Show Me the Way Home, Honey

Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig

Styles: Neo-Traditional Folk, Piedmont Blues, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Country Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, String Bands
Label: Nonesuch
Released: 2010
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 89,0 MB
Time: 38:41
Art: front

1. Peace Behind the Bridge - 2:35
2. Trouble in Your Mind - 2:56
3. Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine - 3:00
4. Hit 'Em Up Style - 3:57
5. Cornbread and Butterbeans - 3:10
6. Snowden's Jig (Genuine Negro Jig) - 3:52
7. Why Don't You Do Right? - 3:37
8. Cindy Gal - 2:28
9. Kissin' and Cussin' - 3:21
10. Sandy Boys - 2:25
11. Reynadine - 2:37
12. Trampled Rose - 4:37

Personnel:
Dom Flemons - 4 String Banjo, Drums, Foot Percussion, Guitar, Jug, Throat Singing, Vocals
Rhiannon Giddens - 5 String Banjo, Fiddle, Kazoo, Vocals
Justin Robinson - Autoharp, Beat Box, Fiddle, Foot Percussion, Handclapping, Vocals
Sule Greg Wilson - Frame Drum, Percussion, Tambourine

Notes: Carolina Chocolate Drops are one of the last exponents of Piedmont string’n’jug band music, an African-American rural style dating back to the early 20th century from the Piedmont Plateau, essentially the foothills of the southern Appalachian Mountains.
For the most part this album’s an unashamedly foot-stomping countrified fiddle-and-banjo racket, and with it the trio reclaim what is usually assumed to be exclusively hillbilly property. But this historic black style is mountain music with something more, as these 12 tracks show how it fits between the European quadrilles and the Anglo/Celtic folk that came across the Atlantic and the rural blues and ragtime jazz that grew out the American South, informing so much contemporary music. And in the hands of the Carolina Chocolate Drops this history lesson is far from dry.
The relatively youthful threesome learned their craft from original Piedmont players and swap instruments – banjo, fiddle, jug, harmonica, guitar, snare drum and kazoo – with ease, and although they all sing, the guys, Dom Flemons and Justin Robinson, leave most of the vocals to the opera-trained Rhiannon Giddens. Cleverly, the group mix traditional songs with original compositions and a couple of surprising covers, allowing them to honour the past, then subtly nudge it forward linking it to the modern music they grew up with.
Of the former, Cindy Gal, Cornbread and Butterbeans and Sandy Boys are joyous jigs, with lyrics about life in general, while Snowden’s Jig and the stunning, a cappella Reynadine show the pensive, bluesy side of the original style. New song Kissin’ and Cussin’ arranges the mountain instruments into what becomes an intriguing contemporary ballad, while their turning of Tom Waits’ Trampled Rose into syncopated country blues adds yet another layer of poignancy to an already heart-wrenching number.
The big surprise, though, is the pickin’, fiddlin’ and slappin’ version of Blu Cantrell’s Hit ‘em Up Style, which totally countrifies an urban classic to create a tune that would be just as at home in hoedown as any blinging city nightclub. It’s the highlight of an extraordinary and stylish album. ~ Lloyd Bradley 2010

Genuine Negro Jig



• Carolina Chocolate Drops - Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind
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Oznake: Contemporary Country, Piedmont Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, String Bands, Carolina Chocolate Drops, folk, Country

Fabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo - Mercy

Styles: Blues, Folk, Gospel
Released: 2008
Label: Ultra Sound Records
File: mp3@320K/s
Size: 145.2 MB
Time: 62:50
Art: front

1. Mercy feat. Garth Hudson
2. Walkin’ blues feat. Rob Paparozzi
3. Needed time feat. Ponty Bone
4. You gotta move
5. Nobody’s fault but mine feat. Rob Paparozzi
6. Wyfaring stranger
7. Down by the riverside
8. People get ready
9. This train feat. Donnie Price
10. Will the circle be unbroken feat. Ponty Bone
11. Amazing Grace
12. Jesus on the mainline
13. I want Jesus to walk with me feat. Garth and Maud Hudson
14. Precious Lord
Bonus tracks:
15. John The Revelator (band version) feat. Garth and Maud Hudson
16. Cross road blues (new band version) feat. Seth Walker
17. The soul of a man (new band version)
18. Amazing Grace 1993

