Colebrook Road - Bright Angle - Tricky Bluegrass Recording

[Frej]

I think this is a really challenging song to mix. The song is recorded with one main mic picking up all instruments and close mics on the acoustic guitar, mandolin and bass. The phase relationships between the mics are questionable and the balance is skewed by the loud banjo in the main mic. It's really tricky because whenever you solve one problem, you create two more. I tried my best to avoid negative side effects in my processing, but in the end the mix is quite a frustrating compromise. Anyway, it would be nice to hear what you think of my mix, and how you dealt with these struggles.