Show Me the Way Home, Honey

Maria Muldaur - Richland Woman Blues

Styles: Folk-Blues
Released: 2001
Label: Stony Plain
File: mp3@320K/s
Size: 102.2 MB
Time: 46:32
Art: front + back

1. Richland Woman Blues - 4:32
2. Grasshoppers In My Pillow - 3:24
3. It's A Blessing - 3:48
4. Me And My Chauffeur Blues - 3:15
5. Put It Right Here - 3:19
6. I'm Goin' Back Home - 2:58
7. My Man Blues - 4:05
8. In My Girlish Days - 2:19
9. Far Away Blues - 2:57
10. I Got To Move - 4:52
11. Lonesome Desert Blues - 3:04
12. Soul Of A Man - 2:51
13. I Belong To That Band - 4:18
14. It's A Blessing (Reprise) - 0:45


Personnel:
Maria Muldaur - vocals
and
Amos Garrett - 12-string guitar (2)
Angela Strehli - vocals (6,7)
David Wilkie - mandocello (2)
Ernie Hawkins - guitar (13)
Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart - vocals, guitar (10)
Taj Mahal - vocals, guitar (12)
Bonnie Raitt - vocals, slide guitar (3)
Roy Rogers - guitar, slide guitar (4,8)
John Sebastian - guitar (1)
Dave Matthews - piano (5,7,11)
Tracy Nelson - vocals (9)

Notes: Richland Woman Blues was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Best known for that ditty about camels, Maria Muldaur has since established herself as one of the finest folk/country/jazz/blues/gospel interpreters ever to have a Top Five single. After 26 years and 24 solo albums, Muldaur -- inspired by a trip to Memphis' Beale Street -- digs deep into her roots and pays tribute to the classic blues women of the '20s and '30s. Aided by the similarly inclined Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, and Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, Muldaur breezes through 14 tunes from icons Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie, as well as obscurities from the Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, and Blind Willie Johnson. Keeping the unplugged accompaniment stripped way down to a single guitar or piano and occasional bass, Muldaur has room to maneuver her evocative vocals that shift from gritty groans to a high-pitched edgy trill. Far from a dry history lesson, these songs are performed with the strength and tenacity of the women who originally sang them. Whether spinning saucy, double entendre lyrics in "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" ("the way you ride so easy, I can't turn you down") or longing for her Southern home after moving north during the Depression in Bessie Smith's "Far Away Blues," the singer remains invigorated and inspired throughout. By returning to her late-'60s Jim Kweskin Jug Band coffeehouse days, Maria Muldaur has discovered her middle-aged oasis with Richland Woman Blues. And there's not a camel in sight. ~ Hal Horowitz

Richland Woman Blues



• Cotton Belly's - This Day... •
• John Hammond - John Hammond Live •

Oznake: Maria Muldaur, Folk-Blues

Maria Muldaur - Barnyard Dance: Jug Band Music For Kids

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:26
Size: 88.0 MB
Styles: Jug Band
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. Mama Don't Allow No Jugband Music 'round Here
[2:55] 2. I Like To Ride A Camel
[2:28] 3. The Barnyard Dance
[2:59] 4. Don't Let It Bother You
[3:02] 5. Threw It Out The Window
[3:10] 6. Singing In The Bathtub
[3:33] 7. All By Myself
[2:55] 8. Under The Chicken Tree
[3:04] 9. Everybody Eats When They Come To My House
[3:22] 10. The Circus Song
[2:54] 11. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor
[5:01] 12. Relax Your Mind


As Maria Muldaur puts it in her liner notes, jug band music is, by its very nature, a "happy, snappy, lighthearted, humorous, goofy, wacky, high-spirited" sound, which certainly would appeal to any child. Why this now-marginalized genre -- born in the '20s and popularized in the '60s via acts such as the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Even Dozen Jug Band (of which Muldaur was a member) -- was never marketed with kids in mind is a good question, but Muldaur hits the perfect note with this collection. Played on washboards, spoons, kazoo, and other fun instruments -- as well as guitar, banjo, bass, fiddle, etc. -- these old songs, with titles like "I Love to Ride My Camel" (wonder if it's the same camel Muldaur sent to bed on her '70s hit "Midnight at the Oasis"), "Under the Chicken Tree," and "Singing in the Bathtub" are whimsical and silly, yet never condescending as so much children's music tends to be. Muldaur's voice is huskier than it was back when she was making her popular albums in the '70s, but it's well-suited to these tunes. This is what she started out doing half-a-century ago, and adults with a soft spot for the jug band-folk style, and for Muldaur's output in recent years, will undoubtedly enjoy this music -- much of it from the traditional folk canon -- as much as their little ones. ~ Jeff Tamarkin

Maria Muldaur (vocals, kazoo); Kit Stovepipe (guitar); Devin Champlin (banjo, mandolin); Suzy Thompson (fiddle); Lucas Hicks (whistle, washboard, spoons, pans, bells); Jim Rothermel (pennywhistle, horns).