Notes: 2008 album from Italian harmonica maestro Fabrizio Poggi and his band Chicken Mambo. Three tracks recorded in Woodstock with Garth and Maud Hudson, after Poggi's 2007 tour of the US' South. Garth plays piano and organ on tracks 1 and 15, and accordion on track 13. Maud Hudson on vocals on tracks 13 and 15.
2008 Mercy was the best blues album in Italy
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Mercy



• Fabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo - Spirit Of Mercy
• Fabrizio Poggi & Francesco Garolfi - The Breath Of Soul

Oznake: Acoustic Blues, Fabrizio Poggi, Chicken Mambo, Gospel, Italy, folk

Dave Kelly - When the Blues Come To Call

Styles: Blues-Rock, Acoustic Blues, Folk
Label: Hypertension
Released: 1994
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 99,3 MB
Time: 43:23
Art: front + back

1. You can't Judge A Book By The Cover - 3:35
2. The Duisberg Blues - 4:05
3. Let's Talk It Over - 3:27
4. Jim Canaan - 2:29
5. 32-20 - 3:39
6. Hoodoo Lady - 3:06
7. The River - 4:35
8. Oklahoma - 2:07
9. She's Funny That Way - 3:50
10. No More Doggin' - 3:34
11. When the Blues Come To Call - 4:37
12. Rooster Blues - 4:13

Personnel:
Dave Kelly - guitar, vocals
Ed Deane - guitar (1,9,11,12)
Bill Gautier - guitar (1,3)
Andy Brown - bass (1,7,9,11,12)
Marcus Cliffe - double bass (2,4,5,8)
Chuck Leavell - organ (1), piano (7,9)
Geraint Watkins - piano (11,12), organ (11)
Pick Withers - drums (1,7,9,11,12)
Sam Kelly Jr. - drums (2,8)
Liz Kitchen - percussion (1,5,7), spoons (4,8), washboard (4,8), vibes (8,9)
Christine Collister - vocals (3)
Gary Thomas - didgeridoo (5)
Peter Filleul - high string synth (5), piano (8)
John 'Lofty' Randall - cymbal (6)
John Hammond - harmonica (12)

Notes: David William 'Dave' Kelly (born 13 March 1947, Streatham, South London), is a British blues singer, guitarist and composer, who has been active on the British blues music scene since the 1960s. He has performed with the John Dummer Blues Band, Tramp, his own Dave Kelly Band and The Blues Band (read more about his latest work).
His sister, Jo Ann Kelly, was also a blues singer, and she and Dave participated in many musical projects together.
Kelly is a disciple of Fred McDowell.

When the Blues Come To Call



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Oznake: Dave Kelly, Acoustic Blues, folk, British Blues

Barbara Dane - I Hate The Capitalist System

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:08
Size: 121.6 MB
Styles: Folk
Year: 1973/2012
Art: Front

[3:14] 1. I Hate The Capitalist System
[4:12] 2. Lonesome Jailhouse Blues
[2:36] 3. Detroit Medley
[5:47] 4. Deportees (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
[0:50] 5. Goodbye To Cold Winter
[2:30] 6. A Single Girl
[3:56] 7. Ludlow Massacre
[3:31] 8. I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister
[4:12] 9. Things Are Slow
[5:47] 10. Song Of My Hands
[3:35] 11. Bitter Rain
[2:49] 12. Song Of The Coats
[3:41] 13. The Kent State Massacre
[6:21] 14. Working Class Woman

In 1973, Paredon Records gave Barbara Dane the opportunity to speak about the struggles of the American working class on I Hate The Capitalist System. She offers social commentary on the Ludlow Massacre of 1914 and the disadvantages of capitalism to the struggle in Vietnam. She sings these 14 political ballads in a traditional folk style, accompanying herself on guitar. Liner notes include an opening essay by Irwin Silver about Kane and the inspiration for her work, lyrics and explanation for each song.

I Hate The Capitalist System

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Oznake: Barbara Dane, folk

Various - Classic Appalachian Blues From Smithsonian Folkways

Styles: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues Folk
Label: Folkways
Released: 2010
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 152,0 MB
Time: 66:23
Art: full

1. Sticks McGhee - My Baby's Gone - 3:45
2. Big Chief Ellis with Cephas and Wiggins - Louise Blues - 5:14
3. Doc Watson - Sitting on Top of the World - 2:57
4. John Jackson - Railroad Bill - 3:34
5. Bill Williams - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - 2:15
6. Pink Anderson - You Don't Know My Mind - 2:35
7. J. C. Burris - Blues Around My Bed - 2:54
8. Reverend Gary Davis - Hesitation Blues - 3:15
9. Brownie McGhee - Pawn Shop Blues - 3:01
10. Archie Edwards - The Road is Rough and Rocky - 3:23
11. Carl Martin, Ted Bogan and Tommy Armstrong - Hoodoo Blues - 5:13
12. Lesley Riddle - Red River Blues - 2:04
13. Sam Jackson - Walking Cane Peg Leg - 2:30
14. Etta Baker - One Dime Blues - 3:43
15. Roscoe Holcomb - Mississippi Heavy Water Blues - 2:13
16. Josh White - Outskirts of Town - 3:02
17. Baby Tate - See What You Done Done - 2:31
18. Marvin and Turner Foddrell - I Got a Woman - 2:50
19. John Tinsley - Girl Dressed in Green - 1:56
20. E.C. Ball - Blues in the Morning - 3:36
21. Sticks McGhee - Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee) - 3:42


Credits

Notes: The "mountain cousin" of the Delta blues, Appalachian blues bears the stamp of a distinctive regional blend of European and African styles and sounds born at the cultural crossroads of railroad camps, mines, and rural settlements. Drawn from deep within the Folkways collection and from historic live recordings at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the music of bedrock blues performers such as Pink Anderson, Lesley Riddle, Etta Baker, John Jackson, and Doc Watson shines bright, claiming Appalachia as a key cradle of American acoustic blues. 21 tracks, 66 minutes, 40-page booklet.
This is the 18th release overall and the fourth blues release in the Classic series from Smithsonian Folkways. Click here to learn more about this enjoyable introduction to the diverse repertoire of American music.

Classic Appalachian Blues From Smithsonian Folkways



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Oznake: Various, Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, folk

Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:03
Size: 80.2 MB
Styles: Folk, Country, Appalachian
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[1:41] 1. Wilson rag
[2:46] 2. Freight train
[2:12] 3. Going down the road feeling bad
[1:14] 4. I don't love nobody
[0:57] 5. Ain't got no honey baby now
[2:33] 6. Graduation march
[2:15] 7. Honey baby your papa cares for you
[2:11] 8. Vastopol
[3:49] 9. Here old rattler here / Sent for my fiddle sent for my bow (Sent for my fiddle sent for my son) / Georgia Buck
[2:19] 10. Run...run / Mama your son done gone
[3:03] 11. Sweet bye and bye / What a friend we have in Jesus
[4:43] 12. Oh babe it ain't no lie
[2:51] 13. Spanish Flang Dang
[2:23] 14. When I get home

Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy

Styles: Contemporary Blues, New Acoustic, Political Folk, Progressive Folk
Released: 2007
Label: Nonesuch
File: mp3@320K/s
Size: 162.3 MB
Time: 70:53
Art: full

1. Suitcase In My Hand - 2:54
2. Cat & Mouse - 5:02
3. Strike! - 5:08
4. J. Edgar - 2:37
5. Footprints In The Snow - 3:07
6. Sundown Town - 2:57
7. Green Dog - 7:33
8. The Dying Truck Driver - 4:56
9. Christmas In Southgate - 3:27
10. Hank Williams - 4:09
11. Red Cat Till I Die - 3:08
12. Three Chords And The Truth - 5:02
13. My Name Is Buddy - 3:12
14. One Cat, One Vote, One Beer - 4:16
15. Cardboard Avenue - 4:34
16. Farm Girl - 3:54
17. There's A Bright Side Somewhere - 4:49


Personnel:
Ry Cooder (vocals, guitar, bajo sexto, banjo, mandola, keyboards, bass); Buddy Red Cat (vocals, guitar); Roland White (vocals, mandolin); Julliette Cammagere, Bobby "Blanco" King, Bobby King , Juliette Commagere (vocals); Paddy Moloney (whistling, whistle, Uilleann pipe); Lefty Mouse (fiddle); Reverend Tom Toad (tambourine); Terry Evans (vocals); Mike Seeger (banjo, fiddle, harmonica); Pete Seeger (banjo); Flaco Jiménez (accordion); Jon Hassell (trumpet); Jacky Terrasson, Van Dyke Parks (piano); Joachim Cooder (keyboards, drums, percussion); Jim Keltner (drums)

