Front Porch String Band

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Claire Lynch, who for many years fronted the Front Porch String Band, is one of the top draws on the bluegrass circuit. Today, she is the leader of her own Claire Lynch Band, is a three-time winner of the IBMA award for Female Vocalist, and is a gifted songwriter. In addition to her band and solo recordings, her vocals have been featured on projects by a host of stars including Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Patty Loveless, and Ralph Stanley. The Front Porch String Band came together in Alabama in the 1970s and was a showcase for Claire’s wonderfully expressive vocals and the instrumental talents of her husband/partner Larry Lynch, as well as the impressive playing by other members of the band. Several independently released albums brought the group to the attention of Leather Records. It was at the label’s studio in Roanoke, Virginia, where the self-titled Front Porch String Band album was recorded. It received limited distribution until it was picked up by Rebel Records who repackaged the disc and gave it national exposure. The Front Porch String Band has been heralded as a sterling example of contemporary bluegrass at its best. They fashioned material from a variety of sources to their own style and added a few of their own songs. Selections from contemporary sources included Oklahoma-born J. J. Cale’s “If You’re Ever in Oklahoma,” J. D. Souther’s “Hearts Against the Wind,” which had been featured in the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy, and Gordon Lightfoot’s “Go My Way.” Band

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Front Porch String Band

Hills of Alabam

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Best Loved Bluegrass: 20 All-Time Favorites

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Lines Traces

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Adventures In Music: Bluegrass Sampler

Country Rain

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35 Years of the Best in Bluegrass (disc 4)

Smilin' At You

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Adventures in Music - #15 Bluegrass

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Rebel Records - 35 Years of the Best in Bluegrass 1960-1995

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35 Years Of The Best In Bluegrass

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