Sarah Jarosz - "Ring Them Bells"

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Featured on the Putumayo collection "Acoustic Café."
Originally released on October 12th, 2011.

From the liner notes:

Few musicians have received a GRAMMY nomination in their teens, but such is the case with banjo and mandolin player/guitarist/singer/songwriter Sarah Jarosz, who is fast earning fame for musical accomplishments far beyond her years. Raised near Austin, Texas, Jarosz started playing mandolin at the age of 10, and just two years later she was jamming onstage with bluegrass icons David Grisman and Ricky Skaggs. She released her debut album, Song Up in Her Head, as a senior in high school, which resulted in a GRAMMY nomination. For her second album, the 2010 release Follow Me Down, Jarosz was joined by Shawn Colvin, Béla Fleck, Vince Gill and a host of other luminaries.

“Ring Them Bells” was written by Bob Dylan and first appeared on his 1989 album Oh Mercy. With its spiritual lyrics and haunting melody, the song sounds like an ancient folk classic, a feeling only enhanced in Jarosz’s rendition. This version features Jarosz on octave mandolin, Jerry Douglas on slide guitar, Stuart Duncan on banjo, viola and violin, Mark Schatz on bass and Vince Gill singing harmony.