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fave it Traditional Folk | Bluegrass
13 tracks | 28 minutes
Released May 2003
on Russ Rentler
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:50 Good King Worcestershire Sauce lyrics BUY MP3 01:50 Good King Worcestershire Sauce lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:50 Good King Worcestershire Sauce
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Noel lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 Noel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Noel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 O Come O Come Emmanuel lyrics BUY MP3 03:03 O Come O Come Emmanuel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:03 O Come O Come Emmanuel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:53 Away In A Manger lyrics BUY MP3 01:53 Away In A Manger lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:53 Away In A Manger
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:08 Angels We Have Heard on High lyrics BUY MP3 02:08 Angels We Have Heard on High lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:08 Angels We Have Heard on High
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:47 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear lyrics BUY MP3 01:47 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:47 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:35 Go Tell it On a Mountain lyrics BUY MP3 01:35 Go Tell it On a Mountain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:35 Go Tell it On a Mountain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:12 What Child is This? lyrics BUY MP3 02:12 What Child is This? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:12 What Child is This?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:09 Hark the Herald Angels Sing lyrics BUY MP3 02:09 Hark the Herald Angels Sing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:09 Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:41 Silent Night lyrics BUY MP3 02:41 Silent Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:41 Silent Night
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 Joy to the World lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 Joy to the World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 Joy to the World
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Old-timey mountain Christmas tunes on hammered dulcimer, autoharp, and dobro
Bio / Background
This CD contains 13 traditional Yule-tide tunes played on traditional American Folk Instruments including hammer dulcimer, mandolin, dobro, autoharp, guitar, harmonica and bass. Russ Rentler has tastefully interpreted these classic Christmas tunes with a bluegrass/celtic,and Old-Timey feel. You will find yourself playing this CD long after the holiday season is over!
Russ started playing stringed instruments with his first ukelele in 5th grade purchased with S+H Green stamps in Dover, NJ. After a brief stint in heavy metal bands in high school he discovered bluegrass which led to a life-long love of acoustic music. At his first night at Moravian College, he met John Gorka where they were both playing at an open mic. They soon formed a band with Doug Anderson and were joined the following year by Rich Shindell on lead guitar.
↓ more ↓Russ was the mandolin player , John played incredible 5 string banjo and Doug Andersen provided the solid rock rhythm on his custom made Froggy Bottom guitars. Throughout all four years of college, they played throughout the Lehigh Valley centering around Godfrey Daniel's and the southside of Bethlehem, PA.
After college, Russ went to medical school, Doug received a Ph.D. and needless to say, John and Rich went on to well-deserved fame and glory in the folk music world.
During his medical training, Russ continued to pursue his passion of acoustic music and picked up hammer and mountain dulcimer, fiddle, dobro, autoharp and bouzouki. He also started building his own hammer dulcimers and uses his own instruments on stage.
While continuing to practice general internal medicine, Russ played every chance he could at local bookstores, churches, open mics and music festivals. On several of John's return trips to the Lehigh Valley, Russ has joined him on stage .
Russ has recently closed his practice of medicine and is now pursuing his life-long dream and passion of performing original and traditional music. He counts Bob Dylan, John McCutcheon and Walt Michaels as major influences in his style. His live performances are a mix of folk, celtic and blues-inspired tunes with multiple instrument changes interspersed with his off-beat humor and wry observations about life that keep the audiences coming back for more. ( As well as for free medical advice !)
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