The Bottom Line
- 8th Grade Romance (...and They Danced)
- The 'God Will Be Up' Lullaby
- Ay'ee Lou'siana
- None.
Description
- High-quality, impressive "best of" disc.
- Includes bonus tracks from "The Carol," the soundtrack to his audio book.
- Includes Grammy-nominated "New Blue Yodel."
Guide Review - Fortunes: The Best of Mark Brine - Mark Brine
Brine approaches his songs from those roots, those back porch songs which eventually led to the branching out into folk, country & western, country, honky-tonk, bluegrass, and eventually rockabilly and rock-n-roll. Brine doesn't sound "old-timey." His music is fresh and current, with a rich sound that is as honest as it is beautiful. With crisp, intelligent lyrics and sharp, powerful melodies, Brine makes music that matters, plain and simple.
The songs on "Fortunes" come from Brine's impressive backlog of material as well as several new tracks. A portion of the sales from this disc will go to help needy children and families in Appalachia, where this music was born. It states eloquently on Brine's website that Americana is a new word for very old music, and that's true. Since the word "country" has been usurped by Nashville pop and their rhythm machines, we had to come up with a new way to describe it. But whatever you call it, it's good.
