Donna the Buffalo: Tara Nevins (vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle, accordion); Jeb Puryear (vocals, electric guitar); Kathy Ziegler (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Bill Reynolds (bass instrument).
Personnel: B‚la Fleck (banjo); Deep Singh (tabla); Scott Kettner (percussion); David Hidalgo, David Andersen, Amy Helm, Catherine Russell (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Jim Scott .
Recording information: Echo Mountain Recording, Asheville, NC; Sound Cell Studios, Huntsville, AL; The Tracking Shack, Perry City, NY; Yes Master Studio, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Matthias Clamer.
With a pan-Americana recipe bubbling with elements of pop, folk, Appalachia, cajun, zydeco, and jam band, Donna the Buffalo entertained a very loyal fanbase--known as "the Herd"--for almost 20 years before releasing this understated gem in 2008. Singer-songwriters Tara Nevins and Jeb Puryear trade relaxed but confident vocal turns over a poly-instrumental laticework of banjo, fiddle, guitar, percussion, accordion, washboard, and keys on catchy anthems such as "Temporary Misery" and "Garden of Eden." For fans of rootsy sounds with a modern approach, SILVERLINED is exactly what its title suggests.
Professional Reviews
Dirty Linen (p.47) - "Founding guitarist Jeb Puryear adds his nasal twang to the soprano vocals of guitarist/fiddler/accordionist Tara Nevins in alternating lead vocals, set against the rhythms of long-time drummer Tom Gilbert....[T]his may be Donna the Buffalo's most commercially accessible release to date."
