This great album is devoted to the music of Jimmy Martin, with 10 songs and tunes recorded at Watermelon Park in Berryville, Va. in 1969, and another 14 cut at the 1971 Camp Springs Bluegrass Festival. Martin's band on the 1969 session included Chris Warner (banjo), Vernon Derrick (mandolin), and Bill Yates on bass. In 1971 the lineup included Alan Munde on banjo, Ronnie Prevette on mandolin, and Gloria Belle as vocalist. In addition, this grouping also included a fairly rare appearance of Chubby Wise on fiddle. The songs and tunes are mostly Martin's most requested pieces like TENNESSEE MOONSHINE HOLLOW, SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, WIDOW MAKER, and MILWAUKEE HERE I COME, BIG COUNTRY, and FUTURE ON ICE. Solid!
