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On February 10, Dualtone Records will release Robert Earl Keen’s ‘Happy Prisoner,’ an album unlike any other in his storied catalog. Inspired by the bluegrass and acoustic music he grew up around, Keen has put his unique stamp on fifteen standards and other beloved tunes (twenty on the deluxe edition) by Flatt & Scruggs, The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, even Richard Thompson. Special guests include Lyle Lovett and Natalie Maines on vocals, Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins on fiddle, and Danny Barnes on banjo.

Tracklist:

Hot Corn, Cold Corn - Robert Earl Keen
52 Vincent Black Lightning - Robert Earl Keen
Footprints in the Snow - Robert Earl Keen
99 Years for One Dark Day - Robert Earl Keen
East Virginia Blues - Robert Earl Keen
Poor Ellen Smith - Robert Earl Keen
Long Black Veil - Robert Earl Keen
This World Is Not My Home - Robert Earl Keen
T for Texas - Robert Earl Keen
Peter Rowan Intro
Walls of Time
White Dove
Old Home Place
Twisted Laurel
Wayfaring Stranger
Little Cabin Home on the Hill (Deluxe Track/Vinyl)
Dark As a Dungeon (Deluxe Track/Vinyl)
Im' Troubled, I'm Troubled (Deluxe Track/Vinyl)
14 Carat Mind (Deluxe Track/Vinyl)
Steam Powered Aeroplane (Deluxe Track/Vinyl)

UPC: 803020168510
Label: Dualtone Music Group
Release Date: 2.10.15
Format: Vinyl

Robert Earl Keen - Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions [Vinyl]

SKU 392796

Regular price: $24.99

On February 10, Dualtone Records will release Robert Earl Keen’s ‘Happy Prisoner,’ an album unlike any other in his storied catalog. Inspired by the bluegrass and acoustic music he grew up around, Keen has put his unique stamp on fifteen standards and other beloved tunes (twenty on the deluxe edition) by Flatt & Scruggs, The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, even Richard Thompson. Special guests include Lyle Lovett and Natalie Maines on vocals, Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins on fiddle, and Danny Barnes on banjo.

Tracklist: