Stolen Moments is album by American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 2005.
Guest artists include Sam Bush, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Stuart Duncan and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
Contents
Reception
In his AllMusic review, Christopher Monger praised the album and wrote that "the most alluring piece appears at the end of Stolen Moments; the self-penned mandolin, conga, and banjo-driven "Musette for a Palindrome" is so unlike anything else on the record that one can only hope that it's merely a teaser for the next. More like this please."
Writing for No Depression, Robert L. Doerschuk compared Brown to Béla Fleck, summarizing the album as "one more step toward enlightenment, so that even the dimmest bulbs can understand why Brown’s similarities to Fleck — mainly, jaw-dropping virtuosity — are ultimately beside the point" and referred to Brown's aesthetic: "simple, eloquent, and fully original."
Track listing
All compositions by Alison Brown unless otherwise noted
"The Sound of Summer Running" – 4:21
"The Magnificent Seven" (Brown, Doyle) – 3:53
"Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) – 4:04
"The Pirate Queen" – 4:29
"Carrowkeel" – 3:59
"Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) main vocals by Beth Nielsen Chapman – 4:35
"McIntyre Heads South" (Brown, West) – 4:00
"One Morning in May" (Keith, Rooney) – 4:34
"(I'm Naked and I'm) Going to Glasgow" – 6:48
"Prayer Wheel" (Hewerdine) – 4:40
"Musette for a Palindrome" – 5:12
Personnel
Alison Brown – banjo, guitar
Sam Bush – mandolin on The Magnificent Seven
Mary Chapin Carpenter – vocals on Prayer Wheel
Beth Nielsen Chapman – vocals on Angel
John Doyle – guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle on The Sound Of Summer Running
Kenny Malone – drums
Mike Marshall – guitar, mandolin
Max E. Pad – piano
Amy Ray – vocals on Homeward Bound
Emily Saliers – vocals on Homeward Bound
Garry West – bass
Seamus Egan - low whistle on Carrowkeel
Andrea Zonn - vocals on One Morning In May