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Hailing from Calhoun, Georgia three young sisters
Jessica, Megan, and Rebecca Lovell began taking lessons in classical
violin and piano at the age of five. The sisters sang as a trio
for church and in the church choir. All three were members of
string quartets and
youth symphonies and, at fifteen; Jessica was co-principle of
the second violin section in the SAU Symphony Orchestra.
Two or three years ago, The Lovell Sisters
strayed from their classical roots to pursue the instrumentation
and improvisation of traditional music. Megan took inspiration
from Jerry Douglas to play the resophonic guitar. May 2006 saw
Rebecca become the first female to win the MerleFest International
Mandolin Competition after being placed 3rd in 2005.
The band comprises of Jessica Lovell (fiddle,
lead vocals), Megan Lovell (resophonic guitar, vocals), Rebecca
Lovell (mandolin, vocals), Josh Miller (guitar, banjo) and Andy
Nall (acoustic bass) though Alan Bartram is credited as playing
 bass
on the CD.
Ten tracks make up When
Forever Rolls Around, with tunesmith Josh Miller writing
six of the numbers including the title track. Although Jessica
takes lead vocals the three sisters harmonise beautifully with
their sweet lighter than air vocals on several numbers. The
highlights are many, but "Please
Search Your Heart" (D. Lawson/Pete Goble) ideally
showcases the girls' elegant vocals that are nothing less than
stunning.
When Forever Rolls Along
weaves its way through a down to earth bluegrass collection
opening with Josh Miller's "All You
Have To Say", incorporating a fine mandolin solo
 from
Rebecca and fiddle solo from Jessica. The first four numbers
are all written by Josh Miller and offer some excellent songs
and the instrumental "Epic Of Gigamesh"
that sits well holding a forceful, rhythmic folky bluegrass
style. "King Lear" is
another instrumental written by Josh that can be found later
on the album. The girls ideally blend their vocals once again
with "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
which was recorded by Flatt & Scruggs in 1960 and also gave
Ricky Skaggs his first #1 in 1982. Other standout tracks are
Miller's "Along The Way"
and the high speed "This Morning
At Nine" closing this fine set.
Along with the Lovell Sisters Band, Brent
Truitt (Union Station) co-produced When
Forever Rolls Along and also engineered it in Nashville.
Undeniably refreshing, When Forever Rolls
Along certainly rolls along nicely with music rich in
quality and an album that stands high and proud.
July 2006
www.lovellsistersband.com
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