Notes: With a concept that could have failed on so many levels in lesser hands, Ry Cooder stuns once again in MY NAME IS BUDDY and demonstrates why he is one of America's most adventurous musicians. His chosen material is a loose collection of animal character sketches--the titular Buddy is a cat--based on labor struggles and the lower class in Depression-era America. Think of it as Woody Guthrie meets Beatrix Potter.
While an odd construct on page for a man that jammed with Beefheart, the Stones, and the Buena Vista Social Club, MY NAME IS BUDDY flies with every track. The stellar cast of musicians includes the brothers Seeger, Van Dyke Parks, Jim Keltner, Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, and Flaco Jimenez, and grounds the fairy tale atmosphere with musical blood and guts. The ensembles tear through early-19th-century forms (country blues, bluegrass, and old-time arrangements) with a rollicking flair.

My Name Is Buddy



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Oznake: Ry Cooder, Contemporary Blues, New Acoustic, folk

Barbara Dane - Anthology Of American Folk Songs

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:58
Size: 110.8 MB
Styles: Folk
Year: 1959/2006
Art: Front

[3:42] 1. When I Was A Young Girl
[2:09] 2. Little Maggie
[2:21] 3. Nine Hundred Miles
[4:44] 4. Turkey Reveille
[3:44] 5. Who's Gonna' Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot
[2:56] 6. Ramblin'
[4:06] 7. Girl Of Constant Sorrow
[2:18] 8. Gypsy Davy
[2:13] 9. Single Girl
[2:35] 10. I Know Where I'm Going
[3:05] 11. The Danville Girl
[2:23] 12. Stung Right
[4:21] 13. Greensleeves
[3:17] 14. La Lee Too Dum
[3:57] 15. Don't Sing Love Songs


Barbara Dane presented 15 traditional songs on this acoustic outing, accompanied by her guitar and by Tom Paley of the New Lost City Ramblers on guitar and banjo. Dane sings in a low, rich voice on this stark but effective collection, and it's easy to hear how she might have been an influence on, or at least an ancestor of, 1960s bluesy white folk and folk-rock singers such as Judy Henske and Tracy Nelson. Although some of the songs had been and would go around the block many times -- "Nine Hundred Miles," "Girl of Constant Sorrow," "Gypsy Davy," and "Greensleeves," for instance -- Dane's interpretations are committed and somberly moving. It's a good folk album for the era, well above the average in terms of guts and feeling. ~ Richie Unterberger

Barbara Dane (vocals, guitar); Tom Paley (guitar, banjo).

Anthology Of American Folk Songs

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Oznake: Barbara Dane, Tom Paley, folk

Toby Walker - What You See Is What You Get

Size: 123,1 MB
Time: 52:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Finger-Picked Guitar, Acoustic Blues, Folk
Label: Loose Truth Music
Art: Front

01. Baby, Please Don't Go (3:08)
02. She's Into Something (4:47)
03. Everything I Want (3:53)
04. Glory, Glory (2:47)
05. God Moves On The Water (3:45)
06. Swing Bean (2:34)
07. Dead Stray Dog (3:12)
08. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl (3:32)
09. Statesboro Blues (3:48)
10. Putting On The Blakes (3:31)
11. Ham Hound Crave (2:22)
12. Roaches And Bedbugs (2:51)
13. Highway (3:41)
14. Put Something Stupid On The Tube (2:47)
15. Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied (2:34)
16. Custard Pie (3:00)

Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as a roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso who has toured the US, England, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. Walker has been featured in the New York Times, the London Sunday Times, the London BBC, Sirius-XM radio and was the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award given out by the Blues Foundation in Memphis TN.

Walker combines the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, rock and old time jazz into his own unique style. Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane says "Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away" and has employed Walker to teach at his famous Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp for 6 years. In 2010 Walker won the NY Music Award for 'Best Instrumental CD,' sharing the honors with Mariah Carey, Rufus Wainwright and Judy Collins among many others.

Walker has recently released three instructional guitar DVD's for the world famous company Homespun Tapes, both of which have been getting rave reviews and his latest CD release 'Shake Shake Mama' has been hailed as a shining success in the genre of traditional blues recordings.
Carnegie Hall acknowledged his rare talents and hired him to augment and teach in their "American Roots" program aimed at honor level middle school students.

