These Chains (2004)

About this title: On These Chains, renowned instrumentalist Tony Furtado has turned the tables on his own career. Long heralded as one of the finest banjoists progressive bluegrass ever spawned, and highly regarded for his inventive, dizzying, slide guitar playing as well, he's added "singer/songwriter" to his resume on this set. Sure, he's written songs before, and he's no stranger to singing. But until now, Furtado has been regarded primarily as an instrumentalist who indulged other muses. Furtado wrote nine of the 13 tracks here, and collaborated on three others. In addition, there is only one instrumental ... read more

Tracks:

1. These Chains [Furtado]
2. More & More [Furtado]
3. The Good Stuff [Furtado]
4. Standing in the Rain [Furtado/Shear]
5. Swayback Jim [Furtado]
6. The Prisoner [Furtado/Anderson]
7. Doc's Bogg [Furtado]
8. Oh Father Mine [Furtado]
9. Bet on the Whitehouse [Furtado]
10. Brand New Goodbye Song [Moman/Young]
11. Need a Friend [Furtado/Lauderdale]
12. Take a Look [Furtado]
13. One Too Many Mornings [Dylan]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.