***Luck in the Valley is the third album in a set of recordings that JACK ROSE jokingly referred to as his “Ditch Trilogy.” Rose continues his exploration of pre-war American music with a set of brand new material featuring the BLACK TWIG PICKERS, GLENN JONES, HARMONICA DAN and HANS CHEW, along with a handful of solo pieces. This recording set out to capture the energy and feel of the classic three-track shack recordings by the Wray Brothers and Mordicai Jones. Luck in the Valley was written and recorded over a period of nine months off the road, an unusually long time for Rose to be at home and woodshedding. The album finds Rose employing new themes and techniques that haven’t appeared on previous releases. (STREET DATE - 2/23/2010)