy’s Mill: “Part the Veil” from Too Long Without You(Soundwaves)
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver: “Just a Veil Between” from Gospel Radio Gems(Sugar Hill)
- The Marksmen Quartet: “The Veil” from This Is My Crowd(Rural Rhythm)
- The Nashville Bluegrass Band: “Two Wings” from The Nashville Bluegrass Band(Rounder)
- Old School Freight Train: “Waterveil” from Old School Freight Train(Courthouse)
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