Mia
Dyson: "Parking
Lots"
MGM cat#BDR015
This is the kind of mix I warm to. It has a dynamic and immediate quality about
it as well as a lay back subtlety. What is generated
is an exhilarating, intimate and engaging sound filled with rich
roots and blues rhythms.
Track 6: "Rivers Wide"
Terrance
Simien "The
Tribute Sessions"
Simien honours his zydeco mentors and masters. Part of the Louisiana Music Series
from
AIM.
Track
3: Les Barres De La Prison
Corrina Steele: Wayward
Available: Shock records
" Wayward" a surprisingly well crafted and mature debut album from
Corrina Steele. I say "surprising" because "Wayward" has
hit us "out of the blue" with its wealth of creative song writing and
haunting well produced sounds. ...someone has been taking lessons from Daniel
Lanois.
Corrina Steele: Wayward
Track 1: Blessed Child
Jolie Holland: Escodida
Anti
Records 86692. 2004
Roots, Americana, jazz, blues, Appalachian folk can all be detected
but don’t adequately fit this rare orchid. It’s minimalist, stark,
cool & contemporary really. These are all are mere flavourings, the overall
taste is fresh & new. Genre devotees will detect enough to satisfy while
enjoying this palette reviver.
Jolie Holland : Escodida
"Gimme that ol' fashion morphine"
Colin John Band: Acousticland
Lady
Track 3: O.I.L.
Taxichain: Smarten Up
Track 1: Memphis
Gordie Tentrees Band:29
Loads of freight
http://www.tentrees.ca
A taste of some northern musical energy nurtured in the wilds of Yukon, Canada.
What is that howl? Is it a lone wolf from the Canadian backwoods? No! Its a raw
load freight coming at you courtesy of The Gordon Tentrees Band. Watch out!
Gordie Tentrees Band
Track 3: 29 loads of Freight
All tracks by permission of Artist and or Distributor.
If you like the sample track on offer then BUY THE
CD!
Jesse Mae Hempill: Dare
you to do it again
Track 3: Nobody's fault but mine
In sponsoring this recording, the Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation has sought
to find an enduring solution for those artists no longer receiving sufficient
compensation
for their prior musical contributions. The album will give renewed voice to a
truly beloved artist, reestablishing her name in the public domain to the benefit
of all North Mississippi hill country blues artists. All donations given to the
foundation are tax deductible under the organization's 501 (c)(3) status. You
may donate by sending a check or money order payable to the Jessie mae Hemphill
foundation. Thanks.
Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation
POB 271
Clarksdale, MS 38614
662-627-2939
http://www.jmhemphill.org
Nick Charles. Travelling Fingerpicker
Track 8: Travelling Fingerpicker
Renee
Geyer "Tonight"
ABC Music
This is Geyer's 21st album and judging by its energy, vitality and diversity
she has got many more to deliver!
Track 1:
"I'm evil tonigh"
Olga: Kiss your blues away
219 records TNR 1005.
Here is a fascinating blend of roots, blues and jazz. Olga has a vocal
style that is smooth, understated, articulate, clear and somber. Her
rhythms are steady,
swampy, layback, mellow and rootsy. Electric guitar, bass, drums and the occasional
lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar and mandolin work together to produce a sound
that is immediately accessible and richly textured enough to demand further listening
Olga: Kiss your blues away
Track 1: Kiss your blues away
Lloyd Spiegel: Tall
Stories
Available: New Market Music
The young Melbourne bluesman comes of age as a song writer in "Tall
Stories"! He has penned some blues gems about lonliness and
isolation. Have a listen to Lloyd Spiegel's "Tall Stories" ...and
sometimes true! His mood might be introspective but his caresses
on electric and acoustic guitars are outward and engaging. This is
a CD that is well worth indulging in. Catch James
Rootsey at New Market
Music and secure yourself a copy.
Lloyd Spiegel: Tall Stories
Track1: Blues Leave Me Alone
Chris White: From
the Sacred to the Profane
Available: Blackmarket Music
" From the Sacred to the Profane" is the debut solo release from Melbourne
bluesman Chris White. His CD is a series of vignettes that invite you on a journey
from the sacredness of John Hurt's "Beula Land" to the profanity of
Tampa Red's "Let me play with your poodle". SA Roots 'n Blues highlights
one of the 4 tunes penned by Chris ... we have gone for the profane and selected
track 5 "crop duster blues". The double entendre is not dead! Baby
let me dust your crop!
Chris White: From the Sacred to the Profane
Track 5: Crop Duster Blues
Cropduster
Blues won
song of the year at the 2004 Victorian Blues Music Awards. It
was a joint winner with Lloyd Spiegel's Dyin' Slow.