Recording information: Dragonfly Studios; Laughing Tiger Studios; Toolshed Sound Lab.

Barnyard Dance: Jug Band Music For Kids

Mo' Albums...
• Keith B. BROWN - Down The Line
• Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin'

Oznake: Maria Muldaur, Jug Band

Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur - Sisters & Brothers

Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues, Folk-Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues
Label: Telarc
Released: 2004
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 120,4 MB
Time: 52:35
Art: full

1. Rock Daniel - 2:09
2. Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - 3:27
3. Get Up Get Ready - 4:28
4. Lean On Me - 4:06
5. Bessie's Advice - 7:17
6. Good Stuff - 3:02
7. Rolling Log - 2:49
8. Gotta Serve Somebody - 5:34
9. Travelin' Woman Blues - 4:29
10. Little Rain - 4:06
11. Maggie Campbell - 2:58
12. Give A Little More - 3:20
13. My Sisters And Brothers - 4:44

Personnel:
Eric Bibb - Guitar, Vocals
Rory Block - Guitar, Vocals
Maria Muldaur - Vocals
Chris Burns - Piano, Wurlitzer, Wurlitzer Piano
Per Hanson - Drums
Mudcat Ward - Bass (Upright), Double Bass

Notes: Sisters and Brothers is a dynamic collection of blues. There isn't a bad track to be found, each one taking you in a new direction. This threesome gives their very best, never once overshadowing someone else. Each artists expressive originality truly compliments the other, highlighting their strengths and creativity. This trio opens the door to a different side of the blues, the hopeful, uplifting, inspiring side. You'll be pleasantly surprised just how infectious this recording becomes, as you play it again and again. It's a genuine "feel good" album with lots of toe-tappin' energy. I highly recommend you dive right into this one.
Read more

Sisters & Brothers



• Paul Geremia - Gamblin' Woman Blues •
• Brother John Sellers - Sings Blues And Folk Songs •

---

Posted by muddy

Oznake: Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Maria Muldaur, Contemporary Blues, Folk-Blues, Acoustic Blues

Maria Muldaur - Garden Of Joy

Styles: Jug Bands, Folk-Blues
Released: 2009
Label: Stony Plain Music
File: mp3@320K/s
Size: 108.7 MB
Time: 46:54
Art: front

1. The Diplomat - 3:49
2. Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye - 3:07
3. Shout You Cats - 3:02
4. The Ghost of St Louis Blues - 3:50
5. Let It Simmer - 4:36
6. Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul - 4:18
7. Medley: Life's Too Short/When Elephants Roost in Bamboo Trees [Medley] - 5:13
8. Garden of Joy - 2:23
9. He Calls That Religion - 4:08
10. I Ain't Gonna Marry - 2:57
11. Bank Failure Blues - 5:24
12. The Panic Is On - 4:03

Personnel:
Maria Muldaur - Vocals, Producer
Bowen Brown - Percussion, Drums
Danny Caron - Guitar
Ruth Davies - Bass
Pete Devine - Percussion
Jim Rothermel - Clarinet, Slide Whistle
Bob Schwartz - Trumpet
Suzy Thompson - Fiddle
Kevin Porter - Trombone
And guests
David Grisman - Mandolin, Mandola
Taj Mahal - Banjo, Guitar
Fritz Richmond - Bass
Dan Hicks - Guitar


Notes: "America's First Lady of Roots Music," Maria Muldaur, returns to her original roots - Jug Band Music! Maria first recorded in the early 60's with both The Even Dozen and The Jim Kweskin Jug Bands. Here she has reunited with several of her former jug band mates and recorded many tunes from the classic jug band era (early 30's), as well as two hilarious newly penned gems by Dan Hicks.Special guests include John Sebastian, David Grisman, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks, Fritz Richmond and sensational discovery Kit Stovepipe. This is happy, lighthearted, "Good Time Music for Hard Times" indeed!

Garden Of Joy



• The Even Dozen Jug Band - Jug Band Songs Of The Southern Mountains •
• Dave Van Ronk - Ragtime Jug Stompers •

Oznake: Maria Muldaur, Jug Band, Folk-Blues

Maria Muldaur - Naughty Bawdy & Blue

Styles: Classic Female Blues, Folk-Blues, Acoustic Blues
Label: Stony Plain
Released: 2007
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 104,5 MB
Time: 45:38
Art: front

1. Down Home Blues - 3:24
2. Up The Country Blues - 3:18
3. Separation Blues (with Bonnie Raitt) - 4:44
4. A Good Man Is Hard To Find - 3:56
5. Handy Man - 4:00
6. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues - 3:33
7. Smile - 3:37
8. TB Blues - 3:11
9. One Hour Mama - 3:07
10. Empty Bed Blues - 6:23
11. Early Every Morn - 3:34
12. Yonder Come The Blues - 2:44


