Cackalack
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| Cackalack | ||||
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| Released | November 2010 | |||
| Recorded | November 23, 2009 | |||
| Genre | folk, Americana, bluegrass, singer-songwriter | |||
| Label | Waterbug Records | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Byrd | |||
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Cackalack is a 2010 studio album by Americana singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The title is a variation of the word "Cackalacky", a popular (though at times derogatory) nickname for the Carolinas and the songs all connect to the culture and music of Byrd's home state of North Carolina. The album was recorded in a single day with a group of musicians, including members of Creaking Tree String Quartet.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Folk Alley | (favorable)[1] |
| Public Radio East | (favorable)[2] |
| The Folk Show | (favorable)[3] |
| Scattered Black and Whites | (favorable)[4] |
The recording was well received by DJs playing folk and Americana music formats. It reached No. 22 on the Americana Music Association radio chart during the week of February 7, 2011.[5] The album was also ranked No. 3 for the month of January 2011 on the Folk DJ-L radio chart. The most played tracks included "Cakalack!" and "I Was An Oak Tree".[6] The album also reached No. 1 on the Roots Music Report "Top 50 Folk" chart.[7]
In a review, Folk Alley's Jim Blum described the album as "much more rootsy than his previous releases, and sometimes quite bluegrassy.[1]