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Even when Jack Lawrence and Sutton both play their 1940 Martin D-28s, the two sound sufficiently distinct. Compared with other acoustic duet projects such as David Grisman’s Tone Poems or Tone Poets, Not Too Far From The Tree has a more relaxed, less academic feel.
Album. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2006 CD release of "Not Too Far From The Tree" on Discogs.
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Sep 10, 2011 · He and David Grier are two of my favorite flatpickers ever. If you've never heard it, do yourself a favor and listen to their duet of Back up and Push. Goes from bluegrass to jazz and back again.
May 1, 2006 · Admirably, Sutton sticks to his organizing principle even when it means getting with players who aren’t stars or known for their flatpicking. Watson’s longtime (and underappreciated) sidekick Jack Lawrence is on hand, and there are two cuts with the supremely inventive David Grier.
Each of the guest players on Not Too Far From The Tree has a unique musical style and sound. Bryan Sutton's style is harder to pin down. His technique allows him to alter his playing style chameleon-like to fit with his duet partners. When Bryan plays with David Grier or Tony Rice, determining who is who can be very difficult.
Not too Far from the Tree. (Sugar Hill) First Appeared in The Music Box, April 2006, Volume 13, #4. Written by Kirk deCordova. On his latest solo effort Not too Far from the Tree, Bryan Sutton honors and showcases some of the greatest bluegrass guitarists of all-time.
And then in 2006, he took his admiration for his fellow pickers to its logical conclusion, arranging duo sessions with favorites and friends for Not Too Far From The Tree. He was joined on a range of styles and tunes by David Grier, Norman Blake, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs, Dan Crary and Doc Watson.
