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The four musicians in Chatham County Line had all been in rock or country-rock bands, working away at the usual array of noisy roadhouses and bars. Then in a move reminiscent of the old Steve Martin gag – "Let's get really small!" – they all decided to try getting really quiet. The move to acoustic music and stellar vocal harmonies, digging deeper into American roots like bluegrass, old time country, and mountain music, has led the Raleigh, N.C., quartet to critical [...]