It's easy to do a lot of face-palming when you watch Andy Statman go animal on stage. In his case, of course, the animal is a gentle, smiling creature that just happens to be preternaturally fleet-fingered on mandolin and so deeply reflective on clarinet that you can practically see the shtetl in a thought bubble. It's funny that it took him so long to combine his bluegrass and klezmer prowess, and it's so gratifying that the result is anything but gimmicky. Here are just a couple great tunes on his latest. Both are mandolin-based, so you'll have to take my word on the clarinet playing. Or, you know, go get the record yourself and find out.
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