Toby’s passion for blues, rags, folk, and other traditional American music drove him to leave an apartment crammed full of recordings, books and instruments for the Mississippi Delta, Virginia and the Carolinas where he tracked down some of the more obscure - but immensely talented - music makers of an earlier era. He learned directly from Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas,Etta Baker, and R.L Burnside, among others.

What You See Is What You Get



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Oznake: Toby Walker, Acoustic Blues, folk, Folk-Blues

Dan Baker - Pistol In My Pocket

Size: 76,3 MB
Time: 32:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Alt. Country, Folk, Americana
Label: Dan Baker
Art: Front

01. Pistol In My Pocket (2:06)
02. Threw Me Down The Well (3:21)
03. Never Alone (2:32)
04. What I'm Looking For (3:40)
05. Up On The Roof (2:09)
06. Down In The Canyon (4:39)
07. One Of Them (3:50)
08. She's Not Gonna Call (2:30)
09. Coming Home (5:08)
10. Not Gonna Say It (2:44)

Dan Baker was living in Chelsea MA, during the recording of his new record. A small city on the outskirts of Boston, Baker describes the city as "A place littered with factories, oil tanks, and pot holes! surrounded by great heaps of salt and scrap metal". Being influenced by his surroundings Baker wrote many songs about the town, one even making it onto the record, the title track "Pistol in my Pocket", Baker states, "That song came about from a conversation I had. I was talking to the clerk at the 7-Eleven down the street. He was telling me about all the times his store had been held up! at one point he said pistol in my pocket and I guess that just got stuck in my head".
The city of Chelsea, luckily for Baker, is also where 1867 Recording Studio is located. A former Masonic Temple, the studio boasts 60 foot vaulted ceilings with walls still equipped with their masonic images and moldings. Baker knew he had found the right place so he called in his band and they got to work. The recording process was fairly straightforward; they all set up in the middle of the temple/live-room and cut everything live.
The result is Dan Baker's third record, "Pistol in my Pocket". A record that finds Baker more matured and in command of his craft. With songs of betrayal and revenge as well as songs of love-lost and love-regained. A small record with a big punch: gritty, raw, but heartfelt and nostalgic, and much like Baker's first two records you'll be hanging onto every word. This is a great record, with everything you've come to expect and more from this great New England based singer/songwriter.

Pistol In My Pocket



• Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers - Mississippi Roll •
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Oznake: Dan Baker, folk, Country, Americana

Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers - Mississippi Roll

Styles: Western Swing, Old-Timey, Ragtime, Traditional Country and Folk
Label: Independent
Released: 2012
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 109,0 MB
Time: 47:21
Art: front

1. Life's a Drag (But Not Mine) - 3:21
2. Turn Your Money Green (feat. Charlie Parr) - 2:58
3. Delia (feat. Spider John Koerner) - 2:42
4. Cincinnati Flow (feat. Dakota Dave Hull) - 2:56
5. Deeper Blues (feat. Cornbread Harris) - 6:31
6. Goin' Back Home - 2:27
7. Sweet Mama Hurry Home (Or I'll Be Gone) - 2:37
8. Place Your Bets - 3:14
9. Rope Stretchin' Blues (feat. Charlie Parr) - 3:07
10. Cocaine Blues - 3:07
11. Ezekiel (feat. Spider John Koerner) - 3:13
12. Must Have Been the Devil - 2:22
13. Mississippi Roll - 1:49
14. Step It Up and Go - 3:20
15. Do You Think About Tomorrow? - 3:31


Personnel:
Spider John Koerner - 12 String & Vocals
Charlie Parr - 12 String & Vocals
James Samuel Conrbread Harris - Piano & Vocals
Dakota Dave Hull - National Guitar
Jack Klatt - 6 String & Vocals
Sabyre Rae Daniels - Ukulele & Vocals
Patrick Harrison - Accordion & Washboard
Josh Granowski - Upright Bass
Kip Jones - Violin
Mike 'Razz' Russell - Mandolin
Jim Tenbensel - Trombone

