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Jeff Troxel - Dancing in the Flame 
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Dancing in the Flame is the newest release from Flatpicking Guitar Magazine columnist Jeff Troxel.
Troxel's original songs have won awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association and the John Lennon Song Contest, and in 2001 he was awarded a Performing Arts Fellowship in Jazz Composition from the Wyoming Arts Council. In 2003 Troxel won the celebrated title of National Flatpicking Champion at the Walnut Valley Festival after winning state championships in both Wyoming and Utah. In 2003 Troxel stepped into the solo spotlight with the release of his critically acclaimed CD "November Sidewalk." Eight of the ten songs on the recording are original compositions and this recording was his debut to the world not only as a flatpicking champion, but as a gifted singer/songwriter. Following on the success of that recording, Troxel has released his latest offering; "Dancing in the Flame."
Like "November Sidewalk," this recording features mostly original songs along with a couple of traditional tunes and covers. Troxel refers to "Dancing in the Flame" as "the next step in my journey as a songwriter." He explains, "I have to live with my songs for a long time to know if they're any good, and even then I'm not always sure. But when they start to feel like they have a life of their own - like they're not really mine anymore, then I know it's time to record them. It's a long and painful process, but in the end it's worth it. In many ways, songwriting and composition have become a higher calling for me than playing the guitar."
"Dancing in the Flame" is also a reunion of two old friends from college days in Boston; both national champion guitarists. Jeff's good friend from Berklee College of Music is renowned fingerstyle wizard Pete Huttlinger. "Dancing in the Flame" features Huttlinger playing banjo, mandolin and guitar on five of the tracks. "This is the first time Pete and I have played together since Boston and the reunion felt way overdue," says Troxel.
Songs:
1. Green Hill Mountain Home
2. Diego (Dancing in the Flame)
3. Bill Cheatham
4. Sand Coulee Road
5. Sand Coulee Reel
6. Over the Waterfall
7. Little Brown Dog
8. World Yet to Come
9. Homestead on the Farm/Home Sweet Home
10. Melancholy Lover
11. St. Anne's Reel
12. Song for a Child
Performers:
Jeff Troxel - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, high-strung guitar, mandolin, and bass
Pete Huttlinger - mandolin, banjo, and nylon-string guitar
Trevor Krieger - fiddle
Shaun Kelly - bass