Burden Bearer is a bluegrass gospel album by Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, released on July 8, 2016.[1] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in December 2016.[2]

Burden Bearer
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
RecordedJanuary 2016
GenreBluegrass music, gospel music
Length63:09
LabelMountain Home Records
ProducerDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson chronology
In Session
(2015)
Burden Bearer
(2016)

Critical reception

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John Lawless of Bluegrass Today says the album may be "the definitive album in [the bluegrass gospel] genre" and believes the performances sets it apart more than the songs themselves.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burden Bearer"Tammy Jones Robinette2:30
2."Best Friends"Robinette3:59
3."Brother Have You Heard"Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver2:13
4."He'll Care for You" 3:18
5."No Storms That We Must Fear"Steve Watts3:39
6."You Were Right"Randy Swift3:46
7."Rejoicing All the Way" 1:59
8."The Touch of His Gentle Hand"Albert E. Brumley Sr.4:22
9."Another Day"Watts2:28
10."He's Everywhere"Arthur Smith3:32
11."Get Right with God"Lawson, Quicksilver2:41
12."Passed All Sorrow"Watts2:38
13."God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign"A. P. Carter3:20
14."By the Marks in His Hands"Watts2:56
15."The Cross in the Garden"Eubert M. Baygent, Walter H. Howell3:52
16."Sailing on the Waves of Glory"Luther G. Presley2:12
17."Wonderful Day"James Dean Bilbrey, Ronald Bilbrey3:17
18."Wrastlin' Jacob" 2:03
19."Songs I Heard My Mama Sing" 3:36
20."How Great Thou Art"Stuart K. Hine4:48

Personnel

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  • Doyle Lawson – baritone, guitar, mandolin, tenor, vocals (baritone, tenor)
  • Stephen Burwell – fiddle, fiddle harmonics
  • Joe Dean – banjo, guitar
  • Eli Johnston – bass, guitar, vocals (baritone)
  • Dustin Pyrtle – guitar, vocals (tenor)
  • Josh Swift – guitar (resonator, rhythm), percussion, piano, vocals (bass)

References

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  1. ^ Burden Bearer at AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ Lawless, John (July 6, 2016). "Burden Bearer – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved December 27, 2016.