Buddy Miller

Miller offers a fusion of dive blues, down-home folk and out-West country; he's like a songster in the rough from a joint along Route 66. Reflective tracks like "Wide River to Cross" favor his sheltered vocal nuances, while "This Old World" is eccentric bluegrass and "Fall on the Rock" is a pure CBGB gem.

The longtime Emmylou Harris sideman belongs to a long line of country skeptics, as seen
here in his proud, defiant version of Dylan's "With God on Our Side" and on "Worry Too
Much," where he laments "the quickstep march of history, the vanity of nations." Miller's
voice is thick with nasal resonance, especially as he turns the Louvin Brothers' "There's a
Higher Power" into a righteous roots-gospel singalong.