Notes: Jack Klatt, native of Minnesota's Mississippi river banks, has traveled far and wide through the highways and bi-ways of America, Europe and Canada with his guitar always near by. A self-taught musician and lyricist with eyes and ears wide open, always eager to soak up songs and stories. Klatt has sang in countless barrooms, cafes, living rooms, theaters and street corners all over the world, entertaining folks with his boisterous finger-picking style and whiskey worn voice, continuing the troubador tradition of folks like Utah Phillips, Blind Willie MacTell and Towns Van Zandt.
In 2009 Klatt settled down in Minneapolis, formed a band and founded the Cat Swingers. Soon enough he found himself performing around 100-150 nights a year perfecting his crafts of performance and songwriting.
In 2011 Klatt received a Minnesota State Arts Grant to record a collaborative album with a number of veteran Minnesota legends including Spider John Koerner, Dakota Dave Hull, Cornbread Harris and Charlie Parr. Mississippi Roll has since garnered praise all the way from California to the UK.
With a solo album under his belt you can expect to see him back on the road, with or without his Cat Swingers, rollin' through a town near you.

Mississippi Roll



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Oznake: Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers, Old-Timey, Country, folk

Mississippi John Hurt - The Complete Studio Recordings (3-disc set)

THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS contains TODAY! (1966)/THE IMMORTAL MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT (1967)/LAST SESSIONS (1966). Although not as consistently magnificent as Hurt's 1928 recordings, the performances the artist recorded for Vanguard in the mid 1960's would be the zenith of many blues artist's entire careers. Songs like the opening "Payday" and "Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home" rank with any folk-blues song ever recorded. This fantastic set collects the three albums Vanguard released in Hurt's lifetime and as such is undeniably the package to go for to acquire these later gems. ~ Thomas Ward

All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recorded at Manhattan Towers Hotel, New York, New York in February 1966. Solo performer: Mississippi John Hurt (vocals, guitar).

Album: The Complete Studio Recordings (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:26
Size: 92.6 MB
Styles: Folk
Year: 2000

[4:17] 1. Payday
[2:54] 2. I'm Satisfied
[2:56] 3. Candy Man
[4:33] 4. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
[5:06] 5. Talking Casey
[1:51] 6. Corrina, Corrina
[3:47] 7. Coffee Blues
[4:08] 8. Louis Collins
[3:33] 9. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
[3:21] 10. If You Don't Want Me Baby
[3:25] 11. Spike Driver Blues
[0:29] 12. Beulah Land

The Complete Studio Recordings (Disc 1)

Oznake: Mississippi John Hurt, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, folk

John Fahey - Vanguard Visionaries

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:23
Size: 117.7 MB
Styles: Folk
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[5:11] 1. Lion
[3:43] 2. March! For Martin Luther King
[5:09] 3. Requiem For John Hurt
[4:13] 4. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of Th
[4:51] 5. The Yellow Princess
[7:16] 6. Irish Setter
[7:40] 7. Requiem for Molly (Part 1)
[7:46] 8. Requiem for Molly (Part 2)
[2:33] 9. Requiem For Molly (Part 3)
[2:56] 10. Requiem For Molly (Part 4)


Though John Fahey cut only three records for Vanguard between 1966 and 1969 (he cut a slew for his own Takoma label as well) , some of his most adventurous -- and some would say maddening -- work is here. Vanguard Visionaries compiles ten cuts from the latter two of these LPs, 1967's Requia & Other Compositions for Guitar Solo, and 1969's Yellow Princess. From the former, some listeners will be either gratified or horrified to know that all four parts of "Requiem for Molly" -- a 20-minute composition for acoustic guitar and electronic tape montage with the manipulation of found sounds -- is here, as is the beautiful and moving "Requiem for John Hurt." The other five cuts from Yellow Princess, represent Fahey's "American Primitive" trademark guitar style, full of its mode and stylistic changes all though repetition and rhythmic shifts. These cuts, serve, as well as any, the mannerisms of Fahey's playing on his earlier Takoma recordings. That said, he is forever unpredictable, no matter how often one hears these songs. His playing is simply the element of imagination and surprise itself. While it's true that "Requiem for Milly," may be off-putting for those looking for a real introduction to Fahey, this is his earliest experimentation with the electronic sounds he explored a great deal more in his later career, and stands as a singular moment in his catalog. ~Thom Jurek

Vanguard Visionaries

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David Philips - The Rooftop Recordings

Styles: acoustic blues, folk
Released: 2011
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 96,4 MB
Time: 42:05
Scans: front

