Uncle Earl and John Paul Jones ...

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Lessons from John Paul Jones: What the Zeppelin Alumnus Taught Bluegrass Supergroup Uncle Earl

Months before Alison Krauss was holding court with Robert Plant in sessions that would yield Raising Sand, all-girl supergroup Uncle Earl were holed up with John Paul Jones in a Tennessee studio, recording their sophomore album, Waterloo, Tennessee, under his watchful eye.

Released on Rounder Records this past March, Waterloo contemplates loss, longing, and isolation with guest stars like Gillian Welch (on drums!), Tara Nevins, and Jones himself. Steeped in centuries of musical lore, the album employs shape-note singing, songs from the 1800s about Napoleon Bonaparte’s fall and exile, and reworkings of classics by Olla Belle Reed, A.P. Carter, and Bob Dylan. These songs fit comfortably with originals contributed by each Uncle Earl member, and the result is an album that seamlessly straddles old and new, expanding on the boundaries of the old-time genre in a compelling, contemporary way.

Prominent players in the old-time, acoustic music revival, Uncle Earl is comprised of Kristin Andreassen, Rayna Gellert, KC Groves, and Abigail Washburn, world-class musicians who ..............................

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