Show Me the Way Home, Honey

Braithwaite & Whiteley - Sugar & Gold

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 39:41
Size: 90.9 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:33] 1. Freedom Train
[5:19] 2. Sugar And Gold
[3:55] 3. Children Go Where I Send Thee
[3:44] 4. Woke Up This Morning
[3:33] 5. Mary Ann Shadd
[3:03] 6. The Ballad Of Alexander Milton Ross
[1:31] 7. Pioneer Medley
[3:15] 8. The Road Is Long
[3:35] 9. By The Shores Of Lake Huron
[2:16] 10. Woke Up This Morning (Reprise)
[4:52] 11. Go Down Moses

Diana Braithwaite's personal history as the direct descendant of American Blacks that were able to escape to freedom in Canada through the Underground Railroad lead to the creation of a multimedia musical history workshop that Braithwaite and Whiteley have taken to primary and middle schools across North America. This Underground Railroad workshop has been performed over 5 years to more than 60,000 students and community groups across the country.

Braithwaite was dubbed a "national treasure" by Bluz FM radio host Danny Marks. Toronto born and raised, her ancestors traveled to Canada from Virginia, via the Underground Railroad. A gifted and captivating performer, Diana was chosen by Sarah McLachlan to open Lilith Fair at the Molson Amphitheatre, before 18,000 people, Her talent, and authentic blues shows have led her into the company of such stalwarts as Mel Brown, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker and Jeff Healey. Appearances at shows in North America, U.K. and Europe led to her reputation as a world-class blues singer.

Kansas born Whiteley moved with his family to Toronto, where as a teen-age performer he met blues legend Lonnie Johnson, who taught and encouraged him. During the late 70's he toured and recorded with Leon Redbone, appearing with him on Saturday Night Live. He also met a great mentor in legendary Chicago piano player Blind John Davis, who had been the house piano player at Bluebird Records, Whiteley toured and recorded with Davis, as well as building a solid reputation as a multi-instrumental session player, appearing on over 200 recordings, and as a solo artist, leading to numerous Canadian Maple Blues Awards as both songwriter and horn player of the year, and a Jazz Report Magazine Blues Album of the Year Award. In 2010 Whiteley was awarded the prestigious BLUES WITH A FEELING AWARD, for lifetime achievement in the blues.

Together, Braithwaite and Whiteley continue to expand their horizons, and please audiences young and old.

Sugar & Gold

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