'Journey into the heart of American musical tradition' is the subtitle of this CD by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer and blue grass fiddler Mark O'Connor. American folk music is strongly influenced by two movements: one from African folk music and one from European folk music. Appalachia Waltz originated from European folk music and that is clearly audible in the arrangements. The works are
… performed by three top musicians who wanted to do something different and they succeeded very well.more
