Peter Rowan – The First Whipporwill

Track Listing:
1. I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home - 2:27   2. I'm Just A Used To Be - 2:04   3. I Believed In You Darling - 2:26   4. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - 3:27   5. When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall - 3:48   6. I Was Left On The Street - 2:46   7. Good Bye Old Pal - 2:15   8. When You Are Lonely - 2:48   9. The First Whippoorwill - 4:19   10. Sittin' Alone In The Moonlight - 2:59   11. Boat Of Love - 2:36   12. It's Mighty Dark To Travel - 2:17

Personnel:
Peter Rowan guitars, vocals) , Alan O'Bryant (guitar, tenor vocals) , Sam Bush (mandolin, baritone vocals) , Bill Keith (banjo) , Richard Greene (fiddle, bass vocals) , Buddy Spicher (harmony fiddle) , Roy Huskey Jr. (bass)

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Thom Owens
The First Wippoorwill is a tribute album by Peter Rowan to his mentor, Bill Monroe, and it is one of the most moving salutes ever recorded in country music. It isn't moving purely in sentimental terms, either -- what makes the record so successful is how Rowan affectionately demonstrates his debt to Monroe with invigorating, lively performances instead of treating the music as a museum piece. Rowan assembled a crackerjack backing band -- featuring Buddy Spicher, Sam Bush, Roy Huskey Jr., Bill Keith and Richard Greene -- which helps him make one of the best, most focused records of his career.