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18 songs, total time: over 70 minutes

A retrospective look at recordings by The Bluestein Family collectively as the family band and in other musical combinations as well, starting with Evo and Jemmy's oldtime stringband in 1978 (The Roundtown Boys) continuing through six Bluestein family albums, two solo albums by Evo and three releases by Evo and Jemmy. This collection includes something from almost every recording in the Bluestein discography. Guest performers include: Dewey Balfa, Christine Balfa, Kenny Hall, Ira Bernstein.

Song Sample: Let The Dove Come In, The Bluestein's interpretation of a Georgia Sea Island song--with contrapuntal clapping

some of the other titles include:

Ol' Smokey, feature's Evo's autoharp in combination with mandolin and banjo by Jemmy Bluestein and Dave Leddel.

Lafayette Playboy Waltz, Evo and Jemmy with Dewey and Christine Balfa.

Bread & Roses, Frayda's version lauded by Pete Seeger in the labor song book "Carry It On"

Spelling Song, calypso song, originally by The Mighty Zebra.

Elkhorn Ridge, Evo and Jemmy with The Roundtown Boys Oldtime Stringband, circa 1979.

We Don't Need The Men, Malvina Reynold's premature women's lib song. A bonus, never released on any other Bluestein album.