Love survives mayhem

A fine offering from Helene-lashed region

Their property in a part of Appalachia hard hit by Hurricane Helene was, rather amazingly, spared, but their neighbors suffered enormously. Yet somehow these Bluegrass troubadours have come up with a fine tribute to the one who still rates as king, Elvis Presley.

The Burnett Sisters Band's "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a sensitive, moving reprise of that smash Elvis hit.

Singing on this video are two of the Burnett sisters, Anissa and Anneli, supported by guitarist Geary Allen. Both women are proficient on the fiddle and banjo.

Other band members, who appear in the playlist below, are Sophia Burnett, who plays bass fiddle, and Justin Alexander,  who plays banjo and sings.

A fourth sister, Kathleen, was the group’s lead singer and guitarist until marriage prompted her to leave the band.

You'll note as you listen the compelling voice of Allen, whose affinity for the Western North Carolina and East Tennessee region are obvious.

Burnett Sisters playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRTSFgot_wgo2LsnNDeoVhU0wQbAmT_H2
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The one and only Macy

Macy marks her first birthday (Oct. 12) with glowing mom Ellen Haygood singing her a lullaby written especially for the occasion by Ellen's sister Katie.

Other bandmates in the video are sister Julianne, who joins Katie on fiddle; brother Matthew on guitar; mother Karen on bass; and Emmett Franz on dobro.

Macy also appeared with the Petersens, a Bluegrass band with global reach, during their European tour in August, as documented in the v-log below.

Offstage on a Euro-tour

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Back in time with Backwoods

Buck Owens gets a very nice nod from Backwoods Bluegrass in its rendition of "Love's Gonna Live Here."

Band members are Rusty Collier, bass; Austin Harper, mandolin; Hunter Phillips, guitar; and Sarah Stewart, banjo

As is evident from the playlist below, the band has been rolling out quite a few enjoyable standbys in its inimitable Bluegrass style.

Backwoods Bluegrass playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRTSFgot_wgrbDdwVijNKPPkqDQQV0_0E

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You might also enjoy a few more noteworthy videos from the world of Bluegrass on the playlist below.

Noteworthy offerings playlist

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[Owing to Substack vagaries, some playlists show a video and others show only a link.]