When the Last Morning Glory Blooms

Product Description Peter Ostroushko's gorgeous release When the Last Morning Glory Blooms (Red House Records) is an instrumental masterpiece spanning Americana, Old World, contemporary and traditional sounds. The EMMY Award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist is a master at evoking landscape, history and mood in his original compositions and arrangements. With ....Morning Glory, Peter takes us on a journey through the wide-open prairies of the Dakotas, to Tyler, TX and into the intimate bistros of Europe. Powerful in its rich subtlety and Peter's unparalleled genius, When the Last Morning Glory Blooms stirs the soul without a single word. Featuring an array of world-class musicians and performances from old music pals Norman & Nancy Blake and fiddler Johnny Gimble (of Bob Wills' legendary Texas Playboys), this is one of Peter's finest releases. The 10 tracks explore the sophistication and mystery of the waltz, an art form that has influenced Peter since he first heard Norman Blake's "The Nine Year's Waltz" which is featured on this record. From the playful dance of "The B and B Waltz" and "Waltz for Sedra" to the touching title track "When the Last Morning Glory Blooms" this album is a timeless collection that is as inspiring as it is reflective. Proving Peter as one of the great modern composers. Review "...a living link between `old world' and `new acoustic'...one of the most complete entertainers on the folk circuit." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian "Peter Ostroushko is one of the greatest mandolin players going today." -- Norman Blake "Transfixing in its depictive power." -- Billboard About the Artist Peter Ostroushko is regarded as one of the finest mandolin and fiddle players in acoustic music. As one critic said: "Peter Ostroushko can play anything! And usually does." His tours have taken him across North America and Europe; he has played on over a thousand albums and earned an international reputation as a versatile and dazzling master of instrumentation and composition. His resumé and recording contributions are dizzying in their size and scope. He's recorded with everyone from Emmylou Harris to Taj Majal as well as his first recording session as an uncredited mandolin performance on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks. He has played with the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Mahler symphony at Carnegie Hall. He's barked like a dog on Late Night with David Letterman and appeared on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (whose other rare musical guests have included Wynton Marsalis and Yo-Yo Ma). Peter has also appeared on radio and television shows including Mountain Stage, Good Evening, TNN, Lonesome Pine, Austin City Limits, and A Prairie Home Companion, where he was a regular performer and one of the show's music directors. When the Last Morning Glory Blooms is Peter's 12th album on Red House Records, though he has appeared on many more. Mando Boys, Buddies of Swing, Blue Mesa, and Duo were some of Peter's earlier works and showcased his blossoming musical virtuosity. In 1994 Peter released Heart of the Heartland , the first of the "Heartland Trilogy" that included Pilgrims on the Heart Road (earning a place on Pulse! Magazine's Top Ten List for 1997) and Sacred Heart. Cinematic in nature, Heart of the Heartland caught the ear of filmmaker Ken Burns and was used in his 1997 PBS documentary Lewis and Clark. Consistently lush with spiritual instrumentation, Peter's albums are a testament to his genius. Fantastic records like Meeting on Southern Soil (2002) with flat-picking legend Norman Blake followed by Coming Down from Red Lodge in 2003 garnered critical praise, while in 2005 Peter received an EMMY Award for his original score for the PBS series Minnesota: A History of the Land. In 2006, Peter released Postcards: Travels with a Great American Radio Show which was written while on the road with A Prairie Home Companion. Musically capturing the cities and small towns they