Medicine Trail

Medicine Trail
Medicine Trail
Studio album by Peter Rowan
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	42:28
Label	Flying Fish
Producer	Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan chronology

Medicine Trail is a solo album by country rock and bluegrass musician Peter Rowan.^[1]^[2] The guest musicians include Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, David Grisman, Mike Auldridge, Flaco Jimenez, and Peter's brother Lorin Rowan. Many songs are about the oppression of American Indians.^[3] Greg Irons provided some of the artwork.^[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Chicago Tribune	^[6]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide	^[7]

The Oakland Tribune noted that Rowan's "attractive tenor [is] accompanied by a fascinating array of musicians."^[8] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Rowan's original compositions fuse bluegrass and folk with Tex-Mex and Native American forms."^[6]

Track listing[edit]

"Riding High in Texas" (Peter Rowan) - 3:38
"My Foolish Pride" (Peter Rowan) - 3:04
"River of Stone" (Peter Rowan) - 6:05
"Revelation" (Peter Rowan) - 4:17
"Living on the Line" (Peter Rowan) - 2:54
"Medicine Trail" (Peter Rowan) - 4:59
"Blues Come Bother Me" (Peter Rowan) - 4:24
"Dreaming I Love You" (Peter Rowan) - 4:23
"Maui Mama" (Peter Rowan) - 4:21
"Prairie Lullabye" (Jimmie Rodgers / George Brown) - 4:49

Personnel[edit]

Peter Rowan - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Lorin Rowan - guitar, piano, vocals
David Grisman - mandolin, organ, piano
Ricky Skaggs - guitar
Mike Auldridge - dobro
Jerry Douglas - dobro
Jimmy Fuller - steel guitar
Hugo Gonzales - banjo
Flaco Jimenez - accordion
Ozzie Ahlers - piano, vocals
Roger Mason - bass, vocals
Oscar Tellez - banjo, bajo sexto, 6-string bass
Alan Hand - clarinet, piano
Baird Banner - drums
Isaac Garcia - drums
Jon Sholle - guitar
Estrella Berosini - vocals
Maria Muldaur - vocals
Buck White - vocals
Cheryl White - vocals
Sharon White - vocals

Production[edit]

Producer: Peter Rowan
Recording Engineer: Baird Banner/Bill Mackleroy/Marius Peron/Paul Wyckliffe
Mixing: Brett Cohen/Roger Mason/Paul Wyckliffe
Mastering: Kevin Gray
Photography: Lisa Law
Artwork/Lettering: Greg Irons

References[edit]

^ "Peter Rowan Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ Ide, Stephen (22 Apr 1997). "New album pays tribute to Bill Monroe Bluegrass has always been Rowan's first love". The Patriot Ledger. p. 21.
^ Martin, Lisa (September 27, 1996). "Sounds Like Fun". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 10W.
^ Irons, Greg (2006). You Call this Art?: A Bigtime Retrospective of Years of Hard Work by G. Irons. Fantagraphics Books. p. 68.
^ "Medicine Trail Peter Rowan". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Duckman, David (31 Dec 1992). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 14B.
^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 690.
^ Kelp, Larry (15 Jun 1980). "Records". Oakland Tribune. p. H32.

[1] "Peter Rowan Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[2] Ide, Stephen (22 Apr 1997). "New album pays tribute to Bill Monroe Bluegrass has always been Rowan's first love". The Patriot Ledger. p. 21.

[3] Martin, Lisa (September 27, 1996). "Sounds Like Fun". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 10W.

[4] Irons, Greg (2006). You Call this Art?: A Bigtime Retrospective of Years of Hard Work by G. Irons. Fantagraphics Books. p. 68.

[5] "Medicine Trail Peter Rowan". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[CT-6] Duckman, David (31 Dec 1992). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 14B.

[MH-7] MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 690.

[8] Kelp, Larry (15 Jun 1980). "Records". Oakland Tribune. p. H32.

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