Personnel:
Maria Muldaur - Vocals
Kim Cusack - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
James Dapogny - Piano
Jon-Erik Kellso - Trumpet
Kurt Krahnke - Bass
Dave Mathews - Piano
David Matthews - Piano
Rod McDonald - Banjo, Guitar
Kevin Porter - Trombone
Bonnie Raitt - Vocals
Russ Whitman - Sax (Baritone)
Pete Siers - Drums
Chris Smith - Trombone, Tuba
Russ Whitman - Clarinet, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)

Notes: Maria Muldaur's trilogy of old-timey blues and jazz releases for the Stony Plain imprint (she simultaneously records more contemporary music for the Telarc label) concludes with this appropriately titled set. Much is made in the liner notes of the veteran jazz/blues/pop/gospel singer being mentored in her early jugband years by no less of an icon than Victoria Spivey, so it seems Muldaur feels this tribute to the style and material of Spivey and other "classic blues queens" of the '20s and '30s is a sort of closure. It is also a history lesson, with detailed booklet information, some of it written by Muldaur, providing fascinating capsule biographies of the women whose music is covered here. Muldaur sure has the pipes and integrity for this approach, alternatively playful, sexy and downtrodden, and these dozen tracks find her inspired both by the strong, occasionally humorous material and the superb backing musicians in James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band. There is no attempt to modernize these classic vaudeville and Dixieland era tunes; rather the intent is to be true to the original style with acoustic backing played in, and with, the spirit that made them so popular in their day. Muldaur invigorates the incessant double entendres that surely caused lecherous grins when listeners heard Bessie Smith's "Empty Bed Blues" or Spivey's "One Hour Mama" for the first time. Bonnie Raitt swings by for a cameo on Sippie Wallace's "Separation Blues," graciously not stealing the spotlight, but using her presence to pay tribute to one of her own inspirations. Other blues women covered here are Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey and Alberta Hunter. Muldaur's versions aren't simply covers, they reinvigorate the material, keeping the focus on the lyrics while Dapogny's group swings along. It's a fun, frisky and enlightening ride from a vocalist who has always promoted this music mixed in with her other styles, and an album that leaves the listener anticipating a follow-up.

Naughty Bawdy & Blue



• Michael Hakanson-Stacy - Bottle On My Finger ...Blues To My Shoes •
• Jeff Lang - Half Seas Over •

Oznake: Maria Muldaur, Classic Female Blues, Folk-Blues, Acoustic Blues

Maria Muldaur - Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Piano Jazz, Jug Band
Released: 2005
Label: Stony Plain
File: mp3@320K/s
Size: 104.0 MB
Time: 45:42
Art: front + back

1. I Am Sailin' - 3:43
2. Long As I Can See You Smile - 2:46
3. Sweet Lovin Ol' Soul - 4:19
4. Ain't What You Used To Have - 6:00
5. Lookin' The World Over - 2:47
6. Empty Bed Blues - 6:22
7. Tricks Ain't Walkin' - 4:33
8. Crazy Cryin' Blues - 3:05
9. She Put Me Outdoors - 3:03
10. Decent Woman Blues - 3:59
11. I'm Goin' Back - 2:25
12. Take A Stand - 2:35

Personnel:
Maria Muldaur - vocals
Taj Mahal - vocals, guitar, banjo (3,4,12)
Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart - vocals, guitar (9)
Tracy Lee Nelson - vocals (11)
Steve James - guitar, mandolin (1,2,5,7,8)
Del Rey - guitar (1,2,5,7,8)
Steve Freund - guitar (10)
Suzy Thompson - fiddle (3)
Dave Mathews - piano (6)
Pinetop Perkins - piano (10)
Paul Revelli - drums
Roly Salley - bass (2)
Fritz Richmond - jug (3)
Kevin Porter - trombone(6)


Notes: This superior release finds Maria Muldaur returning to her roots and paying special tribute to Memphis Minnie. Assisted by such notables as singer-guitarist Taj Mahal and guitarist Del Rey, Muldaur really excels on the vintage material and in this acoustic setting. Rather than sounding like a revivalist, her sensitive and witty vocals show a real understanding for the music and make her sound like a veteran of the era even though she is about 50 years too young! For listeners who might find it difficult to get into early blues due to the primitive recording quality, Maria Muldaur's Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul will serve as the perfect transition. This is one of her finest recordings overall. ~ Scott Yanow

Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul



• Big Boy Henry - Carolina Blues Jam •
• Brownie McGhee - The Story Of The Blues •

Oznake: Acoustic Blues, Del Rey, Folk-Blues, Jug Band, Maria Muldaur, Steve James, Taj Mahal