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Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys have long since progressed from founding father status to gold standard of lonesome-sounding, mountain-rooted bluegrass music. Even with that achievement and recognition, however, this record, newly-remixed, remastered, and resequenced, comes like a mysterious bolt out of the long-ago blue. Originally released with modest regional goals for success in 1985, Can’t You Hear the Mountains Calling is Ralph Stanley at his most soulful and most vital, with the band accompanying him one of his most definitive and solidly-based. Charlie Sizemore’s understated and haunting lead vocals take center stage, whenever Dr. Ralph Stanley himself or the band’s tasteful instrumental soloists aren’t in the forefront. This is a welcome addition and an instant classic in the Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys great catalogue of timeless bluegrass. “Who knows why music on a given day happens one way and not another? Maybe the stars align properly, or lightning strikes. I don’t know. I do know that one day in February a generation ago something pretty special happened. I was there. . . and I’m glad I was.” – Charlie Sizemore