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July 2009 Blog Posts (7)
MAURA O’CONNELL —NAKED (Sugar Hill)
www.sugarhillrecords.com
Co. Clare diva, Maura O’Connell is arguably the finest female vocalist Ireland has ever produced —although fans of Dolores Keane may well dispute this. However, we had best keep that argument for another day it could go on for hours, days even.
Naked gives the pure toned O’Connell, a singer period, the opportunity to express herself without the distraction of players, and document some of the material she has been attracted to… Continue
Added by Maurice Hope on July 29, 2009 at 20:11 — No Comments
LEVON HELM —ELECTRIC DIRT (Vanguard)
www.LevonHelm.comAs a follow-up to his acclaimed album, Dirt Farmer recorded as Helm’s own studio ((The Barn) of the Band has done it again, made a true blue roots music record. His vocals are stronger than ever, and with his music fitting the Americana tag as if it were made for him he hits the road with a potent brand of gritty, funky fashioned country, blues, gospel and rock.
Electric Dirt is extension of Dirt Farmer… Continue
Added by Maurice Hope on July 21, 2009 at 7:00 — No Comments
SAM BAKER —COTTON (Music Road Records)
Singer-songwriter Sam Baker has a tale or two to tell, and with Cotton the third album of a trilogy it has Baker more than at any other time though still spare and intimate, broaden his sound.
Apart from playing guitar left handed after losing use in his fingers he adapted to performing the other way round, and though restricted like his scratchy vocals compliment his spare style of writing. That often as not are like prose set to music. Stories, that like subtle… Continue
Added by Maurice Hope on July 19, 2009 at 18:27 — No Comments
BAP KENNEDY —HOWL ON (Lonely Street Discs)
Added by Maurice Hope on July 14, 2009 at 21:01 — No Comments
CATHERINE MacLELLAN —WATER IN THE GROUND (True North)
www.truenorthrecords.com
When it comes to extraordinary talent, it pumps through the veins of Canadian singer-songwriter Catherine MacLellan like a piston of stoked-up steam train. She is good al-right, and, with Water In The Ground joined by her debut record Dark Dream Midnight previously only available mail order as a bonus disc you just can’t go wrong. For it alone is well worth the asking price!
With a voice smooth as silk, and lyrics like poetry… Continue
Added by Maurice Hope on July 14, 2009 at 20:37 — No Comments
JJ CALE —ROLL ON (Rounder)
Guitar blues, country, jazz and rock veteran JJ Cale has made a host of recordings over the years and is a master of crafting a killer groove of which his latest album has a health selection.
With Cale playing all the instruments on all cuts apart from four, there is a remarkable tightness to the… Continue
Added by Maurice Hope on July 8, 2009 at 7:30 — No Comments
RHONDA VINCENT —DESTINATION LIFE (Rounder)
www.rounder.com
Top bluegrass act, Rhonda Vincent isn‘t only a terrific mandolin picker and vocalist, but a bandleader. Such is the wealth of talent on offer in her band, The Rage they take bluegrass music to another level a remarkable feat when taking into consideration the pickers that there has been and, still doing the business. On scouring not only bluegrass writers for material but reaching back in time for the old country standard ‘Stop The World And Let… Continue
Added by Maurice Hope on July 8, 2009 at 7:24 — No Comments
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