Alan Munde “Old Bones”
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Bluegrass banjo man Alan Munde has saved something from his long music career — lots of studio cuts that never made the track lists on albums.

That is, until now.

Munde has released “Old Bones,” which is a collection of those studio-produced songs from years ago that you’ve never heard. Munde said the songs were rejected “never because the recorded efforts were not worthy of release, but because of career timing, personnel change, finances, and such.”

Players on “Old Bones” include David Grier, Gene Wooten, Joe Carr, Roland, White, Mike Compton, Marshall Wilborn and many other talented musicians.

“Old Bones” cuts include:

1. Stompin’ in the Flatlands
2. Darling, Pal of Mine
3. Arriba Francie
4. Blue Days, Black Nights
5. Cindy
6. Angel on the Running Board
7. Little Rabbit
8. Long Distance Romance
9. Hickory Hollow
10. Miles and Miles of Texas
11. Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie
12. Old Bones
13. Sweet Dixie

Munde, it seems, has been around longer than dirt. His start with Sam Bush in Poor Richard’s Almanac lead him to a stint with Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys before doing things own way for 21 years with the legendary Country Gazette.

He has supplemented his performing and recording work with several instructional publications for the banjo and teaches bluegrass and country music classes at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, a program which has produced many professional musicians nationwide. In recent years, Alan has performed and recorded as a duo with his South Plains faculty colleague (and former Gazette-mate) Joe Carr. He also performs with his own bluegrass band, the Alan Munde Gazette.

The CD can be purchased through Munde’s Web site, http://www.almundesbanjocollege.com.