1. Help Me Forget - 3:23
2. You Didn`t Make Me - 4:22
3. Our Own Hands - 3:44
4. Raised In The North - 3:42
5. What Am I - 4:25
6. Kind Stranger - 3:14
7. South East Breeze - 3:53
8. Tied Up, Gagged And Bound - 3:33
9. Stones Throw - 2:53
10. Mountain To Climb - 4:32
11. When I`m Drunk - 3:15
12. Kind Stranger (reprise) - 1:03

by S. Victor Aaron

Making up tunes and whiling away the hours with an acoustic guitar on a roof terrace of a flat in an exotic locale like Barcelona, Spain seems like a dream way for one to spend their days. British expatriate troubadour David Philips has lived that dream, but he's sharing that dream with us through his upcoming CD The Rooftop Recordings.

On just his second album, Philips does away with already sparse accompaniment of Heal Yourself Alone and made The Rooftop Recordings all by himself, save for the remastering. Recorded in a room that leads out to the roof terrace, Philips engineered, produced and mixed a record that featured only him, his acoustic guitar and guest appearances by his 3 string cigar box guitar, a ukulele and a lap style dobro. Oh, and also a harmonica and some percussion provided by foot stomping here or there. All twelve songs are fresh new tunes that Philips conceived in that Spanish flat.

Having worked as a guitar sideman for such various acts as Brian Jackson (Gil Scott-Heron, Kool and the Gang), George Braith, Charlie Wood (Albert King), Alvin Youngblood Hart, Hook Herrera (Richie Sambora, Govt Mule) and Geoff Young (Sting, Steely Dan, Jackson Browne), Philips could have continued going on making records for others but some 5-6 years ago he discovered a passion as a singer-songwriter and his solo career was launched. So, Philips hadn't been doing this folk/blues gig all his life, it only sounds that way.

The Rooftop Recordings (MC)
The Rooftop Recordings (Zippy)

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Oznake: Acoustic Blues, folk, David Philips

John McGale - John McGale & Friends Of The Devil

Size: 137,3 MB
Time: 59:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues, Rock, Folk, Country
Label: JCM
Art: Front

01. Lay Down Sally (Feat. Jimmy James & Robby Bolduc) (4:54)
02. Rock Me (Feat. Gina Seram) (5:34)
03. Blue Suede Shoes (Feat. Jerry Mercer & Breen Leboeuf) (5:40)
04. Riverboat Fantasy (Feat. Pete Dawg) (4:12)
05. Spooky (Feat. Nelson Carter) (3:33)
06. Superstition (Feat. The Buzz Band & Mannix) (4:32)
07. Fiddle Session (Feat. Jonanthan Moorman) (5:25)
08. Chicken Cordon Blues - Dirty Saxophone Blues (Feat. Eric Khayat) (9:13)
09. That's Alright Mama (Feat. Jim Zeller) (5:16)
10. Brother Louis (Feat. Angel) (3:32)
11. Hooked On A Feeling (Feat. Jonathan Moorman) (3:23)
12. Green Green Grass Of Home (Feat. Nelson Carter) (4:20)

Featuring performances by Jerry Mercer (April Wine) Breen LeBoeuf (Offenbach) Jimmy James, Jim Zeller, Angel, Jonathan Moorman, Nelson Carter, Eric Khayat, Gina Seram, Robby Bolduc (Offenbach) Pete Dogg and Manix. This is an exciting Live Cd recorded at a nightclub in the Montreal area and features these artists in relaxed and "no-holds-barred" performances. Refreshing and energetic versions of some classic songs on this one!

John McGale & Friends Of The Devil



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Oznake: John McGale, Acoustic Blues, folk, Country, rock

Scott Palmer - Ruckus

Size: 85,0 MB
Time: 36:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues, Country Rock, Folk Rock
Label: Scott Palmer
Art: Front

01. In The Pocket (2:22)
02. Percolate (2:25)
03. All In Stride (4:18)
04. The Someday Blues (4:05)
05. Tough Scuffle (3:31)
06. Bustin' At The Seams (2:51)
07. Devil May Care (2:50)
08. Good Ol' Boy (3:19)
09. The Whole Darn Thing (2:07)
10. Look Away (3:30)
11. Leave It To Me (2:49)
12. Spit In Your Eye (2:25)

