Nikki Grossman and Joe Hart from Viroqua in rural Wisconsin were not made for these days.
Their stock in trade is vintage toe-tapping fiddle tunes that evoke times gone by through tunes of old-time honky tonk, western swing and pre-war vaudeville.
This is their second record and it was recorded live in a 100 year-old church on analogue tape with minimal overdubs.
On the cover the couple look like characters from The Fast Show and , like all the best comedians, they know the importance of keeping a straight face when delivering the punch lines.
Humour is central to their sound as can be heard in tracks like The Broke (Ass) Waltz, The Toothbrush Ho-Down and The Crazy Rag. The light touch doesn't falter even when recounting the tale of a real-life train wreck in Ballad Of Will Wing.
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The title track is an ode to their mountain homestead, complete with carefree yodeling and shows where their heart lies. The song evokes an unchanging country idyll; a state of bliss reflected in music which makes few, if any, concessions to the modern age.
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