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When I listen to this album, the songs are so terrific that I feel like I'm listening to a greatest hits record from somebody, like I bought a greatest hits record from one of the pillars of country music - but it's a brand new album coming out in 2000. It just blows me away.' -Alison Krauss A rose wrapped around a barbwire fence - where the plush red petal meets the rusted spike. That's Robert Lee Castleman. His music is a lush type of folk, subtle and warm. His songs and his voice, though, are rugged. Weary. True. For too long he has been an industry secret, his songs having been recorded by Chet Atkins and Alison Krauss. Now this singer, guitarist, and songwriter is stepping out with his own album: a gem of sublime, intricate composition - songs that are at once soothing and unpredictable.