Gritty original lyrics are the centerpiece to this album recorded in southern Illinois, near the Kentucky boarder. This album is chalked full of passion and fire. Recorded in just eleven days, a group of approximately a dozen gifted musicians bring a heart-wrenching intensity to the performance and delivery of these twelve songs; so much so that the listener is hard-pressed not to feel the sincerity and truth that runs throughout this songwriter's poignant depictions. Lead instruments range from stellar acoustic and electric guitar work, to outstanding harmonica and trumpet performances. The percussion throughout the disc is creative and inventive with a steadiness that creates a perfect foundation for this project to build upon. This recording possesses an almost live feel and dynamic, while maintaining a tightness only found when skilled musicians are completely immersed in their creative process. Definitely a rare gem that any music lover will be glad to have stumbled across. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

Ruckus



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Oznake: Scott Palmer, Acoustic Blues, folk, Country

Hans Theessink - Next Morning At Sunrise

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Folk, Country
Label: Autogram
Released: 1970
File: mp3 @Vbr ~319K/s (from Vinyl)
Size: 43,8 MB
Time: 19:12
Art: front

1. Rubber Dolly - 1:58
2. Death Letter Blues - 2:50
3. Baby Please Don't Go - 2:23
4. Honey Babe Blues - 2:45
5. The Cuckoo - 3:18
6. Next Morning At Sunrise - 2:34
7. Nine Pound Hammer - 3:20

Personnel:
Hans Theessink - vocals, mandolin
Harry Tulp - vocals, guitar, mouthharp
Toon Engelbertink - violin

Notes: We've already had an American in Paris, but a Dutchman in Vienna? And one who has dedicated himself, body and soul, to American blues and roots music? Okay, Hans Theessink (pronounced Tay-sink) did not pick the easiest way to do this, but he has done so with a certain degree of single-mindedness.

Like others of his generation, in the early 1960‘s a love of the Blues took hold of the man whom Bo Diddley described as "one helluva guitar player", and it has not let go since. Above all, the country blues with its earthy and heartfelt sound impressed Hans Theessink and played a major role in his development as a musician. His roots are unmistakenly in the blues, but has also been influenced by countless other aspects of roots music. This musical variety has become a trademark of Hans Theessink, who as a songwriter has succeeded in building bridges to the present in addressing issues which reflect the reality of the here and now.
Hans is probably Europe's bluesexport Nr.1 - one of the top blues and roots musicians worldwide who has entertained audiences around the globe during a musical career that spans over more than 35 years. The world's leading bluespaper - US magazine Blues Revue wrote: "Hans Theessink is an international blues treasure. He is one of the world's pre-eminent country pickers and his warm baritone expresses blues".

Theessink's first recording was an EP in 1970. Since then his music has continually developed and so far Hans has released 20 albums, a songbook, a blues-guitar instruction video and a DVD. His CDs are guaranteed award winners. "Banjoman", the tribute project to Derroll Adams, that Hans produced with Arlo Guthrie, was recently nominated for a Grammy.
In 2004 Hans got the Austrian Amadeus award for "Songs from the Southland", a tribute to the music of the American South - a constant source of inspiration and companion on his musical journey. A Danish Music Award for best bluesalbum followed in 2005. His most recent CD "Bridges" - a recording with the new Hans Theessink Band, is again nominated for the Amadeus in the category best Blues-, Jazz-, Roots-, Folk-album. Hans' latest work is a DVD "Live in Concert" - "A Blues & Roots Revue" - it shows the Hans Theessink Band in action + lots of other special features. Hans' productions are known for their excellent sound quality and are also in big demand in HiFi circles.

Through his unmistakable guitarwork, sonorous baritone voice and stage presence, Hans has attained a status which is unique for a European. He has performed at many of the most prominent North American music festivals such as the "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival", the "Chicago Blues Festival", the "Kerville Folk Festival", the "Toronto Soul & Blues Festival", the "Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival", the "Edmonton Folk Festival", the "St.Louis Blues & Heritage Festival", the "King Biscuit Blues Festival", the "Woody Guthrie Festival" and the "Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise" to name a few.

Hans Theessink has become one of the most sought-after artists of the international blues scene. He is more or less constantly "on tour" and plays an average of 200 concerts a year - a modern day troubadour and entertainer who keeps on spellbinding audiences all over the world with his rich and emotional sounds. ~ theessink.com

Next Morning At Sunrise



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Oznake: Hans Theessink, Acoustic Blues, Country, Holland, folk