The album kicks off with the first of three Pink Anderson tunes "She Can Cook Good Sallet," where the need to sing and play the harp fills puts Vanderford to the test. He comes up to scratch here and elsewhere, laying down some fine unamplified harp. The sympathetic balance between Vanderford's harp and Turner's guitar is established on the first track, and they keep it pretty much right, all the way through.

The second track, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," sees the duo become an instrumental trio for the first of three tracks with the addition of Todd Scarborough on washboard. Then it is back to the duo, with Turner taking vocals for the first time on "Gin Done Done It." The quality never varies as the duo pick and blow their way through the likes of "Mr Ditty Wa Ditty" (aka "Diddy Wah Diddy") and "Step It Up And Go" (from the same family as "Bottle Up And Go" and "Shake It Up And Go"), right the way through to the closing version of "Amazing Grace."

"Piedmont Blues" is a fine example of Piedmont blues. It was somewhat strange to see the liner notes suggest that there are few people left playing Piedmont blues. They appear to have overlooked the likes of Cephas and Wiggins, Larry Johnson, Paul Geremiah and the many followers of the Reverend Gary Davis, not to mention those who include original Piedmont style songs in their repertoire, such as Steve James. This is merely an oversight, however, and fans of acoustic blues, and the Piedmont style in particular will be pleased with what the New Legacy Duo have to offer. You can track "Piedmont Blues" down via the duo's web site (www.newlegacyduo.com).

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