Long story short: new CD by the Tashians

Niall Toner is one of the songwriters whose work appears on the latest CD by Barry & Holly Tashian, who have toured in Ireland several times.

Long story short is their seventh album (the first, Trust in Me, was released twenty years ago), and most of the songs are written by the Tashians along with Niall, Lisa Aschmann, and Pamela Hayes Brown. It was recorded in Nashville with leading bluegrass/country musicians including Mike Compton (mandolin), Mike Henderson (slide guitar), Matt Combs (fiddle, mandolin), Ross Sermons (upright bass), and Kenny Malone (percussion).

DJs and reviewers who'd like to get Long story short should e-mail Holly their postal address. The CD comes with tray card and inserts, but without a jewel box, so as to reduce plastic in the environment. It can be bought online at the Tashian website or at CD Baby; or it can be downloaded or sampled at their MySpace site. Niall Toner adds:

Barry and Holly have done a terrific job on their new CD, and I'm delighted and honoured to have two of my co-writes with them included, especially 'Long story short' as the title track, and their version of 'The promise' is just dandy.

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Thanks to Cathal Cusack for pointing out that the Fall 2008 issue of the Fretboard Journal includes a feature on Barry Tashian, and that a documentary - 'America's lost band' - on Barry's 1960s band, the Remains, can be read about on the Remains website. The Winter 2008 issue of the FJ will include an article on the Telluride bluegrass festival, and the FJ calendar for 2009 is available for anyone who loves fine photos of fine instruments.