Five & Dime - new banjo CD from John Lawless

Copper Creek Records CCCD-0224

Five & Dime - 10 new banjo instrumentals by AcuTab's John Lawless, plus three vocals featuring singers with whom John has worked over the years.

Five & Dime, the debut solo project from John Lawless of AcuTab Publications and Huber Banjos features ten original banjo instrumentals of John's, plus three vocal pieces featuring singers with whom John has worked over the years.

Stylistically, the CD covers a wide range including John's take on bluegrass, old time and modern acoustic music. Guest artists include many of the high profile pickers whose music has been profiled in the various AcuTab books and DVDs over the years.

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"Lawless is a fine, solidly traditional banjo player who is also very comfortable exploring the non-traditional arrangements and tunings which make up a sizable portion of his original works. With the instrumental support present here, and a clear commitment by the musicians to put a lot into some challenging tunes, the results are some very fine performances."

Bluegrass Unlimited - April 2005

produced by Ron Stewart
engineered by Tom Ohmsen

"John Lawless is a fine banjo player and top-notch composer for the instrument. He sure writes cool tunes!"  Tim Stafford - Blue Highway