Robert Lee Castleman - Crazy As Me - Music & Performance - CD

A rose wrapped around a barbwire fence - where the plush red petal meets the rusted spike. That's Robert Lee Castleman. His music is a lush type of folk, both subtle and warm. His songs and his voice are rugged, weary, and true. His songs have appeared on albums by Chet and Alison Krauss - who titled her album 'Forget About It' after his evocative composition. For too long he has been an industry secret. Now this singer, guitarist, and truck-driver is stepping out with his own album: a gem, featuring sublime, intricate compositions that are at once soothing and unpredictable. 'When I listen to this album, the songs are so terrific that I feel like I'm listening to a greatest hits record from somebody, like I bought a greatest hits record from one of the pillars of country music - but it's a brand new album coming out in 2000. It just blows me away.' - Alison Krauss