All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Personnel: Del McCoury (vocals, tenor, guitar); Steve Dilling (vocals, guitar, banjo); Dudley Connell, Larry Cordle, Peter McLaughlin, Peter Rowan, Russell Moore, Tony Rice (vocals, guitar); Joe Mullins, Alan O'Bryant (vocals, banjo); Wayne Benson (vocals, mandola, mandolin); Tom Rozum (vocals, mandolin); Laurie Lewis (vocals, fiddle); Cary Black (vocals, acoustic bass); Ray Deaton (vocals, electric bass); Claire Lynch, James King , Lynn Morris, Vince Gill (vocals); Pat Enright (tenor, guitar); Herb Pedersen (tenor, banjo); Doyle Lawson (tenor, mandolin); Glen Duncan (tenor, fiddle); J.D. Crowe (baritone, banjo); Vassar Clements (baritone, fiddle); Wayne Southards (baritone); Bobby Hicks (bass voice, fiddle); Clay Jones, Russ Barenberg, Sammy Shelor, Charles Sawtelle (guitar); Dan Tyminski, David Grier (acoustic guitar); Jeff White, Jerry Douglas , Rob Ickes (dobro); Craig Smith, Mike Bub, Pete Wernick, Rob McCoury, Ron Block, Scott Vestal, Tom Adams, Jason Burleson (banjo); Don Rigbsy, Adam Steffey, Larry Lynch , Roland White, Ronnie McCoury, Sam Bush, Shawn Lane , Stuart Duncan, Butch Baldassari (mandolin); Alison Krauss, Mike Hartgrove, Randy Howard , Aubrey Haynie, Jason Carter (fiddle); Barry Bales (acoustic bass); Kenny Malone (percussion).
Choice Picks collects songs from contemporary bluegrass artists like the Lonesome River Band, Hot Rize, Jerry Douglas, and IIIrd Tyme Out. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder collaborate on the lively instrumental "Get Up John," while Alison Krauss waxes romantic on "I've Got That Old Feeling." Ronnie Bowman's "Cold Virginia Night," Blue Highway's "Lonesome Pine," and Laurie Lewis' "Who Will Watch the Home Place" are among the album's highlights, along with "High Lonesome Sound," which features Vince Gill and Alison Krauss & Union Station. Performances by Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Vassar Clements, Todd Philips, and Longview make this 20-track compilation a worthwhile and dynamic blend of technique, emotion, and heritage. ~ Heather Phares
