Product Review

2011 release from the Roots/Country hero, a collaboration with legendary lyricist Robert Hunter. Reason And Rhyme makes a compelling case for the continued vitality of the Lauderdale--Hunter partnership--and for Lauderdale's unique and deeply satisfying approach to Bluegrass. "This one's back to total bluegrass," Lauderdale says of the collaborative follow-up to 2010's electric Patchwork River, and so it's no surprise that it features many of the musicians involved in previous bluegrass efforts like Could We Get Any Closer (2009) and 2007's Grammy-winning The Bluegrass Diaries.