The
Goldmine PickersLonesome Gone
BY HAL COTTRELL
The
Goldmine Pickers
Lonesome Gone
BY HAL COTTRELL
The Goldmine Pickers is a four-piece band from Goshen,
Indiana with a sound seated in the Celtic tradition. The CD starts with the
soothing tones of the bouzouki, which gives an insight to the delightful songs
that follow. Although the instrumental work was superb, with Sean Hoffman
providing some excellent fiddle work throughout the entire project, the vocals
could have been fine tuned. The words were hard to understand and not mixed
clearly. The vocals are reminiscent of Bob Dylan and the lyrics lack any
traditional structure. The syncopated rhythms on The Split are more new
age than bluegrass, traditional Celtic or old-time music. But all the songs are
very well constructed musically. Other selections include Queen’s Confessor,
Mud, Sean’s Favorite, Don’t Leave Me Here Tonight, Barroom Waltz, After Yeats,
Far From Shore, Iroquois Waltz and more. BMP