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“Once there was no stoppin' Freight train on the move Now I see how foolish I've been and how much I stand to lose” Few “neo-traditionalists” have dared to stray too far from the “traditionalist” part of that equation. Fans of the genre tend to be fervently purist. Boston-based band Oneside, however, isn’t afraid to risk biting the hand that feeds it. “He lived unafraid of rolling in his grave Found the freedom in losing all control But were they there for you? With nothing left to do What are you thinkin’, shakin’ off your soul” Oneside’s debut album, “First, To Last”, is full of structures, lyrics, and licks that are unabashedly plucked from the traditional American canon. Songs like “Lisa” and “Got To Go” would sound perfectly at home on a Nickel Creek or Allison Kraus album. But right from “First, To Last’s” foot-stomping, bluesy opening track “The Letter,” which combines elements of bluegrass, rock, jazz, and even reggae, it is apparent that Oneside isn’t afraid to mak...